Briana Mukodiri Uchendu

Picture books! Picture books! Take a look!

Night Flight by David Barclay Moore and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu

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January 30, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Picture books! Picture books! Here give ‘em a look. Night Flight by David Barclay Moore and illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (due late September/early October 2025) Why talk about a book so far out? Because it is something that will be worth the wait. It is a lovely illustrated bedtime story that is sweet, inclusive and modern. The use of a prehistoric animal we do not usually get is a nice touch as well. We have a same sex couple of dads, and the family […]

Slip the bonds of earth

We Could Fly by Rhiannon Giddens

July 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When a young girl sees a young bird, she starts to get a strange feeling. And though she thinks she cannot fly, her mother tells her there is a way. As this young girl is like her Granny Liza, who would not stay rooted to the ground and would “slip the bonds of earth” and continue the journey of their ancestors. Poetic prose accompanies a two part story in We Could Fly by Rhiannon Giddens. The first is the surface story of literally flying from […]

The Talk we all need

The Talk by Alicia D. Williams

July 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr14bingo Elephant Level 2 & 3 Unfortunately, there is a large elephant in The Talk. One that is so large that we never actually hear what it is, but is as plain as the trunk on its face. It is The Talk black families will give to their sons when they start reaching certain milestones. The milestones that make other people look at them, but not in a positive way. And I am sadly sure that Alicia D. Williams and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu have given […]

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