Ethnic Orientation/African American
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I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
$19.99 Read moreDiscover the true story of how environmentalist Farmer Tantoh is transforming the landscape in his home country of Cameroon.
When Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his i- Author: Paul, Baptiste
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1512449148
- Language: English
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Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America
$18.00 Read more“Our country has enough studies of failure and despair to last several lifetimes. Ferguson and Witcher do something much more interesting in this volume: they examine Black entrepreneurial success–un… [more below]
- Author: Ferguson, Rachel S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1637583443
- Language: English
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Epic Athletes: Serena Williams
$10.99 Read moreEpic Athletes: Serena Williams is an inspiring middle-grade biography of the most celebrated women’s tennis player ever from acclaimed sports journalist Dan Wetzel!
Featuring comic-style illustrations- Series: Epic Athletes #3
- Author: Wetzel, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1250250722
- Language: English
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All about Madam C. J. Walker
$7.99 Add to cartMadam C. J. Walker was a self-made millionaire who was beloved within her community for her philanthropy, and respected as a first rate business person. She was America’s first female self-made millio… [more below]
- Series: All about
- Author: Bundles, A’Lelia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681570939
- Language: English
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The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World
$25.48 Add to cartRiveting and inspiring first-person stories of how “taking a knee” triggered a political awakening among athletes of all ages and levels, from the celebrated sportswriter
“With profiles of courage tha- Author: Zirin, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1620977850
- Language: English
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Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers
$55.00 Add to cartIn words and photographs, Power to the People is the story of the controversial Black Panther Party, founded 50 years ago in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton.
In this incredible history, the wo- Author: Shames, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1419722409
- Language: English
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August Snow
$19.95 Read moreWinner of the Hammett Prize and the Nero Award
From the wealthy suburbs to the remains of Detroit’s bankrupt factory districts, August Snow is a fast-paced tale of murder, greed, sex, economic cyber-t- Series: August Snow Novel #1
- Author: Jones, Stephen Mack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 23 2018
- ISBN10: 1616958685
- Language: English
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A Letter to Amy
$17.99 Add to cartGenerations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats’s award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the first time, Peter’s Chair, A Letter to Amy… [more below]
- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0670880639
- Language: English
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What You Never Knew about Beyoncé
$31.32 Read moreShe’s not called Queen B for nothing! What makes Beyoncé a megastar? High-interest details and bold photos of her fascinating life will enthrall reluctant and struggling readers, while carefully leve… [more below]
- Series: Behind the Scenes Biographies
- Author: Schuh, Mari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669002918
- Language: English
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Every Body Looking
$11.99 Add to cartA Finalist for the National Book Award
When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, it’s the first time she’s ever been so far from her family–and the first time that s- Author: Iloh, Candice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0525556222
- Language: English
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So Done
$9.99 Add to cartWhen best friends Tai and Mila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust from the pressure of secrets, middle school, and the looming dance auditions for a new talented-
- Author: Chase, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 23 2019
- ISBN10: 0062691791
- Language: English
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While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement
$17.99 Add to cartOn September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Maull was just a few feet away when the bomb exploded, killing f… [more below]
- Author: McKinstry, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1414336373
- Language: English
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Gullah Spirit: The Art of Jonathan Green
$52.99 Read moreA celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintings
Jonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah life and culture e
- Author: Green, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1643362135
- Language: English
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Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
$12.99 Add to cartThe extraordinary memoir of an orphan who danced her way from war-torn Sierra Leone to ballet stardom, most recently appearing in Beyonce’s Lemonade and as a principal in a major American dance compan… [more below]
- Author: Deprince, Michaela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0385755147
- Language: English
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Psalm Twenty-Three
$10.00 Add to cartThrough poignant, heart-warming images of an urban African-American family, children experience the comfort and encouragement this favorite psalm still offers — the powerful message that they can rel… [more below]
- Author: Ladwig, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 30 1997
- ISBN10: 0802851630
- Language: English
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Small Mercies
$15.95 Add to cartA 2022 Skipping Stones Honor Awardee
Mercy lives in mode
Named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews
2021 Outstanding International Books List, United States Board on Books for Young People- Author: Krone, Bridget
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1946395161
- Language: English
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
$23.00 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book for 2011
Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring
A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011
A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011- Author: Horwitz, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0312429266
- Language: English
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A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon Which the Story Is Founded
$16.95 Add to cart“I highly recommend reading this supplement in conjunction with Ms. Stowe’s novel to gain a better understanding of the history of our nation.” — The Literary South
In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe publi- Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 16 2015
- ISBN10: 0486794822
- Language: English
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Hugh Hayden: American Vernacular
$44.95 Read moreThe first-ever monograph on American artist Hugh Hayden, whose sculptures are known for their engagement with notions of class, race, and cultural assimilation, as well as the construction of nature. … [more below]
- Author: Montross, Sarah J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047993
- Language: English
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The House of Dies Drear
$8.99 Read moreA family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad in this Edgar Award-winning book from Virginia Hamilton.
The house held secrets, Thomas knew,- Author: Hamilton, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1416914056
- Language: English
