They Never Told Us that Black is Beautiful are leaving Brooklyn for the

are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia—in the COUNTRY

portrayed by the media as more menace than MC

King to find out

and Fern's story continues in P

tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse

They Never Told Us that Black is Beautiful are leaving Brooklyn for theThis book is for black youth, all shapes, all shades. You are visible. You are heard. You are valuable. You are beautiful. The goal of this book is to instill a sense of confidence and an unapologetic appreciation of blackness and black beauty into our youth, that will be passed down to future generations. Click here to view the interview with author Danielle Gaitor.