Proud by Ibtahaj Muhammad

Young Readers Edition

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"My mom always says, 'Our ancestors fought too hard for us to give up now.'" p37

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.- Malcolm X p121

"If he doesn't say anything positive to you when you win, then he doesn't get to say anything to you when you have a bad day. Period." p190

Bullying/ Prejudice

"Those girls don't know what they're talking about, and their parents should be ashamed of themselves for letting them think that way," she said. p38

p112-114
p128-129

I desperately wanted my students to know that I wasn't their enemy, that we had a shared history in common, that they had descended from greatness and didn't have to ignore their education, but every attempt I'd made to get them to listen had failed. p145

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