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By EMILY GIAMBALVO | The Washington Post | Published: February 18, 2021 Years ago, when two of Tierra Haynes three children were still toddlers and the family lived in Toledo, she shuttled her kids around in a minivan with a DVD player in the back seat. The youngest two boys, Devon and Dallas, loved Mr. Peabody & Sherman, repeatedly watching the movie that follows a boy and a dog as they time travel to visit historical figures. One day, Haynes thought to herself: Why do these characters rarely meet anybody Black? Around the same time, Haynes oldest son, DeAndre Jr., realized he was one of the only Black kids in his class. Conversations during Black History Month felt uncomfortable when the other third graders looked toward him. That planted the idea in Haynes mind. Her kids and all kids needed to know more about important Black figures in American history. She imagined writing a children s book to help fill the void. But her life was busy, raising three boys and
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Emily Giambalvo, The Washington Post
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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