Real Reading Talk

In this episode I discuss the importance of setting that culture of linking reading and education to freedom and empowerment, especially if your children are in these school environments that have a culture that is rooted in white supremacy and oppression.

I had the opportunity to talk to my daughter who is a 2nd year college student on how she developed her love for reading, what books she likes to read and ways in which to get our young people into reading.

In this episode I discuss the importance of socializing our children with reading and the importance of being surrounded with books more than depreciating items that doesn’t contribute to having thriving and sustainable communities.

In this episode I discuss the importance of equipping our Black children with a strong foundation of language and understanding how to speak to people in a way that’s going to help them get their goals met.

In this episode I got to talk with an awesome and brilliant young lady that I've had the pleasure of knowing for over 10 years. She is talking about her experiences as a child when it comes to literacy. She also gives some great pointers on how to encourage more young people to want to read. Her grace, sweetness and thoughtfulness was really exuding throughout this whole episode. Make sure you hav...

In this episode I reference the book The Developmental Psychology of the Black child by Dr. Amos Wilson in which he talks about how advanced our Black babies are in comparison to white babies. However due to this cruel system of white supremacy that begins to change for our Black children at around the age of 3. This reference is extremely crucial to note because subconsciously due to the inferior...

In this episode I gave 5 ways we can begin to be intentional about eradicating the low levels of literacy in the Black community.

In this episode I am talking with my former pre-K and tutoring student Taalib! He is dropping some serious dimes from reading strategies he's learned from his parents and yours truly. Also hetalks about some of the books he likes to read, the favorite places he likes to read, how to get young people into reading and much more. I hope that you all gain much benefit and enjoy this dope episode all a...

In this episode I talk about the definition of literacy in education and how that very definition is what our Black children need to be told so that they can begin to look at reading in a more functional way Instead of it being connected to passing a test. In segment two of Real Reading Talk I get a chance to talk to my daughter Assiyah about her literacy experience. Make sure to subscribe to this...

In this episode I discuss the imply of changing the narrative when it comes to getting our children to want to read. Let’s stop with saying how negative and horrible they’re life will be if they don’t learn how to read. Also, I have a special guest in the second segment of this episode. Zayd who was my student when I had a pre-K center in my home some years ago, is going to tell us about why he lo...

In this episode I break down 3 ways in which we can start to pump up reading to our Black boys by getting our Black men on a massive literacy marketing campaign ASAP! Then part 2 of this segment I interview my son Yusuf. We get a chance to listen to him talk about his favorite books and he also reads an excerpt from one of those books. Please remember to subscribe to my podcast Real Reading Talk o...

In this episode I give the three necessary ingredients to building a rock solid reading foundation. I also had the opportunity to interview my daughter Sauda. She dropped some gems for our young people on some of her reading habits and the books she likes to read.

This is our last episode of season 1 and I wanted everyone to truly envision how they were going to develop and nurture a culture of literacy in their homes. I also give 5 tips that can help jumpstart that mindset into creating a home where reading is ever present now and for generations to come.

In this episode I talk about how we must change our mindset to an investment mentality when it comes to getting our children the reading help they need. So for my tutors out there you can’t always go down in your price when someone says that’s too high, the person whose seeking the help should respect what you’re doing and understand they are making an investment when it comes to their child’s edu...

In this episode I discuss how we as Black people can foster a culture of literacy. I give 5 tips with a bonus tip on how to do this.

In this episode I give valuable lessons that I learned from reading the book Bad boy that I believe will help to develop and cultivate a culture of literacy in our homes.

In this episode I give 3 ways we can help our children become empowered when it comes to reading to learn, which occurs around the 3rd and 4th grade.

“School” has started for most children across this country so we must make it clear that our children aren’t to be messed with. I have dropped 5 things that we should be demanding/asking the teachers and principals at these schools. Remember empowerment is the mindset we must have!

In this episode I talk about how parents/caregivers can empower their children before sending them into these schools that were not created to truly educate our Black children.

I had the awesome opportunity to speak with Ms. Pamela Owens who has been a reading tutor for over 10 years. In this episode we talk about how she grew up in a house filled with literacy and how after she left the corporate job world she went into a profession that was dear to her heart which included reading and helping children. She also shared her connection she has with the East Cleveland Publ...

In this episode I talk about how we have to change our mindset to thriving and being our best selves in order to help develop that culture of literacy and learning in our community. I also give 4 tips on how to create a pleasurable reading experience for your child.

In this episode I talk about how important it is to reread a book. Also how we must show our children how much reading is valuable to us.

In this episode I talk about the summer slide, what it is, how it affects our Black children and what we can do to combat it together.

In this episode of Real Reading Talk I'm speaking with Adam Tully (Mr. T) about the many different activities that are at the library this summer virtually and there will be some in person activities as well. These activities will help our families be engaged in some enriching activities that can help beat that summer reading loss that occurs called the summer slide. He also talked about the other...

In this episode I discuss how important it is to have conversations with our families which is the entry point into developing solid foundation in reading.