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It is a celebration of their beauty, their gifts, and the love of their mother for them as well as the bonds of the family, including and importantly extended family as well. Beautifully written and worthy of sharing with friends. I read several powerful excerpts to my 8yo and 5yo boys because they resonated with me so deeply. Beautiful conversation about childrearing of black children, but in this case, black boys. Thought provoking. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. while incisively underlining the realities of raising Black boys in a country that will … . 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