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Discusses the period of slavery during which over ten and half million Africans were shipped to the Caribbean and Latin America, examines the history of the African presence in Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, and Peru, looks at the cultures that originated from these African ancestors, and considers the presence of anti-black racism in Latin America.

In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while tryng to rid the town of criminals, but Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers.

Chronicles the story of the last Africans brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860.

In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?.

In 1970s Kenya, ten-year-old Lumush and his three friends discover a criminal operation that puts both themselves and their families in danger.

Federico, who comes from a mixed-race family in Porto Alegre, Brazil, passes for white, while his brother has darker skin. Growing up, Federico receives privileges because of his skin color that his brother does not and he grapples with the inner angst this causes in his life. In 2016, Federico takes a job with a government agency overseeing the race-based quota system at universities, which some exploit through their black ancestry and others are denied access because of their light skin color. Through his experiences, Federico tries to make sense of the role prejudice and race have played in his life and in the world around him.

A record of African-American achievement, featuring chronologically arranged entries that provide information about barrier-breaking pioneers in arts and entertainment, business, civil rights and protest, education, government, journalism, the military, religion, science, sports, literature, and others.

"Read about the men and women who have improved our lives through science including Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, astronaut Mae Jemison, inventor George Washington Carver, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, and many more. [Includes scientists from many nationalities]"--Provided by publisher.

Suspicion falls on half-jumbie Corinee when local children from her Caribbean island home begin to disappear, and she is forced to go deep into the ocean to seek the help of a dangerous jumbie who rules the waves.

Bringing together accounts of significant ideas and milestones in Black history and culture, this book offers an accessible overview of the history of the African continent and its peoples.