Punching The AirAmal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art.

At forty-two

feel the sun warm your face

In Reclaiming Our Space

A white woman and a black man are alone in an elevator

lawman Bass Reeves

of contributions that minorities and particularly African-Americans have given to this world

safety for all depends on the work of a few

Black boy joy is

as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family

an off-duty police officer mistakes a clothes hanger for a gun

Seven Days in June is by turns humorous

and gained access to new data and official records