In the 1920s scholar, author, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois started a magazine for children. Calling it “The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun”, it was the first magazine aimed specifically at Black youth. It was published at 70 Fifth Avenue. In his role as editor‐in‐chief, Du Bois reached out to the era’s most celebrated Black creatives—writers, artists, poets, songwriters—and asked them to contribute their “best work” to The Brownies’ Book “so that Black children will know that they are thought about and LOVED.” Among its contributors was Langston Hughes, whose first published poems appeared in The Brownies’ Book. Nearly 100 years later, author, educator, and Du Bois scholar Dr. Karida L. Brown and award‐ winning artist and children’s book creator Charly Palmer revived and expanded upon the Brownies’ Book legacy and showcase new art and writing for children from today’s brilliant Black creators. They discuss their new book packed with 60 all‐new stories, poems, songs, photos, illustrations, comics, short plays, games, essays, and more is designed to reflect, celebrate, and inspire a new generation of children and families.
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