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How it All Started
Click the link to read Dr. Williams-Sanchez's early blog post, The Cocoa Kids Collection Thesis: Revaluing Children of Color’s Lives Through Children’s Literature, as published on the Valerie's Vignettes blog, (2017).
Also inspired by the master work of W.E.B. DuBois, Dr. Williams-Sanchez' scholarship continues through an exploration of W.E. B. DuBois' The Brownies' Book,(2019) the nation's first Black children's magazine written for and by black children.

How its Going
Core to Dr. Williams-Sanchez' research and writing, specifically inThe Reading Builds Empathy Pilot Survey: Picturebooks for Empathy Development, picture books as a genre are emphasized as an important tool in literacy, socio-emotional, and life skills development.

IN THE MEDIA:

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