Accentuating these efforts are Holmes’ ( Voice of Freedom, 2015) gorgeous illustrations, which are reminiscent of stained-glass church windows and manifest the many ways people of African descent can be beautiful. Starting with the young narrator’s personal experience with the color black (“Black is the braid in my best friend’s hair / Black are the bottoms of summertime feet”), then moving toward historical and cultural events (“Black was the man / who gave the world his dream”), each line emphasizes the positive connotations of the word. A beautifully told and illustrated celebration of African American people and ethnology, Black Is a Rainbow Color thoughtfully explores what the Black experience means to a child.
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