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Don't Wait
- Three Girls Who Fought for Change and Won
- Narrated by: Sanya Simmons
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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Publisher's summary
Follows the stories of three young women activists of color fighting for some of today’s most pressing movements of defunding the police, environmental justice, and arts education
Girls of color have always been on the front lines of the fight for equal rights—to vote, to learn, to live—even when they are the last to benefit from the outcomes of their work. In Don’t Wait, journalist Sonali Kohli follows three teenagers’ efforts to make their communities safer, healthier places.
Don’t Wait highlights what propelled the teenagers into their activism to their experiences organizing and incorporates Q&As with important lessons from activists who have led the way.
The three teen activists include:
· Nalleli has lived across the street from an active oil well in South Los Angeles and at age 7, developed serious health problems. Nalleli and her mother take on an oil company and become environmental justice activists.
· Kahlila, following the murder of George Floyd and looking to help fight back, becomes involved with the Black Lives Matter movement in Los Angeles and fights to defund school police in one of the largest school police forces in the nation.
· Sonia, an accomplished singer grappling with finding an creative outlet in the pandemic, strives to increase access to arts education in schools across California.
As the young women transition from teen to adult activists, Don’t Wait reflects on the powerful lessons they’ve learned in their activism while building movements in their communities that will continue to live on as they move forward.
Critic reviews
“The book is a well of inspiration . . . An essential purchase for California libraries and for budding activists looking for inspiration and guidance.”—Booklist
“Kohli’s curiosity, compassion, and strong journalistic instincts combine to create a narrative voice that’s both engaging and insightful. Her writing not only honors her subjects’ strength but also demystifies the process of creating community change . . . Empowering portraits of a diverse set of young women who have changed their worlds.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Don’t Wait is a book that will speak to so many: aspiring activists, those already working in the movement, and young people who may not know they’re the future changemakers of the world. Sonali Kohli’s reporting is honest, hopeful, and inspiring—a refreshing reminder that you are never too young to use your voice.”—Brandy Colbert, author of Black Birds in the Sky
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