Julie Hoffman, EdD
@hoffiecup.bsky.social
She/her Educator. Reader. Writer. Poet. Researcher. Vegan. Abolitionist. Radical listener. NCTE. NAACP. Illinois Reading Council. Shattering barriers. Building bridges.
Actually, it’s Dr. Hoffman.
Actually, it’s Dr. Hoffman.
I Heard: An American Story is a picture book written by J Nailah Avery and illustrated by @juststeffiart.bsky.social
This gorgeous picture book tells a story of origin and roots, pain, rising up, and healing.
#BlackHistoryMonth #HopeAndResilience #PowerOfStory #Storytelling #Diaspora
This gorgeous picture book tells a story of origin and roots, pain, rising up, and healing.
#BlackHistoryMonth #HopeAndResilience #PowerOfStory #Storytelling #Diaspora
February 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I Heard: An American Story is a picture book written by J Nailah Avery and illustrated by @juststeffiart.bsky.social
This gorgeous picture book tells a story of origin and roots, pain, rising up, and healing.
#BlackHistoryMonth #HopeAndResilience #PowerOfStory #Storytelling #Diaspora
This gorgeous picture book tells a story of origin and roots, pain, rising up, and healing.
#BlackHistoryMonth #HopeAndResilience #PowerOfStory #Storytelling #Diaspora
Picture books are for everyone.
There Was A Party For Langston by @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social and illustrated by @wjpumphrey and @jpumphrey celebrates the brilliant poet Langston Hughes and his LOVE for words.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #Representation #LangstonHughes #PictureBooks
There Was A Party For Langston by @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social and illustrated by @wjpumphrey and @jpumphrey celebrates the brilliant poet Langston Hughes and his LOVE for words.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #Representation #LangstonHughes #PictureBooks
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Picture books are for everyone.
There Was A Party For Langston by @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social and illustrated by @wjpumphrey and @jpumphrey celebrates the brilliant poet Langston Hughes and his LOVE for words.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #Representation #LangstonHughes #PictureBooks
There Was A Party For Langston by @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social and illustrated by @wjpumphrey and @jpumphrey celebrates the brilliant poet Langston Hughes and his LOVE for words.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #Representation #LangstonHughes #PictureBooks
Picture books are for everyone. The Other Side is written by @jacqueline_woodson (Aye! Today is her birthday!) and is illustrated by the artistrator @e.b.lewis. Clover and Annie live across the fence and are not allowed to go to the to the other side.
#ComeTogether #BHM #Friendship #BreakBarriers
#ComeTogether #BHM #Friendship #BreakBarriers
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Picture books are for everyone. The Other Side is written by @jacqueline_woodson (Aye! Today is her birthday!) and is illustrated by the artistrator @e.b.lewis. Clover and Annie live across the fence and are not allowed to go to the to the other side.
#ComeTogether #BHM #Friendship #BreakBarriers
#ComeTogether #BHM #Friendship #BreakBarriers
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Of course I am still going to feature a picture book! Hidden Figures was written by @margotleeshetterly.bsky.social and illustrated by @laurafreemanart
#WomenInScience #BlackWomenInScience #BlackWomenMatter #BHM #STEM
#WomenInScience #BlackWomenInScience #BlackWomenMatter #BHM #STEM
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Of course I am still going to feature a picture book! Hidden Figures was written by @margotleeshetterly.bsky.social and illustrated by @laurafreemanart
#WomenInScience #BlackWomenInScience #BlackWomenMatter #BHM #STEM
#WomenInScience #BlackWomenInScience #BlackWomenMatter #BHM #STEM
Keira and Bianca are best friends at school. Outside of school, they are not allowed to play together.
That Flag is written by the gorgeous @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and illustrated by the artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#BlackAuthorsMatter #BlackIllustratorsMatter #Healing #BlackHistory #BHM
That Flag is written by the gorgeous @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and illustrated by the artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#BlackAuthorsMatter #BlackIllustratorsMatter #Healing #BlackHistory #BHM
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Keira and Bianca are best friends at school. Outside of school, they are not allowed to play together.
