Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Season 1
202012 episodes
Episodes
E1Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair
2020-09-01 · 9m
Buns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful — and uniquely amazing.
E2Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough
2020-09-01 · 9m
Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!
E3Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
2020-09-01 · 9m
A transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look — and makes him feel like a king.
E4Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe
2020-09-01 · 13m
A shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.
E5Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me
2020-09-01 · 8m
This alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.
E6Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed
2020-09-01 · 12m
A father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.
E7Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy
2020-09-01 · 8m
Big dreams, beautiful faces. Two picture books put Black boys in the spotlight, celebrating the little things that bring us all joy.
E8Misty Copeland Reads Firebird
2020-09-01 · 8m
A young dancer aspires to be just like her idol, the famed "Firebird" ballerina who worked hard to achieve her own dreams.
E9Common Reads Let's Talk About Race
2020-09-01 · 13m
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.
E10Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin
2020-09-01 · 9m
Finding the courage to share your story can connect you to others — even when you feel all alone.
E11Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby
2020-09-01 · 7m
Learn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.
E12Marley Dias Reads We March
2020-09-01 · 5m
A family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.