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Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson: A True Story about Jackie Robinson

by Sharon Robinson

Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson: A True Story about Jackie Robinson Sharon Robinson 9780545052511 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball ...

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Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

by Sharon Robinson

Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America Sharon Robinson 9780439425926 Nonfiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. School Library JournalSTARRED (March 1, 2004; 0-439-42592-1) Gr 4-7 -In ca...

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I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

by Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett

I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett 9780060555979 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins The Autobiography of a Boy of Summer Who Became a Man for ...

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42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero

by Doreen Rappaport

42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero Doreen Rappaport 9780763676247 Nonfiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie ...

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I Am Jackie Robinson

by Kam Williams

I Am Jackie Robinson Kam Williams Book Review An AALBC.com Bestselling Book May/June 2015 Book Reviewed by Kam Williams “Jackie Robinson learned to be brave when he was very young. He gre...

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Sharon Robinson

Sharon Robinson 0000000084195482 Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter and acclaimed author, is known for her fiction and nonfiction works, many of which honor her father's legacy, including re...

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The United States V. Jackie Robinson

by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

The United States V. Jackie Robinson Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen 9780062287847 Nonfiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins A moving and inspiring nonfiction picture book about Jackie Robinson’ss cou...

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Jackie and Me: A Very Special Friendship

by Tania Grossinger

Jackie and Me: A Very Special Friendship Tania Grossinger 9781620876831 Fiction Sky Pony Skyhorse Publishing Thirteen-year-old Tania Grossinger lives in the famous Grossinger hotel in New York’s...

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Jackie Robinson: American Hero

by Sharon Robinson

Jackie Robinson: American Hero Sharon Robinson 9780545540063 Nonfiction Scholastic Paperbacks Scholastic Inc. Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of several wor...

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Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter

by Michael G. Long and Yohuru Williams

Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter Michael G. Long and Yohuru Williams 9780374389956 Nonfiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers...

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Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America

by Howard Bryant

Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America Howard Bryant 9780063308169 Nonfiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “I loved this book…. I looked forward to reading Howard ...

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Jackie Robinson: A Biography

by Arnold Rampersad

Jackie Robinson: A Biography Arnold Rampersad 9780345426550 Nonfiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House The extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson is illuminated as never before in this full-scale...

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Under the Same Sun

by Sharon Robinson

Under the Same Sun Sharon Robinson 9780545166720 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Praise for PROMISES TO KEEP-Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year, IRA Notable Book, YALSA Best...

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I Am Jackie Robinson

by Brad Meltzer

I Am Jackie Robinson Brad Meltzer 9780803740860 Nonfiction Dial Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House This New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series by Brad Meltzer has an inspir...

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Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Spring Training

by Chris Lamb

Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Spring Training Chris Lamb 9780803229563 Nonfiction University of Nebraska Press University of Nebraska Press In the spring of 1946, following the...

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Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)

by Sharon Robinson

Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963) Sharon Robinson 9781338282801 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the c...

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Who Was Jackie Robinson?: A Who Was? Board Book

by Lisbeth Kaiser

Who Was Jackie Robinson?: A Who Was? Board Book Lisbeth Kaiser 9780593223437 Nonfiction Rise X Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House The latest addition to the Who HQ program: board book biographies o...

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Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett

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Michael G. Long

Michael G. Long NONE Michael G. Long is a distinguished author and editor specializing in civil rights and gender issues. Known for his in-depth works on key American historical figures like Jackie R...

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Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America

by Gerald L. Early

Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America Gerald L. Early 9781984863225 Nonfiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House An authoritative exploration of how Black Americans have shaped base...

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Blackout

by Kam Williams

Blackout Kam Williams Book Review             "It may be difficult for us today to understand both the vastness of American racism or th...

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A Negro League Scrapbook

by Carole Boston Weatherford

A Negro League Scrapbook Carole Boston Weatherford 9781590780916 Nonfiction Boyds Mills Press Boyds Mills Press Imagine that you are an outstanding baseball player but banned from the major leagues. I...

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Arnold Rampersad

Arnold Rampersad 0000000110823009 Arnold Rampersad, a renowned professor emeritus at Stanford University, is a respected author of biographies including those of Langston Hughes, W. E. B. Du Bois, an...

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The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier

by Keyshawn Johnson

The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier Keyshawn Johnson 9781538705483 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette B...

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Who Got Game? Baseball: Amazing But True Stories!

by Derrick Barnes

Who Got Game? Baseball: Amazing But True Stories! Derrick Barnes 9781523505531 Nonfiction Workman Publishing Workman Publishing Celebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game o...

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Teammates

by Peter Golenbock

Teammates Peter Golenbock 9780152842864 Nonfiction HMH Books for Young Readers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League...

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Bad Boy: A Graphic Memoir

by Walter Dean Myers

Bad Boy: A Graphic Memoir Walter Dean Myers 9780063099920 Nonfiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins A gripping graphic memoir adaptation of legendary, multi-award-winning author Walter Dean Myers’s au...

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The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

by Howard Bryant

The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism Howard Bryant 9780807026991 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson an...

