A Song So Black, So Proud! coming of age Karuna Riazi crafts a tender

Karuna Riazi crafts a tender coming-of-age story about friendship

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Age Range:  6 - 10                                                                                                              Lexile Reading Level:  AD540L

and the fact that sometimes a meteoric rise is just the first step in a devastating fall that will change her life forever

A Song So Black, So Proud! coming of age Karuna Riazi crafts a tenderWritten on a napkin and released just months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the song "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" became an anthem and rallying cry for the civil rights movement, as well as a celebration of Black culture and community. The song was penned in 1968 by singer James Brown in response to the rising racial tensions throughout the United States. Now, in first person lyrical text, the iconic song speaks for