That Flag is written by the gorgeous @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and illustrated by the artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#BlackAuthorsMatter #BlackIllustratorsMatter #Healing #BlackHistory #BHM
That Flag is written by the gorgeous @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and illustrated by the artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#BlackAuthorsMatter #BlackIllustratorsMatter #Healing #BlackHistory #BHM
Missing Mama by @armyvet5.bsky.social and illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social is a beautiful picture book about PTSD. Momma comes back from army deployment. Some days she’s sad and can’t bring her “sunlight spotlight smile.”
#BlackAuthorsMatter #MentalHealthMatters #BHM #PTSD #BlackMomsMatter
#BlackAuthorsMatter #MentalHealthMatters #BHM #PTSD #BlackMomsMatter
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Missing Mama by @armyvet5.bsky.social and illustrated by @rahele.bsky.social is a beautiful picture book about PTSD. Momma comes back from army deployment. Some days she’s sad and can’t bring her “sunlight spotlight smile.”
#BlackAuthorsMatter #MentalHealthMatters #BHM #PTSD #BlackMomsMatter
#BlackAuthorsMatter #MentalHealthMatters #BHM #PTSD #BlackMomsMatter
Wait! Did the racists really create their own segregated halftime show? Are they really that bothered by an American citizen who might sing some of his songs in Spanish? What’s next? Separate water fountains? Separate schools? Oh wait, we did that before.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Wait! Did the racists really create their own segregated halftime show? Are they really that bothered by an American citizen who might sing some of his songs in Spanish? What’s next? Separate water fountains? Separate schools? Oh wait, we did that before.
A little more picture book love and love of “the other game.” HOOP QUEENS 2 by @crs2fit features poems about some of our favorite women in basketball. There’s a lot of good ones, and my favorite is CP—a poem about Candace Parker. #Poetry #Basketball #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInSports #Representation
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A little more picture book love and love of “the other game.” HOOP QUEENS 2 by @crs2fit features poems about some of our favorite women in basketball. There’s a lot of good ones, and my favorite is CP—a poem about Candace Parker. #Poetry #Basketball #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInSports #Representation
Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story by @writingtochangethenarrative and @kenda_bell (illustrated by @sawyercloud01) is a sweet book about Dayo who spends the day recognizing the presence of her ancestors.
#RepresentationMatters #BHM #Diaspora #Ancestors #Joy
#RepresentationMatters #BHM #Diaspora #Ancestors #Joy
February 8, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story by @writingtochangethenarrative and @kenda_bell (illustrated by @sawyercloud01) is a sweet book about Dayo who spends the day recognizing the presence of her ancestors.
#RepresentationMatters #BHM #Diaspora #Ancestors #Joy
#RepresentationMatters #BHM #Diaspora #Ancestors #Joy
Picture books are for everyone.
-Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut
-I Am Every Good a Thing
written by @authorderrickdbarnes and illustrated by the oil-painting, gallery-filling, uses-every-color-but-brown, fine-artist @gordoncjamesfineart
#GoodToTheCore
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #RepresentationMatters
-Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut
-I Am Every Good a Thing
written by @authorderrickdbarnes and illustrated by the oil-painting, gallery-filling, uses-every-color-but-brown, fine-artist @gordoncjamesfineart
#GoodToTheCore
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #RepresentationMatters
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Picture books are for everyone.
-Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut
-I Am Every Good a Thing
written by @authorderrickdbarnes and illustrated by the oil-painting, gallery-filling, uses-every-color-but-brown, fine-artist @gordoncjamesfineart
#GoodToTheCore
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #RepresentationMatters
-Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut
-I Am Every Good a Thing
written by @authorderrickdbarnes and illustrated by the oil-painting, gallery-filling, uses-every-color-but-brown, fine-artist @gordoncjamesfineart
#GoodToTheCore
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #RepresentationMatters
Picture books are for everyone. This beauty, written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, tells us about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat. I love it when one of my favorite artist writes and draws about one of my favorite artists. #Basquiat #PictureBooks #IllustratorsMatter #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Picture books are for everyone. This beauty, written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, tells us about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat. I love it when one of my favorite artist writes and draws about one of my favorite artists. #Basquiat #PictureBooks #IllustratorsMatter #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
Picture books are for everyone. Magnolia Flower is an @ibramxk.bsky.social adaptation of a folktale written by @zoranealehurstontrust
Don’t miss the gorgeous illustrations by @loveiswise.bsky.social
#PictureBooksAreForEveryone #MagnoliaFlower #BHM #RepresentationMatters
Don’t miss the gorgeous illustrations by @loveiswise.bsky.social
#PictureBooksAreForEveryone #MagnoliaFlower #BHM #RepresentationMatters
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Picture books are for everyone. Magnolia Flower is an @ibramxk.bsky.social adaptation of a folktale written by @zoranealehurstontrust
Don’t miss the gorgeous illustrations by @loveiswise.bsky.social
#PictureBooksAreForEveryone #MagnoliaFlower #BHM #RepresentationMatters
Don’t miss the gorgeous illustrations by @loveiswise.bsky.social
#PictureBooksAreForEveryone #MagnoliaFlower #BHM #RepresentationMatters
Picture books are for everyone. This month, I will try to feature some of my favorites each day. #PictureBooksAreForEveryone #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #AbolitionIsLove
@syrusmarcusware.bsky.social and Alanna Fricker
@syrusmarcusware.bsky.social and Alanna Fricker
February 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Picture books are for everyone. This month, I will try to feature some of my favorites each day. #PictureBooksAreForEveryone #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #AbolitionIsLove
@syrusmarcusware.bsky.social and Alanna Fricker
@syrusmarcusware.bsky.social and Alanna Fricker
This is the beautiful face of sweet Sonya. The thug who murdered her was sentenced to 20 years. All of my social media feeds are filled with his face, and I don’t want to see it. In an effort to make the world a more beautiful place, I’m posting the beautiful face of Sonya.
#SayHerName #SonyaMassey
#SayHerName #SonyaMassey
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM
This is the beautiful face of sweet Sonya. The thug who murdered her was sentenced to 20 years. All of my social media feeds are filled with his face, and I don’t want to see it. In an effort to make the world a more beautiful place, I’m posting the beautiful face of Sonya.
#SayHerName #SonyaMassey
#SayHerName #SonyaMassey
Listening (and taking notes) as Dr. @cmkoudelka.bsky.social presents on the bridge between humanity and AI. @midstatereading @ilreadcouncil
January 21, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Listening (and taking notes) as Dr. @cmkoudelka.bsky.social presents on the bridge between humanity and AI. @midstatereading @ilreadcouncil
Making vision boards for 2026.
Big hopes!
Big dreams!
Big plans!
Big hopes!
Big dreams!
Big plans!
December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Making vision boards for 2026.
Big hopes!
Big dreams!
Big plans!
Big hopes!
Big dreams!
Big plans!
I’m usually more of a sunset girl, but I’m waking up to the idea of a great sunrise.
#WakingUp #AllThingsNew #NewActions #Transformation #Praxis
#WakingUp #AllThingsNew #NewActions #Transformation #Praxis
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’m usually more of a sunset girl, but I’m waking up to the idea of a great sunrise.
#WakingUp #AllThingsNew #NewActions #Transformation #Praxis
#WakingUp #AllThingsNew #NewActions #Transformation #Praxis
Reposted by Julie Hoffman, EdD
2025 Gratitude List Neuroplasticity—Healing is possible! It’s really hard work to transform our minds, create new patterns, and heal from wounds that wired our nervous system decades ago. It’s really hard, but it is possible. I know. I’m doing it. Just so you know, healing and thriving is awesome.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
2025 Gratitude List Neuroplasticity—Healing is possible! It’s really hard work to transform our minds, create new patterns, and heal from wounds that wired our nervous system decades ago. It’s really hard, but it is possible. I know. I’m doing it. Just so you know, healing and thriving is awesome.
Two presentations, a suitcase full of books, countless hugs, and a fulfilled mind and heart. NCTE in Denver has been just what I needed! #NCTE25 #DreamBoldly
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Two presentations, a suitcase full of books, countless hugs, and a fulfilled mind and heart. NCTE in Denver has been just what I needed! #NCTE25 #DreamBoldly
A little central Illinois #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A little central Illinois #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
In Springfield, Illinois, my social media feeds are filled with updates on the trial related to the murder of Sonya Massey. Rather than continuing to look at the face of the murderer, I decided to post Sonya’s beautiful face. #SayHerName #SonyaMassey #JusticeForSonya
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October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In Springfield, Illinois, my social media feeds are filled with updates on the trial related to the murder of Sonya Massey. Rather than continuing to look at the face of the murderer, I decided to post Sonya’s beautiful face. #SayHerName #SonyaMassey #JusticeForSonya
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October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
