Kiki Martínez (
Remezcla) asks, “What do Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Cuban singer Celia Cruz and Mexican mountain climber Viridiana Alvarez have in common?” They are three of the 11 Latinas featured in the new children’s
book Courageous History Makers: 11 Women from Latin America who Changed the World.
Written by Naibe Reynoso, Emmy-award winning Mexican American journalist and founder of Latina-owned publishing house Con Todo Press, the new book will be released on March 8, International Women’s Day. The book highlights the incredible lives and careers of Latinas like Khalo, Cruz, Alvarez through rhyming verses.
In Kahlo’s section of the book, Reynoso writes, “Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was an artist whose work reflected Mexican culture and society. Well-known for her self-portraits, she created paintings of a wide variety.”
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Montreal author Akilah Newton educates kids on Black history with new children s book By Rick Da Conceicao
Akilah Newton
Monday marked the start of Black History Month, in which we celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians who have done so much to help make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate, and prosperous nation it is today.
This year, The Beat 92.5 is celebrating with the help of author and activist Akilah Newton, who recently released her new children’s book
Movers, Shakers, History Makers: The Canadian Black History Book of Rhymes. It’s the follow-up to her first book,