Discussion of the life and work of Rochester area dancer, storyteller, writer, poet, educator, and teaching artist Almeta Whitis. Through her stories and artistry, she speaks about embracing historical Black genius and how it connects to everyone.
"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--Provided by publisher.
"Find out about the life of American poet and writer Maya Angelou and her work as an activist in the US civil rights movement. The book has photographs and a simple text suitable for young children"-- Provided by publisher.
Memoir of Rebecca Carroll on what it was like growing up as an interracial kid in her rural New Hampshire town identifying as mostly black instead of white. Though she loved her adoptive parents greatly, things changed for the worse when she got older and met her birth mother, a young white woman, who she says undermined her blackness and sense of self-esteem. Reflects on the struggle Carroll endured to find her own identity.
