An Interview with Lawrence Gordon
“All too often, the books that our black and brown children have access to are white-washed. This leads to subtle, but underlying inequalities that almost no one is talking about…
Black Joy in YWCA Youth Learning Centers
Saturday August 12, 2017, the world awoke to images from the night before where dozens of White nationalists went marching through the University of Virginia Charlottesville carrying torches and chanting…
Summer Joy: Youth Programs Block Party
“It is our job as educators to not just teach skills, but also to teach students to know, validate, and celebrate who they are.”—Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating GeniusBlack joy is…
A2i and YWCA Central Carolinas
In October 2021, YWCA Central Carolinas partnered with Read Charlotte and Learning Ovations, a California-based company, to bring Assessment-to-Instruction (A2i) to all eight of our Youth Learning Centers. With A2i,…
Our Bookshelf
The racial injustice and inequity against Black Americans in our nation, both recently and historically, has sparked difficult conversations surrounding race and racism. With the hope to develop an understanding…
I Love YWCA Because…
There’s no better feeling than seeing a child’s reaction to getting a new book of their very own, exploring a new concept or simply seeing them enjoy time with friends.…
Books to Inspire Your Child’s Activism
Students and young people have a long history of activism in this country, pushing for change to define our future culture. As children learn concepts such as fairness and democracy,…