Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

2020 · Kids, Family · 1 Season · 12 Episodes · 5.4

Celebrity readers share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism.

Episodes

1. Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair9m · 2020-09-01Buns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful — and uniquely amazing.2. Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough9m · 2020-09-01Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!3. Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut9m · 2020-09-01A transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look — and makes him feel like a king.4. Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe13m · 2020-09-01A shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.5. Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me8m · 2020-09-01This alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.6. Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed12m · 2020-09-01A father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.7. Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy8m · 2020-09-01Big dreams, beautiful faces. Two picture books put Black boys in the spotlight, celebrating the little things that bring us all joy.8. Misty Copeland Reads Firebird8m · 2020-09-01A young dancer aspires to be just like her idol, the famed "Firebird" ballerina who worked hard to achieve her own dreams.9. Common Reads Let's Talk About Race13m · 2020-09-01Race is part of our story, but it isn't all we are — because, beneath our skin, we all look the same. Our differences are in the details.10. Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin9m · 2020-09-01Finding the courage to share your story can connect you to others — even when you feel all alone.11. Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby7m · 2020-09-01Learn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.12. Marley Dias Reads We March5m · 2020-09-01A family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.

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