Author of Black Is a Rainbow Color. Missing MN. Embracing introverts. Living for book club. Laughing over good food with friends. Celebrating diversity.
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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley + Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
(Roaring Brook/@MacKidsBooks @MacKidsSL) by @AngelaJoyBlog illus. by Janelle Washington will receive a ⭐ rev in the Sep/Oct22 #HornBookMagazine #HBMag Congrats! #HBStars hbook.com/story/september-oc…
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I wish @AngelaJoyBlog could see her book nestled in a snowy landscape under a bluer than blue winter sky. It is beautiful! What a great pick for #BlackHistoryMonth. Thank you, @WashCoLib and @WashCoParks I appreciate you! #familyliteracy – at Minnesota, USA
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STRONGMAN, WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS, and BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR were all selected as a best book of 2020 by the @washingtonpost!
Congrats @CaroleLindstrom, @MichaelaGoade, @kennethcdavis, @AngelaJoyBlog, and Ekua Holmes! washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
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@AngelaJoyBlog @imaroxburygirl Congratulations! Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy, illustrated by Ekua Holmes is one of @NYPL's 2020 #BestBooks for Kids! nypl.org/books-more/recommen…
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What better way to celebrate #BHM then with the #BlackIsARainbowColorSweeps! Enter now for a chance to win a copy of @AngelaJoyBlog's stunning new picture book and this prize pack full of rainbow-themed goodies! bit.ly/2vfTMFq
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"Within each reader I hope to plant a seed that says, 'Black, in all of its shades and representations, is beautiful.'" — @AngelaJoyBlog on her debut picture book BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR, out from @MacKidsBooks now. Read our full Q&A with her: ow.ly/L4Kf50ylevz
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Looking for a great book to teach your child about #BlackHistory and the contributions that black culture has made to our society? @AngelaJoyBlog's new picture book BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR is the perfect introduction for young readers 🌈🖤 bit.ly/355gTyS?utm_campaign=…
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PICTURE BOOKS (cont.)
• BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR by @AngelaJoyBlog, Ill. by Ekua Holmes @imaroxburygirl
• THE OLDEST STUDENT: HOW MARY WALKER LEARNED TO READ by @RitaLorraine, Ill. by @ogemora
• JUST LIKE A MAMA by Alice Faye Duncan, Ill. by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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There are so many colors in the rainbow. . . but there's no black?
Join a young girl as she searches for her color in the world and what it means to be black, in BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR by @AngelaJoyBlog
and illustrated by Ekua Holmes. ed.gr/b43v7
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I could not be more excited about The Turquoise Room, my new book forthcoming from @LEEandLOW! It will be illustrated by the brilliant @adrianamjgarcia 🦋🦋🦋🦋
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“Change is painful for everyone. We have a very diverse country but we need to have a way to teach diverse books and value authors of color.” -@thommyorange #NCTE19
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In FRY BREAD by @noblemaillard & @juanamartinez, discover how a traditional recipe can mean so much more than food... it's a culture. What are some of your family's traditional recipes? bit.ly/2W8xRcH?utm_campaign=…
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NEWS: Jacqueline Woodson today named our 6th National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: loc.gov/item/prn-18-01/?locl…
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Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses.
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Check out my latest @newyorkermag cover! GENERATIONS by @kadirnelson. Prints @ store.kadirnelson.com #kadirnelson #schooldays #newyorker
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"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."
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"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love..."
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"...For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." - Nelson Mandela
