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  • Published: 12 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593381595
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $38.00

Recognize!

An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life




In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

In the stunning follow-up to The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth, award-winning Black authors and artists come together to create a moving anthology collection celebrating Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life.

"A multifaceted, sometimes disheartening, yet consistently enriching primer on the unyielding necessity of those three words: Black Lives Matter." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
 
BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED.
 
Prominent Black creators lend their voice, their insight, and their talent to an inspiring anthology that celebrates Black culture and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages, find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.
 
BLACK LIVES WILL ALWAYS MATTER.

  • Published: 12 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593381595
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $38.00

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Praise for Recognize!

Praise for Recognize:
An empowering, powerful compendium that asserts how “Black lives matter./ Black lives have always mattered.” -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

 
"Equal parts inspirational and gut-wrenching, this collection has a range of audiences and purposes. It can be used in class discussions, for pleasure reading, or as rallying cry for change.” –School Library Journal, Starred Review

Praise for The Talk:
Named by Essence as one of "Five must-reads to help [children] navigate the racial pandemic and empower them to love their full selves."
"This star-studded collection of #ownvoices authors calls readers in for necessary reminders in service of everyday actions that we must pursue to cultivate real change."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Though readers of color may find a number of these entries far too familiar, there is striking versatility in the approaches, cultures, and experiences of the authors that will compel readers of all backgrounds to continue forward." -Booklist, Starred Review
"Validating for readers already familiar with these kinds of talks and importantly enlightening for those to whom the ideas of such restrictions are new."-The Bulletin, Starred Review
"A well-conceived anthology that provides much-needed enlightenment and opportunity for both reflection and discussion." -The Horn Book