Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Romance and Black beauty

and Black beauty

A Harper Perennial Deluxe Modern Classic

many ostensibly "nonviolent" civil rights activists embraced their constitutional right to self-protection—yet this crucial dimension of the Afro-American freedom struggle has been long ignored by history

features editor Ilena Silverman

She shares vulnerabilities and insight from her own life and from encounters in places as varied as the West Side of Chicago

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Romance and Black beautyIf theres one thing seventeen year old Maverick Carter knows, its that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dads in prison. Lifes not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mavs got everything under control. Until, that is, Maverick finds out hes a