Bolden, Tonya

A picture book biography of Muhammad Ali, tracing his life from his childhood in Kentucky to his lighting of the Olympic Torch at the 1996 games.

Raised in Charleston, West Virginia, at the turn of the twentieth century by her grandfather and aunt on off-putting tales of family members she has never met, twelve-year-old Delana is shocked when, after Aunt Tilley dies, she learns the truth about her parents and some of her other relatives.

Presents the story of the Black experience in United States military history.

Biographical portraits of ten African-American women including Leontyne Price, Toni Morrison, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

An illustrated poem that personifies African-American churches, and chronicles its history from the days of slavery through the twentieth century.

Ten-year-old Beryl is fairly content with her life in East Harlem in the 1960s, until she learns that her older sister is really her half-sister and worries that her family will begin to change.

Biographical portraits of ten African-American women including Leontyne Price, Toni Morrison, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Traces the history of American all-girl bands that became popular during World War II on the homefront and as entertainers for the troops overseas, features archival photographs, newspaper articles, and posters, and includes a CD of swing music.

Presents biographical profiles of twenty African-American men and women whose accomplishments have made a significant impact on their communities and their country, each accompanied by a portrait created by artist Ansel Pitcairn.

Seventeen stories about the experiences of young people of African descent around the world, by such authors as Toni Cade Bambara, John Henrik Clarke, Njabulo Ndebele, and Barbara Burford.