The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander (Author) + Kadir Nelson (Illustrated by) small gifts but eighteen years later she

but eighteen years later she is still not free

and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose

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Sofia is named Election Commissioner

wonderful words

The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander (Author) + Kadir Nelson (Illustrated by) small gifts but eighteen years later sheWinner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal A 2020 Newbery Honor Book Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award The Newbery Award winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the