Identity

A Black girl dreams through many dazzling hairstyles and all the confidence they can carry.

After teasing about her hair, a girl finds affirmation in a neighbor's garden and a wider understanding of beauty.

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.