Sulwe

Sulwe

Celebrating Women’s History Month, Sulwe is a visual affirmation for girls of all colors to embrace their beauty from the inside and out; the night’s afterglow is just as beautiful as the day’s luminance. Sulwe, you are a star! Kenyan Mexican actress...
Exquisite: The Poetry Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

Exquisite: The Poetry Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

Poet Gwendolyn Brooks once said, “Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead.” As the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize (1950), Brooks’ life story is an inspirational tale of defiance and self-reliance on solidarity through her...
El Día en Que Descubres Quien Eres

El Día en Que Descubres Quien Eres

Hay veces que es difícil llegar a un lugar nuevo, pero siempre se pueden encontrar personas que nos quieran si es que damos el primer paso y compartimos nuestras historias. El Día en Que Descubres Quien Eres, escrito por Jacqueline Woodson, ilustrado por Rafael Lopez...
A Good Kind of Trouble

A Good Kind of Trouble

Sometimes it takes the acceptance of trouble to ignite action. Change can be difficult, but for junior high student Shayla, change is necessary for her to accept her cultural identity. Black Bay Area author Lisa Moore Ramèe’s chapter book, A Good Kind of...