Monroe Free Library

2020 Audie Awards® Finalist—Middle Grade

Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!

An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles,

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"There are many forms of art and literature. Learn about Black people who have excelled in literature and the arts, including author Jason Reynolds, dancer Misty Copeland, and painter Kehinde Wiley"--

Chronicles the singular career of the elusive African American art star David Hammons from Watts rebellion era '60s L.A. to global art world prominence today. Hammons' category-defying practice, rooted in a deep critique of American society and the elite art world, is in the words of one art critic "an invitation to confront the fissures between races.

Introduces readers to Benny Andrews, one of the most important African-American painters of the 20th century.

Straddling the worlds of fine art, street art, and hip-hop, name-dropped on many a rap song, and collected by the likes of Jay-Z and LeBron James, Hebru is a painter, sculptor, and designer. He first gained attention as a graffiti artist, tagging walls with colorful depictions of 'Flyboy' a child donning aviator goggles, all over the Windy City. Fast-forward to 2021, and his creations, profoundly influenced by Disney and Japanese Superflat, are now...

Get to know many of the Black artists around the world who are creating exciting and important artwork today.