The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention poem Just Us Books continues its

Just Us Books continues its mission grounded in the same belief that helped launch the company: Good books make a difference

and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya

has recommended that restitution to the historic Greenwood Community would be good public policy and do much to repair the emotional as well as physical scars of this most terrible incident in our shared past

Breonna Taylor and others pushed compliance with an unjust system to its breaking point

In this electrifying anthem to Black boy joy and pride

The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention poem Just Us Books continues itsIn 1873, at the age of 21, Jan Ernst Matzeliger immigrated to America, having left all that was familiar behind in South America. He arrived with hopes and dreams of a bright future in this new country. Though Jan had no formal training, he was highly skillful with tools and machinery, having worked in his father's mechanic shops. But no one wanted to hire a Black immigrant who didn't speak English. Yet Jan didn't give up. He finally got a job at a