Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues
Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

If you are a part of any black or brown girl's life, please read this book. We really have to examine how we raise these children and let's take notes from an expert. This book describes what we are currently doing and what we should be doing instead in terms of cultivating spaces for black and brow......more

It is my hope that if you have a black or brown girl in your life you will read this. It is also my hope that you will read this even if you don’t have a black or brown girl in your life. Because we as society have a responsibility to protect our children. For too long black and brown girls have not......more

Monique Morris’ book lays out a strong case for focusing our educational work on black and brown girls. The facts speak for themselves. She interweaves poetry from black and brown blues singers as a way to foster the connection between community and culture as a way to restore justice for our black......more

I wish there was the option for extra stars. This book transcended my expectations and I recommend it above pretty much any other book in terms of a resource for teachers and youth workers.......more

I'm not American and even that did not hamper me from relating to this book because I'm black and some of the challenges faced by girls that the author discusses were not new to me. I love how this book is written because it welcomes the reader into the struggles of young girls of color and though I......more