Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() It was made clear to me growing up that many of those challenges would come because I’m Black and I was instructed on how to behave and respond in these situations. Those conversations happened in many places, churches, libraries, kitchens, schools, just like in the book and they’re always cushioned in encouragement for me to keep going, head held high even when life comes at me with its obstacles. I’ve had a lot of conversations with elders of my community over the years about what it meant for me to be a Black woman growing up in the south and eventually traveling the world like I have. ![]() I also wrote it to acknowledge that Black children often carry a necessary resilience that is infused into their lives young and continues as they grow, having more interactions in and around the world. ![]() I wrote Hands Up! to celebrate Black kids and their joy. ![]()
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