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Pride Against Prejudice: The Biography of Larry Doby (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)

by Joseph Moore

Pride Against Prejudice: The Biography of Larry Doby (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies) Joseph Moore 9780313259951 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group Aware of M...

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The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers

by Margeaux Weston

The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers Margeaux Weston 9798886509526 Nonfiction Callisto Kids Callisto Publishing Discover the life of Fannie Lou Hamer—a story about u...

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Willie Mays: A Little Golden Book Biography

by Anne Wynter

Willie Mays: A Little Golden Book Biography Anne Wynter 9780593813294 Nonfiction Golden Books Penguin Random House Dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about one of the greatest baseball play...

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Colored Television

by Danzy Senna

Colored Television Danzy Senna 9780593544372 Fiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House A brilliant dark comedy about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial-identity-industrial c...

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The Story of Ruby Bridges: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers

by Arlisha Norwood

The Story of Ruby Bridges: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers Arlisha Norwood 9781648765391 Nonfiction Callisto Kids Callisto Publishing Discover the life of Ruby Bridges—a story about bravery a...

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Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players

by Cam Perron with Nick Chiles

Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players Cam Perron with Nick Chiles 9781982153601 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The up...

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Home Run

by Christine Platt

Home Run Christine Platt 9781644945223 Fiction Calico Kid Magic Wagon Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his firs...

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Trailblazers Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fighting for Civil Rights

by Christine Platt

Trailblazers Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fighting for Civil Rights Christine Platt 9780593124550 Nonfiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Bring history home and meet one of th...

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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympic

by Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher 97815011...

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Trailblazers: Beyoncé: Queen of the Spotlight

by Ebony Joy Wilkins

Trailblazers: Beyoncé: Queen of the Spotlight Ebony Joy Wilkins 9780593124437 Nonfiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Bring history home and meet some of the world’s great...

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What Were the Negro Leagues?

by Varian Johnson

What Were the Negro Leagues? Varian Johnson 9781524789992 Nonfiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American...

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Arthur Ashe: A Life

by Raymond Arsenault

Arthur Ashe: A Life Raymond Arsenault 9781439189047 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. The first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Arthur Ashe—the Jackie Robinson...

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Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance

by Mark Whitaker

Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance Mark Whitaker 9781501122392 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. The other great Renaissance of black culture, influence,...

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Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons

by Sophfronia Scott

Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons Sophfronia Scott 9780062655653 Fiction William Morrow Paperbacks HarperCollins “A dazzlingly dark and engaging tale full of heartbreak, treachery, ...

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Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball

by Howard Bryant

Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball Howard Bryant 9780147512628 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House “With the Legends series, Howard Bryant brings to life the best that sp...

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Heroes of Black History

by Bonnie Bader

Heroes of Black History Bonnie Bader 9780448487663 Nonfiction Grosset & Dunlap Penguin Random House  A true hero not only rises to the occasion, but helps others rise with them. Nelson Mandela, Harrie...

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Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball: World Series Heroics! Greatest Homerun Hitters! Classic Rivalries! And Much, Much More!

by Howard Bryant

Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball: World Series Heroics! Greatest Homerun Hitters! Classic Rivalries! And Much, Much More! Howard Bryant 9780399169038 Nonfiction Philomel Books P...

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Selected Letters of Langston Hughes

by Langston Hughes

Selected Letters of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes 9780375413797 Nonfiction Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Penguin Random House ARNOLD RAMPERSAD, the Sarah Hart Kimball Professor Emeritus in the Hu...

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Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers

by Wade Hudson

Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers Wade Hudson 9780940975026 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. NEW EDITION From science to p...

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Teenie Harris, Photographer: Image, Memory, History

by Cheryl Finley, Laurence A. Glasco, and Joe W. Trotter

Teenie Harris, Photographer: Image, Memory, History Cheryl Finley, Laurence A. Glasco, and Joe W. Trotter 9780822944140 Nonfiction University of Pittsburgh Press University of Pittsburgh Press Publish...

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A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports

by Gerald L. Early

A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports Gerald L. Early 9780674050983 Nonfiction Harvard University Press Harvard University Press As Americans, we believe there ou...

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The Words of African-American Heroes (Newmarket Words Of Series)

by Clara Villarosa

The Words of African-American Heroes (Newmarket Words Of Series) Clara Villarosa 9781557049469 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins Celebrating notable African Americans, this inspirational and tho...

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Raceball: How The Major Leagues Colonized The Black And Latin Game

by Rob Ruck

Raceball: How The Major Leagues Colonized The Black And Latin Game Rob Ruck 9780807048054 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press The colliding histories of black and Latin ballplayers in the major leagu...

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For Black History Month: Research & Share Your Family History

by Troy Johnson

For Black History Month: Research & Share Your Family History Troy Johnson Article [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640"] Troy Johnson's Maternal Father Rev. Freeman Foster his 2nd Wife Hazel ...

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters

by Barack Obama

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters Barack Obama 9780375835278 Nonfiction Alfred A. Knopf Penguin Random House In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has writte...

