How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter

Published with the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and structured around guiding principles used by Black Lives Matter at School, this authoritative, information-dense book defines Black Lives Matter principles for young readers. In an introduction, Garcia writes that the phrase serves as both reminder and promise: “We are REMINDING ourselves and others that the world is still not fair, and we are PROMISING to work to make the world fair.” Subsequent spreads define concepts in kid-friendly language, among them unapologetically Black, empathy, loving engagement, and restorative justice, alongside terms of inclusion, such as intergenerational, and queer- and transgender-affirming. Davidson’s crisp portraiture—which depicts historical leaders, contemporary activists, and everyday people—is presented alongside facial silhouettes that form repeating motifs of hearts, florals, starbursts, and abstract patterns. An adult-oriented afterword balances information for readers in this basic introduction to an organization and a movement. Ages 4–10. (Oct.)