For Parents

WEE Nation Radio believes in the power of children’s entertainment as an important and necessary tool in arts and early learning education for parents, teachers, and caregivers.

See below for articles and resources geared towards educating and empowering the kids as well as the entire family! Everything from arts education, music for children, world music for the classroom, things to do for kids, and much more.

Jul 29, 2020

The Tale of Osebo's Djembe Drum by Robbi Kumalo

On Uncle Devin's WEE Nation Radio show on WPFW 89.3 FM we featured musician and storyteller, Robbi Kumalo's "The Tale of Osebo's Djembe Drum" or "The Day the Turtle Got It's Shell" in a 3-part series from July 15 - July 29, 2020. In the wonderful African tradition of storytelling, Robbi takes the audience on a theatrical, musical journey about a tiny turtle, Akiki-Y'Kia, who uses kindness and strategic thinking to achieve goals. To hear the entire uninterrupted story from her

Jul 27, 2020

Children's Artists Cancel Shows in Solidarity with Black Workers of the Free Library of Philadelphia

photo courtesy of The Free Library of Philadelphia Updated July 27, 2020: Julie Be of Of Ants On a Log shared this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer that the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP) director Siobhan Reardon resigned amid complaints of workplace racial discrimination. Hopefully, this marks a new beginning for the Concerned Black Workers of FLP. Our work does not end here, see the original blog post below for ways that you can still help by reaching out to the l