A few weeks ago we saw the video below taken in a barbershop in Kutztown, PA. When kids get their hair cut at City Cuts Barbershop, they are challenged to read out loud during the…Continue Reading
Mar 122019
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Mar 022019
2019 served up a particularly rough Black History Month. All around the world, and especially in Virginia, people figured out how to shoehorn as much anti-black foolishness as possible into this, the shortest month of…Continue Reading
Feb 192019
Coretta Scott King. She was the powerhouse of a woman from Marion, Alabama who was on her way to becoming a professional concert singer before marrying a young pastor from Atlanta named Martin Luther King,…Continue Reading
Feb 132019
We wanted to take a moment to address blackface and suggest a way to rise out of this controversy more connected and more aware of each other than we were before it started. The historical…Continue Reading
Jan 282019
In October 2018, we launched JambArt boxes. These boxes are covered in beautiful art that features children of color. Jambo Books’ mission is to center the stories and lives of children of color. We want…Continue Reading
Jan 232019
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Their mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’…Continue Reading
Jan 222019
One of the many things I love about Coretta Scott King is that throughout the tumult of her life, she always came to slay. As a young woman and through her later years, her public…Continue Reading
Jan 222019
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Their mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’…Continue Reading
Jan 192019
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is almost upon us! Below are a few books that are good for young readers to get acquainted with Dr. King and his legacy. I HAVE A…Continue Reading
Jan 172019
We had a great conversation with Tonya Duncan Ellis about her SOPHIE WASHINGTON series of chapter books for our 7-9 year old subscribers. Here, she has provided us with another excerpt from SOPHIE WASHINGTON: HURRICANE,…Continue Reading