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Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

Episode number: 1

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

Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

Episode number: 2

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

Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Episode number: 3

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

Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

Episode number: 4

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

Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

Episode number: 5

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

Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

Episode number: 6

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

Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

Episode number: 7

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

Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

Episode number: 8

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

Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

Episode number: 9

Overview: 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.

Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

Episode number: 10

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

Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

Episode number: 11

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

Marley Dias Reads We March

Marley Dias Reads We March

Episode number: 12

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