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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

2020 5.4 Kids, Family 9m
US • English

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

Cast

Episodes

Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

E1 9m

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

Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

E2 9m

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

Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

E3 9m

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

Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

E4 13m

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

Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

E5 8m

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

Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

E6 12m

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

Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

E7 8m

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

Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

E8 8m

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

Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

E9 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.

Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

E10 9m

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

Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

E11 7m

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

Marley Dias Reads We March

Marley Dias Reads We March

E12 5m

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