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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xi, 511 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde"-- Provided by publisher.
"We remember Audre Lorde as an iconic writer and a quotable teacher whose words and face grace T-shirts, nonprofits' annual reports, and campus diversity-center walls. But even those who are inspired by Lorde's teachings on 'the creative power of difference' may be missing something fundamental about her life...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xi, 111 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Poet, firebrand, mother, radical, healer, and sage, Nikki Giovanni has always been celebrated for her inspired and courageous voice. For decades, she has spoken out on the sensitive issues -- race and gender, violence and inequality -- that touch our national consciousness. As energetic and insightful as ever, Nikki Giovanni now offers us an intimate and affecting look at her personal history and the hidden corners of her own heart. In A Good Cry,...
3) Nikki Grimes
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of African American author Nikki Grimes. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (25 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Language
English
Description
Phillis Wheatley was the very first African American woman to have a book published. Readers will learn about her fascinating life as a slave, poet, and author in this engaging biography. Featuring detailed images, photos of Phillis's published poems, and easy to read text, children will learn also learn about slavery, the difference of treatment of slaves in the North and South, and Phillis's relationship with the Countess of Huntingdon. A glossary...
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
A young, sickly Phillis Wheatley was brought to Massachusetts as a slave. She grew up in two worlds treated well and educated but still enslaved. In her short life she wrote nearly 150 poems and became the first African-American poet to publish a book. She died alone and in poverty, but her poems live on. They provide a unique perspective on life in colonial America in the late 1700s.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
viii, 480 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose poetry was at the heart of the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
"Admired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published in London, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led one of the most extraordinary American lives. Seized in West Africa and forced into slavery as a child, she was sold to a merchant family in Boston, where she became a noted poet at a young...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
259 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mary-Alice Daniel's family moved from West Africa to England when she was a very young girl, leaving behind the vivid culture of her native land in the Nigerian savanna. They arrived to a blanched, cold world of prim suburbs and unfamiliar customs. So began her family's series of travels across three continents in search of places of belonging. A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing ventures through the physical and mythical landscapes of Daniel's...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shayla Lawson is major. You don't know who she is, yet, but that's okay. She is on a mission to move black girls like herself from best supporting actress to a starring roles in the major narrative. With a unique mix of personal stories, pop culture observations, and insights into politics and history, Lawson sheds light on the many ways black femininity has influenced mainstream culture. Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, This Is Major shows...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
134 pages: color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drwan from the words of ... groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
What dreams do you carry? Myra Viola Wilds dreamed of opportunity. She left her home in rural Kentucky for the city, learned to read and to write, and became a dressmaker. She hand-stitched gorgeous gowns. She worked so hard she lost her eyesight, and her world went dark. But those well-loved stitches turned into words, and one night Myra woke in the middle of the night and wrote a poem she called "Sunshine." She kept writing. She wrote the lush green,...