"Reading levels fall off for boys of color in middle grade" Well maybe being completely erased from anything like fun is why that happens
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Replying to @Karnythia
@Karnythia Like the little black girl who started a book club--they're sick of reading about white boys and dogs!1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @staceyNYCDC
@staceyNYCDC Exactly. There's a book about a strawberry. But nothing with a boy of color.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Karnythia
@Karnythia Hmm. Now I'm thinking. So many people rend their garments over young black boys love and attachment to hip hop and rap1 reply 7 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @staceyNYCDC
@Karnythia But what other popular art has regularly has black men as the protagonists/heroes/leaders?3 replies 8 retweets 14 likes -
Replying to @staceyNYCDC
@staceyNYCDC Black boys have hip hop & a handful of comics. Dassit1 reply 3 retweets 5 likes
Replying to @Karnythia
@Karnythia @staceyNYCDC it's why ppl were so invested in PBO as an aspirational figure
6:36 AM - 11 Apr 2016
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