This week, we're sharing the first episode of "Buffalo Extreme," a three-part series from our play cousins at NPR's Embedded. The series follows a Black cheer squad, their moms and their coaches in the year after the racist massacre at the Jefferson Street Tops in Buffalo, New York, just blocks from their gym. NPR hands the mic to the girls and women in that community as they navigate the complicated path to recovery in the year after.
These lovely books are a great addition to bookshelves. "Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight," by Shannon Gibney, illustrated by Charly Palmer. (University of Minnesota Press, $17.95,
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