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The new Brownies' book : a love letter to black families / by Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023]Description: 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781797216829
  • 1797216821
Uniform titles:
  • Brownies' book.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.896/073 23/eng/20230331
LOC classification:
  • E185.86 .N485 2023
Partial contents:
The children of the sun / by Marcus Anthony Hunter -- Time capsules / by Laurence Ralph -- A love letter for you / by Halima Taha -- In a Mexican city / by Langston Hughes -- Dear Fisk / by Mekhi Yant -- Anansi the spider : character study / by Demetri Burke -- A leap of faith / by Alicia Edwards.
Summary: "In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies' Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun-the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois's mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer reimagine the groundbreaking publication with The New Brownies Book, gathering the work of more than 60 contemporary Black artists and writers, including Ntozake Shange, Frank X. Walker, Danny Simmons, and Alice Faye Duncan. Created by and for Black families today, this anthology is filled with inspiring essays, poems, photographs, paintings, and short stories reflecting on the joy and depth of the Black experience. Delivering delight to adults and children alike, this powerful celebration of twenty-first century Black culture fulfills the promise of its source material by reminding readers of all ages that Black is brilliant, beautiful, and bold"--
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Sonoma Academy Library 305.896 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 04/18/2024 188677
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The children of the sun / by Marcus Anthony Hunter -- Time capsules / by Laurence Ralph -- A love letter for you / by Halima Taha -- In a Mexican city / by Langston Hughes -- Dear Fisk / by Mekhi Yant -- Anansi the spider : character study / by Demetri Burke -- A leap of faith / by Alicia Edwards.

"In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies' Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun-the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois's mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer reimagine the groundbreaking publication with The New Brownies Book, gathering the work of more than 60 contemporary Black artists and writers, including Ntozake Shange, Frank X. Walker, Danny Simmons, and Alice Faye Duncan. Created by and for Black families today, this anthology is filled with inspiring essays, poems, photographs, paintings, and short stories reflecting on the joy and depth of the Black experience. Delivering delight to adults and children alike, this powerful celebration of twenty-first century Black culture fulfills the promise of its source material by reminding readers of all ages that Black is brilliant, beautiful, and bold"--

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