{"id":12003,"date":"2024-03-12T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12003"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:07:00","slug":"celebrating-african-american-authors-and-a-love-of-reading-at-newtown-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/celebrating-african-american-authors-and-a-love-of-reading-at-newtown-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating African American authors and a love of reading at Newtown Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11983\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day12.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day12.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day12-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day12-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day12-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Anderson, author of &#8220;Be The Change,&#8221; reads to Newtown Elementary students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11990\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day3_crop-e1710269161971.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11990\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day3_crop-e1710269161971-281x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day3_crop-e1710269161971-281x300.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day3_crop-e1710269161971-400x427.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day3_crop-e1710269161971.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Shirann Lewis reads to Newtown Elementary students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newtown Elementary School recently held its first African American Read-In Day.<\/p>\n<p>Guests helped the school promote a culture of literacy by reading books to students. Among the visitors were guest authors, community members, Virginia Beach City Public Schools senior leadership, principals and assistant principals. A wall display helped students learn about notable authors of books, poetry and music.<\/p>\n<p>Lacy Davis, the school\u2019s library media specialist, was the curator of the culturally diverse collection of books. Here\u2019s a sampling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMae. C Jemison\u201d by Meg Pincus<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI Am Every Good Thing\u201d by Derrick Barnes<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe Are Here\u201d by Tami Charles<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAll Because You Matter\u201d by Tami Charles<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJordyn Discovers\u201d by Jordyn Taylor<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI Can Do Hard Things\u201d by Gabi Garcia<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTime for Time\u201d by Sherry Jackson (author)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDaddy Dressed Me\u201d by Ava Gardner and Michael Gardner<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarlem at Four\u201d by Michael Datcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Staff members at the school look forward to seeing distinguished guests again next year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11992\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11992\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672-1024x826.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672-1024x826.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672-300x242.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672-768x620.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672-1536x1240.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672-400x323.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_DrSJ-e1710267916672.jpeg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Tamika Singletary-Johnson, principal of Larkspur Middle School, discuses a book with Newtown Elementary students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11984\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day15.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11984\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day15.jpeg 756w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day15-400x533.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">School Board member Jessica Owens, City Councilwoman Jennifer Rouse and former School Board member Sharon Felton with Newtown principal Mikelle Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12001\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_outside-e1710268957764.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_outside-e1710268957764.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_outside-e1710268957764.jpeg 756w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_outside-e1710268957764-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_outside-e1710268957764-400x389.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of School Leadership staff members Drs. Shiranna Lewis and Crystal Wilkerson with Newtown principal Mikelle Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11989\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-525x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-525x1024.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-768x1499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-787x1536.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-1049x2048.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323-400x781.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Delaney-scaled-e1710267963323.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chief of Schools Matthew Delaney with a Newtown Elementary student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11991\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_coordinators.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11991 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_coordinators-e1710273679978.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_coordinators-e1710273679978.jpeg 756w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_coordinators-e1710273679978-300x257.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_coordinators-e1710273679978-400x342.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The coordinators of the African American Read-In<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11985\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-D8A29BBB-B0B9-441F-BB89-7EE6099900F0.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11985\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-D8A29BBB-B0B9-441F-BB89-7EE6099900F0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-D8A29BBB-B0B9-441F-BB89-7EE6099900F0.jpeg 756w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-D8A29BBB-B0B9-441F-BB89-7EE6099900F0-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-D8A29BBB-B0B9-441F-BB89-7EE6099900F0-400x533.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lacy Davis, the school\u2019s library media specialist, was the curator of the culturally diverse collection of books.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11993\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Harvey.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11993\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Harvey.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Harvey.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Harvey-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Harvey-400x568.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community member Frances Harvey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11994\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jackson-e1710268147766.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jackson-e1710268147766.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jackson-e1710268147766.jpeg 501w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jackson-e1710268147766-157x300.jpeg 157w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jackson-e1710268147766-400x766.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landstown Elementary teacher Sherry Jackson visited Newtown Elementary for the African American Read-In.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11995\" style=\"width: 916px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Williams-e1710268256712.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11995\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Williams-e1710268256712.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Williams-e1710268256712.jpeg 916w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Williams-e1710268256712-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Williams-e1710268256712-768x473.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Williams-e1710268256712-400x246.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newtown Elementary teacher Shari Williams reads to students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11996\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jamison.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jamison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jamison.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jamison-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jamison-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_Jamison-400x345.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Director of Student Support Services Robert Jamison with Dr. Tamika Singletary-Johnson, principal of Larkspur Middle School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11997\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_pastor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11997\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_pastor-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_pastor-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/African-American-Read-In-Day_pastor-225x300.jpg 225w, 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