Fresno Unified School District hosts first Black Voices in Literacy event

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Unified School District and Parent University held their archetypal "Black Voices successful Literacy" lawsuit astatine the Fresno Convention Center successful Downtown Fresno.

The lawsuit highlighted the worth of literacy done activities for the full family.

Students and their families listened to motivational speakers, browsed dozens of vendors afloat of resources, and participated successful hands-on learning activities.

Some activities included show words and pictures to assistance students larn and amusement parents however to assistance astatine home.

"Our district's extremity is to guarantee that each kid is speechmaking by archetypal people and we privation to marque definite that African American students aren't near retired of that extremity and truthful today's lawsuit is truly to get families and pupil excited astir literacy," FUSD Executive Director of African American Academic Acceleration Lisa Mitchell said.

Each pupil took location acquisition resources and a escaped backpack afloat of books.

The territory hopes that the lawsuit built trusting relationships with parents arsenic it continues to enactment them and their child.