Season 1
Episodes • 2020

1. Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair
9 minBuns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful — and uniquely amazing.
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2. Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough
9 minSimple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!
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3. Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
9 minA transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look — and makes him feel like a king.
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4. Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe
13 minA shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.
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5. Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me
8 minThis alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.
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6. Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed
12 minA father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.
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7. Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy
8 minBig 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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8. Misty Copeland Reads Firebird
8 minA 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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9. Common Reads Let's Talk About Race
13 minRace 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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10. Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin
9 minFinding the courage to share your story can connect you to others — even when you feel all alone.
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11. Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby
7 minLearn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.
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12. Marley Dias Reads We March
5 minA family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.
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