Mathis, Sharon Bell

A sixteen-year-old girl's first celebration of Kwanza gives her a sense of the past and strength to deal with her troubled mother and her own blindness.

Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things.

Chronicles the life of African-American musician Ray Charles from his loss of sight at age seven through his rise to international fame.

A biography of the Black musician who became famous despite his blindness.

Joe's decision to leave home is prompted by despair over his Mother's blindness to his younger brother's talents and his older brother's drug addiction.

A sixteen-year old African-American girl's first celebration of Kwanza gives her a sense of the past and strength to deal with her troubled mother and her own blindness.

When her best friend's family is evicted from their apartment, a nine-year-old black girl decides to do something about the situation.