Season 1

Episodes • 2020

Marley Dias
Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

1. Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

9 min

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

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Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

2. Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

9 min

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

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Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

3. Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

9 min

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

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Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

4. Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

13 min

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

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Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

5. Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

8 min

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

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Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

6. Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

12 min

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

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Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

7. Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

8 min

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

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Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

8. Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

8 min

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

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Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

9. Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

13 min

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.

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Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

10. Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

9 min

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

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Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

11. Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

7 min

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

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Marley Dias Reads We March

12. Marley Dias Reads We March

5 min

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

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