Saban Books LLC also known as Moon Reading Group is a company that inspires through literacy. I'm Kinshasa Yasin Moon-Smith an author and Literacy Advocate. We are a Black-American owned literacy organization. My family are Freedman, Descendants of American Chattel Slavery. Slaves were not allowed to learn how to read or write in the United States. Freed slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write or teach other slaves. If you were caught you were punished by fines and whippings. Some states denied American Freedman and their Descendants from working in reading and writing jobs (via an 1833 employment law). Teaching reading in America punishable by fines. This is history and you must understand the history to understand the present. I continue to hear stories about how the American Black Community has the lowest reading scores, we are the dummest in America. That is simply not true. What is true we were the most harmed and hindered from learning how to read and write and that is not being communicated. We are prospering in reading, look at how far we have come and still have a way to go. We are not giving up on our children, their future and the love of literacy. As we continue to make strides in literacy, we have to address the history of literacy and the negative impact it still has on my community. Let's talk about DNA storage and the human body. The amount of data that can be stored in a cell of DNA is quite remarkable. According to a study, one gram of DNA can store approximately 215 petabytes of data.

My DNA was harmed. Studies show DNA holds your history and all your past traumas. I'm here to uplift reading in a fun and informative way. Putting a lens on the history of literacy as a starting point and approach to teaching literacy to the very people that were harmed by literacy the American Descendants of Chattel Slavery. Our inspiration for literacy will touch all children regardless of lineage. Our focus is on closing literacy gaps. We aim to make reading fun! We also highlight financial literacy, hosting children's business fairs to promote young entrepreneurship. We're proudly located in Detroit. If you wish to learn more about our style, and inspirations, or if you have any questions about our work. Please send us a message.