African American Interest
Highlights
September 5, 2020 The Ypsi Family Read brings our entire community together around one book. This season’s pick is Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds.
Look Both Ways
Town Hall Anti-Racism Series: Talking with Kids about Race and Racism
Our final installment in our family townhall anti-racism series.
Resources
A collection of interviews of Ypsilanti residents who lived through the Jim Crow era, fought racism during WWII, and led the local Civil Rights movement.
A large collection of census, vital, military, and immigration records for genealogy research. ***For a temporary period of time during the Covid-19 outbreak, you can access Ancestry from anywhere – not just from a library computer!***
Book Lists
It’s important for all kids to see books with characters of all colors who are just kids being kids, as well as stories of empowered, successful black people. Here are a few of our recently published favorites.
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Great recently published books for kids ages 2-8 by African American authors.
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