Deedee Cummings has been a long-time supporter of Multicultural Children's Book Day, and as the years tick forward, we continue to be blown away by the talent, passion, and tenacity of this multi-book diverse author. Her business, Make a Way Media, offers everything from workshops to journals to inspire creativity in kids; creativity founded in writing...
{guest post from Ajanta Chakraborty of CultureGroove} Should non-Muslim kids celebrate Ramadan & Eid? You probably guessed it; the answer is a resounding yes! Mom/Dad, what is she wearing? Kids and their delightful loud questions in public, am I right? If your child hasn’t already asked it, they probably will when they see a little girl in Hijab at...
Guest post from author Shereen Rahming I was no more than seven or eight years old growing up in a tiny village in the relatively small country of Belize. Almost everything I loved and knew existed in that single place. The elementary school I attended was right next door in the community center grounds. My classroom...
guest post from Erika Probst Up until several years ago, I lived in an idealistic world that I believed indicated we were in a post-racial society. We had moved beyond racism, hadn’t we? Sure, occasionally we’d see something about racism in the news, but most of society was not racist, right? Then my idealistic view was shattered...
Guest Post by Author, Tim J. Myers One of the greatest things about being a writer is discovering your own life in your work. You can't help writing about what's important to you, and your experiences often show up in different forms, whether you intended that or not. Art often is, among other things, a window into...