Contemporary African Americans

Describes the life of an African-American professional basketball player who overcame a drug problem and other obstacles to have a successful career.

Presents the life and career of an Afro-American who grew up listening to stories and who carries on the storytelling tradition in his numerous and award-winning books.

Discusses the personal life and literary achievements of the woman who, in 1993, became first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A biography of the first African-American women to be elected to the Texas State Senate and the first African-American women from the South to be elected to the U.S. Congress.

Traces the life of Colin Powell, from his childhood to his success as the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.