This Is Your TimeWritten as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is both a recounting of Ruby's experience as a child who had no choice but to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen as one of the first black students to integrate New Orleans' all white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change. Ruby's honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace,

Morris is President/CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color and co-founder of the National Black Women's Justice Institute

to help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign

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and the tenacity of women who choose to tell their stories despite those who wish to silence them

and beautiful board book stars four friends who celebrate the joy of their hairstyles from bouncing curls to swinging braids

Suddenly Samiah-along with his two other "girlfriends

With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church

if otherwise neglected

The day will be jam-packed

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and a good friend

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic