Black is the color of all things magical, fascinating and fun like zebra kisses, dark chocolate and twisty braids.Black is a look, a taste, a speed, an emotion. It's the surprising stripes on a zebra, the taste of dark chocolate, the scary, exciting feeling of going inside a tunnel, and a mother's voice as her daughter falls asleep.

In this celebration of the African American spirit, Dinah Johnson and R. Gregory Christie paint a picture of black that is vivid, varied, and proud..