Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

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20209m

Celebrity readers share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism.

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12 Episodes • Premiered 2020

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 1: Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

1. Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

Buns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful — and uniquely amazing.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 2: Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

2. Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 3: Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

3. Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

A transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look — and makes him feel like a king.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 4: Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

4. Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

A shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 5: Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

5. Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

This alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 6: Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

6. Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

A father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 7: Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

7. Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

Big dreams, beautiful faces. Two picture books put Black boys in the spotlight, celebrating the little things that bring us all joy.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 8: Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

8. Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

A young dancer aspires to be just like her idol, the famed "Firebird" ballerina who worked hard to achieve her own dreams.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 9: Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

9. Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

Race is part of our story, but it isn't all we are — because, beneath our skin, we all look the same. Our differences are in the details.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 10: Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

10. Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

Finding the courage to share your story can connect you to others — even when you feel all alone.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 11: Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

11. Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

Learn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.

Still image for Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices season 1 episode 12: Marley Dias Reads We March

12. Marley Dias Reads We March

A family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.

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