The Skin We're in: Teaching Our Children to be Emotionally Strong, Socially Smart, Spiritually Connected

The Skin We're in: Teaching Our Children to be Emotionally Strong, Socially Smart, Spiritually Connected
ISBN-10
0684859289
ISBN-13
9780684859286
Category
African American children
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Janie Victoria Ward

Description

An African-American parents' primer to guiding children through the difficulties of adolescence stresses the importance of teaching racial consciousness, social activism, and folk traditions.

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