Jerry Pinkney
Oct 30, 2021
2 minutes
By Jason Reynolds
—ELIANA DOCKTERMAN
HILDREN’S-BOOK ILLUSTRATOR Jerry Pinkney, who died on Oct. 20 at the age of 81, was a cultural touchstone. Whether with tales of the Rev. Martin Luther King or Black cowboys, I don’t know if anyone has accomplished bringing Black history and culture—and Black beauty—to life through illustrations with the consistency and vigor that
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