Beka & Pops: Stories in Color Beka&Pops
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- Kids & Family
Reading time have never been so fun and unpredictable. Listen to tales of highlighting the fun, hardship, and triumph of people of color with the energetic and creative Beka and her father, the wise and patient Pops.
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Episode 27: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King/Martin's Big Words
Greetings Everyone! Beka wanted to o a podcast tonight so here we are celebrating the ancestor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by reading 'Happy Birthday , Martin Luther King" by Jean Marzollo and "Martin's Big Words" by Doreen Rappaport. We appreciate these books and his message of change which influences us all. You can get these and more books like this at your local library or bookstore.
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Episode 26: Greeting Sun/I Saw Your Face
What's up folks? On todays episode we read "I Saw Your Face" by Tom Feelings and "Greetings Sun" by Phillis and David Gershator. These books discuss appreciation and gratitude both for what you have and what your ancestors have provided. If you want to find more books like this please visit your local library or bookstore.
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Episode 25: Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story/The Little Plant Doctor: Story About George Washington Carver
Hey Everybody, we are so happy to be back with ya'll. Today we read "Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller and "The Little Plant Doctor: A Story About George Washington Carver" by Jean Marzollo. Both these books contain stories of amazing young Black men who beat the odds to become legends. We hope you enjoy and please be sure to visit your local library for these and other stories.
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Epoidsode 24: Sulwe/Read and Rise
Hello Everyone, today we read "Sulwe" by Lupita Nyong'o and "Read and Rise" by Sandra L. Pickney. These books express the beauty of our Blackness in both text and photo. As always, you can find these and more books at your local library or bookstore.
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Episode 23: LIES AND OTHER TALL TALES/Uncle Remus THE COMPLETE TALES
Hey ya'll, Its Beka and today we read these two extraordinary books, "Lies and Other Tall Tales" by Zora Neale Herston, and "Uncle Remus" by Julius Lester. Two perfectly written books! Their SOOO silly and creative! I recommend these children books. Peace Out!
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Episode 22: Seven Spools of Thread/The People Could Fly
Hey Everyone, Its good to be back on! Today we read the "Seven Spools of Thread" by Angela Shelf Medearis and "The People Could Fly" by Virginia Hamilton. These stories address the importance of cooperation and how group work can have amazing results. As always, you can find these and more books at your local library or bookstore.