"Based on her ... Instagram posts, debut author-illustrator Harrison shares the stories of 40 bold African-American women who shaped history and changed the world"--Publisher's description.

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father b7 sa figure he knows more as a myth than as a man b7 shas been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey b7 sfirst to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration...

Mr. Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was 98, shares his life story and his "insights into humanity, history, America, ... parenting, ... [and] attitude."--Jacket.

A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.

"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most...

Presents the life and achievements of the iconic African-American opera star and traces her rise from humble origins in Mississippi, the impact of racism on her career, and her triumphant Metropolitan Opera performances.

Tells the gripping story of four female African-American mathematicians who literally made it possible to launch US rockets--and astronauts--into space. Tells the thrilling tale of how each woman contributed, the struggles and resistance each experienced, and the amazing resultants. Consultant currently works for NASA.

A biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse, in which poem and watercolor come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.

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WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION

A brilliant, haunting and unforgettable memoir from a stunning new talent about the inexorable pull of home and family, set in a shotgun house in New Orleans East.

In 1961, Sarah M. Broom's mother Ivory Mae bought a shotgun house in the then-promising neighborhood of New Orleans East and built her world inside of it. It was the height

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Introduces the life of Crispus Attucks, a former slave who died in the Boston Massacre, a fight between the British soldiers and American colonists that occurred before the American Revolution.