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She said No

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Right Movement by Angela Joy

June 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Right Movement could actually be argued as just how Mamie Till-Mobley started the movement. I say that knowing what happened to Emmett Till, but I say that also because one mother stood up and said, “No. The land that killed my son does not get to keep him. No. They cannot tell me I cannot open this casket. No. They will not silence me.” And she did this at great risk to herself. But […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 1955, Angela Joy, civil rights, Emmett Till, Janelle Washington, Mamie Till-Mobley, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:311 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 1955, Angela Joy, civil rights, Emmett Till, Janelle Washington, Mamie Till-Mobley, Social Themes ·
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Colors in rainbows

Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

February 6, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Black Is a Rainbow Color has several levels. It would be good for black history month and a book that will get people talking in general. Angela Joy realizes (as mentioned in their afterwards) that “being black” is not just skin color, but it is a culture, too. This book is aimed to educate not only her own children, but the community as well. The narrator speaks about how black is not like the other colors of the rainbow but has its own rainbow of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Angela Joy, Ekua Holmes, Social Themes, Stories in rhyme, United States - African-American, Values & Virtues

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:66 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Angela Joy, Ekua Holmes, Social Themes, Stories in rhyme, United States - African-American, Values & Virtues ·
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