The Bella Bulletin February 2020
Happy birthday to… Singer, Actress, Businesswoman, Philanthropist, Rhianna
Headline on, “The Black Joy Parade”
Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Marjane
Co-editor, Zoeoriginally Donovan highlights a parade Satrapi. The book was published in French and has sold
in Oakland, CA commemorating Black History millions of copies and has been translated into several languages. The by filling theand streets with Black storymonth follows Satrapi’s childhood upbringing in Iran duringowned the businesses, vendors, games, and music. Islamic Revolution. The title references the ancient capital of the Persian empire. The book was on the American Library Association’s list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books in 2014.
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