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Mrs. Eppley from Cleveland, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black Lives Matter Books

Help me give my students books that will promote diversity, pride, inclusion, and activism.

  • $306 goal

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My Students

My students are eager to learn and excited to come to school! They seek out emotional and academic support at school. School is a home away from home for us all. We learn social skills alongside learning academic skills.

This next year, I will have an especially diverse class.

I will teach a first and second-grade split classroom. I took time to get to know some of the students last year. Some students are still working on letter sounds, while others are reading on a fourth-grade level. Some students prefer to work alone, while others love to solve problems with their friends. While most of my students are black, some are white and some are Mexican or Latino.

My Project

Books have a powerful voice in the classroom. They encourage students' social growth, and change their mindset.

I am requesting titles that promote diversity, pride, and activism for my mostly black students.

I chose books based on their reading level, so that many students could read the books independently or with a partner. In the future, I hope to include higher level books in a project, too.

This year we will discuss issues like discrimination, racism, and gender inequality, and books are a catalyst for this discussion. These books may help support my students in thinking about how to combat injustices in our world.

Mrs. Eppley Paul L Dunbar Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Cleveland, OH View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
If Kids Ran the World • Amazon Business $18.34 1 $18.34
A is for Activist • Amazon Business $16.16 1 $16.16
Ron's Big Mission • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Race Cars: A children's book about white privilege • Amazon Business $12.72 1 $12.72
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $12.41 1 $12.41
Mixed Me! • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
Momma, Did You Hear the News? (Talking to kids about race and police) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hair Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
When God Made You • Amazon Business $8.37 1 $8.37
Little Rock Nine (Turning Points) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism (A First Look At...Series) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Smoky Night • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Sweet Smell of Roses • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Antiracist Baby • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
We March • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Nappy Hair (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
I Love My Hair! • Amazon Business $6.97 1 $6.97
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$218.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$259.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.76

Total project goal

$305.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $305.09

4 Donors

-$209.70

Donations toward project cost

-$178.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.45

match offer

-$95.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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