Project Iron Kids Initiative Works to Increase Books for Children of the Incarcerated and Helps End Silence with Educational Books
With over 2.3 million individuals incarcerated in the United States, more than 2.7 million children in the country have a parent in the prison population. Children of the incarcerated often do not speak of their parents’ imprisonment, and may even be unaware of their parent’s location. It’s during these crucial years that literacy is so important for both child and parent. A new initiative, Project Iron Kids, recognizes the unique needs children of the incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated have in literacy and education. Project Iron Kids works to provide resources for iron kids and their caretakers, so they may openly discuss feelings and issues that result from the parents’ absence. According to a University of California study, these issues can include anxiety disorders, depression, shame, guilt, and poor performance in school. Project Iron Kids’ founder Dr. Bahiyyah M. Muhammad has signed an exclusive 5-book publishing agreement with Goldest Karat Publishing, LLC.
Goldest Karat Publishing Releases New African-American Children's Books Just in Time for Black History Month
Goldest Karat Publishing, LLC, a black-owned boutique publisher of educational non-fiction titles, coloring books, and entertaining children’s books that fill a critical niche in the African-American literary market, today announced the release and availability of a new, but unique set of children’s books aimed at African-Americans and people of African descent.