Freedom Readers

We help raise reading scores and build home libraries with one-to-one tutoring and free books! Support us here:

[GullahMuseumSC @GullahSc]

After a long day of working in the sea Island cotton fields on Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island, FL, the enslaved ancestors of the Gullah Geechee would return to the tabby cabins in the slave quarters. But what is this building material called tabby?

[Freedom Readers @FreedomReaders1]

⛳️𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! "Links to Literacy"➡️ April 25th➡️@WachesawEastGC Support our literacy program with a great opportunity to get your name/logo in front of a captive audience on the course! Send us a message or register here: https://t.co/P1t2aZ0HGv

[Freedom Readers @FreedomReaders1]

Join us April 25th for our first golf outing! "Links to Literacy" will be held at @WachesawEastGC and limited to 72 golfers. There will be on course games and heavy appetizers served afterward. Register to join us today: https://t.co/0AGFnPmeNg

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Welcome back scholars & tutors! We are kicking off Week 1 of our spring session today. If you have some time each week to read with a child, consider becoming a Freedom Readers tutor! Read more here: https://t.co/4s9nb37cp7

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Igniting a Love of Reading is an online auction hosted by Freedom Readers. From fine art to football, click now to bid on these amazing items and support the cause: https://t.co/Rm6Jctit8e

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Help us welcome our inaugural Ambassadors to Freedom Readers! These individuals/organizations/businesses will help spread the word about our tutoring program! Welcome aboard @shjunerealty @tarahillstarks @BergerLawSC @MBAChamber @GeorgetownCCOC More here: https://t.co/L6RjWBFgsf

[Penguin Random House Audio 🎧 📚 @PRHAudio]

Meet @doree Shafrir (Thanks for Waiting), Tracy Swinton Bailey (Forever Free), & @AmyMcGrathKY (Honor Bound) discuss their audiobooks and what it was like recording them: https://t.co/DdGte6tfJ1

@FreedomReaders1 @otherpress, @AAKnopf

[Women & Children First @wcfbook]

✨Virtual Event Alert ✨ Join us Tuesday for a chat with Tracy Swinton Bailey founder of @FreedomReaders1 https://t.co/9bP5CgsGyS

[KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary]

Tracy Swinton Bailey founded the after-school & summer literacy program @FreedomReaders1 to address inequities in public education impacting children of color. Join us Wed. Aug. 18 for an online discussion w/ Bailey about her new book Forever Free: https://t.co/ocw2eQSKRO

[James Geary @JamesGeary]

Happy pub day to @ReadersFreedom! @FreedomReaders1 (Freedom) Readers Are Leaders! https://t.co/vaLOCJbOxt

[Other Press @otherpress]

Each month @karlajstrand highlights "new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups" for @MsMagazine. Her August roundup includes FOREVER FREE, out next week. https://t.co/ZbvtFM0gpu

[BookPegged @BPegged]

A passionate call to action...my book review of "Forever Free: A True Story of Hope in the Fight for Child Literacy" is up at this week's @ShelfAwareness newsletter! https://t.co/kVkG7RIIdy @FreedomReaders1 @otherpress

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🎉 It’s Publishing Day!! Dr. Tracy Swinton Bailey’s newest book, “Forever Free”, is now available wherever books are sold.
🥳 Make sure to share a picture of your copy and tag us to win some #FreedomReaders swag!! @otherpress

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Today, #FreedomReaders celebrated 11 years of helping kids raise reading scores & introducing them to books they love. We still have many plans for the future, but we need your support. Donate today for @PalmettoGiveDay and let's change the world together! https://t.co/CAvcyDfmfR

[Freedom Readers @FreedomReaders1]

Today's Virtual Book Fair featured author is Jacqueline Williams! “The Melaninnials” was created to be an educational tool teaching African American history and heritage. Learn more + how to buy here: https://t.co/agk6gaNF8X

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Today's Virtual Book Fair featured author is Phil Allen Jr! "Open Wounds" is a book & documentary that dives deep into Allen's family's own traumatic event to explore the depths of racism and injustice. Visit our Virtual Book Fair here: https://t.co/agk6gaNF8X

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Freedom Readers presents: The Imagineering Lab! https://t.co/0wihGXPMiq via @YouTube
Register your child today for this fun & interactive morning on March 6th.

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Virtual Book Fair: Meet featured author Dr. Beverly Boone. Dr. Boone's books range from carefree stories about her childhood to more serious topics like bullying prevention. Click here to read about the author and her books: https://t.co/agk6gaNF8X

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Virtual Book Fair featured author: Sophia Ann Johnson. Born in Jamaica, raised in Boston and New York, she had to fight to become her better self. You can read about the journey through her pain in "Truth Is Consciousness: The Poetic Journey." More here: https://t.co/agk6gaNF8X

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Today's Virtual Book Fair featured author is @tarahillstarks. Her book “Grandma, I got this!” centers around JJ, a young & energetic boy who learns valuable life lessons taught by his adoring and wise grandmother. Will JJ remember grandma's lessons? https://t.co/agk6gaNF8X