Reviewed by Zapoura Newton-Calvert Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Much like its prequel, The World Needs More Purple People, The World Needs More Purple Schools by Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, and Daniel Wiseman celebrates a “purple world,” where “different people come together to mix their stories, their ideas, and their smarts to make […]
We Are Gems: Healing from Anti-Asian Microaggressions through Self-love & Solidarity
Reviewed by Zapoura Newton-Calvert Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: I saw We Are Gems on social media and was interested in the focus on solidarity and healing. This book was self-published by the author and illustrators through their writing collective, Just Words, Just Deeds. There is an upsurge in self-publishing the books that […]
Yellow Dog Blues
Reviewed by Zapoura Newton-Calvert Review Source: Reading Is Resistance Book Author: Yellow Dog moved to Memphis! He followed the city lights. He sings the blues on Beale Street now. He sings all day and night. — From Yellow Dog Blues When Bo Willie sees his front gate swinging open, he knows Yellow Dog is gone. And […]