This lyrical reflection gathers color, protest, memory, and pride into a celebration of Black identity.

Marisol loves being loud, mixed up, and fully herself, even when adults want her to match.

A Black boy moves through layered feelings about his neighborhood and the violence that surrounds it.

A girl worries about classmates staring at her grandmother?s facial scars before learning the story behind them.

A boy learns to see beauty and strength in the eyes he shares with his father and grandfather.

A younger sister watches the first day her older sister wears hijab to school and learns about pride, courage, and love.

A Korean girl wonders whether changing her name will help her fit in at school.

A child of mixed heritage rethinks the stories he has inherited and finds space for more than one cultural truth.

A Muslim girl decides whether to keep hiding her prayer practice at school or share who she really is.

A girl learns to see beauty in the eyes she shares with the women in her family.