Jason Reynolds Pens Romance Novel: Twenty-Four Seconds From Now. . .

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I wanted to show that, specifically in this particular case, lil’ Black boys are tender and kind and they’re sweethearts. Like I think we get adultified very quickly. Young Black men and young Black ladies, young Black girls…People don’t realize that we’re not as full as machismo that everybody thinks.

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The Day You Begin Is Coming To PBS Kids

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The Day You Begin has been so beloved by so many kids in this country and around the world…Iā€™m excited to see it come to animated life on screen, where even more young people can see ā€” through the characters in this story ā€” reflections of their own beauty and brilliance.

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