2012 January | Monique W. Morris - Author, Scholar, Social Justice Advocate


Monique W. Morris is the CEO of the MWM Consulting Group, LLC, which uses research and technical assistance to advance concepts of fairness, diversity and inclusion.


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“Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story” Featured Among List of Top Books for Youth in Detention

January 5th, 2012 under Commentary. [ Comments: none ]

In the January 4th edition of the School Library Journal, Amy Cheney (Alameda County Library/Write to Read/Juvenile Hall Literacy program) shares her list of the top ten books that should be read by detained and incarcerated teens. Featured among her list is Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story! The book is in good company, too. Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness and Pistols and Prayers by Ise Lyfe are also on the list.

Whether you’re a teen or not, these books are good reads. Check them out!