Éditions Dargaud, 2019

What better way to increase our empathy toward marginalized communities than to imagine ourselves in their shoes? This book was first written by Tania de Montaigne and adapted into a comic book by Émilie Plateau. I applaud their initiative to revisit one of the most famous moments in history, the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. It tells the story of Rosa Parks, known to most, and those of the many women whose destinies were linked, who refused to submit to the city’s discriminatory rules. I was delighted to read this book that addresses sexism, racism and the politics of respectability.
 
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Nimbus Publishing, 2022
 
Stephen Dorsey is a mixed-race man who grew up in a white family in neighborhoods with little diversity. I wanted to read about his challenges and his understanding of privilege and systemic racism. I really enjoyed seeing tangible examples from his experiences. I was also fascinated by the Canadian perspective he offers of historical facts. This is a book that we should all read after George Floyd’s death. I applaud the author’s initiative in choosing to use inclusive writing.
 
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Éditions Planète Rebelle, 2022

As Joujou Turenne points out so well in her book, the history of Haiti “embraces all peoples and concerns everyone who aspires to freedom.” What could be better than a beautiful illustrated book to help people understand exploitation, racism, exile and especially resistance in depth? What I learned from it: It is possible and necessary to unite, to protest and to collectively sing NO to discrimination. After all, there is strength in numbers!
 
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