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The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron

by Howard Bryant

The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron Howard Bryant 9780375424854 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry (Hank) Aaron’s reputation has only ...

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Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power

by David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito

Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito 9780252034206 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press In...

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Willie and the All-Stars

by Floyd Cooper

Willie and the All-Stars Floyd Cooper 9780399233401 Fiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Willie, an African-American boy growing up in Chicago, dreams of playing baseball in the Major Leagues, ...

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We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball

by Kadir Nelson

We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball Kadir Nelson 9780786808328 Nonfiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide "We are the ship; all else the sea."-Rube Foster, founde...

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Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete

by William C. Rhoden

Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete William C. Rhoden 9780307353146 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and...

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Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete

by William C. Rhoden

Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete William C. Rhoden 9780609601204 Nonfiction Crown Penguin Random House From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur A...

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Fighting for America: Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II

by Christopher Moore

Fighting for America: Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II Christopher Moore 9780345459619 Nonfiction Presidio Press Penguin Random House The African-American contribution to winning World...

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A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson

by Michelle Y Green

A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Michelle Y Green 9780756930530 Nonfiction Perfection Learning Perfection Learning Motivated by her love for the game and inspired by the legenda...

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Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston

by Howard Bryant

Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston Howard Bryant 9780415927796 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Shut Out is the compelling story of Boston’s racial divide viewed through the lens of one of...

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Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP

by Janet Cheatham Bell

Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP Janet Cheatham Bell 9780743428255 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the...

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Coming Home: A True Story of Josh Gibson, Baseball’s Greatest Home Run Hitter

by Nanette Mellage, Cornelius Van Wright, and Ying-Hwa Hu

Coming Home: A True Story of Josh Gibson, Baseball’s Greatest Home Run Hitter Nanette Mellage, Cornelius Van Wright, and Ying-Hwa Hu 9780816770090 Nonfiction Troll Communications Troll Communications ...

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Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems

by Nikki Giovanni

Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems Nikki Giovanni 9780688156985 Poetry William Morrow HarperCollins Intimate, edgy, and unapologetic, Blues: For All the Changes bears the mark of Nikki Giovanni’s u...

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Damn Rare: Memoirs of an African-American Bibliophile

by Charles L. Blockson

Damn Rare: Memoirs of an African-American Bibliophile Charles L. Blockson 9781892697004 Nonfiction Quantum Leap Productions Quantum Leap Productions The subtitle of the The Memoirs of an African-Ameri...

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The Oxford Companion to African American Literature

by William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris

The Oxford Companion to African American Literature William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris 9780195065107 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Here indeed ...

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A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete: Vol 3 1946-Present

by Arthur Ashe

A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete: Vol 3 1946-Present Arthur Ashe 9781567430080 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins This informative book gives readers the whole history of ...

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Belly Song and Other Poems

by Etheridge Knight

Belly Song and Other Poems Etheridge Knight 9780910296885 Poetry Broadside Press Broadside Press Here indeed is the pantheon of African American writers—Phillis Wheatley and Sojourner Truth, Frederick...

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Frank Berrios

Frank Berrios NONE Frank Berrios is a prolific children's book author, known for his Little Golden Books. His works include Football with Dad, Soccer with Mom, and titles featuring well-known charact...

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Michelle Gadsden-Williams

Michelle Gadsden-Williams NONE Michelle Gadsden-Williams is the Co-Founder and COO of Ceiling Breakers LLC, a NYC-based firm specializing in diversity consulting and women's empowerment. She holds de...

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Keith Mallett

Keith Mallett 0000000033964456 Keith Duncan Mallett, born in 1948, is a prominent artist trained in New York City. He spent 15 years as the in-house artist for Frontline Art Publishers and now works ...

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Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig 0000000036580570 Jonathan Eig is a former Wall Street Journal writer and New York Times bestselling author of five books, praised as a “master storyteller” by Ken Burns. His work has bee...

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by Kam Williams

42 Kam Williams 42-dvd-blue-ray.jpg Film Review Jackie Robinson Biopic Recounts Historic Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier 42 Now Available on DVD! (July 16, 2013) In Theaters: Apr 12, ...

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Get On Up: The James Brown Story

by Kam Williams

Get On Up: The James Brown Story Kam Williams get-on-up-movie-poster-2.jpg Film Review Chadwick Channels James Brown in Nostalgic Jukebox Musical Get on Up: The James Brown Story In Theaters: Au...

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters

by Kam Williams

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters Kam Williams Book Review In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaki...

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Born to Win

by Kam Williams

Born to Win Kam Williams Book Review "No Negro player, man or woman, had ever set foot on one of these courts. In many ways, it was an even tougher personal Jim Crow-busting assignment than was...

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Forty Million Dollar Slaves

by Kam Williams

Forty Million Dollar Slaves Kam Williams Book Review  "The Belt carries young black athletes out of black America and introduces them to a world with very few African-Americans, a world o...

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A Dream Deferred

by Robert Fleming

A Dream Deferred Robert Fleming Book Review With the recent death of Jesse Jackson, America has lost one of the most progressive political activists ever to stand on the national stage. CNN anchor Ab...

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