Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (Paperback)A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else's. Black is sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Rene Watson. Black is three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a

the fates of the twins remain intertwined

Braving up

Quite that contrary

Poitier credits his parents and his childhood on tiny Cat Island in the Bahamas for equipping him with the unflinching sense of right and wrong and of self-worth that he has never surrendered and that have dramatically shaped his world

her parents draw the line

The book centers on case studies that exemplify the challenges

she's invited to Nigeria for the funeral

a dangerous proposition presents itself

But she's also tough and smart

her ambitions

The question is

Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten