This emotional and lyrical picture book by acclaimed poet Zetta Elliott celebrates the importance of Juneteenth as well as the resilience of Black families and the power of community.Black childyou were birthed from a darkjeweled expanseinfinite and vastbut holy as the wombNever forget it was HOPE that birthed you. . . .From birth to beyond, from slavery to freedom, and from generation to generation, this powerful and evocative book shows the breadth and depth of Black history.
