Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-225).
Contents:
Counting on Esteban / by Marietta B. Zacker. The open letter to the young Black queer / by Cam Montgomery -- Hey kid, choose your battles / by Eric Smith -- Round and round we go / by Kayla Whaley -- This is what it feels like / by A.J. Sass -- A bus, a poster, and a mirror / by Brendan Kiely -- Travel logs of a Black Caribbean woman: embracing the glitches / by Shakirah Bourne -- Stutter buddy / by Derick Brooks -- The unsafe space / by Adiba Jaigirdar -- Dismantling judgment / by Lizzie Huxley-Jones -- "Why didn't anyone else say anything?" / by Naomi and Natalie Evans -- From author, to ally, to co-conspirator / by I.W. Gregorio -- Lupe / by Aida Salazar -- "Did you know Gandhi was racist?" / by Sharan Dhaliwal -- Lifting as she climbs / by Andrea L. Rogers -- Counting on Esteban / by Marietta B. Zacker.
Summary:
Presents a collection of seventeen essays that explore what being an ally is, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers.
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