Terps Anthony Cowan Jr News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Terps anthony cowan jr. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Terps Anthony Cowan Jr Today - Breaking & Trending Today

It's hard to find children's books with Black characters, so a coach's family wrote its own

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 thr ....

United States , University Of Maryland , Michael Jordan , Thurgood Marshall , Bessie Coleman , George Floyd , Deandre Haynes , Guion Bluford Jr , Peabody Sherman , Terps Anthony Cowan Jr , Morgan Jennings , Deandre Hayne , Ahmaud Arbery , Deandre Jr , Jalen Smith , Jalen Smiths , Tierra Hayne , Tierra Haynes , California University Of Pennsylvania , Black History Month , Andre Hayne , Jordan Poole , Terps Anthony Cowan , Ask Little Dre , African American , Andre Haynes ,

It's hard to find children's books with Black characters, so a coach's family wrote its own

Skip to main content
Currently Reading
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
FacebookTwitterEmail
5
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
3of5
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 ....

United States , University Of Maryland , Peabody Sherman , Michael Jordan , Thurgood Marshall , Bessie Coleman , Ahmaud Arbery , Morgan Jennings , Terps Anthony Cowan Jr , Deandre Jr , George Floyd , Jalen Smith , Deandre Haynes , Jalen Smiths , Guion Bluford Jr , Tierra Haynes , California University Of Pennsylvania , Photo Courtesy Of Tierra Haynes , Black History Month , Andre Haynes , Jordan Poole , Terps Anthony Cowan , Ask Little Dre , African American , Kent State , Kaitlynn Fratz ,