Stay Up by Khodi Dill, illustrated by stylo starr

An incisive, innovative, and inviting take on fighting oppression and fighting for racial justice.

Racism is a real and present danger. But how can you fight it if you don't know how it works or where it comes from? Using a compelling mix of memoir, cultural criticism, and anti-oppressive theory, Khodi Dill breaks down how white supremacy functions in North America and gives readers tools to understand how racism impacts their lives. From dismantling internalized racism, decolonizing schools, joining social justice movements and more, Dill lays out paths to personal liberation and social transformation.

Vibrant, dramatic collages by Ontario visual artist stylostarr complement Dill's propulsive voice. Fueled by joy and hope as much as by rage and sorrow, this groundbreaking book empowers racialized young people to be confident in their identities and embrace the fullness of their futures. (From Annick Press)

Stay Up is for ages 14 and up.

Khodi Dillis a Saskatoon-based Bahamian-Canadian educator, poet and author. His debut book,Welcome to the Cypher,is a picture book about music and the transformative power of rap music. His picture book titledLittle Black Lives Matterwas published in 2023. Dill's writing and poetry features themes of community activism, anti-racism and social justice. He was named byCBCBooks as a "writer to watch" in 2022.

stylo starr is a Jamaican Canadian illustrator,collage artist and creative facilitator based in Hamilton, Ont. Starr's workcentres nature, fantasyand notions of the Afrofuture.

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Interviews with Khodi Dill

Saskatoon Morning6:58A Saskatoon writer's latest work is all about affirming the lives of young people

The latest children's book from local author Khodi Dill is called Little Black Lives Matter, featuring Black heroes like Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, Jesse Owens and Martin Luther King Jr. Host Leisha Grebinski speaks with Dill about why he wrote it.

15:51The Next Chapter's Children's book panel holiday 2021 recommendations

The Next Chapter's children's book panel-- Ken Setterington, Michele Landsberg, and Bee Quammie --are back with their 2021 holiday recommendations.