“Alright, beats,” Tee said. “Mina — you want crime?” “Actually …” She squirmed in her chair and tugged at the scarf she had wrapped around her slender neck. “I was thinking — a lotta Staten Island folks, including my batshit… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“This Book is Dedicated to Black Girls Everywhere. You are Powerful. You are Beautiful. You are Loved.” — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“But once when she was chatting with some stupid boy online, she described herself as the color of coffee with not enough milk. There… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“Tee shook her head. “You know how like … but then sometimes … and you’re just … ya know? Without any kinda … whatsoever.”… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“Tee shook her head. “You know how like … but then sometimes … and you’re just … ya know? Without any kinda … whatsoever.” — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“Spirits flitted through the red-and-orange sky like leaves blown on the October wind. They dipped and darted over the brownstones and housing projects, swooped… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“...and night would be falling over the ocean and all the lights would find her in the midst of the darkening world and the… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“So, sure – maybe I don’t know how I’m going to change the world yet… but whatever it is, it begins with what we’re… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“The same word anyone said when they didn’t understand something. Crazy was a way to shut people up, disregard them entirely.” — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“My mama told me not to take freaky magic cards from strange white girls I meet in the woods.” — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“Alright, beats,” Tee said. “Mina — you want crime?” “Actually …” She squirmed in her chair and tugged at the scarf she had wrapped… — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
“But it was hard work making suggestions and not blatant declarations with her ever-changing Puerto Rican body.” — Daniel José Older Copy Share Image
