Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Join us for Storytime! as we learn about the brilliant Dr. Alexa Canady, the first woman and first black person to become a neurosurgeon in the United States.
Resource Masterdoc: docs.google.com/document/d/15_f30x28STbj4QTVzZHgASz6CKI9lRasy0p3tB4e6xk/edit?usp=sharing
Made for parents, caregivers, and educators! In this document, you'll find children's books about black scientists, engineers, and innovators as well as books that discuss racism and how to be anti-racist. We also list some black-owned bookstores and additional resources on how to have conversations about race and work on being anti-racist.
Media credits:
nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/canady.html
miwf.org/timeline/alexa-i-canady
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan
flickr.com/photos/flamephoenix1991/8376271918
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexa-Canady.jpg
biography.com/scientist/alexa-canady
aansneurosurgeon.org/features/serving-underprivileged-alexa-irene-canady-md-faansl
Join us for Storytime! as we learn about the brilliant Dr. Alexa Canady, the first woman and first black person to become a neurosurgeon in the United States.
Resource Masterdoc: docs.google.com/document/d/15_f30x28STbj4QTVzZHgASz6CKI9lRasy0p3tB4e6xk/edit?usp=sharing
Made for parents, caregivers, and educators! In this document, you'll find children's books about black scientists, engineers, and innovators as well as books that discuss racism and how to be anti-racist. We also list some black-owned bookstores and additional resources on how to have conversations about race and work on being anti-racist.
Media credits:
nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons/canady.html
miwf.org/timeline/alexa-i-canady
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan
flickr.com/photos/flamephoenix1991/8376271918
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexa-Canady.jpg
biography.com/scientist/alexa-canady
aansneurosurgeon.org/features/serving-underprivileged-alexa-irene-canady-md-faansl
