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You could tell a lot about a person by their reaction to when I told them where I taught second grade. I taught in College Park, Georgia where my students were majority (if not all black) or people of color. One day when I reclined on the dental chair and the hygienist asked where I taught she briskly responded, "That county got paid more because you're teaching 'those kids.'" !!!! I worry about my students. I'm still in touch with a few, but my heart hurts to see the injustices in this world today. They were bummed when they didn't get to officially have a graduation ceremony graduate this year, and now their world is in pieces. Or maybe it always was. 😧 On Twitter, at @reemfaruqi I've been sharing posts about books to support black authors but wanted to share a story about Maggie. Maggie is our black doll that a Pakistani friend gifted. Maggie was(is!) my daughters favorite doll. When I dropped my daughter to preschool on her first day, I was frazzled when I said bye and Maggie the doll accidentally got left on the car when I drove off. I searched and bought  a doll just like her. Maggie goes with us places and when we were at a party, a Pakistani acquaintance pointed at Maggie and laughed and told my husband, "your daughter has a black doll!" "And?" !!! My point is don't just stop at books for your little ones. What about dolls? More importantly...friends?

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