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• Assata

  An Autobiography

  Shakur, Assata

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  The life story of African-American revolutionary Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard

• A Month of Sundays

  a Journey Through Black Southern Christianity

  Ahanu, Dasan

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  "There are 31 poems, a poem for each day of the month. Each one has been crafter to be a mirror, a spotlight, a challenge, an affirmation, or an embrace. It is an experiment in creating space within the doctrine for a breadth of Black experiences."…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Little Bump in the Earth

  Daye, Tyree,

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  "Tyree Daye’s a little bump in the earth is an act of invention and remembrance. Through sprawling poems, the town of Youngsville, North Carolina, where Daye’s family has lived for the last 200 years, is reclaimed as the “Ritual House.” Here, “every…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rifqa

  El-Kurd, Mohammed,

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  "Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa-she was older than Israel itself and an icon of Palestinian resilience. With razor-sharp wit and glistening…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• [...]

  Joudah, Fady, 1971-

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  "From one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers, an urgent and essential collection of poems illuminating the visionary presence of Palestinians."

• Magical Negro

  Poems

  Parker, Morgan,

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  "As witnessed in this third collection, blackness cannot be confined to a simple definition. Parker writes of the black experience not as an antidote or opposite to whiteness, but a culture and community where irreplicable nuances are created in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Above Ground

  Poems

  Smith, Clint, 1988-

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  "Clint Smith's vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world. There are poems that interrogate the ways our lives are shaped by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knucklehead

  Poems

  Keith, Tony, Jr.,

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  "While society often assigns the label 'knucklehead' to kids with attitude problems, this . . . poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Twenty-four Seconds From Now

  a Love Story

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  In a series of moments spanning two years, seventeen-year-old Neon navigates the progression of his relationship with Aria, culminating in a case of the jitters as the two intend to take the next big step in their relationship.

• Spill

  Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity

  Gumbs, Alexis Pauline, 1982-

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  Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of scenes depicting fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism.

• The Kindest Red

  a Story of Hijab and Friendship

  Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

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  Sisters Faizah and Asiyah learn how to spread kindness on school picture day.

• Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Town of Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill Public Library

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  Celebrate National Poetry Month at the library with the help of Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture and the Town of Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Dr. Donovan Livingston! This April is full of opportunities to engage with poetry: events for all ages, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation