Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …
Assisting with My First African American Read-In
This blog post was written by NCTE member Willeena Booker. The month of February proved to be a celebration …
Making Connections to AARI Books, Week 4
Each year during Black History Month, the National Council of the Teachers of English kicks off the African American Read-In. …
Black Girls Read: An African American Read-In Celebrating the African American Female Literary Legacies of the Past, Present, and Future
This post was submitted by NCTE student member, Thais Council. Nurturing the literate identities of Black girls is a …
New NCTE Texts and the 2022 African American Read-In
During February, the month of the African American Read-In, we continue our theme of spotlighting connections with thoughtful NCTE texts. …
An Interview with Ezra Hyland
We’re into the second week of February but it’s not too late to launch an African American Read-In in your …
Read-Ins and Democracy
The African American Read-In has been around for 25 years and over those years more than 5 million participants have …
Literature and the African American Read-In
To be recognized as an official African American Read-In Host, it’s easy as I,2,3: Select books, poems, speeches (anything) authored …
Mirrors and Windows and Books Like Me
Jason Reynolds explained to Trevor Noah why he never read a book cover to cover until he was 17, just …
The 2018 African American Read-In!
“The African American Read-In (AARI) . . . is built on an ambitious yet confident premise: that a school and …