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Join Our Spoiler-Welcome Discussion of T. Kingfisher’s Books  

Listening, Feeling, and Acting like an superhero

I Am an Antiracist Superhero: With Activities to Help You Be One Too! by Jennifer Nicole Bacon

May 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Jennifer Nicole Bacon’s book, I Am an Antiracist Superhero: With Activities to Help You Be One Too! is exactly what you expect of a modern day, antiracist picture book. It is a bit dated as it talks about the protests surrounding George Floyd, but the rest is anytime information. The information included is less about being racist or antiracist, but how you can be a good person or a superhero.  It is about speaking up when you see someone is being picked on or something […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: antiracist, James Baldwin, Jennifer Nicole Bacon, Leticia Moreno, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Social Themes, Wynta-Amor Rogers.

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:377 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: antiracist, James Baldwin, Jennifer Nicole Bacon, Leticia Moreno, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Social Themes, Wynta-Amor Rogers. ·
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Lady Rosa

Rosa Parks (NBM Comics Biographies) by Matteo Mancini

September 9, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This biographical graphic novel, Rosa Parks (NBM Comics Biographies), starts as a cab driver talks to his passenger about the meaning behind the struggles the black community still faces. But of course, the young man does not realize the past that allowed him to be where he is. And the driver continues to tell the life story of not only Rosa Parks, but the people and events that allowed the path to begin. We follow the memories of the driver as a child as he […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Mariapaola Pesce, Matteo Mancini, Rosa Parks, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:476 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Mariapaola Pesce, Matteo Mancini, Rosa Parks, Social Themes ·
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You’ve heard of some, but come for the ones that kicked a$$ a little more quietly

Stand Up! 10 Might Women Who Made a Change by Brittney Cooper

February 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Stand Up! 10 Might Women Who Made a Change is the latest book in a slightly crowded genre of women of color making their mark in American history. With that said, it is a welcomed edition as it has a few people you have probably not heard of, making it fresh in many ways. Brittney Cooper introduces us to women who have inspired them, and others in these pages. The biographical information is presented as a story, making it easy to follow along. This book […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Black History, brittney cooper, Claudette Colvin, Lelia Foley, Prathia Hall, Rosa Parks, Social Themes, United States - African American & Black, US History, various women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:70 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Black History, brittney cooper, Claudette Colvin, Lelia Foley, Prathia Hall, Rosa Parks, Social Themes, United States - African American & Black, US History, various women ·
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