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Meet Curly Me
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Summary: It’s Black History Month and we are so excited to sit down and speak with Alyssha Dairshow, executive director of CurlyMe, a nonprofit resource for families with children of color, specifically Black girls 5-14 years old.
Books discussed in this episode: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, Blended by Sharon Draper, Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega
Resources discussed in this episode:
CurlyMe: curlyme.org
We Need Diverse Books: diversebooks.org
Black Cultural Center at U of U: diversity.utah.edu/bcc/
0:00-0:47: Intro
0:47-4:11: About CurlyMe and inspiration
4:11-9:57: What’s your vision for the future of CurlyMe?
9:57-13:40: Upcoming events
13:40-15:19: How can parents sign up?
15:19-25:03: Support, mentoring, and resources for parents
25:03-30:06: CurlyMe’s summer book club
30:06-35:17: The importance of hair
35:17-39:30: Advice for going through bullying
39:30-47:20: Events for Black History Month
47:20-49:12: Recommendations for Black artists, authors, etc.
49:12-50:49: Outro
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