Brown Girls Rule
Ebook
"We are brown. We are beautiful. We are perfect."
An empowering acclamation for girls bearing melanin of all kinds, Brown Girls Rule centers and uplifts girls of color in an inspiring poem that is one part love letter, two parts battle anthem. Ashok Banker and Brittney Bond bring this song to life with a brilliant array of brown girls as politicians, athletes, scientists, teachers, queens, and leaders in countless other roles where brown girls rule. Triumphant and uplifting, this picture book is a powerful reminder for girls of color that they may be young, but they are mighty.
- Title: Brown Girls Rule
- Authors: Ashok Banker, Brittney Bond
- Publisher: Beaming Books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781506484167, 1506484166
- Resource ID: LLS:9781506484167
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-06-06T01:57:40Z
Ashok Banker is widely acknowledged for pioneering English-language genre fiction in India, having authored more than eighty books in various categories. As a neurodivergent (AuDHD) and nonbinary writer, they are passionate about inclusivity and representation. Their debut picture book, I Am Brown, won the Bank Street College Prize, made the Book Trust Great Books list, and was translated into several languages. They currently live with their family in southern California.