Aliya, a seven-year-old Black girl, sees on TV news the public reaction to recent and tragic events. Determined to make sure the lives of those lost matter, she leads her own protest march that extends beyond her living room and into her neighborhood to "say their names" and loudly proclaim "good people come in all colors."
Say Their Names touches on reoccurring social issues, prejudice, racism, death, activism, and social justice. The focus of Aliya’s story is to teach children to take a stand, do what's right, and help bring peace and harmony to the world.
Caroline Brewer is a professional speaker, author, content creator, literacy activist and consultant. She is the Indiana-born daughter of an Alabama-born storyteller. When Caroline Brewer writes, she commits to her words making worlds where peace and harmony reign and everybody's dancing on a soul-to-soul train. When Caroline Brewer writes, she bakes bread for the hungry, pours water for the thirsty, heaps hope for the hopeless, packaged with a bit of dope-ness. When Caroline Brewer writes, she fashions stories for the young and young at heart, for those looking to get a fresh start, make everything in life a work of beautiful art, and acknowledge that nature rocks and don't stop!
Ms. Brewer, who lives in Washington, D.C, is the author of 13 books and an environmentalist. She is the former Chairwoman of the Taking Nature Black Conference and former Marketing and Communications Director of the Audubon Naturalist Society. She is currently working on national and international forums to address environmental crises and writing books about nature. Ms. Brewer is a former Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and served on two Pulitzer juries. She has been a reading teacher and classroom teacher, and as an author, speaker, and consultant has presented readings, speeches, and seminars to more than 27,000 teachers, children, tutors, parents, librarians, and general audiences, including at conferences, such as the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Taking Nature Black Conference.
Adrian Brandon is a Brooklyn-based artist from Seattle, Washington. He creates work to broaden the narrative around the Black experience in hopes that we can all move forward with greater empathy and understanding.
