We try not to be too political here because we want to encourage conversation and ensure that all feel welcome, even if not entirely comfortable. But if we’re going to have conversations, then we have…Continue Reading
Oct 232019
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Oct 032019
I always say that you can identify the American team in any international sporting competition because it will be the team full of a motley assortment of skin colors, facial characteristics, and religious wear. When…Continue Reading
Sep 122019
Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters is a book of poetry for middle grade readers. I know, I can hear y’all screaming now, NO…Continue Reading
Sep 052019
I’m incredibly excited to bring this interview to you. I have known Dr. Tyree Oredein since we were teenagers at Wellesley College. She has always been a source of light and endless love. She has…Continue Reading
Aug 292019
“Jambo” means “Hello”. Part of Jambo Books’ mission is to try to spark conversations that will help people make fresh connections with each other and think creatively about how we can live together in equity,…Continue Reading
Aug 222019
It is such a great joy when we can send our subscribers great, high quality books and also uplift a new, independent author and illustrator. We have achieved that happy combination with Carefree Like Me!…Continue Reading
Aug 152019
I keep an ever-growing stack of books in my office that are candidates for becoming Jambo Book Club books. My seven year old often thumbs through them looking for a good bedtime story. Yesterday, she…Continue Reading
Aug 082019
A friend told me that he appreciated what Jambo Books is trying to do because he believes that all of us have quirks, personality traits, some discrete and insular, others that can be hidden at…Continue Reading
Aug 012019
We’re heading back to school in Decatur, GA today. We’re excited to see fresh faces and familiar ones. With fresh faces comes the minefield of making new friends without putting your foot too far down…Continue Reading
Jul 252019
The state of California has passed a law to make it illegal to discriminate against a person based on his or her hairstyle. The CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair)…Continue Reading