She currently lives in southern California with her husband and two children, writing from a small hallway desk where the walls are painted a royal shade of purple. Angela traveled abroad extensively as a background vocalist, also working in television and movie soundtracks. Before graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota, she attended New York University and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia―where her heart will forever reside. If you want to know more about different diverse children’s books for your little unicorns, make sure to visit our website at and follow our social media accounts for updates! More About The Author:Īngela Joy was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When you purchase a book through my affiliate link Bookshop will match 10% to independent bookstores. A positive idea about yourself is a wonderful place to begin understanding your unique identity.īlack Is a Rainbow Color: get your copy from or īookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. Black children can now draw pride from their black identity, and their classmates can also consider their own identities. It emphasizes the importance of loving yourself and presents beautiful, loving, and strong Black individuals. With all the negativity in our world, this book brings unity to all of us – regardless of our color. The book focuses on black beauty and strength The author also tackles Thurgood Marshall’s history of Blackness to the “power of pain movement,” which is about making the world safe and palatable for children of all ethnicities. Black may not be in the rainbow, but it is a rainbow of shades, experiences, and life.Īngela Joy brings the reader on a journey to learn about how the black color may not be in the rainbow we always talk about (ROYGBIV), but it is a color in our lives.

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