Alvin Irby

Somewhere helping the babies read or bringing laughter to the people. Founder & Chief Reading Inspirer 👉🏾 @BarbershopBooks

[NY Laughs @NYLaughs]

✨ Throwback to 2022 when we made Lincoln Center loud for all the right reasons. @michaelkosta headlined with absolute fire, backed by a lineup that refused to miss: @zarnagarg, @khalidsays, @kate.willett, @reeezy, @alvinirby, and @shanetorres.

#comedyevents #livecomedy

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

So, I’m at the @metmuseum for the last day of their Harlem Renaissance exhibit and there’s this 1934 self-portrait by painter Malvin Gray Johnson that shares an uncanny resemblance to @usabasketball olympian and @Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton. What do y’all think?

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

💥 Webinar Tomorrow! 💥 With the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Barbershop Books, Inc. partnered with Urban Libraries Council to pilot our early literacy-focused family and community engagement model.

Register: https://t.co/q2fgl6TdCy

[60 Second Docs @60SecDocs]

@alvinirby says If you're not reading, your power is limited @60SecDocs

[60 Second Docs @60SecDocs]

@alvinirby says If you're not reading, your power is limited @60SecDocs

[Barbershop Books @BarbershopBooks]

🌟 As communities around the United States celebrate Juneteenth, Barbershop Books Founder, @AlvinIrby, invites you to consider the historical context that produced this holiday.

https://t.co/BrRmuZFNEe

[Barbershop Books @BarbershopBooks]

⏳ Don't wait! Enroll your son in Reading So Lit Summer today.

🚀 Our innovative program offers interactive lessons, inspiring mentors, and fun activities that ignite a passion for reading. Session 1 begins July 8th – act now so he doesn't miss out!

🔗 https://t.co/wclVJaMsUv

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

The organization’s work, therefore, “is not just to help kids develop a love for reading, but to create the type of conditions and curate the type of content that cultivates Black boys’ reading identity.”

https://t.co/MLjWm3WW5F

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

David was a nice, brilliant kid as my student and he is now a nice, brilliant young man. I’m honored to have been his first grade teacher.

Us in 2008-09 and us at his @Columbia College graduation. He starting a PhD program in Astrophysics at @UofPenn in the fall.

[The Learning Agency @tlearningagency]

Want to help kids love #reading? Check out this Q&A with Tools Competition winner @AlvinIrby of @BarbershopBooks and learn more about his partnership with the @NFL and accelerating reading achievement. More here: https://t.co/UI07IUNsEz

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

This groundbreaking partnership with the @NFL and @LVCCLD is just the beginning! #HelpTheBabiesRead

[Inspire Change @InspireChange]

The NFL and the Clark County Library District (@LVCCLD) hosted a grand opening to celebrate the local launch of @BarbershopBooks. This non-profit organization focuses on creating child-friendly reading spaces for boys aged 8 and under in barbershops, with the hope of inspiring reading. #InspireChange

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

Barbershop Books launched in Las Vegas during Super Bowl and the positive impact has been felt immediately. https://t.co/hCSuRrBUwZ

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

This is the work. Cultivating the reading identity of Black boys, one Barbershop at a time.

[Justin Hinton @justinhintontv]

The @BarbershopBooks program is now up and running in 10 Las Vegas valley barbershops. I went to Certified Barbershop 2 as the @LVCCLD kicked off the program. Coming up at 6am, I'll take you inside a different shop in Henderson that is changing lives in more than one way. @KTNV

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

At #SuperBowl2024 #SuperBowl Let’s go! Thanks @NFL @InspireChange for supporting @BarbershopBooks and making this moment possible.

[Inspire Change @InspireChange]

This week to celebrate #SBLVIII, the NFL and Microsoft partnered with the Las Vegas-Clark County library district to launch the Barbershop Books literacy program. 📚

The event hosted local barbers and 150 kids from the local Boys & Girls clubs to read with NFL Legends and Commissioner Goodell, get free haircuts and books to take home, and participate in Play60 drills! #InspireChange

[The OpEd Project @TheOpEdProject]

🖍️ @AlvinIrby, #PublicVoices Fellow on Racial Justice in Early Childhood with @TheOpEdProject & @NBCDI, wrote a piece in @fulcrum_us reminding adults about the importance of silliness & potty humor in children’s stories and the effects of book-banning. https://t.co/pYRBkN2AgF

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

@AlfredTatum Speak on it! High lead levels in children and learning challenges go hand and hand.

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

“Under the guise of ‘protecting children,’ adults increasingly interject their culture wars and personal preferences into education policy and book curation while the documented negative impacts of social media content goes unchecked.”

https://t.co/vMhByUrCr4

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

@Dkgjoehg @BarbershopBooks @USATODAY What grade do you teach? What are some other books that were popular?

[Alvin Irby @AlvinIrby]

In case you missed it, @BarbershopBooks appeared on the front page of @USATODAY. Here’s the story.

https://t.co/muwNXjlOnU