Kwame's Bookshelf

I'm a black Londoner mum sharing my discoveries of books for my son which feature characters that look like our family and friends.

[Eddie Nestor MBE @EddieNestorMBE]

So many of us in the arts are hurting right now. Just in case you thought that it wasn’t important. 👏🏾

[The Black Curriculum @CurriculumBlack]

ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 It is an honour for us to announce Prof.@DavidOlusoga as a patron of The Black Curriculum!

Author of ‘Black and British: A Forgotten History', David Olusoga will be working with us to meet our aim of making the teaching of Black British history mandatory in the UK

[🌲dam 🇵🇸 @adambyrne_]

do gen z know we used to upload 90 photos to a facebook album after every single night out? they’d be so mortified for us.

[hannah lee✨ @hannahleewrites]

Today is an EXTREMELY important day, we’re celebrating one year of MY HAIR being out in the world! Thank you so much to every parent, teacher and child that has read MY HAIR, I love you and thank you for giving @AFatimaharan and I’s story a space in your hearts🥰💛✨

[Shadow and Act @shadowandact]

Nickelodeon removes #MadeByMaddie from schedule following "concerns" about #HairLove similarities https://t.co/TwwFWtg352

[Catherine McGuinness @City_McGuinness]

Today we’re launching a three-month consultative exercise on City landmarks with historic links to slavery and racism in all its forms. Have your say on statues, street names, plaques and other landmarks in the Square Mile and on City Corporation sites.

https://t.co/r34ZTghWOm

[Kwame's Bookshelf @KwamesBookshelf]

This beautiful book is written by Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad and explores the feelings of pride and love in relation to wearing the hijab. @PenguinUKBooks

[Simon Kids @SimonKIDS]

Each episode of @NetflixFamily's Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices features a children’s book about the Black experience written by a Black author & read aloud by a Black celebrity. We can't wait to see @Lupita_Nyongo read #Sulwe on 9/1! #BookmarksNetflix @strongblacklead

[Kwame's Bookshelf @KwamesBookshelf]

Love this book about 2 sisters going on a trip to London Zoo. Another fab black mum self publishing!! https://t.co/QmgI72HD3w

[BBC Bitesize @bbcbitesize]

What is white privilege?

We asked @JohnAmaechi, psychologist, best-selling author and former NBA basketball player to explain it for us.

👉 https://t.co/t7LIENTnPn

[Kwame's Bookshelf @KwamesBookshelf]

@SimGuruLyndsay I hope to see you hire and pay @Xmiramira to work on these skin tones. Her Melanin pack is legendary and has provided for Black simmers when EA did not.

[Kwame's Bookshelf @KwamesBookshelf]

@callmevlad @NaeSimon @RachelCargle

[Matthew A. Cherry @MatthewACherry]

Big weekend for us. Please please please check out Angry Birds 2 this weekend and get there early to see our short film #HairLove before the main feature. The better we do the longer we stay in theaters. Let us know what you think.

[Kwame's Bookshelf @KwamesBookshelf]

@EstOdek

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

.@PuffinBooks has acquired a three book picture series by debut author and illustrator duo @NathanBryon and Dapo Adeola: https://t.co/xo3Wf2X8IE

[Jacaranda Books @JacarandaBooks]

We have AMAZING news

•We have received donations totalling £25000 for our commitment to diverse & ground-breaking publishing.

•We have selected our 20 Black British writers for #Twentyin2020

We are thrilled & grateful!!

Read it here @GuardianBooks https://t.co/bFEp3n8exM

[Ade Adepitan @AdeAdepitan]

Are there enough diverse characters in children’s books?🤔 I took part in this podcast last week, love to hear your thoughts. Listen to Children's books: why literature for the future is stuck in the past by Southbank Centre: Think Aloud #np on #SoundCloud https://t.co/ciWQ3dMnZO

[New Beacon Books @newbeaconbooks]

Have a safe & happy break whether you celebrate Xmas/Kwanzaa or nothing at all. Being a book retailer in this day & age is hard, especially with the likes of Amazon & other big chains under cutting RRP, however our goal is & has always been to be more than a book shop #Year53 #❤️

[BBC Stories @bbcstories]

When @NichollsSelma’s 3-year-old daughter turned to her one day and said “I don’t want to be brown anymore”, she knew she had to create something she could see herself in - and this is the amazing result. 👏🏿❤️

[Kwame's Bookshelf @KwamesBookshelf]

@readable_life I blog about diverse children’s books #ReadTheOnePercent