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Selected Poems
Selected Poems

Selected Poems is the classic volume by the distinguished and celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. This compelling collection showcases Brooks's technical mastery, her warm humanity, and her compassionate and illuminating response to a complex world. This edition also includes a special PS section with insights, interviews, and more—including a short piece by Nikki Giovanni entitled "Remembering Gwen."

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdConsciousness, Self Love, Love & Relationships, Social Justice, Race
Zami A New Spelling of My Name
Zami A New Spelling of My Name

A writer, activist, and mother of two, Audre Lorde grew up in 1930s Harlem. She earned a master’s degree in library science from Columbia University, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for poetry, and was New York State’s Poet Laureate from 1991 to 1993. She is the author of twelve books, including ZAMI and THE BLACK UNICORN. Lorde died of cancer at the age of fifty-eight in 1992.

Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . . . Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization. It keeps unfolding page after page.

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdConsciousness, Self Love, Love & Relationships, Social Justice, Race
Reproductive Justice (An Introduction) by Loretta Ross
Reproductive Justice (An Introduction) by Loretta Ross

Reproductive Justice is a first-of-its-kind primer that provides a comprehensive yet succinct description of the field. Written by two legendary scholar-activists, Reproductive Justice introduces students to an intersectional analysis of race, class, and gender politics.

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues.

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Consciousness, Health, HistoryThe Sex EdHealth, Consciousness, History, Social Justice, Race, Reproductive Health, Feminism
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts

Killing the Black Body exposed America’s systemic abuse of Black women’s bodies. From slave masters’ economic stake in bonded women’s fertility to government programs that coerced thousands of poor Black women into being sterilized as late as the 1970s, these abuses pointed to the degradation of Black motherhood—and the exclusion of Black women’s reproductive needs in mainstream feminist and civil rights agendas.

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A for Activist by Innostanto Nagara
A for Activist by Innostanto Nagara

A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for.

Ages: 3-5

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Consciousness, Kids, HistoryThe Sex EdConsciousness, Social Justice, Feminism, History, Race, Kids, Sex, Health, Parenting
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez

In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children’s literature’s top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg’s quest to correct history. Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro–Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’s life’s passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages.

Ages: 9-12

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Consciousness, Kids, HistoryThe Sex EdRace, Social Justice, History, Kids, Consciousness
The Proudest Blue: A Story of a Hijab and Family by Ibithaj Muhammad and S.K Ali
The Proudest Blue: A Story of a Hijab and Family by Ibithaj Muhammad and S.K Ali

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school—and two sisters on one's first day of hijab—by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. Paired with Hatem Aly's beautiful, whimsical art, Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad and Morris Award finalist S.K. Ali brings readers an uplifting, universal story of new experiences, the unbreakable bond between siblings, and of being proud of who you are.

Ages: 4-8

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Kids, ConsciousnessThe Sex EdSpirituality & Religion, Self Love, Social Justice, Race, Feminism, Kids, Consciousness, Parenting
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by Rafael López
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Illustrated by Rafael López

A heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. Jacqueline Woodson’s lyrical text and Rafael López’s dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.

Ages: 4-8

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Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh

Almost 10 years before Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. Mendez, an American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, was denied enrollment to a “whites only” school. Her parents took action by organizing the Latinx community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.

Ages: 6-9

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History, Sex, KidsThe Sex EdRace, Social Justice, History, Sex, Kids
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within. Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything. In this stunning debut picture book, actress Lupita Nyong’o creates a whimsical and heartwarming story to inspire children to see their own unique beauty.

Ages: 4-8

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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing Black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.

Ages: 8-11

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Consciousness, History, KidsThe Sex EdConsciousness, Feminism, Race, Social Justice, History, Kids, Parenting
We Are Grateful, Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
We Are Grateful, Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah.

Ages: 3-7

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Kids, ConsciousnessThe Sex EdConsciousness, Social Justice, Race, Self Love, Meditation, Kids
50 Real Heroes for Boys By Christy Monson
50 Real Heroes for Boys By Christy Monson

50 Real Heroes for Boys teaches young boys everywhere that being a man only requires being yourself―but your best self. Bright, colorful portraits by over a dozen international artists accompany true stories of men who knew that character―things like integrity, kindness, empathy, courage, respect for women, and more―mixed with their own unique gifts―art, athletics, creativity, dance, music, curiosity, and more―could make the world a better place.

Ages: 7-10

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Consciousness, KidsThe Sex EdFeminism, History, Social Justice, Consent, Race, Self Love, Kids, Consciousness, Parenting
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison

An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince. The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents, but each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.

Ages: 8-12

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History, KidsThe Sex EdFeminism, Social Justice, Consent, Masculinity, Race, Self Love, History, Kids
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

A Curious History of Sex covers topics ranging from twentieth-century testicle thefts to Victorian doctors massaging the pelvises of their female patients, from smutty bread innuendos dating back to AD 79, to the new and controversial sex doll brothels. Podcast guest Kate Lister deftly debunks myths and stereotypes and gives unusual sexual practices a historical framework, as she provides valuable context for issues facing people today.

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