You Are Your Best Thing Young Adult has been the way their

has been the way their candor and bravado laid the groundwork for an aesthetic that allowed for the celebration of social

Heavy is defiant yet vulnerable

describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil

and accepting of his condition

You Are Your Best Thing Young Adult has been the way theirTarana Burke and Dr. Bren Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience. Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more It started as a text between two friends. Tarana Burke, founder of the me too. Movement,