Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul
@sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social
Educator * 2x NYT Bestselling Author * Founder of Red Clay Educators * Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy * she/her/hers * linktr.ee/sonjacherrypaul
Overwhelmed with gratitude! As we continue to resist censorship, book banning, antitruth, and all other forms of oppression in this country, I deeply appreciate the support of this book. Thank you @clintsmithiii.bsky.social for this extraordinary memoir!
October 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Overwhelmed with gratitude! As we continue to resist censorship, book banning, antitruth, and all other forms of oppression in this country, I deeply appreciate the support of this book. Thank you @clintsmithiii.bsky.social for this extraordinary memoir!
In this moment when everything feels chaotic and overwhelming, I’m grateful to have this conversation with @randyribay.bsky.social and @triciaebarvia.bsky.social to remind myself and all of us of everything we know and have. Don’t miss this opportunity to in community with #IREL! Register today!
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In this moment when everything feels chaotic and overwhelming, I’m grateful to have this conversation with @randyribay.bsky.social and @triciaebarvia.bsky.social to remind myself and all of us of everything we know and have. Don’t miss this opportunity to in community with #IREL! Register today!
As educators, one of our urgent concerns is cultivating spaces of inclusion and belonging for students in classrooms and schools. We are grateful for the brilliance of @mcolleencruz.bsky.social 1/2
September 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
As educators, one of our urgent concerns is cultivating spaces of inclusion and belonging for students in classrooms and schools. We are grateful for the brilliance of @mcolleencruz.bsky.social 1/2
So grateful for Sawsan and Amanda, whose scholarship demonstrates what solidarity and justice for Palestine means in this moment and what this work looks like in our practice. 1/2
September 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So grateful for Sawsan and Amanda, whose scholarship demonstrates what solidarity and justice for Palestine means in this moment and what this work looks like in our practice. 1/2
We can’t imagine moving through the world of education without the light that Jess consistently provides for children, families, and communities. Now more than ever we need this light and each other. 1/2
September 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
We can’t imagine moving through the world of education without the light that Jess consistently provides for children, families, and communities. Now more than ever we need this light and each other. 1/2
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The school year has started and I find myself already in desperate need of the kind of community rooted in justice and liberation. I am so grateful that @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social and @triciaebarvia.bsky.social are bringing us back together again for another Teaching Towards Freedom.
August 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The school year has started and I find myself already in desperate need of the kind of community rooted in justice and liberation. I am so grateful that @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social and @triciaebarvia.bsky.social are bringing us back together again for another Teaching Towards Freedom.
Teaching Towards Freedom is back by popular demand. If you missed it in July, mark your calendar for Saturday, September 27. 1/3
August 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Teaching Towards Freedom is back by popular demand. If you missed it in July, mark your calendar for Saturday, September 27. 1/3
Looking forward to connecting with educators at Corwin’s 2025 Visible Learning Conference! See y’all bright and early in Vegas!
July 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Looking forward to connecting with educators at Corwin’s 2025 Visible Learning Conference! See y’all bright and early in Vegas!
Thank you for including The Black Creators Series in this ALA recap @publisherswkly.bsky.social!
July 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thank you for including The Black Creators Series in this ALA recap @publisherswkly.bsky.social!
So grateful for all who made #IREL25 such a vibrant, soul-stirring experience . TY to all of the educators, authors, and facilitators who poured so much brilliance and love into this community and to all of the educators who participated - new and returning. @triciaebarvia.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So grateful for all who made #IREL25 such a vibrant, soul-stirring experience . TY to all of the educators, authors, and facilitators who poured so much brilliance and love into this community and to all of the educators who participated - new and returning. @triciaebarvia.bsky.social
TY Dr. Erica Silva. Honored! And thank you @larryferlazzo.bsky.social for creating such a powerful platform for educators.
July 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
TY Dr. Erica Silva. Honored! And thank you @larryferlazzo.bsky.social for creating such a powerful platform for educators.
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Did you know we have free study guides for these titles?
@sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social: Antiracist Reading Revolution
@triciaebarvia.bsky.social: Get Free
@jarredamato.bsky.social: Just Read It
@jserravallo.bsky.social: Teaching Reading Across the Day
🔗www.corwin.com/globa...
@sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social: Antiracist Reading Revolution
@triciaebarvia.bsky.social: Get Free
@jarredamato.bsky.social: Just Read It
@jserravallo.bsky.social: Teaching Reading Across the Day
🔗www.corwin.com/globa...
July 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did you know we have free study guides for these titles?
@sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social: Antiracist Reading Revolution
@triciaebarvia.bsky.social: Get Free
@jarredamato.bsky.social: Just Read It
@jserravallo.bsky.social: Teaching Reading Across the Day
🔗www.corwin.com/globa...
@sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social: Antiracist Reading Revolution
@triciaebarvia.bsky.social: Get Free
@jarredamato.bsky.social: Just Read It
@jserravallo.bsky.social: Teaching Reading Across the Day
🔗www.corwin.com/globa...
Left #ALA25 tired but full from 3 days with the most incredible librarians, educators, and creators. Congratulations to all of the authors and illustrators. We need you and your work now more than ever. And thank you to all who organized, welcomed, and spread so much love. 💗📚
July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Left #ALA25 tired but full from 3 days with the most incredible librarians, educators, and creators. Congratulations to all of the authors and illustrators. We need you and your work now more than ever. And thank you to all who organized, welcomed, and spread so much love. 💗📚
Praise for the Young Reader’s Edition of How The Word Is Passed! Stop by the LBYR Booth (205) at #ALAAC25 for a first peek! @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Praise for the Young Reader’s Edition of How The Word Is Passed! Stop by the LBYR Booth (205) at #ALAAC25 for a first peek! @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
Looking forward to being in conversation with some of my favorite Black Creators! Mark your schedule and join us at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social! @candlewickpress.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Looking forward to being in conversation with some of my favorite Black Creators! Mark your schedule and join us at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social! @candlewickpress.bsky.social
So excited to receive the galleys of my adaptation of Clint Smith’s How The Word Is Passed. That they arrived today, on the 104th observance of the Tulsa Race Massacre - the worst incident of domestic racial violence in American history - is monumental. 1/3
May 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So excited to receive the galleys of my adaptation of Clint Smith’s How The Word Is Passed. That they arrived today, on the 104th observance of the Tulsa Race Massacre - the worst incident of domestic racial violence in American history - is monumental. 1/3
Have you registered? Go to TheIREL.org
May 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Have you registered? Go to TheIREL.org
This country’s legacy of eugenics and ableism and this current administration’s approach toward disabilities is an urgent call for us to come together to reject such inhumanity.1/3
May 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This country’s legacy of eugenics and ableism and this current administration’s approach toward disabilities is an urgent call for us to come together to reject such inhumanity.1/3
Whether you are a new or returning member of #IREL , we hope you’ll join us to discuss centering Palestine in our collective work toward freedom.
May 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Whether you are a new or returning member of #IREL , we hope you’ll join us to discuss centering Palestine in our collective work toward freedom.
Red Clay Educators: Your partner in developing a vision and building capacity for justice-centered schools where all students thrive. Now scheduling for the 2025-2026 school year. Email info@redclayed.com for professional development offerings and more.
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Red Clay Educators: Your partner in developing a vision and building capacity for justice-centered schools where all students thrive. Now scheduling for the 2025-2026 school year. Email info@redclayed.com for professional development offerings and more.
Let There Be New Flowerings by #LucilleClifton is an invocation for us all right now. #nationalpoetrymonth #redclayeducators
April 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Let There Be New Flowerings by #LucilleClifton is an invocation for us all right now. #nationalpoetrymonth #redclayeducators
It’s dandelion season!
If you’ve read Antiracist Reading Revolution: A Framework for Teaching Beyond Representation Toward Liberation you are aware of my admiration for this humble flower. Here’s why. 1/5
If you’ve read Antiracist Reading Revolution: A Framework for Teaching Beyond Representation Toward Liberation you are aware of my admiration for this humble flower. Here’s why. 1/5
April 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s dandelion season!
If you’ve read Antiracist Reading Revolution: A Framework for Teaching Beyond Representation Toward Liberation you are aware of my admiration for this humble flower. Here’s why. 1/5
If you’ve read Antiracist Reading Revolution: A Framework for Teaching Beyond Representation Toward Liberation you are aware of my admiration for this humble flower. Here’s why. 1/5
One of my favorite poems to enjoy with students and to admire personification in action is April Rain Song by Langston Hughes. 1/3
April 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of my favorite poems to enjoy with students and to admire personification in action is April Rain Song by Langston Hughes. 1/3
I’m thrilled to be in conversation with my brilliant sisters - Dr. @sealeyruiz.bsky.social and Dr. Bettina Love with music by the brilliant DJ Dr. Todd Craig. If you’re in town during spring break and in need of an intellectual boost as well as radical joy, this is where you need to be. 1/3
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’m thrilled to be in conversation with my brilliant sisters - Dr. @sealeyruiz.bsky.social and Dr. Bettina Love with music by the brilliant DJ Dr. Todd Craig. If you’re in town during spring break and in need of an intellectual boost as well as radical joy, this is where you need to be. 1/3