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Coming of Age as a Black Teen in America

Coming of Age as a Black Teen in America

Update: 2023-08-243
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The stakes are high when you’re a Black teenager in America – they can be life or death. Both books featured on this episode of Velshi Banned Book Club couple pulled-from-the-headlines urgency with the emotional depth of good fiction. “All American Boys”, co-authored by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, explores a gutting episode of police brutality from the perspectives of two teenage boys: one Black and one white. Author Nic Stone’s stunning debut novel “Dear Martin”, explores the emotional impact of police brutality through poignant diary entries to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Coming of Age as a Black Teen in America

Coming of Age as a Black Teen in America

Ali Velshi, Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely, Nic Stone