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It s hard to find children s books with Black characters, so a coach s family wrote its own
Emily Giambalvo, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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1of5 The Adventures of Us: Getting to Know Guion Bluford Jr. by Tierra Haynes. Morgan Jennings, a former college basketball player, illustrated the book.Photo courtesy of Tierra HaynesShow MoreShow Less
2of5The children of Tierra and DeAndre Haynes, Dre, Devon and Dallas, were the inspiration for the children s book The Adventures of Us: Getting to Know Guion Bluford Jr. Photo courtesy of Kelsey PriceShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Tierra Haynes, the wife of Maryland basketball assistant DeAndre Haynes, wrote a children s book about the first African American astronaut, Guion Bluford Jr. Haynes s children - Dre, Devon and Dallas - are the main characters in the book.Photo courtesy of Kelsey PriceShow MoreShow Less