african american women

Presents the authorized biography of Althea Gibson, the first African American to compete in tournament tennis examining her childhood in Harlem, champion of the all-black American Tennis Association, 1950 debut at Forest Hills, and victor at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1957 and 1958.

Presents cautionary information for African-American women on obesity along with guidance on losing weight for health, discussing the psychological aspects of obesity in African-American women; health risks including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, respiratory illness, and joint disease; and diet and exercise.

Examines the life of Callie House, a woman who was born into slavery in 1861 and later became a laundress in Nashville, focusing on her demand that the U.S. government pay pensions to ex-slaves for centuries of unpaid labor, and discussing the efforts of the Justice Department to stop House and her followers.

Ex-slave Sadie Watson reveals to her granddaughter her experiences while in bondage and the love she had for her husband, Jim, who escaped down the Mississippi with Huck Finn when he learned he was to be sold.

A biography of Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped slavery only to return many times to help lead other slaves to safety in the North.

Biography of Martin Luther King's widow, from her childhood in rural Alabama to her crusade to keep her husband's message of peace and equality alive after his murder in 1968.

Critical essays examine the life of African-American author Maya Angelou, and explore her use of autobiographical fiction.

An autobiography of Janet Harmon Bragg, the first African-American woman to earn a full commercial pilot's license, in which she discusses her accomplishments both as an aviator and in the business world.

A "choreo-poem" reflecting the views of an African-American woman about the women of her race.

Collects the nonfiction writings of the author of "The Color Purple.".