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Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A moving essay collection promoting freedom, self-love, and divine wholeness for Black women and opening new levels of understanding and ideological transformation for non-Black women and allies-from the "bona fide church girl" and educator who created the "Lemonade Syllabus." Blurring the boundaries of righteous and irreverent, Red Lip Theology invites us to discover freedom in a progressive Christian faith that incorporates activism, feminism,...
Author
Publisher
Dafina/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
20-year-old Deza was supposed to be just another hot girl emcee, but when a bonus track strikes a surprising social chord, it rockets her album to the top of the charts - and her record label promotes her to headline their first-ever all-female national tour. As Deza attempts to live up to her new reputation, her inexperience generates tour drama. And when her female DJ quits, the label replaces her with the last thing Deza needs: the sexy guy DJ...
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Therapy is not just for white women-no matter what your momma told you! After a lifetime of never truly relating to the personal development experts because of the color of her skin, Trey Anthony has written the book she needed to read as a black, gay woman trying to navigate a world filled with unique challenges that often acts like she doesn't exist. On the outside Trey Anthony was the overachieving, reliable, and strong black woman she was raised...
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers' bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what's expected. Written by music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The littlest readers can learn about Rosa Parks in this board book version of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about one of America's icons in the series's signature lively, conversational...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak inner-city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America"--
Author
Publisher
Steerforth Press/Truth to Power Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Riveting, honest, and raw, I Can Take It From Here recounts Lisa Forbes's harrowing journey into darkness -- including a fourteen-year-long stint in a maximum-security prison -- and her fierce resolve to understand the effects of the trauma she endured, to take personal responsibility for her actions, and to ensure that her history does not dictate her destiny. The youngest of six children, Lisa grew up in a Chicago housing project where she endured...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation's fight for civil rights and the contributions they made in driving the Movement forward"--
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Michelle Obama is one of the most important women in American history. Before she served as the first Black first lady of the United States, Michelle was a smart and studious kid who wanted to give back to her community. She became a lawyer so that she could help people understand the law and get the legal aid they needed. When she became first lady, she continued to help people-especially young people-in many ways. Explore how Michelle went from...
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Young Beyoncé Knowles was a shy girl who dreamed of being a star. With bravery and determination, she has elevated herself from dance student to international icon. Now she has inspired millions through the power of her voice. Discover how Beyoncé earned her halo and became a performer, CEO and international superstar in this true story of her life. Then learn 10 key lessons from her work you can apply to your own life." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Three years after the Sista Love group disbanded, Harmony, Melody, and Lyric are forced back together after the death of their mother. The forced reunion reignites past hurts, but there's also new new lies, backstabbing, and jealousy.
275) Project girl
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
The author tells the story of her struggles to reconcile her ghetto background and the world of private schools, wealthy classmates, and important jobs offered to her because of her academic talent.
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Souls of Black Girls is a provocative news documentary that takes a critical look at media images--how they are instituted, established and controlled. The documentary also examines the relationship between the historical and existing media images of women of color and raises the question of whether they may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty that are celebrated in media images"--Soulsofblackgirls.com...
277) Abbott: 1973
Author
Publisher
Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A WAR FOR THE SOUL OF DETROIT. Elena Abbott is one of Detroit's toughest reporters--and after defeating the dark forces that murdered her husband, she's focused on the most important election in the city's history. But when someone uses dark magic to sabotage the campaign of the prospective first Black mayor of Detroit, it becomes clear to Abbott that the supernatural conspiracy in her city is even greater than she ever imagined. Now Abbott must...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Say her name: An investigation into the disputed cause of death of black activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in Waller County, Texas, after a routine traffic stop by state trooper Brian Encinia.
The Central Park Five: Chronicles America's complicated perceptions of race and crime through the story of the "Central Park 5"--A group of minority teenagers wrongfully convicted and jailed for brutally raping a white woman in New York.
And...
280) Phillis Wheatley
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea Juniors
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
The life of the woman who, although a slave, gained renown throughout the colonies as the first important black American poet.
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