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Chloe Anthony Wofford (February 18, 1931) 

Toni & Slade Morrison

The Big Box

Three feisty children who show grown-ups what it really means to be a kid

The Tortoise or the Hare?

Everyone knows that in the story of the Tortoise and the Hare the slow and steady tortoise wins always wins. Or does he? In this energetic retelling Hare wins but the Tortoise has the story to tell. So you decide, what makes a winner?

The Ant or the Grasshopper? Who’s Got Game?

Generation after generation, classic fables, folklore, and myth remain popular because they quicken the imagination of readers and listerners of all ages.

Peeny Butter Fudge

Children spend the day with their grandmother, who ignores their mother’s carefully planned schedule in favor of activities that are much more fun.

The Book of Mean People

The world and its language can be confusing to young people. To them, meanness can have many shapes, sizes, and sounds.

Little Cloud and Lady Wind

Little Cloud does not want to join the other clouds in terrorizing the earth with storms, but grows lonely and longs to look closer at mountains and seas, until Lady Wind makes her dream come true in this version of the fable, “The bundle of sticks.”

Please, Louise

Michael B. Jordan Superhero Family Drama ‘Raising Dion’ Set at Netflix

“Based on the short film and comic book of the same name from commercial/music video director Dennis Liu, the 10-episode project is about an African-American single mother who discovers her young son has multiple and constantly changing abilities.

Raising Dion follows single mother Nicole Reese, who rears her son Dion after the death of her husband Mark (Michael B. Jordan). The normal dramas of bringing up a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several magical, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark’s best friend Pat and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities.

Michael B. Jordan is attached to executive produce and appear in the series. Carol Barbee (Unreal, Judging Amy), who penned the pilot, will serve as showrunner and exec produce. Liu will exec produce and direct the pilot…”

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Earth 2: Society #2 (2015)  // DC Comics

RP @vernonjordaniii Books 4 & 5 of my #birthdaybookcollection came in today (it won’t be complete until July…I’m waiting on orders)! Can’t wait to crack open these gems by @afrofuturistaffair & #ytashawomack! #blackquantumfuturism #AfroFuturism