Ferguson Response Network Podcast Ep 27 – #SlaveryWithASmile

FRN Podcast – Ferguson Response Network

https://fergusonresponse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FRN_Ep27.mp3

@LeslieMac & Ricky from @AUADOTORG are joined by Mikki Kendall, Roni Dean-Burren, Edith Campbell & Allyson Criner Brown to discuss #ReclaimMLK 2016 and the current, historical and on-going saga of the #SlaveryWithASmile narrative in children’s literature.

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LeslieMac

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Ricky L. Hinds II

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Allyson Criner Brown

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Roni Dean-Burren

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Edith Campbell

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• Website: http://campbele.wordpress.com

Mikki Kendall

• Twitter: @karnythia
• Website: mikkikendall.com

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Show Notes – FRN Podcast Episode 27

#ReclaimMLK 2016

• ReclaimMLK.com
• The Exploitation of Martin Luther Kin’s Legacy by White Supremacy – by Ijeoma Oluo
• Black Lives Matter protesters black San Francisco’s Bay Bridge – #96Hours
• Black Lives Matter commandeers Denver’s MLK Day Marade
• #MLKNOW – Celebrating the Words & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr by Natalie Jeffers

Movement 4 Black Lives Police Table Announcement:

• http://movementforblacklives.org/message-from-the-movement-4-black-lives-policy-table/

Opening Song

• #BlackLivesMatter song by adrienne maree brown
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=grgbHsw_3YI

A Fine Dessert

• http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Dessert-Centuries-Families-Delicious/dp/0375868321
• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/books/a-fine-dessert-judging-a-book-by-the-smile-of-a-slave.html?_r=0
• http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/10/30/452037088/the-kids-book-a-fine-dessert-has-award-buzz-and-charges-of-whitewashing-slavery
• http://sophieblackall.blogspot.com/2015/10/depicting-slavery-in-fine-dessert.html
• DJ Older on A Fine Dessert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCArvF8N6Sw

A Birthday Cake for George Washington

Summary Posts

• http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2016/01/what-will-they-say-or-master-narratives.html
• https://fergusonresponse.org/slaverywithasmile/

Official Posts from Scholastic, Author & Editor

• http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/response-birthday-cake-george-washington
• http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/new-statement-about-picture-book-birthday-cake-george-washington?linkId=20436402
• http://www.cbcdiversity.com/post/137284630773/the-first-bite-slicing-through-a-birthday-cake-to
• http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/proud-slice-history

Storifies

• https://storify.com/LeslieMac/a-birthday-cake-for-george-washington-a-slap-in-th
• https://storify.com/Ebonyteach/children-s-literature-about-slavery-the-storm-cont

Commentary

• https://campbele.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/book-review-a-birthday-cake-for-george-washington/
• https://www.facebook.com/roni.deanburren/videos/10208950860355086/
• https://www.facebook.com/roni.deanburren/videos/10208953194973450/
• https://www.facebook.com/roni.deanburren/posts/10208956379133052
• http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2016/01/18/happy-martin-luther-king-jr-day-lets-have-some-cake/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-zinn-education-project/under-pressure-scholastic_b_9010900.html
• http://www.salon.com/2016/01/18/smiling_slaves_at_story_time_these_picture_books_show_why_we_need_more_diversity_in_publishing_too/

Alternative Book Lists for Black Children

• 13 Honest Books About Slavery Young People Should Actually Read
• Top 100 Recommended African-American Children’s Books