Showing results by narrator "Katina Rankin"

Emmett Till: Sometimes Good Can Come Out of a Bad Situation opens in a home in rural Mississippi with Renee King, a curious fifth grade girl with a book in her hand, asking her mother, Tonya, "Mommy, what's wrong with his face?" Careful not to stir up racial tension, Tonya calls the entire family into the living room to have a teachable moment of morality, social equality, and optimism. 

Many children anticipate and even long for a summer vacation to an exciting destination that they have never visited. This book takes children on a journey across Mississippi while addressing still too common misconceptions about the state in an age-appropriate manner. This book entertains the listener while showing Mississippi is a wonderful state with wonderful people.

March on Children!: The Story of James Meredith’s March Against Fear looks at one man’s solo journey to change Mississippi, the South, and the nation. It’s a captivating story, told in fittingly kid-friendly language, that explores being courageous.   

Medgar Evers: He Taught His Kids to Crawl so We Could Stand looks at moments in time - our history, racial past, even our current state of politics. It’s a riveting story, told in fittingly kid-friendly language, that explores how power and superiority corrupts everyone: those new to it and those resisting its loss. Katina Rankin teaches children that history’s mistakes can linger if we aren’t willing to stand up and tell the truth.