East Baton Rouge Parish School System: EBR Celebrates National Author's Day

Press release from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System:

Nov. 10 2021

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System celebrated National Author’s Day throughout the parish. Local authors stopped by several schools on Nov. 1 to read excerpts from their published books and to highlight literacy.

Next, author Carla Ombre read her book of poems to ninth graders at McKinley Senior High School. Ombre read poems from “Echoes of My Soul” that spotlighted the struggles of African American atudents and parents today. She led a group discussion on mental health awareness in the classroom and also gifted the class with a copy of her book.

This press release was produced by the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. The views expressed here are the author’s own.