Depicts the lives of the men in the author's family, spanning the past 150 years of American history from his non-practicing pharmacist grandfather, to his own sons growing up in Brooklyn.

"A biography of the Civil Rights icon, activist, and scholar Angela Davis"-- Provided by publisher.

Describes the life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, nineteenth-century educator, writer, newspaper editor, and civil rights worker who was the first African-American woman to enter law school or to publish a newspaper.

Describes how rapper Kendrick Lamar was inspired by rapper Tupac Shakur, and compares the two men's careers, music, songwriting processes, concerts, fashions, and accomplishments. Includes color and black-and-white photographs, fact boxes, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

"A 366-day guide to important figures, events, and media from Black history"-- Provided by publisher.

"Marian Wright Edelman was a lifelong flea for justice--making people itch--as she pushed for racial equality"-- Provided by publisher.

"Focusing on his presidential runs in 1984 and, especially, 1988,Phillip highlights how Jackson built an unlikely coalition that showed how Black political power could be consolidated. His experience working under Martin Luther King; his organizing the SLCC's Operation Breadbasket in Chicago and beyond; and his roots in the deep Southcombined into two ... impactful presidential campaigns. Appealing to the working people of urban enclaves like that...

"Little Katherine loved learning and her favourite subject was maths. In class, she worked so hard that she was able to move up to high school four years early! Due to the racist laws of the time, Katherine's family had to move town for her to go to a school where Black students were admitted. After high school and college, she was accepted to one of West Virginia's top universities and was the first Black woman to attend. In 1953, she joined the...

The guts to fail and the aptitude to succeed. From playing a TV doctor on St. Elsewhere, to classic revivals on Broadway, Denzel Washington’s world is so much more than a show. The son of a Mt. Vernon, New York beautician and Pentecostal minister, he escaped temptation of street crime and learned discipline at a military school after his parents’ divorce. Formal drama training at Fordham University set the stage for a career marked by lifetime...

"A full accounting of five incredibly talented Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, founding members among them, that illuminates their hard-fought, historic, and overlooked contributions to the world of classical dance at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies"-- Provided by publisher.