Beka & Pops: Stories in Color

Greetings Everyone! Beka wanted to o a podcast tonight so here we are celebrating the ancestor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by reading 'Happy Birthday , Martin Luther King" by Jean Marzollo and "Martin's Big Words" by Doreen Rappaport. We appreciate these books and his message of change which influences us all. You can get these and more books like this at your local library or bookstore. 

What's up folks? On todays episode we read "I Saw Your Face" by Tom Feelings and "Greetings Sun" by Phillis and David Gershator. These books discuss appreciation and gratitude both for what you have and what your ancestors have provided. If you want to find more books like this please visit your local library or bookstore. 

Hey Everybody, we are so happy to be back with ya'll. Today we read "Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller and "The Little Plant Doctor: A Story About George Washington Carver" by Jean Marzollo. Both these books contain stories of amazing young Black men who beat the odds to become legends. We hope you enjoy and please be sure to visit your local library for these and other stories.

Hello Everyone, today we read "Sulwe" by Lupita Nyong'o and "Read and Rise" by Sandra L. Pickney. These books express the beauty of our Blackness in both text and photo. As always, you can find these and more books at your local library or bookstore. 

Hey ya'll, Its Beka and today we read these two extraordinary books, "Lies and Other Tall Tales" by Zora Neale Herston, and "Uncle Remus" by Julius Lester. Two perfectly written books! Their SOOO silly and creative! I recommend these children books. Peace Out!     

Hey Everyone, Its good to be back on! Today we read the "Seven Spools of Thread" by Angela Shelf Medearis and "The People Could Fly" by Virginia Hamilton. These stories address the importance of cooperation and how group work can have amazing results. As always, you can find these and more books at your local library or bookstore.

Welcome!We hope everyone is doing well. Today we read "Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope" by Nikki Grimes and "The Champ" by Tonya Bolden. The stories of two trailblazing African American men are highlighted in both of these two books. As always, you can find these and more books at your local library or bookstore.

Hello! Today we share two cool stories about the smooth sounds of music. We read "I See The Rhythm" by Toyomi Igus and "Ty's One-Man Band" by Mildred Pitts Walter. These books highlight the role of rhythm and music in helping people overcome as well as bringing them together. As always you can find these books and more at your local library or bookstore.

Beka and Pops are back with another fun episode. Today we read "The Market Bowl" by Jim Averbeck and "When Jo Louis Won the Title" by Belina Rochelle. Both girls in these stories are taught very valuable lessons when they are tasked with facing their fears. You can find these and more stories of courageous girls at your local library or bookstore.

Hey its Beka and Pops back again with two great books entitled "A Ride to Remember" by Sharon Langley and "Rum-a-Tum-Tum" by Angela Shelf Medearis. Both these books talk about being an African American girls and growing up in Baltimore and New Orleans, two cities very significant to us! Fortunately, you can find these and other books at your local library or book store!