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3) Musicians
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly surveys the history of African Americans in music, profiling such artists as Louis Armstrong, Stevie Wonder, and Bob Marley.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Take an exciting journey through Black history with dozens of inspiring biographies for kids. From the queens and pharaohs of ancient Egypt to modern-day scientists, athletes, and journalists, discover the lives of black leaders and role models throughout history. Black Heroes: a Black History Book for Kids is packed with 51 brief and engaging biographies of inspiring figures from Africa, the United States, and around the world. Learn about how these...
6) Nat Turner
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.
7) Malcolm X
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
10) Chasing space
Author
Publisher
Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.
11) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. Discover how their childhood dreams and experiences influenced their adult...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey, first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of...
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Have I told you that we have never, ever accepted that Black lives don’t matter? Not Frederick, Harriet, Sojourner, Martin, Rosa, Malcolm, or Nelson? We have always known and you must remember that Black lives matter. W. E. B. knew that Black lives matter. He preached about Black equality and liberation and would be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us today. Have I ever told you that? Have I told you that we have long been world-acclaimed poets...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Chroma
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Black Icons in Herstory features colorfully illustrated portraits and inspiring biographies of 50 of the most admired women in the fields of music, film, literature, politics, human rights, and more. From Rosa Parks to Angela Davis from Nina Simone to Janet Jackson; from Michelle Obama to Amanda Gorman; this curated list of role models is significant and inspiring "-- Provided by publisher.
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