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April 2021
Livingston Justice Hosts Women’s History Month Readings for Kids
n honor of March being Women’s History Month, Livingston Justice, the social justice community action group, held two virtual read aloud events for Livingston children featuring women of color who have made history. The first event on Wednesday, March 10th was offered to Pre-K to 1st grade children, and was a reading of “The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family” by Ibtihaj Muhammad, an Olympic medalist and social justice activist who was the first US Olympian to compete while wearing a hijab. In advance of the event, the children were asked to make a self-portrait using craft materials that were distributed to each child. Included in each craft kit was a person-shaped cut out and a box of Crayola multicultural skin-tone crayons, along with pieces of construction paper and felt for making clothes and
hair for the self-portraits. The read along was hosted by Jen Best, a Livingston resident and Kindergarten teacher, and special guest Naureen Akhter, Livingston resident and Congressional Staffer for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In addition to reading the book, which is the story of a young girl standing up to school yard bullies saying unkind things about her sister’s hijab,
Akhter shared with the children her experiences wearing a hijab growing up. After the reading Best led the children in a discussion of the themes in the book, including the importance of standing up for each other. “We are all friends and neighbors. We can stand up for each other,” said Best. Best also asked the children to share their self-por-
traits, and made the point that the way we look says something about who we are, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. The children were also given the opportunity to ask any questions they have. When a child asked Akhter why she wears a hijab she told them that there are many reasons why a person would choose to wear a hijab, but continued on page 2