![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the NCSS/CBCA New York Public Library Best Book of 2020. Stunningly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree and Coretta Scott King Award winner Ekua Holmes, Black Is a Rainbow Color is a sweeping celebration told through debut author Angela Joy’s rhythmically captivating and unforgettable words.Īn ALSC Notable Children's Book 2021. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped change the world and a community that continues to grow and thrive. And there’s no BLACK in rainbows.įrom the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. Yellow, orange, violet, indigo, They are rainbow colors, too, but my color is black. ![]() Publisher's Synopsis: A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on. Published by Roaring Brook Press on January 14, 2020 Black is the faith in a freedom not seen” are accompanied by beautiful stained glass mosaics of Mamie Till-Mobley, Ella Baker, Marian Wright Edelman, and Fannie Lou Hamer. Ekua Holmes’ gorgeous illustrations add rich layers to the text for example, the lines “Black are the stones bearing witness to prayer. ![]()
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