derrickbarnes.com By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 30, 2023
Award-winning children’s book author Derrick Barnes was scheduled to visit three schools in Alabama during Black History Month. But just before Barnes’ planned appearances in February, the invitation to Hoover and Alabaster City Schools was abruptly canceled.
Initially, the school district cited a “recent change” and claimed Barnes had failed to provide the information required to offer a contract. However, The New York Times best-selling
