*Netflix has got another news show for you to check out called “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices.”
The production is a live-action collection of twelve five minute episodes featuring prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books from Black authors that highlight the Black experience.
Hosted by Marley Dias (author and founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign), the collection of books and conversations center around themes of identity, respect, justice, and action — providing families a toolset to start meaningful conversations with kids about difficult topics through short-form book-based content.
Books featured: ABC’s For Girls Like Me, Anti-Racist Baby, Brown Boy Joy, Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, Firebird, I Am Enough, I Am Perfectly Designed, I Love My Hair, Let’s Talk About Race, Pretty Brown Face, Sulwe, The Day You Begin, We March
For more, visit: www.netflix.com/bookmarks
Series Premiere: September 1, 2020
Format: Single Camera (Live Action, Preschool Series)
Episodes: 12 x 5 minutes
Showrunner: Fracaswell ‘Cas’ Hyman
Executive Producers: Marley Dias, Fracaswell ‘Cas’ Hyman, Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, David E. Talbert, Lyn Sisson-Talbert
Series Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Common, Tiffany Haddish, Jill Scott, Marsai Martin, Kendrick Sampson, Grace Byers, Caleb McLaughlin, Karamo Brown, Misty Copeland, Jacqueline Woodson and Marley Dias (Host)
Social:
IG: @NetflixFamily
@StrongBlackLead
#BookmarksNetflix
source: Netflix
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