Black Girl You Are Atlas B. B. Alston Some can’t understand why she

Some can’t understand why she doesn’t know where she comes from

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inspired generations of other dreamers

From award-winning Palestinian author Ibtisam Barakat comes a touching account of coming of age against a backdrop of political turmoil in the Middle East

long dragon parade to help bring in the Lunar New Year

Black Girl You Are Atlas B. B. Alston Some can’t understand why sheA thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award winning author and poet Rene Watson. In this semi autobiographical collection of poems, Rene Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls