Karin Fisher-Golton, a member of the Board of Advisors for Multicultural Children’s Book Day, told us about her favorite bookstore, Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts. It’s located in Northern California.
Tamara Shiloh, the dynamic owner of Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts, is also an author. And Karin-Fisher-Golton is her editor. We had to learn more!
Guest Post By Jodi Murphy
So many women trailblazers who made ground-breaking societal contributions have been written out of history. Half of humanity ignored! The vital roles of women have often been misrepresented, downplayed, or hidden from our history books.
We’d like to highlight the stories of 5 resilient women of history who achieved success despite overwhelming obstacles. Each faced a form of misogyny, prejudice, discrimination, and injustice only to rise above societal setbacks and make huge impacts in science, art, sports, technology, and human rights!
Let’s do some Shouting!
No, not that kind of hollering… this kind!
For a limited time, the MCBD Team is offering two new ways to gain some effective and unique visibility on social media that is an “up-level” from our extremely popular $39 Social Media Shout-Outs.
{Guest Post By Jodi Murphy}
Black History Month begins and it’s just one of the many opportunities we can take to talk to kids about the many contributions and achievements of African Americans.
Dorktales Storytime Podcast would like to bring the stories of two trailblazers from two different time periods in American history to your children. These are two men who faced racial injustice—one who was enslaved then freed and one who lived during Jim Crow laws. Through their own talents, hard work, and determination, they had extraordinary accomplishments that changed our world for the better.
Hard to believe the 8th annual Multicultural Children's Book Day celebration is only a handful of days away! This diversity in children's literature initiative continues to grow, even during a year of unprecedented events and widespread uncertainty. For that, we are proud. If you are planning something special for your home, classroom, library, or organization, here are...