The Undefeated Staff, The Undefeated
The playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, left, and the visual artist Rashid Johnson collaborated on the latest film adaptation of Richard Wright’s “Native Son,” setting it in present-day Chicago. Credit Gioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times, Featured Image
Inspired by a poem that author Kwame Alexander wrote and performed for The Undefeated, a new children’s book called The Undefeated is introducing a new generation to the sacrifices and accomplishments of African Americans throughout history.
The playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, left, and the visual artist Rashid Johnson collaborated on the latest film adaptation of Richard Wright’s “Native Son,” setting it in present-day Chicago. Credit Gioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times, Featured Image
The Undefeated’s editor-in-chief, Kevin Merida, joined Alexander and award-winning illustrator Kadir Nelson for a conversation in Washington, D.C., about the origins of the book and the impact they hope it creates.
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