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Juneteenth play celebrates black pioneers and history
A play titled "Who am I?" will be performed on Saturday, June 14, at 1660 S St. to commemorate Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United Stat ...
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Kwanzaa celebrates African-American heritage. Here’s how it came to be—and what it means today.
(In this museum, Black America’s story is told like never before.) A group of African-American children play in a rubble-strewn vacant lot in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California ...
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Black dads are more likely to play, dress and share a meal with their child, data shows
Seeing both moms and dads changing a diaper, nurturing a child and engaging in play helps boys and girls ... child — an important concept in African American culture, Noble said.
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'Bronze Villagers' helps African American parents prepare kids for kindergarten
OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOAL IS THAT EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD WILL ENTER HOWARD COUNTY ... STARTING WITH WITH A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND THAT WILL THEN YIELD BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
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African American Children's Book Fair goes into 31st year
The 31st annual African American Children’s Book Fair will be held in person Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th and Arch streets. Admission will be free ...
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NBC10 and Telemundo62 join the African American Children's Book Project for a celebration of literature and youth empowerment
On Saturday, February 11 th, hundreds of children from the Philadelphia area gathered at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the 31 st Annual African American Children’s Book Fair.
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African American Children’s Book Fair promotes a love for reading in kids
The annual African American Children’s Book Fair (AACBF) returned to Philadelphia for the its 33rd year. The book fair is one of the oldest and largest book fairs for African American children ...