Black lives matter. That message would be self-evident in a just
world, but in this world and this America, all children need to
hear it again and again, and not just to hear it but to feel and
know it. This book affirms the message repeatedly, tenderly, with
cumulative power and shared pride. Celebrating Black
accomplishments in music, art, literature, journalism, politics,
law, science, medicine, entertainment and sports, Shani King
summons a magnificent historical and contemporary context for
honouring the fortitude of Black role models, women and men, who
have achieved greatness despite the grinding political and social
constraints on Black life. Frederick Douglass, Toni Morrison,
Sojourner Truth, John Lewis, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Maya
Angelou, Aretha Franklin and many more pass through these pages. An
America without their struggles, aspirations and contributions
would be a shadow of the country we know. A hundred life sketches
augment the narrative, opening a hundred doors to lives and
thinking that aren't included in many history books. James
Baldwin's challenge is here: "We are responsible for the world in
which we find ourselves, if only because we are the only sentient
force which can change it". Actress Viola Davis's words are here
too: "When I was younger, I did not exert my voice because I did
not feel worthy of having a voice. I was taught so many things that
didn't include me. Where was I? What were people like me doing?"
This book tells children what people like Viola were and are doing,
and it assures Black children that they are, indisputably, worthy
of having a voice. Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter? is a
book for this time and always. It is time for all children to live
and breathe the certainty that Black lives matter.
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