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Compassion, Determination, and Justice: The 2021 Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference


By Sarah Yung
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Apr 15, 2021
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the sixth annual Kweli Color of Children’s Literature Conference took place this past weekend on Zoom for its second year of fully virtual programming. The now three-day symposium was held by
Kweli Journal on April 9–11, featuring a notable lineup of book creators and industry professionals participating in the nation’s largest children’s conference exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and other creators of color.
Master Classes from Industry Pros
Friday featured intensives with four esteemed members of the kidlit community: Newbery Honoree Jasmine Warga (
The Shape of Thunder, HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray), Henry Holt editor Tiffany Liao (who edited Angeline Boulley’s ....

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50 Black young adult novelists you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers


50 Black YA authors you should read, from Angie Thomas to Walter Dean Myers
Mary Cadden, USA TODAY
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As a genre, young adult literature is still fairly young. Its modern iteration has only been around since the 1960s. And though YA readership has grown exponentially over the last decades, the diversity of the authors behind the books is in its infancy. But that is changing. 
As the number of Black YA authors grows, so have their stories. These authors not only show Black teens dealing with the same coming of age issues that any teen would deal with – falling in love, finding your place in the world, coming to terms with their sexuality, but also navigating issues like systemic racism and microaggressions,  says LaKeshia N. Darden, librarian and adjunct professor at Campbell University and Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury, Chair 2019-2021. ....

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