Geared for the 28 days of Black History Month, but perfect for any month, this book highlights an extraordinary event for each day of February. Laws, people, victories, and injustices are explicated through verse, quotes, and text. Bibliography.

Really well done! I'd love to see the print book. This is wonderfully narrated by a variety of readers, giving a fabulous texture to the writing. I was delighted to see some lesser known heroes of Black History. I learned a lot. Thank you to NetGalley and Spotlight Audio for sharing a copy with me in exchange for my honest review. I feel lucky to have experienced this fine audiobook. ( )

-While this book has many uses for the classroom it does not hit me the way books like 'Martin Rising' have. I'm also a little disappointed that the author mentions he wanted to use people during the book who were unknown but most of those listed were still the most well known black figures (Martin, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Harriet, Oprah etc). ( )

This was a powerful book full of important African American events. It was interesting to read because several of the events or people features were new to me or shared details that I wasn't already aware of. ( )

This book was astoundingly unique which made me like it a lot the moment I opened the first page. It held together a variety of writing: poetry, acronyms, songs, chants/phrases, eulogies, songs, and quotes. There are too many elements and factors of this book to extensively dive into (since there are 28 different sections of a different historical moment commemorating different people). However, the top three things I loved about this book are the illustrations, the structure/ format of the book, and the language from the excerpts picked out. In terms of illustrations, there was texture on shirts (like rough burlap), and contrasting backgrounds that reflect the mood of the story, and warm or cool colors that demonstrated how the event impacted black history. One particular illustration I liked the best had a man and a woman raising their arms and holding up a large building (Brown vs. Board of Educ) because this was such a strong visual symbolism for everyone to quickly grasp and understand the depth of this victory. The format of the book was that the title was numbered as ‘Day X’ (fill in number) and the text was interactive with the illustrations. The fonts changed would differ in sizes and the colors were vibrant with emphasis on words like liberty or freedom. Lastly, I noticed how the language from this book was not always easy for children to understand. There were some difficult and strong vocabulary that was included, but given the context and the illustrational background, the students have a higher chance of making correct inferences on the words. Sometimes they would have chants or songs included for the children to sing along with – other times, in the eulogy, the phrases and language was solemn and respectful. The author definitely incorporated a lot of high academic language in this collection, but it’s definitely worthwhile to explore and share with the class of any age. The main idea of this book was to highlight and celebrate the victories and people that shaped black history to what it is today. They are commemorating and remembering all the little things put together to bring out something proud for the black community. I would definitely recommend this book to be shared and used in the classroom curriculum. ( )