Celebrating Black Creators | Geneva Public Library District

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"A young girl lifts her hands up in a series of everyday moments before finally raising her hands in resistance at a protest march"--

2) Black boy joy

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Thorndike Press large print middle reader

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Book, Large Print

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From seventeen acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

3) Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

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Mbalia, Kwame (EDT)

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THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FIVE STARRED REVIEWS
Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.
★ "Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." —Booklist, starred review
Black boy joy is…

Picking out a fresh...

4) Uncomfortable conversations with a Black man

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Acho, Emmanuel

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, Large Print, Pre-loaded Audio

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"In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask--yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and 'reverse racism.' In his own words, he...

5) Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy

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Acho, Emmanuel

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"Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black history and black culture. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives...

6) Uncensored: my life and uncomfortable conversations at the intersection of black and white America

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Wood, Zachary R

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"As the president of the student group Uncomfortable Learning at Williams College, Zachary Wood knows all about intellectual controversy. From John Derbyshire to Charles Murray, there's no one Zach refuses to debate or engage with simply because he disagrees with their beliefs--sometimes vehemently so--and this controversial view has given him a unique platform on college campuses and in the media. But Zach has never shared the details of his own...

7) The talk: conversations about race, love & truth

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"Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem"--

8) The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth

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Hudson, Wade (EDT)

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators invite you into their homes to witness the conversations they have with their children about race in America today in this powerful call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racists and advocates for change.As long as racist ideas persist, families will continue to have the difficult and necessary conversations with their young ones on the subject. In this inspiring collection,...

9) Sit-in: how four friends stood up by sitting down

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Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Series

Children's Braille Book Club

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Book, Audiobook CD, Braille, eAudiobook

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"This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement."--Amazon.com.

10) Little leaders: bold women in black history

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Harrison, Vashti

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Little leaders (Vashti Harrison)

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Based on her popular Instagram posts, debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison shares the stories of 40 bold African American women who shaped history.

11) Little legends: exceptional men in black history

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Harrison, Vashti

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Little leaders (Vashti Harrison)

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Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin.

12) This is your time

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Bridges, Ruby

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Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is both a recounting of Ruby's experience as a child who had no choice but to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen as one of the first black students to integrate New Orleans' all-white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change. Ruby's honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace,...

13) From the desk of Zoe Washington

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Marks, Janae

Series

Zoe Washington stories volume 1

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"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--

14) I am every good thing

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Barnes, Derrick

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Book, eAudiobook, Vox Book

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Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.

15) I Am Every Good Thing

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Barnes, Derrick D

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An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion!I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader.The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart,...

16) All because you matter

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Charles, Tami

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A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.

17) All Because You Matter: Digital Read Along

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Charles, Tami

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A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier.

Discover this poignant, timely, and emotionally stirring picture book, an ode to black and brown children everywhere that is full of hope, assurance, and love. Tami Charles

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18) Looking like me

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Myers, Walter Dean

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Wonderbook

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Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.

19) Brown girl dreaming

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Woodson, Jacqueline

Series

Thorndike Press large print literacy bridge

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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's...

20) Brown Girl Dreaming

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Jacqueline Woodson

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Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Â Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...