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When Christine Platt set out on her journey to live with less, she never intended to become The Afrominimalist. She just wanted to tame the chaos in her closet! But after struggling with the austerity and whiteness of mainstream minimalism, Christine realized why minimalism often seems unattainable for so many: the emphasis on all-white, barren aesthetics distracts from the practice of living with intention. And so, she decided to do things her way by curating a life of less influenced by the African diaspora.

Breaking news! Ace junior reporter Frankie has her first loose tooth. All of her toys are excited, and Nina Simone the cat gives a joyful purr. Frankie can’t wait to see what the Tooth Fairy brings her. It might even be a brand-new book like her friend Pedro received! Robert the robot calculates that Frankie’s tooth will fall out in about a week. But that means it will happen when Frankie is away at the Kids’ Journalism Conference with Mama. What if the Tooth Fairy can’t find Frankie when she’s not at her house?

Frankie and her friends get the scoop! Frankie wants to be just like her mama and namesake, Franklynn McKnight—an award-winning journalist. But sometimes, sharing her famous mama with the world is hard. Frankie, her teenage sister, Raven, and Papa all miss Mama when she leaves on assignment. Until Frankie has a great idea: with a little assistance from her closest friends—her doll Farrah, Robert the toy robot, and her cat, Nina Simone—she can make her own news show! And when she hears someone crying in the house, Frankie knows it’s the breaking news she needs to cover.

There’s breaking news on TV—a protest to demand justice! Frankie’s mama is covering the story. Frankie wants to do her own reporting too. But what is a protest, exactly?

When people think of minimalism, they imagine white walls, Scandinavian furniture, and no more than 100 things—all of which must spark joy. But with this emphasis on aesthetics, we lose track of the true potential of adopting a minimalist mindset, that the notion of "less" is a choice. It is an option that is intricately connected to finding freedom from a life of overwhelm. And that freedom is more than a feeling. It is a mindset that we must embrace and embody day by day, moment by moment. Freedom, Platt maintains, is determined by our choices.