Helping Kids Rise

BLACK HISTORY MONTH‼️ This new picture book celebrates Black culture by following two children as they excitedly experience their neighborhood, family gatherings, Juneteenth and Kwanzaa celebrations, and other activities that highlight the accomplishments of contemporary and historical Black icons.

Check it out here in our bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/6778/9798889831587

Here's the publisher's description: Say it loud, say it proud: I Love My People!

An energizing tour of Black culture, history, and community, I Love My People is a joyous celebration in rhythmic poetry. Follow two children as they excitedly experience their neighborhood, family gatherings, Juneteenth and Kwanzaa celebrations, church community, and activities that parallel the accomplishments of influential contemporary and historical Black icons. Meet dancers like the Nicholas Brothers and Katherine Dunham, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, mathematician Gladys Mae West, scientist Kizzmekia Corbett, NASCAR drivers, tennis players, gymnast Simone Biles, and activists too. Kim Holt's warm, vibrant illustrations bring each scene to life, infusing each declaration of awe and respect for the Black community with joy and verve.

Author Kim Singleton's poetry soars, making this a fantastic read-aloud for home, school, and the library. She hopes the book will serve as a source of education, inspiration, and pride to young people. I Love My People: A Child's Celebration of Black Culture is a wonderful gift for holidays, birthdays, and any occasion.

DR. KING ON EDUCATION‼️ "To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education.

Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.

The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals...
If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts."

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Morehouse College Maroon Tiger Campus Newspaper, 1947)

🔑‼️ Be mindful of what you're consuming. Question it. Dissect it for truth and falsehoods. Practice discernment with the information you allow to shape your life and your thoughts. Intelligence, plus character is critical in education, in business, and in life.

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