Celebrating differences. Embracing unity and kindness.
Equipping Educators to Cultivate Inclusive Early Education and Elementary Classrooms. Developing Socially Conscious Students.
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We partner with schools and early childhood centers to design and implement custom anti-bias education programs that center equity, identity, and inclusion. These hands-on, school-wide curriculums give educators the tools and structure to create lasting change across classrooms and communities.
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One-on-one coaching sessions support teachers, librarians, and even parents in applying anti-bias practices in real-world situations. Whether you’re navigating classroom dynamics or rethinking your book collection, our coaching helps you take meaningful, everyday steps toward inclusion.
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Equity Begins Here:
Principles for Inclusive Change
A practical starter guide to help your school, organization, or family begin building a more inclusive and equitable culture—rooted in the core tenets of anti-bias education.
Victor L. Bradley Jr.
“I have over twenty-nine years of experience serving diverse communities as an early childhood educator in pre-k and elementary school settings. I have extensive experience guiding young children through inquiry-based and hands-on learning methods using multi-faceted mediums—incorporating art, literacy, math, and science to teach children about what interests them. My approach to teaching and learning focuses on play-based classroom environments and how they encourage and nurture different modes of learning.”
Making A Difference One Child At A Time
- Extensive training and consulting work
- A deep commitment to social justice
- Commitment to racial and gender rights, and economic fairness
- Confidently confront “tricky” conversations with young people
- A calm, cool, and reassuring approach to this important work
“Victor Bradley brings together two forces—young children and social justice—which when brought together will make our world a better place. As a tremendously nurturant and knowledgeable early childhood educator he has a profound understanding of the complexity and power of young children’s development.“
“Victor is the perfect blend of educator, mentor, and facilitator. As a guest speaker in my early education courses, he brings warmth, compassion, and deep reflection about our personal perspectives and implicit biases. His work with pre-service teachers is vital in their preparation as educators so that they might create more inclusive and engaging learning environments for children.“
“I am so excited by all the ideas from Victor's workshop! It’s truly inspiring to see the work you've done with children. I particularly appreciate how you model approaching these topics with young children.“
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Shana Tova!!! New children’s books bring the High Holidays to life!! jewishjournal.org/2026/09/10/new-childrens-books-bring-the-high-holidays-to-life/
From the #kennedyfoundation This Saturday 9/12/26 bring the whole family to the JFK library for a lively, interactive bilingual program featuring traditional music from across Latin America, colorful costumes, live instruments, and original songs celebrating peace, unity, and love. 🏛️ Free Museum admission for everyone from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.Between performances, get creative with hands-on activities inspired by Latino Heritage Month and explore the Museum galleries together.Get free tickets and reserve your spot www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-with-veronica-robles-mariachi-band-tickets-1993711267069?fbclid=Iw...
📚 Books for Remembering, Understanding & Finding HopeAs 25 anniversary of September 11 approaches, thoughtfully selected picture books can offer a gentle way to introduce young children to this difficult part of our history.For young children, the goal isn’t to overwhelm them with the details of 9/11, but to create opportunities to talk about kindness, courage, community, helping others, and resilience. Books can provide a starting point for developmentally appropriate conversations, helping children understand that even during difficult times, people can come together to care for and support one another.Here are some picture books that may help open those conversations with care, compassion, and hope. ❤️📚Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey by Maira Kalman: This book tells the true story of an old retired fireboat that returned to active duty to help pump water at Ground Zero. (Ages 4–8)This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin: A gentle narrative told from the perspective of the actual Callery pear tree that survived the collapse and was later replanted at the memorial plaza. (Ages 5–7)14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez: This New York Times bestseller shares the touching true gift of 14 cows given by the Maasai people of Kenya to the United States after the tragedy. (Ages 7–10)Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree by Ann Magee, illustrated by Nicole Wong: Another inspiring look at the Survivor Tree that highlights healing and renewal for young readers. (Ages 4–7)The Little Chapel That Stood by A.B. Curtiss: This story focuses on St. Paul’s Chapel, which stood unharmed next to the Twin Towers and became a safe haven for rescue workers.#September11 #911Remembrance #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #EarlyChildhoodEducation #BookRecommendations #TeachingWithCare #Resilience #CommunityHelpers #Kindness #AntiBiasEducation
