African American Adolescent Female Heroes Graham Jones The authors reveal why change

The authors reveal why change and progress has often been so difficult to achieve and why that matters

Eve Weinbaum

May 18 - June 9

from the debate over racial genius in early American history and the intellectual culture of racial politics after slavery

African American Adolescent Female Heroes Graham Jones The authors reveal why changeIn the wake of the second wave of the Black Lives Matter movement, inequalities and disparities were brought to light across the publishing industry. The need for more diverse, representative young adult literature gained new traction, resulting in an influx of young adult speculative fiction featuring African American young women. While the #BlackGirlMagic movement inspired a wave of positive African American female heroes in young adult fiction, it