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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Highlights African America literature, providing representation of literary works for all students. Discussion of classic and contemporary works also includes the social, political, cultural, and historical context of each work. Focuses on up-and-coming authors as well as works from tried and true authors that have not been covered before, and contains a mix of genres, including novels, poems, short stories, and dramas.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Women's History Month - Young Adults
Writing - Youth
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Women's History Month - Young Adults
Writing - Youth
Description
"Poet Renée Watson looks back at her childhood and urges readers to look forward at their futures with love, understanding, and celebration in this fully illustrated poetry collection"--
3) Blackbirds singing: inspiring Black women's speeches from the Civil War to the twenty-first century
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom and justice"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A collection drawn from Laux's five expansive volumes, and including new poems that pay homage to her mother. Laux finds expression in earthy and lyrical depictions of working-class America, while exploring experiences of survival and healing, of sexual love and celebration.--
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