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Be Takei and you know, do stuff!

It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo White  It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger took me over a week to read. This is not because it was a bad graphic novel, but for three main reasons. First, it is actually on the longer side. Second, because it has heavy subjects it deals with. And finally, the pages can be a bit crowded, making images and text blur together and/or making it hard to follow at times, so I just took my time with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:334 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott ·
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The first woman to sit down was a teenager

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! by Claudette Colvin

November 15, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We know Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, Dr. King and more of the civil rights movement people, but do you know Claudette Colvin? She was a teenager who one day was sitting on the bus. She was, like Rosa after her, tired and knew her rights. She said No, I’m not giving up my seat. She would be yelled out, arrested and charged with numerous crimes (none of which were true). And her mother and preacher would bail her out of jail. But that was not […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 1950s, 20th Century, activists, African American & Black, Alabama, Bea Jackson, civil rights, Claudette Colvin, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Phillip Hoose, Social Activists, Teenagers, United States, women

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:551 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 1950s, 20th Century, activists, African American & Black, Alabama, Bea Jackson, civil rights, Claudette Colvin, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Phillip Hoose, Social Activists, Teenagers, United States, women ·
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