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Celebrate the life of Alma Woodsey Thomas by creating a brightly colored mosaic masterpiece. Beginning Monday, visit any Ascension Parish Library location to pick up an art packet containing a canvas, paint and more. Then create your own vibrant mosaic painting inspired by Thomas’ work.
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National nonprofit shares Black History Month book list for engaging kids in diverse literature .
Reading PartnersFebruary 1, 2021 GMT
Oakland, CA, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Reading Partners, an early literacy nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing community volunteers to tutor students attending under-resourced schools, believes that diversity should be celebrated not only in designated months but throughout the year. As it celebrates Black History Month, Reading Partners encourages families to instill the important message that Black heritage and history can and should be appreciated every month. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of books centered on non-white characters are written by authors with a shared identity. For example, only 29 percent of the 340 books featuring “significant African or African American content/characters” in 2017 were written by Black authors and/o