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Shannon Griffin
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wife & boy mom x5 | published author | disruptor | diverse #kidlit blogger | ELA & hard history educator | #hiphop enthusiast & former DJ | founder: Lit•erally Cultured™️
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Finding the right words can be hard, especially lately. 💭 In this beautiful follow-up to the NYT bestseller, Jerome goes on a search for words of hope and joy to share with his community.

What I love about Peter H. Reynolds’ work is how he centers the power of a child’s vision. 🕊️✨ #kidlit
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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When you focus on the reason for the season, it’s even harder to be silent. 💔
December 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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✨ New Holiday Favorite Alert! ✨

Journey to Bethlehem with this lyrical masterpiece by Nikki Grimes. Stunning watercolor art + poetic storytelling = pure Christmas magic. 🐪🎶🌟

Perfect for cozy read-alouds and gifting this season! 🎁

#PictureBookLove #ChristmasReads #HolidayMagic #kidlit
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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🌿✨These books celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall — a trailblazing scientist, conservationist, and voice for the voiceless. Her work with chimps and her tireless advocacy for the planet have inspired generations to care deeply for animals & the environment.🌍🍃🦍
#kidlit #STEMEducation
October 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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This timeline (an updated version) shows how racial oppression in the US didn’t end with slavery or segregation — it evolved. As a teacher, I share this because understanding the FULL truth of our past (and PRESENT) is the first step toward real change. We can’t solve what we don’t acknowledge. ✊🏼
July 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Happy Juneteenth! ♥️💚🖤 #juneteenth #booksforkids
Juneteenth: A Children’s Book Celebration
As a current elementary teacher who teaches American Slavery to 4th graders each year, I am constantly reflecting back on my own early childhood history education, and can’t help but feel sli…
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June 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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What a fun #bookmail birthday surprise! “Pajammin’!” by Ziggy Marley— coming June 24th! ✨🎶🌙🎉 @harperkids.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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We are on the wrong side of history and I refuse to be silent about it. #gaza #palestine
May 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Diverse picture books publishing in May! #diversebooks #picturebooks #newbookreleases
May 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Check out Literally Cultured’s latest blog post featuring diverse picture books that are publishing this month! 🎉📚 #diversebooks
Diverse Picture Books Publishing April 2025
April brings an exciting array of new children’s books that showcase diversity and explore important themes. This month’s new releases highlight stories that touch on topics such as homelessness, c…
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April 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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He is us. @booker.senate.gov out here REPRESENTING US.

Thank you for speaking for us— when it seems like no one else will.

Tune in to C-Span to witness courage and resolve in the face of the destruction and degradation of our democracy.
April 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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We’re back! F1 25 season! Booker and I are snuggling and watching our guy Lewis Hamilton debuting w/ Ferrari for Q1 of the #AustralianGP 🇮🇹🏎️
March 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.
What to know about Lesotho, the country Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of'
President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Is Shannon Griffin America's Favorite Teacher?
I love teaching because it empowers me to nurture the next generation of engaged citizens who can think critically about their world.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🚨🎉Check out these #diversechildrensbooks hitting shelves March 2025! #literallycultured #picturebooks🎉🚨
March 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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🎯nope.
ninaturner.bsky.social Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · Feb 22
We’re still not shopping at Target.
February 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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“You picked the right time but the wrong guy.” - Kendrick Lamar
February 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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🚨Check out these #diversechildrensbooks hitting shelves February 2025! #literallycultured #picturebooks 🥳
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#childrensbooks #storytime #diversekidlit #diversebooksforkids #readingteacher #weneeddiversebooks #childrensbook
February 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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January 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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In case anyone was unclear about what the real mission always was.
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Dec 7
Trump and his Secretary of Defense nominee have proposed purging military officers they view as too "woke."
A Heritage funded group is proposing names: offers who served on a DEI panel, or written about race, or sought to recruit at a historically Black college.
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Another female Air Force officer was on the list because she “served as a panelist for a diversity, equity and inclusion” discussion in 2021. An Air Force colonel, who is white, was called out for an opinion piece he wrote following the death of George Floyd, saying, “Dear white colonel, we must address our blind spots about race.” A female Air Force officer was targeted because of “multiple woke posts” on her X feed, including a tweet about LGBTQ rights, one about “whiteness” and another about honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on a stamp. The list names an Army officer who traveled to 14 historically Black colleges to expand the military’s intelligence recruitment efforts, and an Air Force officer partly because he co-chairs the Asian-Pacific Islander subgroup of the service’s diversity task force.
December 8, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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So you’re saying there’s a pattern…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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GNX | Kendrick Lamar
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November 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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I've been thinking about this poem by Langston Hughes recently and although it was published in 1931, it remains relevant as ever.

#books #reading #booksky #poetry
A poem by Langston Hughes titled "Tired". It reads as the following: "I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife And cut the world in two -- And see what worms are eating At the rind."
November 20, 2024 at 3:34 AM