Story Hour with Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond

ALI BIKO SULAIMAN KAMANDA is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur from Sierra Leone, West Africa. He runs BIKO Studios, a cross-cultural film production company and is the President of Salone Rising, a not-for-profit organization that provides micro-financing and mentoring resources to small business owners in rural Sierra Leone.

JORGE REDMOND currently works in the Buncombe County District Attorney’s office as an Assistant District Attorney, and as an adjunct professor in South College’s Legal Department.

SYNOPSIS

A new inspiring picture book from the authors of Black Boy, Black Boy about self-esteem for African American girls, drawing on the history of the role models that came before them.

Dear Girl, Black Girl, rise up, it’s time

It’s a new day and a chance to shine.

Shine like the moon, you’re one of a kind

Radiant and fierce, a brilliant young mind

A mind filled with wonder, creativity and dreams

Shape your own history like these amazing queens

From Kamala Harris to Wilma Rudolph and from Rosa Parks to Miriam Mekaba, this is an uplifting and beautiful introduction to the strong women who have touched our history.