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The coldest winter ever    Sister Souljah.

Call #:    F Souljah

Location:    H S of Fashion
 

Winter, born into a wealthy drug-dealing family in the Brooklyn ghetto, grows up thinking of herself as the queen of the world, but everything comes crashing down when her father is arrested and all their belongings are confiscated by the government. Includes answers to readers' questions and character analyses by the author.

 

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On her own ground : the life and times of Madam C. J. Walker

Call #: B Walker

 

The author chronicles the life of her great-great-grandmother, early-twentieth-century African-American entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, who rose to riches after creating a hair care formula for Black women.

 

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Alek : my life from Sudanese refugee to international supermodel      Alek Wek.

 Call #: B Wek

 Location:H S of Fashion

 

Supermodel Alek Wek recounts her journey from southern Sudan to the international runways, discussing how she survived Sudan's civil war, fled the region, rose to the top of the modeling industry, and other related topics.

 

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Ida B. Wells : mother of the civil rights movement

Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin.

Call #: B Wel

 

An illustrated biography of nineteenth-century activist Ida B. Wells, focusing on her crusade against the practice of lynching, and discussing her role in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the campaign for women's voting rights.

 

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They had a dream : the civil rights struggle, from Frederick Douglass to Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X Jules Archer.

 Call #:920 Arc

 

Photographs and text trace the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.

 

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Why we can't wait     Martin Luther King, Jr.

Call #:323.1196 KIN

 Location:H S OF FASHION

 

Shares the author's argument for equality and an end to racial discrimination that explains why the civil rights struggle is vital to the United States.

 

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I have a dream

 Martin Luther King, Jr. ; paintings by Kadir Nelson.

 Call #: 323.092 Kin

 Location:H S of Fashion

 

Presents illustrations and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind. 'Includes a CD with official recording of the speech.

 

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In her footsteps : 100 remarkable Black women from the Queen of Sheba to Queen Latifah Annette Madden.

Call #:920 Mad

 

Presents profiles of over one hundred notable women of African ancestry from around the world and throughout time; grouped by field of endeavor.

 

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The heart of a woman

 Maya Angelou.

 Call #:B Angelou

                           

This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of black artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.

 

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Romare Bearden

 Kevin Brown.

Call #:B Bearden

                           

Biography of Romare Bearden who used collages and paintings to express the African-American experience.