Alicia Williams

"There are ninety-six things Genesis hates about herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list. Like #95: Because her skin is so dark, people call her charcoal and eggplant--even her own family. And #61: Because her family is always being put out of their house, belongings laid out on the sidewalk for the world to see. When your dad is a gambling addict and loses the rent money every month, eviction is a regular occurrence. What's not...

Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun", because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been...

"A medida que un niño pequeño se convierte en un niño más grande, listo para conquistar el mundo, primero debe tener esa conversación tan difícil y demasiado familiar para tantos estadounidenses negros sobre cómo vivir en un mundo donde el racismo está listo para conquistarte A TI... Jay es el Sr. Energía. Está lleno de vida y espíritu y sólo quiere pasar tiempo con sus amigos. Piensa que los besos y los pellizcos en la mejilla de la abuela...