Last night I was able to catch up with one of the protesters who attended the rally for Trayvon Martin. The rally was held in Union Square, NYC, and thousands of protesters turned out.
Writers Against Racism: An Open Letter To The Late Trayvon Martin
March 21, 2012 By
Dear Trayvon: Like you, my baby brother was murdered because of his skin color. Believe me; I know what your family is going through and how your loss will now be their future. Do know that we, as a community, will work to educate people so this never happens again. When I first heard about [...]
Writers Against Racism: Women’s History Month and Books
March 16, 2012 By
Writers Against Racism: Cheers To Women’s History Month
March 15, 2012 By
Writers Against Racism: Diversify Your Bulletin Boards
March 15, 2012 By
Writers Against Racism: SLJ’s Kathy Ishizuka (Women’s History Month)
March 14, 2012 By
HOPEFULLY, or with enough stalking I will get the exclusive, on camera interview with SLJ’s Kathy Ishizuka. *Here’s why —> “Kathy Ishizuka has been named executive editor, technology and digital projects for School Library Journal.” (Comes via breaking news from the SLJ Staff) READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE Kathy is not only a visionary in [...]
Writers Against Racism: Mitali Perkins (Women’s History Month)
March 12, 2012 By
It was an honor to have Mitali Perkins speak to our 5th and 6th graders today. Her spirit is infectious and she left our students wanting to learn more. Take a look at a few clips from today. What was a highlight for me was that I finally got a chance to meet one of [...]
Writers Against Racism: Mitali Perkins is Coming to Bowllan’s Blog!
March 12, 2012 By
Writers Against Racism: Jayne Mendius and SPOONFUL (Part 2)
March 8, 2012 By
Writers Against Racism: SPOONFUL by Chris Mendius (Part 1)
March 7, 2012 By
Edgy is how Jayne Mendius describes her husband Chris’s latest novel, SPOONFUL. Mendius takes his readers on a journey through the sordid world of addiction. So why is addiction coming to Bowllan’s Blog? And what does it have to do with YA? Well, our world is filled various forms of addictions – some hidden – some not. Students [...]
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