• Children’s Books for Muslim-American Heritage Month

    In January 2025, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced Senate Resolution 33, calling for Congress to recognize January as Muslim-American Heritage Month. Though it was sent to the Senate Judiciary, as of January 2026, there is no further recorded advancement of the resolution. Why Should We Have Muslim-American Heritage Month? According to the non-profit Justice For…

  • Ruby Bridges

    On September 8, 1954, Ruby Bridges was born, mere months after the Brown vs Board of Education ruling declared segregated schools to be unconstitutional. The Bridges family moved from Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana, when Ruby was a baby. Brown vs Board of Education and the Delay of Integration Following the Brown vs Board of…

  • Civil Rights Activists

    The mission of The Radical Agenda is to show every child that they belong in the pages of history and they are capable of making a difference in their communities, and what better way than to highlight the lesser-highlighted Civil Rights activists? You are probably familiar with some of the biggest names of the Civil…

  • Children’s Books for Pride Month

    When Is Pride Month? Pride Month is in June! On June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn (a popular gay bar) and hit a lesbian woman while trying to force her into a police car. The result was a full uprising of the queer community against the police officers. The Stonewall Uprising lasted…

  • Children’s Books for African American Music Month

    June is African American Music Month! As usual, there are far too many influential Black musicians to name all of them in a single blog post, but these books will give a good start! Music is how the boys and I got started reading books about diverse Americans in the first place. I found a…

  • Children’s Books for Disability Pride Month

    I have learned so much reading these children’s books for Disability Pride Month! I grew up learning about a few famous people with disabilities (like Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder, for my music lovers). But as the mission of showing all children that they belong in the pages of history is one of the pillars…

  • Children’s Books for Jewish Heritage Month

    Why do we have Jewish Heritage Month? President George W. Bush proclaimed the month of May to be Jewish Heritage Month on April 20, 2006, after resolutions introduced by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), passed the House and the Senate, respectively, to honor the contributions of Jewish people to the…

  • Diverse Books for Earth Month

    April is Earth Month! Today’s blog post highlights diverse books for Earth Month, celebrating the people who have made a difference in the fight for a healthy planet. The History of Earth Month Earth Month is an expansion of Earth Day, started in 1970 by Junior Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. The 1960s and 1970s…

  • Marsha P. Johnson

    “No Pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” – Marsha P Johnson Who Was Marsha P. Johnson? Marsha P Johnson was a Black transgender woman, drag queen, and activist. She was assigned male at birth on August 24, 1945, and recognized early on that she was more comfortable wearing clothing traditionally…

  • Martin Luther King, Jr

    Why Do We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr Day? Martin Luther King, Jr. day is traditionally celebrated on the third Monday of January, to put it close to his birthday of January 15. The official declaration of the day was signed into law by President Reagan in 1986, after activism for the observation started in…