Crystal Swain-Bates

Filling the diversity gap in children's literature one book at a time with positive, self-esteem boosting books for black children!

[Crystal Swain-Bates @CSwainBates]

🙌🏾 I'm in Black Enterprise! Thanks @blackenterprise for the feature highlighting my episode on Shaq's show "The Game Plan" on TNT!

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[Crystal Swain-Bates @CSwainBates]

So excited to have been selected to speak at Amazon’s summit to uplift Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals of all backgrounds and experience levels. #amazonrepresents Register here: https://t.co/ttkDh082k2

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Get those votes in! Help send #AGTWildcard @BowtieComedy to the live shows by retweeting NOW! ✔️

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@chipublib Is this event still happening? If so, I need the link to join the panel as a speaker.

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I'm super excited to join @Amazon_Policy for a free Amazon Small Business Academy virtual town hall
to discuss the importance of empowering Black-owned small businesses. Register here:
https://t.co/aRzX1mPMDT

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@InfoSeeker1791 Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/l8BAoDAWZq

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Now that we’ve all been inspired by Amanda Gorman to write a little poetry, what better subject than our FOREVER first lady’s totally LAID look today! Here’s my ode to Michelle Obama on this 59th Inauguration Day ❤️

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@chrissysbooks Yay!! I hope you love it 😍 ❤️

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@AyannaMurray Thanks Ayanna! I was blown away by how many people attended. My entire goal is to inspire and train as many underrepresented authors as possible because it truly makes a difference for us to tell our own stories. ❤️

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@kaflurbaleen Oh no! I hate weird printing errors like this. I will let @IngramSpark know about this random printing error (the barcode should help them figure out what happened) and send you a new copy. Please DM me your info for a new book. Glad you enjoyed my actual book 🤣❤️

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Thanks @Forbes @MeiMeiFox for highlighting me in your list of 15 black-owned businesses to check out on Juneteeth! ❤️🤗 https://t.co/vdCQuQKgeY

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𝐈 𝗪𝐎𝐍!! I’m super excited to share that I won the 2019 Digital Book World Medal for Leadership in Diversity 🏅and I captured it all on camera, plus my “offstage commentary” once I got back to my hotel room 😂. Swipe… https://t.co/4TPvn9Nh6C

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One year ago today, Amazon flew a film crew to my house to feature me in a video on their website about my books. A whole video about me on https://t.co/1NVhVNfyef! 😮 The goal was to show the actual business owners who create so… https://t.co/gLvXMBNqJX

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When I found out Ingram Spark had a podcast I was like 👀, I sure hope they bring me on as a guest one day. And then they did! 🙌🏽 The coolest part is that they invited me on to not only talk about my career as an… https://t.co/ipJVw6TTQM

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I made it to Forbes!! 😆
I’m so honored to be featured in this article as one of three women who have found self-publishing success. There aren’t enough people who look like me in this industry so I hope that this… https://t.co/Yw891kgK6N

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This makes my heart smile ❤️

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Today in the library: tiny kindergartener picked up a copy of Big Hair, Don't Care by @CSwainBates, pointed to the girl on the cover, then herself. Said w/ such delight: "Look, her skin matches my skin!"

Imagine NOT seeing yourself in books.
#WeNeedDiverseBooks #MirrorsWindows

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Fresh off of my international book tour, I will be teaching at the World Natural Hair Show in Atlanta, an event attended by over 30,000 black women! I will be teaching not one,… https://t.co/uGhZ0laSmb

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I’ve been quiet for the past few weeks and it’s because I’m on an international book tour ✈️! I’m hopping from continent to continent with Paris 🇫🇷 , Cairo 🐪 , and West Africa… https://t.co/57FeRSbCZl

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🥰 If only y’all knew how many times I have watched this video 🤣! It makes my heart smile every time! Another happy reader ❤️ #Repost omg_and_mommy
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Thank you for the wonderful book!!!… https://t.co/nAH9wgPMz5