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From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A'ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America. This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name. This is for all the girls who are "too loud" and "too emotional." This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, "Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new." This is for my Black girls. In this empowering...
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Tori Henderson is on the fast track in her marketing career in Houston, but her personal life is as slow as molasses. So when her beloved Aunt Dottie falls ill, Tori travels back to tiny Bayford to care for her. But when she arrives, she's faced with more than she bargained for, including Dottie's struggling local store, a troubled little step-cousin, and Tori's old crush. Worse, the nearest Starbucks is twenty miles away ..
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"In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not So "Post-Racial" America is a memoir in essays about young Black women and the stereotypes and preconceived notions they are expected to live up to, examined through the lens of Brianna Holt's lived experience and pop culture to help readers unlearn their biases and expand their worldviews. Part memoir, part cultural critique, In Our Shoes will walk readers through the common stereotypes and issues...
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Scope and content:This collection documents the activities of the Blue Triangle League, later renamed the Blue Triangle Branch of the YWCA in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1919 to 1980. Included in the collection are black and white photographs taken by George H. Anderson, documenting the many activities the African American branch had available for its members, from study clubs to camping trips, to social events dating from 1919 to 1970. The collection...
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