George Zimmerman Charged In Trayvon Martin’s Death: Justice For Black Children
A month and a half after shooting a child armed with nothing more than a bag of Skittles and a bottle of iced tea, weeks...
Hunger Game Fans’ Racist Tweets: The Devaluation Of Black Children On Screen & In Real Life
With the vicious smear campaign launched against Trayvon Martin, the savage beating death of an Iraqi-American mother of five, killed in her own home by...
Black Gold: In Praise Of Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society and Its Focus On Black Children
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Esperanza Spalding and her new album, Radio Music Society—specifically, her song “Black Gold,” and the beautifully poignant short...
Why White People Adopt Black Children
By RACHEL GARLINGHOUSE African Americans have every reason to be suspicious of white people adopting black babies. From slavery to unethical medical experimentation to Jim...
For the Love Of Reading: NorthParan.com Gives Free Books To Black Children In ATL
A few months ago, I announced my partnership with NorthParan.com, an online black bookstore that boasts the most comprehensive collection of books by, for and...
The North Paran Book Buzz List: Fun Summer Reads For Black Children
The librarian at my Mari’s school is a rock star. Like, Lady Gaga-worthy rock star. Like, seriously? During the school year, there wasn’t a week...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Summer Skincare For Black Children: It May Not Crack, But It WILL Burn
By DR. IVOR HORN So I got a tweet recently with a link to this YouTube video, “Dear 16-year-old Me,” a piece created by the...
Help Get Books Into the Hands Of Black Children: Buy One, Give One at NorthParan.com
I’ve loved books forever. I mean, I can remember spending hours tucked away in my room in my childhood home, digging into The Little Princess...
We Need More Black Children's Books On Borders's Bookshelves NOW.
My neighborhood Borders was running a children's book drive for a local hospital and since Denene loves the children and books, I offered to purchase...
EVERYBODY Should Read Black Children’s Books
Yup, I admit it: For years, I’ve been on a secret mission to integrate the bookshelves and toy chests of a bunch of my daughters’...
