But I thinkforme, that's mygoalintermsofhowtolookaheadatthetypesofstoriesthatwe'retelling, and I thinkgivingotherpeoplecalltheopportunitytosharetheirworldview.
Andtheirperspectiveisgoingtobesoimportantinlevelingthat e thinkWhat's reallyexcitingaboutmakingworkforyoungreadersisthattheworkgetstobewonderfulandwhimsicalandkindofhopeful.
And I reallywanttomakeworkthatshowsyoungpeoplethattherearesomanyoptionsandopportunitiesforthem.
E livewheremypalateisblack, thattheexperiencesthat I seearoundmeareblack, thatthevoicesthat I hearthesongsthat I hearthefootsteps, thelaughtergrown, thequarrels, theexpletives, theirblackontryThio, trappedthemin a frame.
Sowhen I thinkaboutparticularlythetraditionofblackjournalistsbutblackstorytellersingeneral, ithasbeentopushbackagainstthenarrativesofwhitesupremacythatsaidthatwewereininferiorand a lesserpeople.