Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Returning Series · Netflix
Kids, Family
TMDB 5.4 · 5 votes
Celebrity readers share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism.
Episodes
- S01E01Tiffany Haddish Reads I Love My Hair2020-09-019m
Buns. Afros. Braids. Any way you wear it, the hair you were born with is naturally beautiful — and uniquely amazing.
- S01E02Grace Byers Reads I Am Enough2020-09-019m
Simple words send a powerful message: When you love yourself — and those around you — there's nothing you can't do!
- S01E03Caleb McLaughlin Reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut2020-09-019m
A transformative trip to the barbershop freshens up a young boy's look — and makes him feel like a king.
- S01E04Lupita Nyong'o Reads Sulwe2020-09-0113m
A shooting star helps a bright young girl born "the color of midnight" learn to embrace her beauty, inside and out.
- S01E05Marsai Martin Reads ABCs For Girls Like Me2020-09-018m
This alphabet book highlights the accomplishments of 26 inspiring Black women, from Ava DuVernay to Zakiya Randall.
- S01E06Karamo Brown Reads I Am Perfectly Designed2020-09-0112m
A father and son share memories, talk about their feelings and find strength in being exactly who they are.
- S01E07Jill Scott Reads Pretty Brown Face and Brown Boy Joy2020-09-018m
Big dreams, beautiful faces. Two picture books put Black boys in the spotlight, celebrating the little things that bring us all joy.
- S01E08Misty Copeland Reads Firebird2020-09-018m
A young dancer aspires to be just like her idol, the famed "Firebird" ballerina who worked hard to achieve her own dreams.
- S01E09Common Reads Let's Talk About Race2020-09-0113m
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.
- S01E10Jacqueline Woodson Reads The Day You Begin2020-09-019m
Finding the courage to share your story can connect you to others — even when you feel all alone.
- S01E11Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby2020-09-017m
Learn nine simple steps to becoming antiracist so you can teach others in your life to do the same.
- S01E12Marley Dias Reads We March2020-09-015m
A family of four joins thousands of others in the nation's capital for the historic March on Washington in 1963.
