LibertieComing of age as a free born Black girl in Reconstruction era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her mother, a physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie will go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie feels stifled by her mother's choices and is constantly reminded that, unlike her mother, Libertie has skin that is too dark. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his

She documents the creative potential of Black girls and women who are working together to advance original theories

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic is published by Rebel Girls

But with a little help from her family

Covering this career-making story

her words are powerful

"In Cultivating Genius

Long-time friends

they learn of each other

Kind of like her new friends

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What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge

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