Candlewick Press

The Black Creators Series

Arts EN ↓ 32 episodes

In this educator-focused series highlighting the work of Black authors and illustrators, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, best-selling author, founder of Red Clay Educators, and cofounder of the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy, leads discussions with children‘s book creators about their work and the powerful ways their books can live in classrooms.

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Candlewick Press

Episodes

S1 Episode 7 - Michael S. Bandy 09.06.2021 40:24

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...

S1 Episode 6 - Sophia Thakur 12.05.2021 44:14

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.

S1 Episode 5 - Kekla Magoon 14.04.2021 44:37

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.

S1 Episode 4 - Frederick Joseph 10.03.2021 38:44

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...

S1 Episode 3 – Tami Charles 10.02.2021 43:04

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.

S1 Episode 2 - Ekua Holmes 14.01.2021 31:50

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

S1 Episode 1 - Carole Boston Weatherford 07.12.2020 30:06

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.