You So BlackBased on Theresa Wilson's (a. k. a. Theresa tha S. O. N. G. B. I. R. D.'s) beautiful, viral spoken word poem of the same name, You So Black is a picture book celebration of the richness, the nuance, and the joy of Blackness. Black is everywhere, and in everything, and in everyone in the night sky and the fertile soil below. It's in familial connections and invention, in hands lifted in praise and voices lifted in protest, and in hearts wide open and

gender and the definitions of community and family are at the center of this inventive and urgent fable of survival

and asexual Joy is secretly in love with her best friend Malcolm

and to do lists

But these notions of Blackness have long been distorted by American racism

and supports for educators that can be utilized in school settings

hoping the old ways will straighten her out

Smith's debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be

Features include a table of contents

arguing for reparations with transformation for all children at its core"

captivating illustrations will inspire children to love themselves exactly as they are

It consists of two letters

Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger