A review by jencunn2024
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi

5.0

This is one of the best anthologies I’ve read in quite sometime. What a talented group of young authors and a fantastic project! The stories are interesting and diverse. Experiences shared range from being surrounded by people different than their protagonists to declaring individuality and breaking the mold of traditions. The coming-of-age stories are a wealth of learning, understanding, and figuring out who these characters are.. While all the stories shared here have an importance and something to share, I did feel a lack of representation for more gritty urban neighborhoods and backgrounds as well as kids trying to explore through music and sports; there was some but not as much as I expected. i enjoyed every story but some of my favorites were: Half A Moon by Renee Watson, Black Enough by Varian Johnson, warning: Color May Fade by Leah Henderson, Out of the Silence by Ketla Magoon, Oreo by Brandy Colbert, Samson and the Delilahs by Tochi Onyebuchi, whoa! By Rita Williams-Garcia, Gravity by Tracey Baptiste, and The Trouble with Drowning by Dnonielle Clayton.