Patricia Tilton in honor of Black History Month shares some thoughts on a biography, Mamie Phipps Clark: Champion for Children, by Lynnette Mawhinney.

Dr. Mawhinney's 7th book, Mamie Phipps Clark: Champion for Children, had its official book launch at Source of Knowledge in Newark, NJ on February 10, 2024. The event was so successful that the bookstore sold out at the book launch.

This inspiring book tells the story of groundbreaking psychologist and civil rights activist Mamie Phipps Clark, PhD.

LULU THE ONE AND ONLY is a debut children's book, receiving a starred Kirkus Review, by Dr. Lynnette Mawhinney about biracial identity.

Thousands of public school teachers voluntarily leave their jobs each year, hurting student achievement and costing districts billions of dollars to find replacements.

Lynnette Mawhinney and Carol Rinke were once part of that churn (full disclosure: so was the author of this article). Now, with both women serving as professors at teacher prep programs, Mawhinney and Rinke have co-authored a new book that illuminates the many reasons teachers leave the profession and offers recommendations on how to stem the tide.