Based on Theresa Wilson’s (a.k.a. Theresa tha
S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D.’s) beautiful, viral spoken word poem of the same
name, You So Black is a picture book celebration of the
richness, the nuance, and the joy of Blackness.
Black is everywhere, and in everything, and in everyone—in the
night sky and the fertile soil below. It’s in familial connections
and invention, in hands lifted in praise and voices lifted in
protest, and in hearts wide open and filled with love. Black is good.
Accompanied by powerful yet tender illustrations by award-winning
illustrator London Ladd, Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. has adapted her
poem, full of gorgeous lyricism and imagery, to show readers the
love, joy, resilience, and universality in the beauty of Blackness.