Stunningly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree and Coretta Scott King Award winner Ekua Holmes, Black Is a Rainbow Color is a sweeping celebration told through debut author Angela Joy’s rhythmically captivating and unforgettable words. A young black child ponders the colors in the rainbow and a crayon box and realizes that while black is not a color in the rainbow. The text is lyrical (Black are the bottoms of summertime feet, Black is the power of movement in pain.) and gorgeously rich with. launching a great exploration into this dynamic slice of American life and all the complexities that go with it. And there’s no BLACK in rainbows. As Joy intended, Black is a Rainbow Color is the perfect point of departure. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped change the world and a community that continues to grow and thrive. A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.Red is a rainbow color.Green sits next to blue.Yellow, orange, violet, indigo, They are rainbow colors, too, butMy color is black. A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.įrom the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall’s back, Black surrounds our lives.
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