Carole Boston Weatherford
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| Born | Carole Michele Boston February 13, 1956 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
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| Notable works | Moses (2006), Before John Was a Jazz Giant (2007), Becoming Billie Holiday (2008), Voice of Freedom (2015), Freedom in Congo Square (2016), In Your Hands (2017), Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (2017), Unspeakable (2021), How Do You Spell Unfair? (2023) |
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Carole Michele Weatherford (née Boston; born February 13, 1956) is an American author, critic, and poet. She has published over 50 children's books, primarily non-fiction and poetry. The music of poetry has fascinated Weatherford and motivated her literary career. She has won multiple awards for her books, including the 2022 Coretta Scott King Award for Author for her book Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre. As a critic, she is best known for her controversial criticism of Pokémon character Jynx and Dragon Ball character Mr. Popo.