"In her most famous spoken-word poem, award-winning author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair, her words vibrantly illustrated by artist Andrea Pippins. This powerful book embraces all the complexities of Afro-Latinidad—the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Centering Culture & Identity
- Race/Culture/Identity Concepts
- Settings
- Unspecified
- Ethnicity
- Dominican
- Gender Representation
- Girls/Women
- Race / Culture
- Bi/Multiracial/Mixed Race
- Black/African/African American
- Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator not same race/culture but provides reference for connection with characters race/culture
