The life story of the popular, world-renowned singer and entertainer is recounted with an emphasis on her rise from rags to riches and on her achievements

Diana Ross; Star Supreme (Women of Our Time)

Children's Books

James Haskins

Literature & Fiction

Puffin

<p>A biography of Guy Bluford, the first black American in space, part of the crew of the space shuttle "Challenger" on its August 1983 flight.</p>

Space Challenger: The Story of Guion Bluford (HBJ Treasury of Literature)

Kathleen Benson

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Black Eagles African Americans in Aviation

scholastic

A short history with chronology of Black Power. Contains vignettes of Black Power advocates including Malcolm X, James Forman, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey P. Newton and others.

Profiles in Black Power

Doubleday Co & Inc

The Cotton Club

<p>I’m pictures and text Jim Haskins tells the story of The Cotton Club: The hottest spot in Harlem, the wellspring of the best black musical and theatrical talent in the country, a symbol of the jazz age in New York in its heyday, and the notorious admittance policy that only allowed whites. in photography and narrative, Jim Haskins reports on the gangsters that owned it, the celebrities who packed it’s tables, The legendary singers and musicians that performed, the famous ask who entertained on a regular basis, and the legendary music for which the cotton club is culturally defined. Jim Haskins sets out to put the story of the cotton club in the context of socio-cultural and socio-historical, and socio-political history. by focusing on the backdrop of prohibition, the great depression, and war, Haskins achieves a marvelous narrative and photographic recollection of the magnificent cultural phenomenon known as The Cotton Club.</p>

History

Americas

Random House]

Traces the history of the famous Harlem nightclub, offers profiles of its featured performers, and shares their memories of the club

Random House Trade Paperbacks

Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE  Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era:  richard allen crispus attucks benjamin banneker daniel coker paul cuffe austin dabney james durham estevanico catherine ferguson james forten lemuel haynes anthony johnson "free frank" mcworter marie therese metoyer jean baptiste point du sable deborah sampson peter salem pierre toussaint  "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine  "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books  "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history." -Booklist  "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies." -Horn Book

Black Stars Of Colonial And Revolutionary Times

Clinton Cox

Brenda Wilkinson

Biographies

John Wiley&Sons

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE  Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes.  Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction:  dr. alexander t. augusta thomas "blind tom" greene bethune james bland senator blanche kelso bruce  francis louis cardozo major martin robison delany frederick douglass sarah mapps douglass sergeant major christian a. fleetwood charlotte forten grimke frances e. w. harper elizabeth keckley elijah mccoy john p. parker governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback dr. charles burleigh purvis congressman robert smalls sojourner truth harriet tubman lieutenant peter vogelsang booker t. washington sergeant george washington williams granville t. woods  "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine  "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books   "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history." -Booklist  "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies." -Horn Book

Black Stars of Civil War Times (Black Stars)

Delivering Justice

The geography of hope: Black exodus from the South after Reconstruction

The Geography of Hope: Black Exodus from the South After Reconstruction

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