We Can’t Stop Now

About the Book

Vivien, Deryn, and Ayanna realize the importance of their black skin colour in society. They are afraid for their black father’s safety after a police officer killed a black man. The children want agency for their fathers and are grappling with societal views of the black community through school help.

About the Author

Dr. Danielle Hyles is a Canadian author with Trinidadian heritage who is currently a school administrator with the Durham Catholic District School Board. She has also written a research-based educational leadership book entitled “Bridging the Opportunity Gap” for educators all over the globe and children’s books “Loving My Working Mom”, “Seeds of Belonging”, and “God’s Children Are Math Wizards”. We Can’t Stop Now is her fourth children’s book and follows several black children as they grapple with the societal views of the black community.