“I thought that in order to make it into the pages of the books you had to be light. So, in fact, one of the first times I drew my family, I drew them with light skin.” Actress Lupita Nyong’o shared this quote in an interview explaining her inspiration for Sulwe . I found this moment so moving that it sparked an idea for a 6th-grade lesson . The aim was to: introduce students to Nyong’o as an author (they had read Sulwe  the previous week), explore why diversity in liter

Material on practical strategies for giving clear and respectful feedback.

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In May 2024, I got chills, literal chills watching the teaser of the new docuseries about Senna… and had to write about it, as usual.