The stories of their origins and rise to stardom are so deeply entangled with the forces of systemic racism - Jim Crow segregation, socioeconomic inequality and the insult of everyday discrimination - that any honest biographical profile for young readers has to walk a fine line between conveying the hardships of Black childhood and celebrating the beauty and wonder of youthful musical genius taking root (sometimes as a response to said hardships). Writing children’s literature about our most celebrated 20th-century Black musicians is a tough needle to thread. SONG FOR JIMI The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix Written by Charles R. NINA A Story of Nina Simone Written by Traci N.
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