The Black Creators Series

In his trilogy of picture books, Michael S. Bandy recounts for young readers his childhood as a Black boy growing up in the segregated South. The first two books were nominated for NAACP Image Awards. The third, Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation , received two starred reviews and was described by Kirkus Reviews as "painful history portrayed honestly and beautifully to help children under...

Angie Thomas, award-winning author of The Hate U Give , said of performance poet Sophia Thakur's Somebody Give This Heart a Pen , "The power of her words will affect generations." Listen in to find out why as Sophia Thakur and Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul discuss her debut poetry collection for young adults and the powerful ways it can be used in schools and classrooms.

Kekla Magoon, multiple award-winning author of books for young readers of all ages and the recipient of the 2021 American Library Association's prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature, talks with Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul about her work and the powerful ways it can be used in classrooms.

Among his many accolades, which include Comic-Con International's Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and being named to both the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and the 2018 Root 100, an annual list of the most influential African Americans, Frederick Joseph is the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person . Listen in as he and Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul discuss h...

Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul talks with New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles about her work and the powerful ways it can be used in classrooms.

Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul talks with Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes about her work and the powerful ways it can be used in classrooms.

Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul talks with award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford about her work and the powerful ways it can be used in classrooms.