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SUMMARY:An Evening of Black Girl Joy
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DESCRIPTION:Meet Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond\, the authors of a new insp
 iring picture book from Sourcebooks. .\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Meet Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond\, the a
 uthors of a new inspiring picture book from Sourcebooks. Steeped in self-e
 steem for African American girls\, <strong><em>Black Girl\, Black Girl</em
 ></strong> draws on the history of the role models that came before. From 
 Kamala Harris to Wilma Rudolph and from Rosa Parks to Miriam Mekaba\, this
  is an uplifting and beautiful introduction to the strong women who have t
 ouched our history.</p>\n<p><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Dear Girl\, Black G
 irl\, rise up\, it&rsquo\;s time</em><br /><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;It&r
 squo\;s a new day and a chance to shine.</em><br /><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\;Shine like the moon\, you&rsquo\;re one of a kind</em><br /><em>&nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Radiant and fierce\, a brilliant young mind</em><br /><em
 >&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;A mind filled with wonder\, creativity and dreams<
 /em><br /><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Shape your own history like these ama
 zing queens</em></p>\n<p>Copies of <strong><em>Black Girl\, Black Girl</em
 ></strong> and the authors&rsquo\; first picture book\, <strong><em>Black 
 Boy\, Black Boy</em></strong>\, will be available for purchase from <stron
 g><span style="color: #993300\;">Source of Knowledge Bookstore</span></str
 ong><span style="color: #993300\;"> </span><span style="color: #000000\;">
 during the event.</span> Since 1992\, Source of Knowledge has been serving
  the community of Newark\, NJ. What began as a bookstore has evolved into 
 a community center that centers Black art\, Black literature\, culture\, a
 nd community.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Open to children ages 4 &amp\; up with parent
 s/caregivers. Registration is suggested but not required.</p>\n<h5><em>Ima
 ges and quote courtesy of Sourcebooks.</em></h5>\n<p><strong>ALI BIKO SULA
 IMAN KAMANDA</strong>&nbsp\;is an award-winning filmmaker and social entre
 preneur from Sierra Leone\, West Africa. Ali runs BIKO Studios\, a cross-c
 ultural film production company and is the President of Salone Rising\, a 
 not-for-profit organization that provides micro-financing and mentoring re
 sources to small business owners in rural Sierra Leone.</p>\n<p><br /><str
 ong>JORGE REDMOND</strong>&nbsp\;currently works in the Buncombe County (N
 orth Carolina) District Attorney&rsquo\;s office as an Assistant District 
 Attorney\, and as an adjunct professor in South College&rsquo\;s Legal Dep
 artment.</p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/11617577
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