Happy 72 birthday to Ruby Bridges! As a six-year-old, Ruby Bridges famously became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South. When the 1st grader walked to William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960 surrounded by a team of U.S. Marshals, she was met by a vicious mob shouting and throwing objects at her -- but Ruby refused to give up even in the face of such hatred. To read her incredible story of courage and perseverance, visit www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=26000If you'd like to share Ruby Bridge’s inspiring story with children, we highly recommend the picture book "The Story Of Ruby Bridges" for ages 4 to 8 (www.amightygirl.com/the-story-of-ruby-bridges), the early chapter book "Ruby Bridges Goes to School" for ages 5 to 8 (www.amightygirl.com/ruby-bridges-goes-to-school), and the memoir that Ruby Bridges wrote for ages 8 to 12 entitled "Through My Eyes" (www.amightygirl.com/through-my-eyes).Ruby Bridges is the author of the picture book "I Am Ruby Bridges" for ages 4 to 8 (www.amightygirl.com/i-am-ruby-bridges) and a book connecting today's activism with her own childhood experiences for ages 10 and up "This Is Your Time" for ages 10 and up (www.amightygirl.com/this-is-your-time)There is also an inspiring film about her story called "Ruby Bridges" for viewers 7 and up (www.amightygirl.com/ruby-bridges) -- you can also watch it instantly on Amazon at amzn.to/WOOvgYFor books for all ages about more courageous girls and women of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for children and teens, check out our blog post on "50 Inspiring Books on Girls & Women of the Civil Rights Movement" at www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11177For our favorite t-shirt celebrating fierce Mighty Girls like Ruby Bridges, check out the "Though She Be But Little She Is Fierce" t-shirt -- available in a variety of styles and colors for all ages at www.amightygirl.com/fierce-t-shirtFrom:A Mighty Girl
Happy Labor Day!!!✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie met in 1940 and soon formed the Almanac Singers. This group mixed traditional folk tunes with active support for union workers. As Folk Alley notes, “Guthrie, especially, enjoyed singing for labor unions and saw labor songs as equivalent to all the other kinds of songs he sang.”Impact on Labor DaySeeger named Guthrie as a major influence on his life and political art. Together, they helped turn songs about strikes, fair pay, and safe workplaces into anthems for working people. Their tracks—like Seeger's version of "Solidarity Forever"—remain closely tied to the history of Labor Day. 🪕🪕🪕🎤🎤🎵🎼🎶🎹Which side are you on: The Almanac singers youtu.be/aJGleVt1UeM?is=KhQ_9l4d77VPz1cDThis land is your land: Woody Guthrie youtu.be/Ol0rRdF5L1c?is=Uk1p0LEeWknw2b8g Solitary forever: Pete Seegeryoutu.be/ZW_1hP0SHSQ?is=vUTgQwjVDdrcBNTo
From: A Mighty Girl Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin -- a fifteen-year-old girl who refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus, was dragged off in handcuffs, and went on to testify in the federal case that actually struck down bus segregation. Born on this day in 1939, Colvin was a junior in high school when she made her stand. "Claudette gave all of us the moral courage to do what we did," said Fred Gray, the attorney who argued the landmark case. "I don't mean to take anything away from Mrs. Parks, but Claudette gave all of us the moral courage to do what we did."Colvin had been studying abolitionists in her high school classes -- Harriet Tubman leading enslaved people north, Sojourner Truth demanding recognition of Black women's humanity, the generations of resistance that preceded her own. On March 2, 1955, when a bus driver ordered her to surrender her seat to a White woman, those lessons held her in place."I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other -- saying, 'Sit down girl!'" she later recalled. "I was glued to my seat."Three classmates rose when ordered. Colvin stayed seated, invoking her constitutional rights until police dragged her backward off the bus. She was 15, taken to an adult jail, charged with violating segregation law, disorderly conduct, and assaulting an officer. That night, her father sat awake clutching a shotgun, braced for retaliation from the Klan. "Probably nobody on King Hill slept that night," she remembered.The community's reaction was fractured. Some neighbors came to congratulate her; others shunned her. At school, classmates branded her "that crazy girl off the bus." But her arrest, Martin Luther King Jr. later wrote in a memoir, inaugurated a pivotal period for Black Montgomery: though early negotiations with the city proved fruitless, "fear and apathy" gradually gave way to "a new spirit of courage and self-respect."Civil rights leaders saw potential in her case -- here was their chance to challenge segregation in court -- but hesitated. As Jo Ann Robinson, who helped organize the later bus boycott, recalled: "Opinions differed where Claudette was concerned."Some deemed her too young, too emotional, too dark-skinned, too poor. She was looked down upon, Montgomery activist Gwen Patton once recalled