Bibliograph

Young, gifted and black, meet 52 black heroes from past and present, words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins

Type

Label

Young, gifted and black, meet 52 black heroes from past and present, words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Young, gifted and black

Oclc number

1000584652

Responsibility statement

words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins

Sub title

meet 52 black heroes from past and present

Summary

This book brings together 52 iconic talents from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams

Table Of Contents

Mary Seacole -- Matthew Henson -- Ava Duvernay -- Bessie Coleman -- Barack Obama -- Michelle Obama -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- Cathy Freeman -- George Washington Carver -- Malorie Blackman -- Harriet Tubman -- Mo Farah -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Jesse Owens -- Beyonce Knowles -- Solange Knowles -- Katherine Johnson -- Josephine Baker -- Kofi Annan -- Langston Hughes -- Toni Morrison -- Brian Lara -- Madam C.J. Walker -- Yannick Noah -- Maurice Ashley -- Alexandre Dumas -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Maya Angelou -- Nina Simone -- Simone Biles -- Stevie Wonder -- Esperanza Spalding -- Sidney Poitier -- Oprah Winfrey -- Pele -- Nelson Mandela -- Louis Armstrong -- Rosa Parks -- Naomi Campbell -- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor -- Muhammad Ali -- Shirley Chisholm -- Steve McQueen -- Zadie Smith -- Usain Bolt -- Wangari Maathai -- Mae Jemison -- W.E.B. Du Bois -- Nicola Adams -- Serena Williams -- Venus Williams -- Misty Copeland

Target audience

juvenile

Classification