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Season

2020

USA

5.8

TV-G

Prominent Black celebrities and artists read children's books from Black authors that highlight the Black experience. Conversations center around themes of identity, respect, justice, and action.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair

Buns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful - and uniquely amazing.

S1 • E2

Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough

Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself - and those around you - there's nothing you can't do.

Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

S1 • E3

Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

A transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look - and makes him feel like a king.

S1 • E4

Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe

A shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.

Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

S1 • E5

Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me

This alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.

Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

S1 • E6

Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed

A father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.

Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

S1 • E7

Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy

Big dreams, beautiful faces. Two picture books put Black boys in the spotlight, celebrating the little things that bring us all joy.

S1 • E8

Misty Copeland Reads Firebird

A young dancer aspires to be just like her idol, the famed "Firebird" ballerina who worked hard to achieve her own dreams.

S1 • E9

Common Reads Let's Talk About Race

Race is part of our story, but it isn't all we are - because, beneath our skin, we all look the same. Our differences are in the details.

Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

S1 • E10

Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin

Finding the courage to share your story can connect you to others - even when you feel all alone.

S1 • E11

Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby

Learn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.

S1 • E12

Marley Dias Reads We March

A family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.

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Cast

Marley Dias

Self

Common

Self

Tiffany Haddish

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Lupita Nyong'o

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Caleb McLaughlin

Self