WEE Nation Podcast

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC, starting our 2nd year of partnership with the Diverse Books Project. Today's interview is with Author Julia Finley Mosca, author of "The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin" Website: www. AmazingScientists.com .com, IG: @JuliaFinleyMosca, FB: Julia Finley Mosca, X: @JFinleyMosca. This segment is supported by UMBC’s Sherman Teacher...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC, starting our 2nd year of partnership with the Diverse Books Project. Today's interview is with Author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, author of "Mommy's Khimar" Website: jamilahthewriter.com, IG: @authorjamilah, and Bluesky:  authorjamilah.bsky.social This segment is supported by UMBC’s Sherman Teacher Scholars Program, which serves as a resource to participati...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC, starting our 2nd year of partnership with the Diverse Books Project. Today's interview is with Author Monica Brown, author of "Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/ Marisol McDonald no combina" Website: leeandlowbooks.com and Facebook @MonicaBrownAuthor. This segment is supported by UMBC’s Sherman Teacher Scholars Program, which serves as a resource to participa...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC, starting our 2nd year of partnership with the Diverse Books Project. Today's interview is with Author Melissa Iwai, author of "Soup Day." Website: https://www.melissaiwai.com and IG @ melissaiwai1 . This segment is supported by UMBC’s Sherman Teacher Scholars Program, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC, starting our 2nd year of partnership with the Diverse Books Project. Today's interview is with Author Huda Essa, TEDx speaker and author of "Teach Us Your Name." Website: https://culturelinksllc.com/ or IG and FB @culturelinksllc . This segment is supported by UMBC’s Sherman Teacher Scholars Program, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC, starting our 2nd year of partnership with the Diverse Books Project. Today's interview is with Author Dr. Artika Tyner, author of 40 books, including "Justice Makes A Difference." Website: https://www.ppgjli.org/ or IG and FB @plantingpeoplegrowingjustice .This segment is supported by UMBC’s Sherman Center Teacher Scholars Program, which serves as a resour...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Roseanne Greenfield, Author of Round as a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes. https://www.amazon.com/Round-Tortilla-Shapes-Roseanne-Thong/dp/1452145687 This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Yamile Saied Mendez, author of the children's book, " What Will You Be? "  This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP) .  This project aims to ensure that early childhood educators...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Juanita Banks Whittington, author of the children's book, "I Love My Daddy!" https://nehicares.com/ This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP). https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/dive...

Uncle Devin interviews Jenny Heitler-Klevans, Executive Director of Pickleberry Pie Hospital Concerts for Kids.  They use the healing power of music to help kids feel like kids again! They bring professional musicians into hospitals and other institutions to work directly with kids, bringing joy and comfort.    Learn more about them and donate https://pickleberryhospitalconcerts.org/. WEE Nation P...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Yuyi Morales. http://yuyimorales.com/ This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP). https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/ This project aims to ensure that ear...

Listen to this powerful discussion of the “Seven Principles to Prioritize and Value the Professional Teaching Artist” by presenters Denise Jones, Jennifer Ridgway, Khaleshia Thorpe-Price, and Devin Walker, all board members of the Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic (TAMA). This discussion took place at the Maryland Art Summit 2023, hosted on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore Cou...

Uncle Devin interviews Keesha Ceran, Associate Director, Teaching for Change, and Vanessa Williams, Program Manager, DC Educators for Social Justice. They are speaking about Teach Truth Day, a national day of action on June 10, 2023. According to the Ziin Education Project's website, "Although bills and budget resolutions are being proposed (and in some cases passed) in specific states, the threat...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Gabi Garcia. https://gabigarciabooks.com/ This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP). https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/divers...   This project aims to ensure that early chil...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Dr. Immanuel Williams. https://www.gato365.com/books   This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP).  https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/ This project aims...

It’s time for WEE Nation Reads with UMBC. Today's interview is with Author Katherena Vermette http://www. KatherenaVermette.com/ This segment is sponsored by UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities, which serves as a resource to participating teachers and families in their Diverse Books Projects (DBP). https://shermancenter.umbc.edu/diverse-books-project/ This project aims to...

Uncle Devin interviews author Lesa Cline-Ransome about her book, "Before She Was Harriett." https://www.lesaclineransome.com/ This book was selected to be a part of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Diverse Books Project. In April 2023, WEE Nation Radio started a partnership with UMBC's Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities by offering our WEE Nation Reads program as a...

Uncle Devin interviews author Zetta Elliott about her book, "Benny Doesn't Like to be Hugged." This book was selected to be a part of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Diverse Books Project. http://www.zettaelliott.com/ In April 2023, WEE Nation Radio started a partnership with UMBC's Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities by offering our WEE Nation Reads program as a r...

We’ve all heard the, ‘I Have a Dream’ speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, but have you ever listened to his speech titled, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence? He delivered this speech at Riverside Church in NY on April 4, 1967, one year to the day he was murdered. 🧐 Here’s a quote from that speech: “As I have walked among the desperate, rejected, and angry young men, I have told them that Molo...

Uncle Devin interviews singer Mariama Whyte, a 2020 recipient of the Room in the House Artist Residency with Karamu House and 2019 recipient of a Verge Fellowship by Cleveland Arts Prize. She has performed in the Broadway National tours of Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Color Purple and Disney's The Lion King.  This podcast is the companion to WEE Nation Radio, a 24/7 online music radio station for c...

Storyteller Peter Brooks discusses his vast career as a Storyteller, Teaching Artist, and his tremendous work with the Native American community. He also shares insightful facts about his grandfather, the late Cab Calloway. This podcast is the companion to WEE Nation Radio, a 24/7 online music radio station for children that provides the best in family-friendly global beats for little feet. For mo...

Uncle Devin interviews members of the Nation's Capital Chapter of Jack and Jill, Inc., along with students in one of their programs about their participation in the DC Emancipation Day Parade, including speeches and a performance by their students. Uncle Devin had the honor of creating the beat that was used by the students, who are advocating for statehood for DC. You will hear the song in this p...

Uncle Devin interviews Jenny Heitler-Klevans, Executive Director, Pickleberry Pie ( https://pickleberryhospitalconcerts.org/ ), and Lori & RJ about their careers and a benefit concert on March 27, 2022, for Pickleberry Pie and Kare Africa. Pickleberry Pie is a non-profit that brings music to children in hospitals and special needs facilities throughout the US. They are providing virtual and in-per...

Uncle Devin interviews author, Tomika Reid, about her new children's book, "Suzie Sings This Is The Color."  Tomika is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She is a single mom of two daughters and a self-published author. Tomika has been through many trials and tribulations, yet she is here STILL STANDING and loves to inspire and motivate others to push through no matter what you go through.  This podc...

Uncle Devin interviews Markita Staples of Curly Crew Books. This podcast is the companion to WEE Nation Radio, a 24/7 online music radio station for children that provides the best in family-friendly global beats for little feet. For more information, go to  www. WEENationRadio.com .  The WEE Nation Podcast is available on most podcast platforms, including iTunes, Pandora, and Google Play.