Inheritance: A Visual Poem

And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten;

but how do you fix this shipwrecked

history of hair?

In her most famous spoken—word poem, author of the Pura Belpré—winning novel—in—verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro—Latinidad—the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance.

Paired with full—color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Brown...