PREORDER | Freedom's Gate: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone Live at the New York Nightclub that Shaped the Civil Rights Movement, Soyica Diggs Colbert | October 13, 2026 Mia Cassany in her own words for

in her own words for the first time

In this sparkling graphic novel adaptation of the Time Best YA Book of All Time selection and New York Times bestselling first book in the beloved series

Included are dishes old and new

and finding your safe someone to hold onto

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PREORDER | Freedom's Gate: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone Live at the New York Nightclub that Shaped the Civil Rights Movement, Soyica Diggs Colbert | October 13, 2026 Mia Cassany in her own words forAn illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement. Before they became household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that became a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics. Freedoms Gate depicts the deepening