Patrice McLaurin

You use it every day. But do you know who improved it? In 1898, Lyda Newman received a patent for improvements to the hairbrush. Watch the classroom ready video + free classroom activity on YouTube. youtube.com/playlist?list=… #EverydayBlackGenius #BlackInventors #BlackHistory

@DrAShowers This is awesome! Congratulations!

I’m so honored! ❤️

I’m excited to share that I’ll be participating in the GHA Temple Kefarym Book Fair, in partnership with The Listening Tree! 📚🌳 On February 25th from 10:00–11:00 AM, I’ll be sharing my book, Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?, with Pre-K–5th grade scholars and their families.

For our ancestors, music was a language of freedom, strategy, and survival. That history is part of the heartbeat behind my children’s book, Have You Thanked a Musician Today?. I want our children to know the Black musicians who shaped the soundtrack of America.

Support Black Bookstores! ❤️🖤💚

Not only is it #BHM, but today is National Inventor's Day! I plan on spending the day giving thanks to some of my favorite Black inventors. What yall doing today? #nationalinventorsday #blackhistorymonth #blackinventors

Meet John Lee Love, a Black inventor whose portable sharpener helped make classroom life a lot easier. This reel is part of my Everyday Black Genius series. Subscribe to my YouTube channel and get the FREE extension activity from the video description. buff.ly/FA9LCWA

I’m excited to share that I’ll be partnering with Dacula Library (DAC) for this year’s Black History STEM program here in Gwinnett. 💜 If you’re an educator, parent, or caregiver in the Dacula/Gwinnett area, I’d love for you to bring your young scholars out to join us!

So grateful for educators like @DrAShowers. My goal with every author visit is simple: help kids see Genius in themselves and in the world around them. Only a few slots left for February and March! Book today! patricemclaurin.com/contact-me/ #AuthorVisit #Education #PatriceMcLaurin

In 1905, today in #BlackHistoryMonth, Louisville Western Branch Library became the first public library in the United States to open its doors to African-Americans and have an entire African-American staff.

Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Black woman many call the Godmother of Rock & Roll. 🎸 Check out my Everyday Black Genius YouTube series and download a FREE extension activity here: youtu.be/x6A_RsduK3g #SisterRosettaTharpe #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryForKids

🎂Remembering poet and activist, Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)! 🎉“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”—Langston Hughes (from Montage of a Dream Deferred, 1951) ❤️🖤💚#LangstonHughes

This year marks 100 years since Dr. Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926—the seed that grew into Black History Month. 100 years later, many of us are still doing that work in classrooms, libraries, homes, and communities. Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!

Why wait for February when we can get into this #BlackHistoryMonth goodness right now? Question - Got a lunchbox? 🧺 Thank John Robinson, a Black inventor whose lunch pail design helped shape the modern lunchbox. Happy BHM! #blackinventors #haveyouthankedaninventortoday

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Santa said run to Barnes and Noble and grab the books. And honestly, who are we to argue with Santa. Go ahead and add them to your holiday haul. #BarnesAndNoble #KidsLit #PatriceMcLaurin #HolidayReads

Grateful for the Children’s Policy Council and their work to get free books into the hands of kids. Thank you to Barnes and Noble for hosting such a joyful reading moment. If your school or community wants this kind of impact, let’s connect. patricemclaurin.com

Black joy deserves space in Christmas stories too. Here is a roundup of holiday books that celebrate our families and our magic. #BlackJoy #KidsLit #HolidayReads #RepresentationMatters