Sonja Cherry-Paul
New York
Antiracist Educator. Scholar. Author. Founder @RedClayEd she/her. Tweets are my own. "Such as I am, I am a precious gift." - Zora Neale Hurston
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Heinemann Professional Development Institutes: In-Person IREL 2022
Multi-Day Institute: In-Person IREL 2022 / Interrogating Internalized Racism in Ourselves and in Our Practice Presented by Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia Register Now Overview #IREL22: Interrogating Internalized Racism in Ourselves and in Our Practice Special Note: A separate virtual institute is being presented August 1-5, 2022. Please see Virtual Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy - Understanding Systemic Racism: Society, Schools, and Classrooms for details on this additional event.
Book Bundles: Black Lives Matter
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Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
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Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
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Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
When you purchase an independently ranked book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Best Sellers Methodology A version of this list appears in the May 30, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending May 15, 2021. Lists are published early online.
Heinemann Professional Development Institutes: Virtual IREL 2021
Multi-Day Institute: Virtual IREL 2021 / Interrogating Internalized Racism in Ourselves and in Our Practice Presented by Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia Register Now Overview #IREL21: Interrogating Internalized Racism in Ourselves and in Our Practice Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia, in collaboration with Heinemann PD Services, are offering two virtual #IREL21 institutes focused on racial equity, social justice, and anti-racist pedagogy.
Stamped (For Kids) - Our Story
Dear Young Readers, Today’s the day! I feel so humbled to have helped shepherd Stamped (For Kids) into the world. I keep imagining you- reading, studying, and talking, about the history of race and racism in the United States. And as you grapple with the unsettling truths, I hope you feel all of the love Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, and I are sending you. I can’t help but think about the young people in my own family.
We need books that center Black joy
In this moment in the nation, when anti-Blackness is so widespread, it is especially important for Black children to know that they are precious and brilliant. And one powerful way to affirm Blackness and Black identities is through reading. Sonja Cherry-Paul Joy Malone Photography Educator and multicultural scholar Rudine Sims Bishop provides a powerful metaphor for reading. She says that, sometimes, books can serve as mirrors, windows, and sliding-glass doors.
Nurturing a Powerful Culture of Reading in Our Digital and Physical Classrooms
LIVE WEBINARS: Breathing New Life into Book Clubs: Nurturing a Powerful Culture of Reading in Our Digital and Physical Classrooms Presented By Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen Register Now Date and Time Four, 75-minute webinar sessions from 5:00pm to 6:15pm Eastern Time (ET). Thursday, March 4, 2021 Thursday, March 11, 2021 Thursday, March 18, 2021 Thursday, March 25, 2021 Please note that this webinar series is scheduled for Eastern Time (ET).
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1/12 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is upon us. So it’s time for my yearly rant to educators about the white-washing and co-opting of King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. 2/12 - Please acknowledge and teach that this speech does not begin with the words “I Have A Dream.” 3/12 - In fact, begin by reading it in its entirety yourself in order to see more and teach more. npr.org/2010/01/18/122… 4/12 - Teach the pages BEFORE the “I have a dream” section. Even and especially with K-2.
The Odyssey Of An Angry Black Woman
You wear the label proudly It is justified, your superpower When the breaking point happens It is your anger that rescues and restores you. Right from the start you, the only Black K-12 academic teacher in that district, KNEW Your emotional safety was at risk They were more comfortable with An Assimilating Black Woman Not an angry one.
Dismantling Racism in Education: A Preview of Social Justice Saturday
How do we go beyond the cosmetic fixes of racial inequality in education and go further? There is no quick fix, and we all need to do the work. Today on the Heinemann Podcast we’re preparing for Social Justice Saturday at The Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Project which will be on Saturday - September 15th. Heinemann author Sonja Cherry-Paul is one of the organizers of the event and a speaker.
TEACHER VOICE: It’s time to shatter the silence about race
A student heads to class. Photo: Cheryl Gerber I am one of few African-American educators in a predominantly white school district. After I reported witnessing dozens of white students in a group using the N-word on school property, an administrator said to me, “I’m sure that was awful for you. Why don’t you speak with the students and tell them how that made you feel?” I was stunned.
If You Think Racism is Too Political For Your Classroom, Think About What Your Silence Says
If You Think Racism is Too Political For Your Classroom, Think About What Your Silence Says So you’ve tweeted, and retweeted, and shared articles and inspirational quotes, and posted your expressions of disbelief and despair about Charlottesville. I have one question. “What are you going to do now?” In a few short weeks, you’ll be back in your classroom greeting new students. Ready to start the next school year.
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