Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Season 12020

Celebrity readers share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism.

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12 Episodes

E01 Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

Buns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful — and uniquely amazing.

September 1, 2020

E02 Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!

September 1, 2020

E03 Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

A transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look — and makes him feel like a king.

September 1, 2020

E04 Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

A shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.

September 1, 2020

E05 Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

This alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.

September 1, 2020

E06 Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

A father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.

September 1, 2020

E07 Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

Big dreams, beautiful faces. Two picture books put Black boys in the spotlight, celebrating the little things that bring us all joy.

September 1, 2020

E08 Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

A young dancer aspires to be just like her idol, the famed "Firebird" ballerina who worked hard to achieve her own dreams.

September 1, 2020

E09 Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

Race is part of our story, but it isn't all we are — because, beneath our skin, we all look the same. Our differences are in the details.

September 1, 2020

E10 Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

Finding the courage to share your story can connect you to others — even when you feel all alone.

September 1, 2020

E11 Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

Learn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.

September 1, 2020

E12 Marley Dias Reads We March

A family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.

September 1, 2020

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

E01 Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

E02 Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

E03 Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

E04 Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

E05 Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

E06 Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

E07 Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

E08 Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

E09 Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

E10 Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

E11 Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

E12 Marley Dias Reads We March

The Twilight Zone

Emma

Happy Valley

Atlanta

Shōgun

Taken

Marvel's The Punisher

Light Shop

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Unforgettable

Undone

The Good Fight

I Love Lucy

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

3rd Rock from the Sun

I Am Not an Animal

Blossoms Shanghai

Fringe

The A List

Neverland

E01 Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

E02 Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

E03 Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

E04 Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

E05 Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

E06 Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

E07 Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

E08 Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

E09 Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

E10 Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

E11 Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

E12 Marley Dias Reads We March