My debut novel is an intergenerational story of two young Black men attending prestigious schools nearly thirty years apart while trying to connect with national movements for Black liberation.
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STEP ON BOARD: SCULPTING A MEMORIAL TO HARRIET TUBMAN (Knopf, 2025)
The daughter of a sculptor watches her mother puzzle through designing a work of art that honors the life of an American heroine.
Based on my experience watching my mother, the late sculptor Fern Cunningham-Terry, sculpt Boston's first memorial to a woman on city property, this picture book combines the stories of Harriet Tubman's life, an artist's journey, and a child's inspiration.
The book will be illustrated by Ekua Holmes.
ANSWERED PRAYERS (Knopf)
This nonfiction picture book is a lyrical introduction to the presence, resistance, resilience and influence of Muslims of African descent in the Americas.