Black lives matter, and this book affirms that message repeatedly, tenderly, with cumulative power and pride. It honors Black culture and achievements in sports, music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, social justice. The message is joyful, undeniable. The book's narrative, which encourages kids to aspire and dream, is followed by 116 biographical sketches of Frederick Douglass, Toni Morrison, Sojourner Truth, John Lewis,...

Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement.

When a Black teenager named Trayvon Martin was senselessly killed in 2012, the African American community called for his murderer to be held accountable. But like many other racially sparked incidents in the past, his killer walked free. People looked for justice and healing in the moment. They turned to social media and a simple yet powerful hashtag emerged, #BlackLivesMatter. The message grew into an international movement and has now become the...

This is the story of how the movement that started with a hashtag--#BlackLivesMatter--spread across the nation and then across the world and the journey that led one of its co-founders, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, to this moment. Patrisse Khan-Cullors grew up in an over-policed United States where incarceration of Black people runs rampant. Surrounded by police brutality, she gathered the tools and lessons that would lead her on to found one of the most...

Discusses the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement, its historical context, attacks on Trayvon Martin and other African Americans, the protests, and latter developments.

This graphic biography traces Colin Kaepernick's road from young sports standout to athlete and activist. As Kaepernick protested violence against African Americans, he lost his career in football but gained a voice heard worldwide --