Henry Carter Hull

Various people at a backyard picnic offer their comments on a young girl's tightly curled, "nappy" hair.

A Chinese American girl describes the festivities of her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind them. A Chinese American girl describes the festivities surrounding her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind each one.

A little girl declares that on the first day of school she will wear the kimono that her grandmother brought her during her visit from Japan, no matter what anyone says.

Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.

Presents an illustrated poem in which Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood growing up in the company W.E.B. Du Bois, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Robeson, and other great African-American men who were instrumental in changing American culture and society.

In this exuberant exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, a loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words.

Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.