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Redesigning Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for Equity & Justice: How Schools Can Do Right by MLK
Every year in January, schools across the United States celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. However, most people leave high school knowing very little about the man or the legacy of his fight for racial and social justice. A better version is possible!
Care: A Short Guide to Caring & Sharing for Awesome Kids
I wrote the book Care: A Short Guide to Caring & Sharing for Awesome Kids to encourage us all to broaden our assumptions about who is valuable, who is deserving, and who is worthy. The book features colorful, diverse illustrations of people from different racial backgrounds, ages, genders, religious backgrounds, economic backgrounds, body types, geographic locations, and ability statuses.
Short Guides for Awesome Kids: Announcing “Feel: A Short Guide to A Lot of Emotions for Awesome Kids” — the First in My New Children’s Book Series
Shayla Reese Griffin shares her new picture book series, “Short Guides for Awesome Kids”—vibrant lyrical picture books for whole, healthy, happy, justice-minded humans, and introduces the first book in the series, Feel: A Short Guide to A Lot of Emotions for Awesome Kids.
Shayla Wrote a Children’s Book about Race!
I am thrilled to announce that Justice Leaders Collaborative is launching Justice Leaders Press and our first book, The Awesome Kids Guide to Race!
Should We Cancel Halloween? Rethinking School Holidays & Celebrations for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
Where Diversity Training Goes Wrong, Part III: Changing Schools & Organizations
Where Diversity Training Goes Wrong, Part II: Underdeveloped Theories of How People Learn & Change
What Students Should Be Learning about Race and Other Identities: K-12 Standards for Justice
Socially Just Books Tracking Tool: Helping Children See Themselves & Others Through Diverse Literature
