A Flea For Justice Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change | Valerie Bollin (Author) + TeMika Grooms (Illustrated by) Children's American History How the Word Is Passed

How the Word Is Passed meets Braiding Sweetgrass in a cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery

and boomers interact with young people in ways that leave them feeling inspired

With fists tightly clenched

or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts

deeply poignant

A Flea For Justice Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change | Valerie Bollin (Author) + TeMika Grooms (Illustrated by) Children's American History How the Word Is PassedMarian Wright Edelman is a flea for justice. Just like her hero, Sojourner Truth, Marian pushes for change even when it's uncomfortable. She makes people itch, just like a flea. A historical and political picture book biography for 6 9 year olds about Black perseverance. An aspiring read for future activists and changemakers! As Marian Wright Edelman grows up, she never loses the spirit she had as a child when she swapped the signs on water fountains