debby_joyblue reviewed Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
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4 stars
I was in my late 20s (and living in the Midwest) when the LA riots happened/Rodney King was beaten by LAPD officers. The Black Kids covers a lot of important ground including those events, the Watts riots of 1965, sundown towns, and social/racial justice issues in general. Having the perspective of Ashley's Guatemalan nanny (yes, her nanny is still with the family through Ashley's 18th birthday), Black classmates who are at their tony school on scholarship, as well as Ashley's parents, uncle, cousin, and grandmother (from memories) was essential. [Ashley was among the least interesting/most dispensable characters in the book, actually.]
I was in my late 20s (and living in the Midwest) when the LA riots happened/Rodney King was beaten by LAPD officers. The Black Kids covers a lot of important ground including those events, the Watts riots of 1965, sundown towns, and social/racial justice issues in general. Having the perspective of Ashley's Guatemalan nanny (yes, her nanny is still with the family through Ashley's 18th birthday), Black classmates who are at their tony school on scholarship, as well as Ashley's parents, uncle, cousin, and grandmother (from memories) was essential. [Ashley was among the least interesting/most dispensable characters in the book, actually.]
