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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you for celebrating A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE! Teach the children how they can become changemakers for good in this world.

Order the book: bit.ly/AFleaforJustice

#valeriebolling #temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund #childrensbooks

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 15

Marian Wright Edelman's awards include the MacArthur Fellowship, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

ORDER THE BOOK bit.ly/AFleaforJustice

#valeriebolling #temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund #childrensbooks

TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 14

Marian Wright Edelman founded the Children's Defense Fund in 1973. In 2020, she became president emerita of the organization.

ORDER THE BOOK TODAY bit.ly/AFleaforJustice

#marianwrightedelman #valeriebolling #temikagrooms #childrensbooks #ChildrensDefenseFund #cdffreedomschools #socialjustice

TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 13

youtu.be/TvzXQIgYWhw?... An interview with Andrew Young, Julian Bond, and Marian Wright Edelman

#AndrewYoung #JulianBond #MarianWrightEdelman #CivilRights #SocialJustice #GoodWork

Civil rights icons remember the March on Washington

YouTube video by CBS News

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 13

Fun Fact: Marian Wright Edelman is a civil rights activist who marched with Dr. King

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#valeriebolling #temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund #childrensbooks #Atlanta

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 12

#MarianWrightEdelman does GOOD WORK! We ALL have the capacity to do good work! What will YOU do?

#rememberhistory #studyhistory #socialgood

Kercena A. Dozier, Esq. @kercenadozier.bsky.social · Jun 7

#ToGodBeTheGlory: Happy Birthday #MarianWrightEdelman! ❤️ #ChosenCreateCultivateChange #IAmALoveRevolutionary #IAmADisciple #FreedomFavorFlightFight #FreeFavoredFruitful #PurposePromisePowerDestiny

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 12

Illustrator @temikatheartist.bsky.social illustration research for A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE. bit.ly/AFleaforJustice
#SpelmanCollege #YaleLawSchool #valeriebolling #temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund #childrensbooks

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 11

Reference images for A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE bit.ly/AFleaforJustice

Fun Fact: Marian Wright Edelman was the first Black female lawyer in Mississippi in 1964. #valeriebolling #temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund #childrensbooks

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 10

Author @valeriebolling.bsky.social shares her inspiration for writing A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE. bit.ly/AFleaforJustice

#SpelmanCollege #YaleLawSchool #valeriebolling
#temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund #childrensbooks

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 9

Book Birthday Countdown! A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE @valeriebollingauthor & @temikatheartist. bit.ly/AFleaforJustice

Marian Wright Edelman was born on June 6, 1939, and is 86 years old. #valeriebolling #temikagrooms #marianwrightedelman #ChildrensDefenseFund

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Mar 31

I'm speaking at the #BCBF25 Bologna Children’s Book Fair on Panel: Building a Career as an Illustrator in the Illustrators Survival Corner!

#TeMikaTheArtist
#TeMikaGrooms
#Childrensbooks #illustration
#BolognaChildrensBookFair

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Dec 20

I can only imagine!

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Dec 20

Hahahahahahahahaha!

Reposted by TeMika Grooms

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Nov 12

Welcome, new Bluesky users! 🦋

Feel free to check out my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky, a work-in-progress with the help of the community here: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl...

Quickstart Guide: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/qu...

Starter Threads:
publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/st...

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Nov 29

Join me for a Drawing Session at #BIPOCTALK hosted by SCBWI Canada East & Nadia L. Hohn!

Dec 5th @ 7:00 pm EST

REGISTER TODAY! www.scbwi.org/events/bipoc... Meeting Info/Link will then be sent to your SCBWI Member Home/My Events

#scbwicanadaeast #scbwi #temikagrooms #childrensbooks #drawing

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Nov 26

😆me either!

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Nov 26

Nice to meet you on Bluesky!😊

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi Jaime, I am browsing art for #scbwidrawthis and I would like to put your art up for review. Can you tell me your name so I can verify if you are a member? Anyone can participate but only members can have their artwork highlighted on our platforms. Let me know if you can. Thanks! -TeMika

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Nov 19

Yes!

TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Oct 1

Thanks for sharing!

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Oct 1

Congratulations @kristinatartara.bsky.social on being the #scbwiDrawThis winner for the September Prompt: COMICS !

Learn more about Kristina's art at www.scbwi.org/members/kris...

We look forward to seeing your art on Bluesky, the SCBWI Illustrator Gallery, etc!
www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 27

I can't wait to check at all the artwork for #scbwiDrawThis !

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 11

My heart sinks everything I see an image like that...just like it was yesterday.

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 11

www.scbwi.org/artober #scbwiArtober2024!

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TeMika Grooms @temikatheartist.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Jul 2

UPDATED: My Bluesky Starter Thread. Newest version can always be accessed via debbieohi.link/starter.

More #BlueSkyTips, resources etc: debbieohi.link/bluesky-tips

Note: These are just suggestions; there's no ONE right way to use Bluesky.

Feel free to share with anyone who needs it!
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