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Feb 17, 2023 50 min

Meet Curly Me

from Sounds from the Shelves Hosted by Salt Lake County Library

Summary: It’s Black History Month and we are so excited to sit down and speak with Alyssha Dairshow, executive director of CurlyMe, a nonprofit resource for families with children of color, specifically Black girls 5-14 years old. Books discussed in this episode: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, Blended by Sharon Draper, Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega Resources discussed in this episode: CurlyMe: curlyme.org We Need Diverse Books: diversebooks.org Black Cultural Center at U of U: diversity.utah.edu/bcc/ 0:00-0:47: Intro 0:47-4:11: About CurlyMe and inspiration 4:11-9:57: What’s your vision for the future of CurlyMe? 9:57-13:40: Upcoming events 13:40-15:19: How can parents sign up? 15:19-25:03: Support, mentoring, and resources for parents 25:03-30:06: CurlyMe’s summer book club 30:06-35:17: The importance of hair 35:17-39:30: Advice for going through bullying 39:30-47:20: Events for Black History Month 47:20-49:12: Recommendations for Black artists, authors, etc. 49:12-50:49: Outro

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It’s Black History Month and we are so excited to sit down and speak with Alyssha Dairshow, executive director of CurlyMe, a nonprofit resource for families with children of color, specifically Black girls 5-14 years old.

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