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6 Kids Books For Trans Day of Resilience

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Exploring Black Futures with ‘Freedom, We Sing’

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Equity, Education, and Validating Frustration with ‘On The Day You Begin’

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Creating An Anti-Racist Manifesto With Zetta Elliott: #FamilyManifesto4BlackLives

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Following Indigenous Calls To Action with ‘We Are Water Protectors’

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Queer Rainbow Children’s Books By Indigenous, Black & Brown Authors

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Cooking Is Community Care – Empowering Kids In a Time of Uncertainty

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Kids Books For Sudden Unschoolers

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Unpacking Tokenism & Disclosure In ‘A Boy Called Bat’

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Motivating Kids To Protect Others With ‘Do Not Lick This Book’

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Raising Sons Who Value Domestic Work: Boys Who Keep House

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Subverting Racist Gatekeeping in Kidlit with Activist Author Zetta Elliott

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How inspiration porn humiliates women in ‘The Truly Brave Princesses’

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Older Lives Are Worth Living: Fighting Ageism & Deathmisia In Children’s Books

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Problematic Stories of Youth Saviorism Stigmatizing Older Adults

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Believing #OwnVoices Elders

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Why Young Activists Depend On The Fight For Elder Rights

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How Kids Find Hope In Hard Times With ‘Simon And the Bear’

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Protecting The World’s Water In Your Own Yard With ‘Luz Makes A Splash’

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Circumventing White Fragility With Adorable Books by Mango & Marigold Press

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