with frustration, because she "lived in a little shack." When Colvin became pregnant months later -- from an encounter she later described as statutory rape -- the NAACP made its decision.Rosa Parks, however, never abandoned her. As others backed away, Parks took Colvin under her wing, making her secretary of the NAACP Youth Council. Colvin sometimes stayed overnight at her apartment. "She was very kind and thoughtful," Colvin recalled. "She knew exactly how I liked my coffee and fixed me peanut butter and Ritz crackers."But Parks understood why the movement couldn't rally behind her. "If the White press got ahold of that information, they would have had a field day," she later explained. "They'd call her a bad girl, and her case wouldn't have a chance.""Even if Montgomery Negroes were willing to rally behind an unwed pregnant teenager -- which they were not -- her circumstances would make her an extremely vulnerable standard-bearer," historian Taylor Branch observed in "Parting the Waters," his Pulitzer Prize-winning civil rights history.Nine months later, Parks -- older, lighter-skinned, the composed secretary of the local NAACP -- refused to give up her seat on another Montgomery bus. She became the face of the 381-day boycott that thrust King into national prominence. But historian David Garrow noted that "Colvin's experience proved a major motivating force for adult Black activists," including Robinson, who helped launch and sustain the boycott.And it was Colvin's testimony that helped end segregation in law. In 1956, she became one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the federal lawsuit that bypassed Alabama's state courts entirely. She stood before a three-judge panel and told her story. On June 5, 1956, the court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision that November.Victory brought Colvin little comfort. Branded a troublemaker, unable to find steady work, she left Montgomery in 1958 for New York City, where she spent decades as a nurse's aide in a Manhattan nursing home. She rarely spoke of what happened in Alabama. Her conviction -- assault on a police officer -- followed her for decades, a mark on her record for refusing to move."Young people think Rosa Parks just sat down on a bus and ended segregation," she told the New York Times in 2009, "but that wasn't the case at all. Maybe by telling my story -- something I was afraid to do for a long time -- kids will have a better understanding about what the civil rights movement was about."In 2021, at 82, Colvin finally petitioned to have her record expunged. The Montgomery County district attorney supported her motion: "Her actions back in March of 1955 were conscientious, not criminal; inspired, not illegal." A judge granted the request. "I'm no longer a juvenile delinquent at 82," Colvin told CBS News.Judge Calvin Williams flew to Texas to deliver the news himself, the first time the two had met. "I want to, on behalf of myself and all the judges in Montgomery," he told her, "offer my apology for the injustice that was perpetrated upon you."Claudette Colvin died on January 13, 2026, at the age of 86. She had been clear, to the end, about why her story mattered: "When I think about why I'm seeking to have my name cleared, it is because I believe if that happened it would show the generation growing up now that progress is possible, and things do get better. It will inspire them to make the world better."At a moment when civil rights are again under siege, her legacy carries fresh urgency. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed put it simply: "Movements are built not only by those whose names are most familiar, but by those whose courage comes early, quietly, and at great personal cost."-------To share Claudette Colvin's inspiring story with kids, we recommend the excellent chapter book "She Persisted: Claudette Colvin" for ages 6 to 9 at www.amightygirl.com/she-persisted-claudette-colvinShe is also the subject of a graphic novel "Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move" for ages 7 to 10 (www.amightygirl.com/claudette-colvin-refuses-to-move) and the National Book Award-winning "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, for ages 10 and up (www.amightygirl.com/claudette-colvin)Colvin is one of 13 trailblazing women featured in the inspiring picture book, "She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World" for ages 5 to 9 at www.amightygirl.com/she-persistedShe is also featured in "Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories" for ages 10 and up at www.amightygirl.com/freedom-s-childrenFor more books about courageous girls and women of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, check out our post on "50 Inspiring Books on Girls & Women of the Civil Rights Movement" at www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11177For more Mighty Girl titles specifically focused on the Montgomery Bus Boycott, we recommend "I Am Rosa Parks" for ages 4 to 8 (www.amightygirl.com/i-am-rosa-parks-1), "If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks" for ages 5 to 9 (www.amightygirl.com/if-a-bus-could-talk), and "Who Was Rosa Parks?" for ages 7 to 10 (www.amightygirl.com/who-was-rosa-parks)For adults who would like a deeper understanding of the Civil Rights Movement, we recommend the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Parting the Waters" at bookshop.org/a/8011/9780671687427 and amzn.to/2qBN30Z