The Vacant Lot

Racism is always there. Just under the surface. Waiting. So it is with the book you are about to read. It was prompted by my visit to Missouri. I met these three high school students that told me about their life. A vacant lot where a black family's home was burned to the ground. The lynching of a brother. Their school with a memorial bomb next to the flag pole. Children that feel alone and threatened. Children that sing outloud for freedom. Children where black lives matter.