{"id":1177,"date":"2020-06-04T21:24:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2020-06-04T21:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:49:04","slug":"books-that-explore-racial-identity-and-racial-equity-ages-4-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/books-that-explore-racial-identity-and-racial-equity-ages-4-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Books that Explore Racial Identity and Racial Equity – Ages 4-8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_enable_image=”off” min_height=”197px” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” animation_style=”zoom” animation_intensity_zoom=”4%”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”3%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”19px” header_font=”ABeeZee|700||on|||||dotted” header_text_color=”#f28228″ header_font_size=”47px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” animation_style=”fade” header_font_size_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off”]

Books that explore racial equity and identity, ages 4-8<\/span><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”16px”]

Talking to your younger kids about racism can be challenging. How do you put it into words so they can understand it? How can you help them develop empathy? How can you help them see the world through an equity lens? Here are some books to help get them thinking about it.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” disabled_on=”on|on|off%22″ _builder_version=”3.2″ max_width=”120px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”30%”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Projects Section” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ min_height=”3423px” custom_margin=”-59px|||||” custom_padding=”40px||110px||false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”Project 01″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”369px” custom_margin=”|auto|-65px|auto||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story” button_url=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0Ruby Bridges<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Author)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to integrate a New Orleans school–now with simple text for young readers!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed history.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ruby.jpg” alt=”Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story” title_text=”Ruby” url=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Project 02″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”367px” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-47px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AmazingGrace.jpg” alt=”Amazing Grace” title_text=”AmazingGrace” url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Amazing Grace ” button_url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0Mary Hoffman<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Caroline Binch<\/a>\u00a0(Illustrator)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Grace loves stories, whether they’re from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be.<\/span>Classmates tell Grace that she can\u2019t play Peter Pan because she is a Black girl, but that\u2019s not the end of the story!<\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ admin_label=”Project 03″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”370px” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-164px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Tea Cakes for Tosh” button_url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Kelly Starling Lyons<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>E. B. Lewis<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tosh loves listening to Grandma Honey tell family stories. His favorite is about the special tea cakes that smell like vanilla and sunshine. They were great-great-great-great-grandma Ida’s specialty when she was a cook in the big house of a plantation. Unlike Tosh, the slave children weren’t allowed to have any of the treats, though Grandma Ida always found a way to put the sugary sweetness into their hands anyway.<\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TeaCakes.jpg” alt=”Tea Cakes for Tosh” title_text=”TeaCakes” url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Project 02″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-47px|auto||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NewShoes.jpg” alt=”New Shoes” title_text=”NewShoes” url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”New Shoes” button_url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”||-84px|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Susan Lynn Meyer<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Eric Velasquez<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ella Mae is thrilled at the chance to get\u00a0 new<\/i> \u00a0shoes. But at the shoe store, Ella Mae and her mother have to wait until there are no white customers to serve first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Disappointed by her treatment, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte hatch a plan to help others in their community find better-fitting shoes without humiliation.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ admin_label=”Project 03″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”487px” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-90px|auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Across the Alley” button_url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Richard Michelson<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>E. B. Lewis<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Abe and Willie live across the alley from each other. Willie is black and Abe is Jewish, and during the day, they don’t talk. But at night they open their windows and are best friends. Willie shows Abe how to throw a real big-league slider, and Abe gives Willie his violin to try out. Then one night, Abe’s grandfather catches them\u2014will Abe and Willie have the courage to cross the alley and reveal their friendship during the day?<\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Across-the-Alley.jpg” alt=”Across the Alley” title_text=”Across the Alley” url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Project 02″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”376px” custom_margin=”50px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IAmEnough.jpg” alt=”I Am Enough” title_text=”IAmEnough” url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”I Am Enough” button_url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Grace Byers<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Keturah A. Bobo<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

An African American girl conveys messages of self-acceptance, inclusion, and kindness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ admin_label=”Project 03″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”487px” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-90px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Last Stop on Market Street” button_url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Matt de la Pe\u00f1a<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Christian Robinson<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn\u2019t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty\u2014and fun\u2014in their routine and the world around them.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/LastStoponMarketStreet.jpg” alt=”Last Stop on Market Street” title_text=”LastStoponMarketStreet” url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Project 02″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”302px” custom_margin=”50px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||2px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TheDayYouBegin.jpg” alt=”The Day You Begin ” title_text=”TheDayYouBegin” url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”The Day You Begin ” button_url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Jacqueline Woodson<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Rafael L\u00f3pez<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it’s how you look or talk, or where you’re from; maybe it’s what you eat, or something just as random. It’s not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ admin_label=”Project 03″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”570px” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-90px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”The Name Jar” button_url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0px|||||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Yangsook Choi<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author, Illustrator))<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Unhei<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>help out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. <\/span>On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Unhei<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>chooses her own Korean name.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TheNameJar.jpg” alt=”The Name Jar” title_text=”TheNameJar” url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Project 02″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”302px” custom_margin=”50px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||2px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Night-is-Yours.jpg” alt=”The Night Is Yours” title_text=”The Night is Yours” url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”The Night Is Yours” button_url=”https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/Research\/Center-On-Research-Evaluation” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Abdul-Razak Zachariah<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Keturah A. Bobo<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This lyrical text, narrated to a young girl named Amani by her father, follows her as she plays an evening game of hide-and-seek with friends at her apartment complex. The moon’s glow helps Amani find the last hidden child, and seems almost like a partner to her in her game, as well as a spotlight pointing out her beauty and strength.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ admin_label=”Project 03″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”570px” custom_margin=”50px|auto|-90px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”5%||5%|” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Is There Really a Human Race?” button_url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#747d88″ button_border_width=”4px” button_border_color=”#747d88″ button_border_radius=”100px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” button_icon_color=”#747d88″ text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” custom_padding=”0px|||||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”6%” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”]

by\u00a0<\/span>Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Author),\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Laura Cornell<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Illustrator)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is There Really a Human Race?<\/em>\u00a0Is all about relishing the journey and making good choices along the way\u2014because how we live and how we love is how we learn to make the world a better place, one small step at a time.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/dallascityoflearning.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HumanRace.jpg” alt=”Is There Really a Human Race?” title_text=”HumanRace” url=”https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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