{"product_id":"when-we-say-black-lives-matter-9781536222388","title":"When We Say Black Lives Matter","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a powerful, poetic missive, award-winning author-illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke celebrates the meaning behind the words \u003ci\u003eBlack Lives Matter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle one, when we say Black Lives Matter, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewe're saying Black people are wonderful-strong.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat we deserve to be treated with basic respect, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand that history's done us wrong. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarling, when we sing that Black Lives Matter, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand we're dancing through the streets, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewe're saying: fear will not destroy our joy, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edefiance in our feet. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this joyful exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words. In family life, through school and beyond, the refrains echo and gain in power, among vignettes of protests and scenes of ancestors creating music on djembe drums. With deeply saturated illustrations rendered in jewel tones, Maxine Beneba Clarke offers a gorgeous, moving, and essential picture book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536222388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maxine Beneba Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793475612853,"sku":"9781536222388","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1e727896-cc34-4b4a-920d-c8797536a8ae.jpg?v=1629205397","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-we-say-black-lives-matter-9781536222388","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}