As part of the 2020 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, Teaching for Change was able to donate children’s books to the school libraries at several schools in Wards 7 and 8 as part of a generous grant from the Horning Family Fund in coordination with the DCPS Partnerships team:

• Teaching for Black Lives from Rethinking Schools

• Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

• Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

• Man Up from Shout Mouse Press (written by D.C. students)

• Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

• Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

• Grandma’s Records by Eric Velasquez

• Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford

Thank you for the wonderful book donation for students and staff. We can never have enough positive stories to share with our students. Your organization, Teaching For Change is making a difference in the lives of the students and staff by providing us with great books that have the power to encourage and affirm everyone that hears the stories. We wish you and your organization continued success in the days ahead. — Violette Jordana-Taylor, Stanton ES Library Media Specialist