African American singers - United States
-
Black Moses: The Hot-Buttered Life and Soul of Isaac Hayes
$28.00 Read moreThe first biography of soul pioneer Isaac Hayes, whose groundbreaking music provided the foundation for hip-hop and a new racial paradigm.
“Black men could finally stand up and be men because here’s B- Author: Ribowsky, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1642938866
- Language: English
-
Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
$28.00 Read moreDidn’t We Almost Have It All is a candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston.
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . . . SO FAR by The New Yorker
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONT- Author: Kennedy, Gerrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1419749692
- Language: English
-
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee Betsch
$18.99 Add to cartThis heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she p… [more below]
- Author: King, Heidi Tyline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1101996293
- Language: English
-
I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone
$18.99 Add to cartJames Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, “This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it.” Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billi
- Author: Simone, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 04, 2003
- ISBN10: 0306813270
- Language: English
