![]() She now lives in North Carolina, and teaches in the English department at Fayetteville State University. we are who we are' -Jason Reynolds, New York Times best-selling. And to be hip-hop-to truly be it-we must remember that we are also funk, jazz, soul, folktale, and poetry. Since then Boston Weatherford has published many more works and won several awards, including the Coretta Scott King Award. 'Carole Boston Weatherford, once again, delivers a resounding testament and reminder, that hip-hop is a flavorful slice of a larger cultural cake. Her first book, Juneteenth Jamboree, was published in 1995. ![]() She continued writing throughout her formative years, but it was only after becoming a parent that she pursued writing full-time, entering a creative writing program at University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Appropriate for young readers from preschool to young adult, her work deserves a place in your classroom or home library.Ĭarole Boston Weatherford was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and wrote her first poem while in the first grade. The prolific author of multiple books for children, young people, and adults, Carole Boston Weatherford "mines the past for family stories, fading traditions and forgotten struggles" to write poetry, nonfiction, and picture books that give pride of place to the African American experience. ![]()
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