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Shadra Strickland

@shadras.bsky.social

Illustrator. Author. Educator. And other stuff.

212 Followers  |  14 Following  |  43 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.5748

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Black Publisher Creates Joyful Stories for Black Children - Capital B News - Atlanta For Black Business Month, Denene Millner, who released books with Will Smith and produced a Spider-Man project, shares her secrets to business success.

Denene Millner knew there was a problem when she saw there were more children’s books about animals than there were stories featuring Black people. https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/black-childrens-books-denene-millner/

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From l.: authors Shadra Strickland, Tita Berredo, Gina Perry, and Vikram Madan.

From l.: authors Shadra Strickland, Tita Berredo, Gina Perry, and Vikram Madan.

New deals announced for @shadras.bsky.social @titaberredo.bsky.social @ginaperry.bsky.social @artbyvikram.bsky.social + more buff.ly/AGn07t6

16.01.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Coming soon! #kidlit

06.12.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rights Report: Week of July 14, 2025 New deals for Keala Kendall, Priscilla Oliveras, Sarah Guillory, and others.

Announcing new deals for @tracythewriter.bsky.social @shadras.bsky.social @csjennings.bsky.social @jilliancantor.bsky.social + more

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SCBWI-MI Critique Carousel 2025 Register for event The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...

7 spaces still available with @shadras.bsky.social for the Critique Carousel www.scbwi.org/events/criti...

#kidlit #Picturebooks #illustration #kidlitart

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They scraped my parents' scientific research papers? Hello?!

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A Nightly Reid: what is America without us? As American democracy falls apart, those who aren't actively emigrating are digging in for the fight, while the maga regime deletes all but the herrenvolk

My latest, on the maga culture vultures who are trying to erase Black people, women and LGBTQ people from American history. Also the Evers family responds. www.joyannreid.com/p/a-nightly-...

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Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service installed in White House Billionaire denies conflict of interest as he heads Trump initiative to cut costs throughout federal government

Nothing to see here... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Listening now. So odd to listen to folks talk about picturebooks without seeing them…lol I enjoyed the talk. Thanks for sharing! This reminds me to pick a copy up and share with my students.

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Amazing book!

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LetsGetIntoIt2025 on Substack A MUST WATCH! Sen. Jeff Merkley bravely asking what we’ve all been thinking.

substack.com/@letsgetinto...

09.03.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come on, courts! Yes! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

06.03.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2317    πŸ” 483    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 18

The biggest grift in history!

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Love JB Pritzker. Listen/subscribe to Raging Moderates: link.chtbl.com/2NHNIxjP

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Tesla’s plummeting sales risk its lucrative emissions credit earnings CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand.

There's still enough freedom in the world where people can vote with their wallets... www.politico.eu/article/tesl...

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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

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We will never be a monarchy. Know that. To quote the LOTR trilogy: Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.

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IMPEACH THE LEECH!!!

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The Great Resegregation The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.

If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time ‼️

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How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

You should get off Facebook. You should get off Instagram. That said, that’s harder for some people than others. In which case, you should make it harder for Meta to make money off you. (Share this with your relatives.) John Oliver's bit on this last night is great. johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.

We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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NEW: A program officer inside NIH sent an anonymous message to grantees with some updates and requests for patience. "This is the most stressful work situation most of us have ever been in," it reads. "I know this is tough, but please hang in there with us."

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Started reading RenΓ©e Watson’s latest book, ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY about grief and loss for young people. I’m halfway through and haven’t cried yet, but it’s coming. Bloomsbury sent the advanced copies out with a packet of tissues! lol

Congrats on another beautiful book RenΓ©e! #reneewatson

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This!

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Enjoying #Cultish by Amanda Montell today. A fun read in trying to understand why folks follow extreme people, ideas, and movements.

Listen for free at @libbyapp.bsky.social #fanaticism

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I checked my automated investing profiles and made sure I excluded Tesla, Meta, and Amazon from my portfolio. Every bit counts folks. #financialprotest #investing

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Lucky in socks.

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