Laylah Amatullah Barrayn; Simon and Schuster/Tonya Engel By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated April 10, 2024
The importance of positive books with Black characters for Black children, and quite frankly all children, is not up for debate – at least not ‘round here. We know Bitter Southerner, the New Yorker, and, of course, ESSENCE. But more importantly, she is a mother, an auntie (both by blood and surrogate), a niece, and an artist
