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Thank you, each of you, who were led to this page after witnessing the incredible event that was #Kidlit4BlackLives. Every author/illustrator/advocate you heard tonight has this one thing in common: we LOVE children. And we want them to thrive. Here at #DeneneMillnerBooks, our mission is to celebrate the FULL humanity of Black children in our books, and create space for African American writers and illustrators to tell those stories. This is an act of of resistance. An act of empowerment. A focus on what is right and true about our babies’ world. Thank you for following us. Thank you for supporting our work.

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This sportyortydopalicious, cutie pie, honey bun roared into this world 18 years ago today, filling this world with light, brilliance and joy. What a time to be alive—to come of age in this fire, riding on the wings of change, ready to conquer the world with bold ideas and fresh energy. Plus a goofy joke—or two. She a real one. I adore you, babygirl—until the ocean covers every mountain high. Always. Happy Birthday, Totally Lila! ♥️

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Join us for this #KidLit Virtual Rally for Black Lives. Our goal is simple: to offer guidance and inspiration, answer questions, and give hope to young people; and to provide insight and instruction to the adults who teach and raise these young people. ✨ This is not a meeting. This is not a gathering. This is children's book writers, educators, and publishers using their words to say something about racism, white supremacy, police brutality, and it's devastating impact on America, in general, and Black America, in particular. And, this is a call to action. Join @versifybooks, @kwamealexander, @jasonreynolds83, @jacqueline_woodson, @harlemportland, @jerrycraft and more or this special event, Thursday, June 4, on the @brownbookshelfteam’s Facebook Page. Tell ya friends, being the babies.

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Black. Lives. Matter.

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My 100 percent intelligent Black child, Mari (pre-med Yale ‘21), has teamed up with her equally brilliant cousin, Miles (intl biz Howard ‘21), to raise funds for medical supplies for protesters. Please: give what you can. We need ALL HANDS ON DECK; if you can not/will not take to the streets, help those who are. Click the link in my bio for details; 100 percent of the proceeds will go to this effort. ✊🏾

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The first time my daddy held my baby, Lila, she did something extra. Cried. Or giggled. I can’t quite remember. What I do know was that at that moment, my dad named her Hollywood. Said she was dramatic and would be the spark plug of my bunch. He called it. Because that is exactly who my child is: the spark. The light. The magnet. The brilliance. The leader. The laughter. The rainbow. The ruckus. The beauty. The joy. My joy. My heart. And today, my heart took her biggest leap yet: she graduated with honors from #GradyHighSchool here in Atlanta.
Let me tell you this: I couldn't be prouder than I am on this day. Because my Lila, my baby girl, my sugarpie honey bun, with her smartyartydopealicious self, is an amazing, full, beautiful human being who excelled in everything she put her mind to: academics, athletics, humanitarianism, hard work. I’ve no doubt her steps have been ordered by the divine. Had to have been. Still are. Born in the wake of 9/11, caught up in the madness that is The Rona, this child of mine has managed to persevere—kept her mind focused and her heart pure as she spread her wings. And now, with the ancestors at her back and her family cheering her on, she’s ready to take flight.
And so it begins.
She is ready.
Congratulations, baby girl. I adore you, @lilachiless.
#YoungGiftedAndBlack #mybaby #MyHeart #classof2020

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She’s my favorite girl. Always and FOREVER. #angelmom

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These two, the very beat of my heart. They chose me and so I am the lucky one; in the almost 21 years since I’ve held the title of mother, my Girlpies have taught me how to love hard, dream big, go for mine—for us. I may be their mom, but they grew me up in ways that are incalculable. Still do. And I’m the better for it. Mari and Lila, you are the very air I breathe. Thank you for loving me like you do. Until the dolphins fly and parrots swim at sea... #MothersDay2020

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Celebrating #childrensbookweek and #mothersday with @alicefayewrites’ heartmelt book, “Just Like a Mama,” a gorgeous meditation on the connection between children and the forever mamas who may or may not share their blood, but who offer kindness, care and unconditional love when birth parents can not. Love to every grandmama, auntie, godmother, cousin, adoptive mama, foster mama, loving, beautiful soul who wraps a child in her arms and makes that baby feel... loved. And thank you, AliceFaye, for seeing the beauty in these families. In us. Available wherever books are sold, lovingly published by @denenemillnerbooks and @simonkids.

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