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And not afraid to dare : the stories of ten African-American women

Bolden, Tonya.

1998.

1st ed.

Biographical portraits of ten African-American women including Leontyne Price, Toni Morrison, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

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Black women who dared

Moyer, Naomi M.,

[2018]

Short biographies of ten Black women from Canada and the United States, ranging from 1793 to the present. Anti-slavery activists, business women,

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Women of hope : African Americans who made a difference

Hansen, Joyce.

1998.

Features photographs and biographies of thirteen African-American women, including Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee, and Alice Walker.

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The girl with a mind for math : the story of Raye Montague

Mosca, Julia Finley,

[2018]

This is a rhyming-text picture book about Raye Montague. After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becomi

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Mary McLeod Bethune

Jones, Amy Robin,

A simple biography of the black educator who was instrumental in creating opportunities for blacks in education and government.

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Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic

2021.

"Acknowledges, applauds, and amplifies the incredible stories of 100 inspiring Black women and girls from the past and present."--

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9781953424044

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Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic

100 real-life tales of Black girl magic

One hundred real-life tales of Black girl magic

Black girl magic

Good night stories for rebel girls ;

Good night stories for rebel girls chapter book ;

Kamala Harris, Vice President -- Kheris Rogers, fashion designer -- Kimberly Bryant, engineer and entrepreneur -- Kristal Ambrose, environmentalist -- Ladi Kwali, potter -- Leah Chase, chef -- Léopoldine Doualla-Bell Smith, flight attendant -- Lisa Leslie, basketball player -- MC Soffia, rapper -- Mamie Phipps Clark, psychologist -- Margaret Busby, publisher -- María Isabel Urrutia, weightlifter -- Marsai Martin, actor and executive producer -- Marsha P. Johnson, activist -- Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and humanitarian -- Muriel Tramis, video game designer -- Nandi Bushell, drummer -- Naomi Osaka, tennis player -- Nia Franklin, Kaleigh Garris, Cheslie Kryst, Toni-Ann Singh, and Zozibini Tunzi, pageant queens -- Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Queen -- Octavia E. Butler, author -- Olive Morris, activist -- Patricia Bath, ophthalmologist and inventor -- Phiona Mutesi, chess player -- Poly Styrene, punk rocker -- Queendom, performing arts group -- Rita Bosaho, politician -- Rosetta Tharpe, guitarist -- Roxanne Shanté, rapper -- Ruane and Sheila Jeter, inventors -- Ruth E. Carter, costume designer -- Samarria Brevard, skateboarder -- Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, mechanic -- Sanité Bélair, freedom fighter -- Sasha Huber, artist -- Shirley Chisholm, politician -- Simone Manuel, swimmer -- Sonia Guimarães, physics professor -- Steffi Jones, soccer player -- Suad Ali, political scientist and author -- Susana Baca, singer -- Tania J. León Ferrán, composer and conductor -- Taytu Betul, Empress -- Thokozile Muwamba, fighter pilot -- Toni Morrison, author -- Village of Umoja, all-women community -- Viola Davis, actor -- Viola Desmond, entrepreneur and activist -- Warsan Shire, poet -- Yetnebersh Nigussie, lawyer -- Zahra Bani, javelin thrower -- Meet more rebels! -- Write your own story -- Draw your own portrait -- Activity time! -- Glossary.

Workneh, Lilly, editor.

Thompson, CaShawn, writer of foreword.

edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson.

2021

Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic

Sojourner Truth : a voice for freedom

McKissack, Pat,

c2002.

Rev. ed.

Describes the life of the anti-slavery and women's rights activist, from her beginnings in slavery to her tireless campaign for the rights and we

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