- review by MICHELLE ALEXANDER

During this painful time Here are some books to hopefully bring joy to your spirit no matter what age you are. Some of these books you should find as read alouds on youtube---or there is always the library! ;)

For all ages -->

White supremacy is a system of structural and societal racism which privileges white people over everyone else, regardless of the presence or absence of racial hatred. White racial advantages occur at both a collective and an individual level.

Image Source: Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (2005). Adapted: Ellen Tuzzolo (2016); Mary Julia Cooksey Cordero (@jewelspewels) (2019); The Conscious Kid (2020).

and his name is #GeorgeFloyd.

#JusticeForFloyd #ICantBreathe — at Nikkolas Design.

Never to forget, or allow

Our sisters’ lives to be erased;

Their presence cannot be replaced.

This senseless slaughter must stop now.

Award-winning author Zetta Elliott
https://www.zettaelliott.com/book/say-her-name/

A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. As she grows, she lives through everyday moments of joy, love, and sadness. And when she gets a little older, she joins together with her family and her community in a protest march, where they lift their hands up together in resistance and strength.

Race Forward is home to the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), a national network of local government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. Race Forward publishes the daily news site Colorlines and presents Facing Race, the country’s largest multiracial conference on racial justice.

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Please amplify author Jason Reynolds in your networks. Did you know that if you’re white, statistics show that your network is more than 91% white? When you amplify the voices of people of color to your friends and followers, you are desegregating the conversation. You should also read his book STAMPED to educate yourself and cleanse your lens. #ShowUp