Black Enough : : Stories of Being Young & Black in America

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Half a Moon / Renée Watson -- Black enough / Varian Johnson -- Warning, color may fade / Leah Henderson -- Black. Nerd. Problems / Lamar Giles -- Out of the silence / Kekla Magoon -- The ingredients / Jason Reynolds -- Oreo / Brandy Colbert -- Samson and the Delilahs / Tochi Onyebuchi -- Stop playing / Liara Tamani -- Wild horses, wild hearts / Jay Coles -- Whoa! / Rita Williams-Garcia -- Gravity / Tracey Baptiste -- The trouble with drowning / Dhonielle Clayton -- Kissing Sarah Smart / Justina Ireland -- Hackathon Summers / Coe Booth -- Into the starlight / Nic Stone -- The (r)evolution of Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi.
A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.

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I really enjoyed this submitted by kerenemoore on August 27, 2020, 2:29am This book of short stories brings multiple perspectives of black youth--the queer, the gay, the questioning. There's the girl stumbling with a mismanaged step-sibling relationship. The boy who is too sheltered to easily navigate the concerns that overwhelm black youth in majority black settings. But there are lessons learned. Readers learn with each story. Excellent read.

Really Good Read submitted by Sa05k on August 28, 2020, 4:51pm This book shows a bunch of different perspectives that a bunch of black youth can relate to. It also shows how diverse we can be.