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Author Carlotta Penn

Clip: Season 8 Episode 10 | 5m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Frustrated by the lack of diversity in children’s books, Carlotta Penn wrote her own.

Frustrated by the lack of diversity in children’s literature, Columbus author and educator Carlotta Penn decided to write a book of her own. She recently published her second children’s book, The Turtle with an Afro, which encourages Black girls to love and embrace the versatility of their hair.

12/17/2020

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Clip: S8 Ep10 | 3m 4s | High Stakes was the intro into the Karma’s Skating Rink album from 2019. (3m 4s)

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Preview: S8 Ep10 | 30s | A local author hopes young children of color can see and celebrate themselves in her books (30s)

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