Grants for Classroom and Community
Our goal is to help schools—especially those in underserved communities—gain access to these art-driven educational tools. In-kind grants provide Women of Color and Accomplishment books to teachers ready to bring these stories to life. Read about the Coloring Party Books Box.
Want to Bring These Stories to Your Classroom?
If you’re an educator and want to inspire your students with real stories of courage, brilliance, and change-makers they’ve never read about in textbooks, we would love to support you.
Learn more about the books available
Help us bring these overlooked stories into the hands of young learners who need them most. Share this with educators, librarians, and school leaders in your network. Together, we can teach a fuller, truer version of history—one portrait at a time.
Testimonials
Using your book…the elementary students created a Black History exhibit, which included framed pages of their colorings.
We were able to use the information with each picture to teach the students about the history of the women in the book—at a time when true Black history is so, so important.
– C.A., director of two elementary schools in the Bay Area, California
I found the book to be beautiful, and I was really struck by the inclusion of some lesser-known yet still trailblazing women.
D.L., head librarian, Yolo County, California
I was in love with her “Women of Color” and what they accomplished in their lives…Each painting tells a story of our history that needs to be shared.
A.T., teacher, Richmond Elementary, Richmond, California
It’s been a hit! Community members, staff, and kids alike all appreciated the art and the message.
P.L., Community School Director, MLK Jr. Academy, Marin City, California
Examples of Coloring Pages
Cathay Williams was a Black soldier who enlisted in the US Army under the pseudonym William Cathay. She was the first Black woman to enlist, and the only documented woman to serve in the United States Army posing as a man during the American Indian Wars.
Williams was born to an enslaved mother and a free father in Independence, Missouri in 1844. In 1861, Union forces occupied Jefferson City during the early stages of the Civil War. At this time, captured slaves were officially designated as contraband and were forced to serve in military support roles such as cooks, laundresses, or nurses…more..
Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African American woman and first Native American woman to hold a pilot’s license.
She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first Black person to earn an international pilot’s license.
Born to a family of sharecroppers in Texas, Coleman worked in the cotton fields at a young age while also studying in a small segregated school. She attended one term of college at Langston University. Coleman developed …more..
