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Jan 26
2008
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Do Black Parents Believe Reading IS ESSENTIAL?Posted by theJUICEandBERRIES in Untagged |
I'm reminded of the words someone spoke over us as a people. They declared it was easy to hide anything from blacks by placing it inside of a book. They were alluding to the ideaology that blacks don't read and so therefore the safest place for great secrets can be hidden within pages - masked behind the great paperback.
In my community I go on outreach excursions. I talk to parents. I see children. I see women and men alike who simply do not believe that books are an important tool to shaping the minds of our children. Their priorities are mismanaged buying bags of haircare
