But we reservation Indians don’t get to realize our dreams. We don’t get those chances. Or choices. ..
Araminta was enslaved. At age six, she already had a job as a weaver’s helper. “No, do it like ..
We were long-haul friends. We were old before our time. We were going to apply to the same colleges. ..
Kavi laughs as much as the others for the rest of the evening, but I sense she is feeling anxious about ..
For my fourth birthday my parents arranged a puppet show and invited the other children from my playgroup. ..
I write these stories of Selma that I knew and loved. My own Selma. A Selma that brought me joy, troubled ..
“What are you guys talking about?” she asks. I wait for Soojin to answer, expecting her to say something ..
When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I’m a miracle. In those moments when she’s ..
Hold out your hands and let me lay upon them a sheaf of freshly picked sweetgrass, loose and flowing, ..
We put on plays, and we sing songs. We give and get presents, too. Some children get a present on each ..
When I was a child growing up in India, Diwali was not only the most important festival and lasted the longest, ..
I remember my first Ramadan as clearly as if it were yesterday. And by this I mean the first time I kept ..
The two boys danced around madly, trying to corner the raven. They shouted at each other not to let it get away. ..
Note to the reader…we must ask one special favor of those who use this book in the classroom or who may otherwise ..
This is the legend of Lao Tzu, who may or may not have been born; who may or may not have founded Taoism, ..
After eight months in the Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp, fourteen-year-old Phu flew to San Francisco. Since ..
You may get the idea that racism is happening only to Black and brown people. Racism is a white person’s ..
One of the greatest debts Ojibwe people owe women came during the difficult time that followed the coming ..
Jai Be Nimble Jai be nimble, Jai be free, Jai jump over The momabattee. Jai (Jeh): a boy’s name ..
Kindness is a Choice: by Jacqueline Woodson Dearest Toshi and Jackson Leroi, Each morning before you leave ..
The boys in Larry Doby’s neighborhood- tall and short, Black and white, slow and fast- all played ..
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Some people refer to my great-grandmother ..
We come from stardust, our bodies made of ancient elements. We come from single cells evolving over billions ..
I was the only brown person in class. So when we talked about slavery, I could feel every eye staring ..
Darryl loved third grade. He especially loved music class and writing. “Great job, Darryl!” ..
