📚New year, new books!
🗣#teachersofinstagram this one's for you!
I'm kicking off the school year with TWO giveaways for teachers & #librarians.
#1- Win the complete trilogy! (Ends 9/6)
#2- Win a virtual school visit with myself or illustrator @brycollier ! (Ends 9/22)
To enter:
Follow @tamiwrites . Tag 3 friends. Comment how you'd use the trilogy in your classroom or library.
Virtual visit details at tamiwrites.com/whats-new.
#linkinbio #backtoschool #bookgiveaway
When @therealdebbieallen reaches out, you pick up the phone! Thank you, Ms. A, for your heartwarming call today. Your support of #AllBecauseYouMatter means the world to me.
Friends, please enjoy this video of THE legendary Debbie Allen reading a story
that according to her, "the whole world needs right now."
#humbled #honored #grateful
When the kid asks, "Can we write a book together?"
Challenge accepted...(so proud of my guy!)
Introducing my son & co-author, Chris Charles, @bucketsfrm.sebs ! That Beautiful Mind, will be illustrated by NYT bestselling illustrator + Marvel artist + living legend @nikkolas_smith , published by @scholastic !
Let's do this!
#motherson #newbookdeal #collab #kidlit #inspiringkids #neurodiverse #neurotypical #Scholastic
February held everything.
Books in young hands.
Deep conversations with teachers + librarians.
Indie bookshops.
Community in motion.
New stories taking root.
A teen driver.😩
Storms I didn't ask for.
Still here. Still reaching toward the sun.
March, I'm ready for you.
Young Debbie Allen is destined for fame and everyone will know her name! 🩰💫
Young Debbie Allen was blocked from the local dance school in the 1950s Jim Crow American South. In order to allow Debbie to pursue her dream, Debbie’s mother moved with her to Mexico where Debbie studied at the Ballet Nacional de Mexico. When they returned to Texas, Debbie was admitted to the Houston Ballet Foundation as the company’s first Black dancer, and a legendary career began.
Inspired by award-winning and NYT best-selling author Tami Charles’s interviews with living legend and dancer/actor Debbie Allen (@therealdebbieallen ), this is an ode to creativity and perseverance, as well as an amazing history of a pivotal time in Debbie’s life.
Book: REMEMBER HER NAME! DEBBIE ALLEN’S RISE TO FAME by Tami Charles (@tamiwrites ), illustrated by Meredith Lucius (@redbloomsstudios )
Literary agent: Lara Perkins
From "Fame" to founder: Nancy Dixon's life in dance was ignited by @therealdebbieallen --a legacy that lives on in every child she's taught for 20+ years @dixons_dance_academy !
Remember Her Name * out 2/10 * link in bio
#blackhistorymonth #danceisforeverybody #womensupportingwomen
Actor, author (and good friend!) @karynparsons reminds us why we must always Remember Her Name-celebrating the brilliance and legacy of @therealdebbieallen
📚 publishes 2/10
#linkinbio #BlackHistoryMonth @officialdadance
To kick off #BlackHistoryMonth, I want to give flowers to living legend Debbie Allen. When doors closed, Mrs. Allen imagined a world beyond them. This is why I will always remember her name.
#BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #WomensHistory #Legacy
Sixteen. How'd we get here? @bucketsfrm.sebs I will always love you and will forever be in your corner-no matter how much you drive me crazy🤪Believe that!🫡❤️
2025 brought travel, teaching, a tornado 😭, and triumphs- plus the joy of sharing "Together, United" with illustrator, Bryan Collier
In 2026, I will honor the legendary Debbie Allen with "Remember Her Name" + celebrate my son's (@bucketsfrm.sebs ) author debut with "That Beautiful Mind" illustrated by @nikkolas_smith
The best pages are still ahead.📚
#authorlife #yearinreview
