Recognize! : an anthology honoring and amplifying Black life
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Recognize! : an anthology honoring and amplifying Black life
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Miracle child.
Coloring outside the lines.
James Baldwin's great debate.
Black lives have always mattered.
Famous blerds in history.
Hank Aaron passes on the legacy.
Storms and sunshine of my life.
At our kitchen table.
Isn't it obvious?
Slave mother.
Joy lives in you.
Witness.
You are...
Excerpt from what to the slave is the Fourth of July?
Black boy reading.
Self-reflection.
Black butterfly.
Letter from Daisy Bates to Roy Wilkins: the treatment of the Little Rock Nine.
Darnella Frazier: eyewitness.
How to be an activist.
My hero is a black cowboy.
Drumbeat, ring shout, roll call, cypher.
Interview with DeRay Mckesson.
Mary McLeod Bethune's "last will and testament".
Claiming my space.
Freedom in the music.
Back to myself.
Recognize!
Devil in the flowers.
Your breath is a song.
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Summary:
Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future. -- Amazon.com.
Audience:
Ages 10+. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Miracle child / Coloring outside the lines / James Baldwin's great debate / Black lives have always mattered / Famous blerds in history / Hank Aaron Passes on the legacy / The storms and sunshine of my life / At our kitchen table / Isn't it obvious? / The slave mother / Joy lives in you / Witness / You are . . . / Excerpt from What to the slave is the Fourth of July? / Black boy reading / Self-reflection / Black butterfly / Letter from Daisy Bates to Roy Wilkins: the treatment of the Little Rock Nine -- Darnella Frazier, eyewitness / How to be an activist / My hero is a Black cowboy / Drumbeat, ring shout, roll call, cypher / An interview with DeRay Mckesson -- Mary McLeod Bethune's "last will and testament" / Claiming my space / Freedom in the music / Back to myself / Recognize! / The devil in the flowers / Your breath is a song
Physical Description:
xvii, 186 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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Publisher:
Crown Books for Young Readers,
Publication Date:
2021
ISBN:
9780593381595
9780593381601
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021]
©2021
Call Number:
J 813 HUDSON