Beka & Pops: Stories in Color
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Beka & Pops: Stories in Color
Reading time have never been so fun and unpredictable. Listen to tales of highlighting the fun, hardship, and triumph of people of color with the energetic and creative Beka and her father, the wise and patient Pops.
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Episode 27: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King/Martin's Big Words
Greetings Everyone! Beka wanted to o a podcast tonight so here we are celebrating the ancestor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by reading 'Happy Birthday ,...
Episode 26: Greeting Sun/I Saw Your Face
What's up folks? On todays episode we read "I Saw Your Face" by Tom Feelings and "Greetings Sun" by Phillis and David Gershator. These books discuss a...
Episode 25: Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story/The Little Plant Doctor: Story About George Washington Carver
Hey Everybody, we are so happy to be back with ya'll. Today we read "Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller and "The Little Plan...
Epoidsode 24: Sulwe/Read and Rise
Hello Everyone, today we read "Sulwe" by Lupita Nyong'o and "Read and Rise" by Sandra L. Pickney. These books express the beauty of our Blackness in b...
Episode 23: LIES AND OTHER TALL TALES/Uncle Remus THE COMPLETE TALES
Hey ya'll, Its Beka and today we read these two extraordinary books, "Lies and Other Tall Tales" by Zora Neale Herston, and "Uncle Remus" by Julius Le...
Episode 22: Seven Spools of Thread/The People Could Fly
Hey Everyone, Its good to be back on! Today we read the "Seven Spools of Thread" by Angela Shelf Medearis and "The People Could Fly" by Virginia Hamil...
Episode 21: Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope/The Champ
Welcome!We hope everyone is doing well. Today we read "Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope" by Nikki Grimes and "The Champ" by Tonya Bolden. T...
Episode 20: I See The Rhythm/ Ty's One Man Band
Hello! Today we share two cool stories about the smooth sounds of music. We read "I See The Rhythm" by Toyomi Igus and "Ty's One-Man Band" by Mildred...
Episode 19: The Market Place/When Jo Louis Won the Title
Beka and Pops are back with another fun episode. Today we read "The Market Bowl" by Jim Averbeck and "When Jo Louis Won the Title" by Belina Rochelle....
Episode 18: A Ride to Remember/Rum-a-Tum-Tum
Hey its Beka and Pops back again with two great books entitled "A Ride to Remember" by Sharon Langley and "Rum-a-Tum-Tum" by Angela Shelf Medearis. Bo...
Episode 17: Delivering Justice/Sit-In
Hey Everyone! Today we read two amazing books about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's. "Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rig...
Episode 16: Lillian's Right to Vote/Seeds of Freedom
Whats up everyone! Its been a minute, but we are back and reading the books "Lillian's Right to Vote" by Jonah Winter and "Seeds of Freedom: The Peace...
Episode 15: Fresh Princess/Thank You Omu!
Greetings Everybody! Today we read "Fresh Princess" by Denene Millner and "Thank You Omu!" by Oge Mora. In both books the main characters have great f...
Episode 14: So Tall Within/ Sonny's Bridge
Hey it's Beka, and Pops, back for another amazing and inspirational episode. Today we are reading "So Tall Within, Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward...
Episode 13: The Roots of Rap/The Hat That Wore Clara B.
Hey Y'all! Its Beka and Pops and we are back with two great books, " The Roots of Rap" and "The Hat That Wore Clara B." We pick these two books becaus...
Episode 12: Sweet Dreams, Sarah/Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring
HELLO EVERYBODY! We are back with two amazing stories, "Sweet Dreams, Sarah" by Vivian Kirkfield and "Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring" by Enig...
Episode 11: My Painted House/Tell Me Tree
Greetings Y'all! Beka and Pops are back with another 2 great books. Today we "My Painted House: My Friendly Chicken & Me" by Maya Angelou and Tell Me...
Episode 10: Jimmy the Greatest!/Look Up With Me
Whats up Y'all? Beka and Pops are back with 2 books; "Jimmy the Greatest!" by Jairo Buitrago and "Look Up With Me: Neil DeGrasse Tyson" by Jennifer Be...
Episode 9: Peeny Butter Fudge/What is Given From the Heart
Come check out Beka & Pops read "Peeny Butter Fudge" by Toni & Slade Morrison and "What is Given from the Heart" by Patricia C. McKissack. These stori...
Episode 8: Singing with Momma Lou/ Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Listen as we read "Singing with Momma Lou" by Linda Jacobs Altman and "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" by Margaree King Mitchell. These books tonight discuss...
Episode 7: A Story A Story/John Henry
Hello Everybody, its Beka & Pops with another episode. Today we read "A Story A Story" by Gail E. Haley and "John Henry" by Julius Lester. Both of the...
Episode 6: My Mom Is My Show-And-Tell/Momma, Where Are You From?
Welcome back! Today you will hear "My Mom Is My Show-And-Tell" by Dolores Johnson and "Momma, Where Are You From" by Marie Bradby. Both of these books...
Episode 5: One Million Men and Me/Ellen's Broom
Its Beka & Pops Again! Today we read "One Million Men and Me" and "Ellen's Broom" both by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Peter Ambush and Dan...
Episode 4: Something Beautiful/Boundless Grace
Welcome! Listen as Beka & Pops read "Something Beautiful" by Sharon Dennis Wyeth and Chris K. Soentpiet and "Boundless Grace" by Mary Hoffman and Caro...
Episode 3: Tap A Tap Tap:Here's Bojangles-Think of That/Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Listen as we read "Tap A Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles-Think of That" by Leo & Diane Dillon and "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson....
Episode 2: My Best Friend/Jackie and Me: A Very Special Friendship
Today we read "My Best Friend" by Pat Hutchins and "Jackie and Me: A Very Special Friendship" by Tania Grossinger. Both these books talk about the pow...
Episode 1: The Hatseller and the Monkeys/The Magic Gourd
We hope you enjoy these two stories from the Author Baba Wague Diakite. Both these books contained very valuable lessons. Please go to your local lib...