Thrilled to announce that GOING PLACES: VICTOR HUGO GREEN AND HIS GLORIOUS BOOK by the great Tonya Bolden has gotten 5 Starred Reviews! ⭐️ALA_Booklist, ⭐️Kirkus Reviews, ⭐️SchoolLibraryJournal, ⭐️Publishers Weekly, ⭐️#BCCB, Quill Tree Books, HarperKids

"Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight." #MayaAngelou

"My love for education really started with my parents. My mother and my daddy were natural-born teachers. They taught me what they loved ..." Read the rest of my #EducationStory at: sfburlock9.blogspot.com/2022/12/my-edu… What's your Education Story? #Teacher #teachersoftwitter 📷: Me

#OnThisDay in 1965, 600 marchers were attacked on #Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during a Voting Rights protest. Known as #BloodySunday, this march was one of 3 from Selma to Montgomery. More: s.si.edu/2FvhwZQ #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Harriet Tubman was an Afrofuturist in her own right. Looking to the constellations as skyward beacons, she guided enslaved African Americans to freedom, helping them envision new futures, lives and communities: s.si.edu/3ZQARtY #NMAAHCFutures #SmithsonianWHM

#OnThisDay in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled school segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. It wasn't until September 1957 that 9 teens would become symbols of all that was in store for our nation in the years to come. More: s.si.edu/38tzEUz

#Juneteenth! #FreedomDay! Learn more about it: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie… The freedom struggle continues. "Oh freedom Oh freedom Oh freedom over me!" #MassIncarceration #SchoolToPrison #VoterSuppression #HousingDiscrimination #HealthcareDisparities #WealthGap

The CROWN Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair and aims to end discrimination against natural hair in the workplace and schools. Join the movement to end hair discrimination by clicking the link in our bio or visiting Dove.com/CROWN

On July 10, 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune was born. She believed that education was key to racial advancement. Bethune founded the Daytona Normal & Industrial Institute for girls in 1904 with $1.50. #HiddenHerstory

My two daughters & I are excited to share our debut book...🥁 My Divine Natural Hair: Inspiration and Tips to Love and Care for Your Crown 👑🎊 Publishing with Broadleaf Books on March 26th, 2024. Available for preorder now! #mydivinenaturalhair Cover Design by: nzilani 🙌🏿

Reflect on who God says you are and rejoice, without shame, over your hair because God created it and the Creator is rejoicing over you. Wear Your Crown. Coming March 26th, 2024. #MyDivineNaturalHair #QuotesToLiveBy

"'My Divine Natural Hair'" goes beyond aesthetics; it delves into the spiritual dimension, drawing connections between hair care rituals and acts of self-love... -Noral Parham indianapolisrecorder.com/indy-writing-t… via @indyrecorder

"This book is a celebration of Black heritage ... and a source of empowerment for every Black woman reclaiming her identity and embracing her divine #naturalhair." 🙏🏿👑 Uplifting #BookReview of MY DIVINE NATURAL HAIR by Eryka Parker AALBC aalbc.com/books/bookrevi… #readingblack

So proud to be on this writing team!!🥰

When you're the only one in the boardroom, classroom, or breakroom rocking your #NaturalHair, we see you, sis. Keep your head up and crown on. 👑 Listen to the full conversation on BrownGirl Collective's YouTube channel! #AfroHairdo #QuotesToLiveBy #WritingCommunity

"God’s hair is 'like pure wool' says Daniel (Dan. 7:9, NABRE). Isn’t it fitting that God would have the hair of a lamb?" from my article HAIR LIKE WOOL in theChristianCentury. christiancentury.org/features/hair-…

We had the best time at the American Library Association's annual conference! We presented on how to "Celebrate Black Hair and Address Discrimination with Wisdom from MY DIVINE NATURAL HAIR and If My Hair Had A Voice." Sylvia Burlock Melissa Burlock Dana Marie Miroballi #ALAAC24

🌟 Meet the Burlocks! 🌟 We are thrilled to feature the Burlocks in the latest issue of VBD Magazine! Discover how they are revolutionizing natural hair care with their book "My Divine Natural Hair." @burlockauthors Digital Version (Free): issuu.com/abryan8/docs/v…

Hooray!! I'm excited to share that Beaming Books will publish my debut picture book, MY HAIR BOUNCES BACK, illustrated by Patricia Grannum, in Fall 2026. Can't wait to have my grandson, and so many other children with gravity-defying coils, read this one. #WritingCommunity

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