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and racial disparity in law enforcement

while introducing material that will probably be eye-opening to students who have taken their textbookÕs version of history at face value

readers will rock out to this empowering tale of resilience

a quiet and sarcastic teen living in drab Bakersfield

Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson Cover:Hardcover and racial disparity in lawThis beautiful picture book tells the little known story of Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and an inspiration to Misty Copeland. When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance only