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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Kam Williams /reviews/images/maya-angelou-older.jpg Film Review An Intimate Look at the Life of Iconic Poet, Writer, and Activist Excellent (4 stars) In Theaters...
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 15, 1970, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii’...
Malaika’s Costume
Malaika’s Costume Nadia L. Hohn 9781554987542 Fiction Groundwood Books Anansi Press It’s Carnival time. The first Carnival since Malaika’s mother moved away to find a good job and provide for Malaika ...
Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club
Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club Lauren Ling Brown 9780593723357 Fiction Bantam Penguin Random House Reese's Book Club Pick Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it's been ...
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780810983281 Fiction Abrams Books Abrams A young narrator tells readers about her friend Maya, who absolutely loves to dance. In this rhyming pictur...
Appearances: A Novel
Appearances: A Novel K. Reshay 9781545192825 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Maya seems to have the perfect life. She is a successful real estate agent. She has a handsome fiancé, ...
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas Maya Angelou 9780812980318 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography,...
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou 0000000121191991 Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, was a renowned American author, actress, and civil rights activist. She held numerous roles, from cook to editor,...
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Maya Soetoro-Ng 0000000078169982 Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, born in Jakarta, is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii and Barack Obama's sister. She recently published “Ladder to the Moon,” a picture book...
Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther
Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther Ruth E. Carter 9781797203065 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books The definitive, delu...
Pet Costume Party: A Pet Club Story
Pet Costume Party: A Pet Club Story Gwendolyn Hooks 9781434230539 Fiction Stone Arch Books Capstone Press Andy is having a Halloween party for the Pet Club. All of his friends and their pets are going...
Maya and the Robot
Maya and the Robot Eve L. Ewing 9781984814630 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House From award-winning author Eve L. Ewing comes an illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who co...
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou Bethany Hegedus 9781620145876 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books NCSS Septima Clark Book Award Elementary Level Winner In celebrat...
Appearances Too
Appearances Too K. Reshay 9781977710031 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The best word to describe Toni and Maya’s relationship is “frenemies.” Although Maya has always outwardly acted sup...
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou Maya Angelou 9780812996456 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House “Words mean more than what is set down on paper,” Maya Angelou wrote in her...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 9780375507892 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know W...
Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance
Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance Ntozake Shange 9780807091876 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press In her first posthumous work, the revered poet crafts a personal history of Black dance and c...
Rachel Isadora
Rachel Isadora 0000000083710059 Former professional dancer Rachel Isadora transitioned into visual arts after an injury. She's since created over 200 children's books and focuses on painting, often d...
Maya’s Big Question
Maya’s Big Question Meena Harris 9780316561341 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group A National Bestseller! A young girl is determined to celebrate the women in her communi...
What Maya Angelou Says: The Official Collection
What Maya Angelou Says: The Official Collection Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille 9781784887544 Nonfiction Hardie Grant Books Hardie Grant Books What Maya Angelou Says is a collection of the bel...
Remember, You Are a Wiley
Remember, You Are a Wiley Maya Wiley 9781538739938 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A moving, politically-charged memoir of surviving trauma and the power of activism from MSNBC...
For Your Consideration: Maya Rudolph
For Your Consideration: Maya Rudolph Nichole Perkins 9781683692232 Nonfiction Quirk Books Quirk Books For fans of the inimitable Maya Rudolph, this illustrated collection of humorous essays and fun ex...
Maya Angelou: My First Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou: My First Maya Angelou Lisbeth Kaiser 9781786032492 Nonfiction Frances Lincoln Children’s Books The Quarto Group Meet Maya Angelou, the world’s most beloved writer and speaker! Now availa...
My Journey with Maya
My Journey with Maya Tavis Smiley with David Ritz 9780316341776 Nonfiction Little, Brown Paperbacks Hachette Book Group A remarkable story of friendship, love, and courage. When Maya Angelou and Ta...
Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9780758289575 Fiction Kensington - Teen Kensington Publishing Corp. No celebrity secret is safe from Maya Morgan. But a ratings-making road trip is putting her ...
Gather Together In My Name
Gather Together In My Name Maya Angelou 9780812980301 Fiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House Gather Together in My Name continues Maya Angelou’s personal story, begun so unforgetta...
Poems: Maya Angelou
Poems: Maya Angelou Maya Angelou 9780553379853 Poetry Bantam Penguin Random House “Maya Angelou writes like a song, and like the truth.”—The New York Times Book Review “Black, bitter and beautiful,...
Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others
Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others MULTIPLE Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and N.Y. Nathiri are renowned authors. Angelou is celebrated for her series of autobiographies, Walker for h...
Maya Cameron-Gordon
Maya Cameron-Gordon NONE Maya Cameron-Gordon is an author, mother, and former teacher with an MFA in filmmaking. She aims to diversify children's fantasy through her books and films, promoting repres...
Maya Wiley
Maya Wiley NONE Maya D. Wiley, a life-long civil rights advocate and attorney, is the current president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. An influential figure in activi...
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer Hal Banfield 9781950279104 Nonfiction Literary Revolutionary Literary Revolutionary I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer shines a spotlig...
Dancing in Blackness: A Memoir
Dancing in Blackness: A Memoir Halifu Osumare 9780813064321 Nonfiction University Press of Florida University Press of Florida Also Available as an Audiobook Dancing in Blackness is a professional ...
Judy Tyrus and Paul Novosel
Judy Tyrus and Paul Novosel MULTIPLE Judy Tyrus, a former principal ballerina with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Oakland Ballet, now serves as a dance industry consultant and co-founder of ChromaDi...
Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson
Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson Leda Schubert 9781499805925 Nonfiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. This beautiful picture book tells the little-known story of Raven Wil...
Choreographing the Folk
Choreographing the Folk Kam Williams Book Review ’Although I studied ballet and modern from an early age, jazz dance was my greatest love… In these predominantly white ...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Maya Angelou 9780593518618 Poetry Anne Schwartz Books Penguin Random House This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all fait...
The Light She Feels Inside
The Light She Feels Inside Gwendolyn Wallace 9781728239798 Fiction Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks How will Maya create a brighter world? By learning to honor her glowing feelings, just like Black...
Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom Maya Angelou 9781400066117 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now,...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 9780345514400 Nonfiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small South...
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer Maya Angelou 9781400066100 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measu...
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now Maya Angelou 9780553569070 Nonfiction Bantam Penguin Random House Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable li...
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems Maya Angelou 9780394502526 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her...
Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille
Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille MULTIPLE Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou Kam Williams Book Review “‘Words mean more than what is set down on paper,’ Maya Angelou wrote in her groundbreaking m...
Last Chance Dance
Last Chance Dance Lakita Wilson 9780593525616 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House An utterly charming YA romance perfect for fans of Elise Bryant and Leah Johnson. "An ode t...
Choreographing The Folk: The Dance Stagings Of Zora Neale Hurston (Indigenous Americas)
Choreographing The Folk: The Dance Stagings Of Zora Neale Hurston (Indigenous Americas) Anthea Kraut 9780816647125 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press While Zora Nea...
War Dance
War Dance Kam Williams war_da30.jpg Film Review DVD Examines Drive to Dance in the Midst of Ugandan Civil War War Dance Click to order via Amazon Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Sugg...
Maya Angelou: A Little Golden Book Biography
Maya Angelou: A Little Golden Book Biography Anne Wynter 9780593648377 Nonfiction Golden Books Penguin Random House Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about writer, poe...
Boundaries of the Heart: The Black Millionaire Club (Book 3)
Boundaries of the Heart: The Black Millionaire Club (Book 3) Marita Kinney B0DLY2DDTX Fiction Pure Thoughts Publishing Pure Thoughts Publishing, LLC Wealthy, charismatic, and every bit a gentleman, Lu...
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea Meena Harris 9780062937407 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT KAMALA HARRIS!A beautiful, empo...
Maya Angelou: Writer and Activist
Maya Angelou: Writer and Activist Del Sandeen 9781978514836 Nonfiction Enslow Publishing Enslow Publishing LLC Maya Angelou was a writer, dancer, activist, and actress, and the recipient of numerous a...
Queen Bitch: Part 4
Queen Bitch: Part 4 Joy Deja King 9781942217282 Fiction King Productions King Productions In Queen Bitch, Precious has lost it all, her daughter, Aaliyah, the love of her life, Supreme, and the luxuri...
Maya Angelou (Little People, Big Dreams)
Maya Angelou (Little People, Big Dreams) Lisbeth Kaiser 9781847808899 Nonfiction Frances Lincoln Children’s Books The Quarto Group In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outsta...
Eye Candy
Eye Candy ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9780758289612 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. Dishing on celebrity love games made Maya Morgan a media queen. But choosing her...
The Complete Poetry
The Complete Poetry Maya Angelou 9780812997873 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Throughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words...
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9780758289599 Fiction Kensington - Teen Kensington Publishing Corp. “Danger, drama and romance … an exciting read.” —RT Book Reviews on Real As It Gets No secr...
Essence Maya Angelou: Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey
Essence Maya Angelou: Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey Editors of Essence Magazine 9781618931474 Nonfiction Essence Time Inc Maya Angelou was a true Renaissance woman. ESSENCE Editors celebrate th...
Real as It Gets
Real as It Gets ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9780758289551 Fiction Kensington - Teen Kensington Publishing Corp. She can uncover the biggest celebrity secrets. But now Maya Morgan’s hottest story ever is...
Each Kindness
Each Kindness Jacqueline Woodson 9780399246524 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by t...
Ladder To The Moon
Ladder To The Moon Maya Soetoro-Ng 9780763645700 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press From Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Obama, comes a lyrical story relaying the loving wisdom of their la...
Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter Maya Angelou 9780812980035 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s pat...
Queen Bitch: Part 4 (Bitch Series)
Queen Bitch: Part 4 (Bitch Series) Joy Deja King 9780975581155 Nonfiction A King Production A King Production In Queen Bitch, Precious has lost it all, her daughter, Aaliyah, the love of her life, Sup...
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes Maya Angelou 9780812974850 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her chi...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Maya Angelou 9781400065585 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of ...
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes Maya Angelou 9781400062898 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps,...
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven Maya Angelou 9780553382037 Nonfiction Bantam Penguin Random House The culmination of a unique achievement in modern American literature: the six volumes of autobiography that...
Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?
Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing? Maya Angelou 9780553255768 Poetry Bantam Penguin Random Hous...
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me Maya Angelou 9781419727481 Nonfiction Stewart, Tabori & Chang Rizzoli International Publications Maya Angelou’s unforgettable poem is matched with the daring art of Jean-Miche...
I Shall Not Be Moved
I Shall Not Be Moved Maya Angelou 9780553354584 Poetry Bantam Penguin Random House In her first book of poetry since Why Don’t You Sing? Maya Angelou, bestselling author of the classic autobiography...
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes Maya Angelou 9780679734048 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity ...
Icons of Design (Black Lives #2): A Nonfiction Graphic Novel
Icons of Design (Black Lives #2): A Nonfiction Graphic Novel Tonya Bolden 9781419752711 Nonfiction Abrams Fanfare Abrams Learn about the remarkable work of costume designers, toy makers, and architect...
Winter Ramos
Winter Ramos NONE Winter Ramos, a seasoned Hip Hop industry professional, has over 10 years of experience as a wardrobe stylist for labels and as an executive assistant to artists like Fabolous. She'...
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor 0000000067552695 Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor was a multi-talented figure known for her work as a culinary anthropologist, food writer, actress, singer, dancer, and costume desig...
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The Daddy-Daughter Dance
The Daddy-Daughter Dance Malcolm Newsome 9781250874382 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers Full of color, attitude, and heart, this picture book is a perfect read aloud for all the dance...
The Villain’s Dance
The Villain’s Dance Fiston Mwanza Mujila 9781646051274 Fiction Deep Vellum Publishing Deep Vellum Publishing Full of wit, music, and a rollicking cast of characters, The Villain’s Dance shows Fiston M...
Breaking to the Beat!
Breaking to the Beat! Linda J. Acevedo 9781643796390 Fiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books A boogie-down picture book about a shy boy named Manolo who overcomes his fears and insecurities to become ...
Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, a Movement, a Celebration
Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, a Movement, a Celebration Judy Tyrus and Paul Novosel 9781496733603 Nonfiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harle...
The Lotus Dance
The Lotus Dance Alexander Andrews 9781788306379 Poetry Olympia Publishers Olympia Publishers Alexander Andrews second poetry collection, The Lotus Dance, was published in Fall 2021. “Medicine for t...
Freedom’s Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans
Freedom’s Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans Karen Celestan 9780807168837 Nonfiction LSU Press Louisiana State University Press Freedom’s Dance provides a photographic and textual ove...
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey Lesa Cline-Ransome 9781481422215 Nonfiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. “In James E. Ransome’s realistic pastel portraits, Bat...
The Frog Who Could Not Jump
The Frog Who Could Not Jump Barbara Solomon 9781628716634 Nonfiction Xulon Press Xulon Press This book is dedicated to my 6 year old Grandson. I want o give a message to young children that no matter ...
Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa
Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa Kadija Sesay 9781905233014 Poetry Flipped Eye Publishing Flipped Eye Publishing The anthology, Dance the Guns to Silence celebrates the life, str...
The Black Dancing Body: A Geography from Coon to Cool by Brenda Dixon Gottschild (2003-10-06)
The Black Dancing Body: A Geography from Coon to Cool by Brenda Dixon Gottschild (2003-10-06) Brenda Dixon Gottschild 9780312240479 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Watching contempo...
Colin Cloud Dance
Colin Cloud Dance NONE Colin Cloud Dance is an acclaimed author known for his captivating narratives and unique storytelling style. His writings, often inspired by personal experiences and observatio...
Daryl Cumber Dance
Daryl Cumber Dance 000000011473816X Dr. Daryl Cumber Dance is a Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, is a Ford Foundation Fello...
Halifu Osumare
Halifu Osumare 0000000031536722 Dr. Halifu Osumare, Professor Emerita at UC Davis, is a renowned dancer, choreographer, and scholar of black popular culture with over 40 years of experience. She has ...
The Language of Theft: How the Wealthy Fund Narratives That Rob America of Our Common Sense
The Language of Theft: How the Wealthy Fund Narratives That Rob America of Our Common Sense Maya Contreras 9780063487239 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An incisive investigation into how language ha...
Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox (Secret Society of Rebel Girls)
Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox (Secret Society of Rebel Girls) Marti Dumas 9798889641018 Fiction DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Penguin Random House “Girls running for office, secret leadership l...
Judge’s Girls
Judge’s Girls Sharina Harris 9781496725653 Fiction Kensington Books Kensington Publishing Corp. Three very different women. Only one thing in common. But when their family patriarch dies and they must...
This Side of Home
This Side of Home Renée Watson 9781619639300 Fiction Bloomsbury USA Children's Books Bloomsbury Publishing A captivating and poignant coming-of-age urban YA debut about sisters, friends, and what it m...
She Touched My Soul
She Touched My Soul Naleighna Kai 9780982682937 Fiction Macro Publishing Group Macro Publishing Group Inspiration will always come when you need it most … Michael "Magic" Arrington’s sudden fame and s...
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute Maya Angelou 9780812997019 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House He was a son of Africa who became father to a nation and, for billions of people around th...
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others 9781886104686 Nonfiction Florida Histor...
You Don’t Know Me Like That
You Don’t Know Me Like That ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9780758289537 Fiction Kensington - Teen Kensington Publishing Corp. She dishes celebrity dirt no one else dares. But now, Maya Morgan is about to ...
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou Carole Boston Weatherford 9781454903291 Poetry Union Square Kids Union Square & Co., LLC. An acclaimed anthology receives a new design and cover! Award-winning wr...