Parker Shines on: Another Extraordinary MomentParker Curry loves being a big sister. She gets to play dress up with her little sister, Ava, and piano with her baby brother, Cash. And Parker loves to dance, twirling and leaping and spinning in joy. But when a dancer joins her class and needs her help, Parker wonders if she has what it takes to be not only a real dancer, but a real friend.

and every morning

it's only Tavia and Effie's unbreakable sisterhood that proves to be the strongest magic of all

Blade's interactions with his father

The separate neighborhoods that grew out of segregation meant that Black businesses sprang up to serve those who could not frequent White establishments

Baldwin emerged with a sense of renewed purpose about the necessity of pushing forward in the face of disillusionment and despair

Cook with a gas stove

Shirley Chisholm laid the groundwork for those who would come after her

But what if Tameika is wrong

Bessie Coleman

each essay in the collection is followed by a reader's guide that offers further provocations on the subject

Dear Dope Black Girl

The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents