Chilton explores the life of legendary jazz performer and civil rights activist Hazel Scott. From her birthplace in Trinidad to the lively streets of Harlem and beyond in the 1940s and '50s, Scott...
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Auteur: Chilton, KarenSommaire: -
Auteur: Michaels, CherlynSommaire:
Vanella Morris is beautiful, strong, successful and extremely happy with her long-time boyfriend Alton. But Vanella is also uneasy and apprehensive about making big commitments. She doesn't want...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Auteur: Harris, Denise MichelleSommaire:
Sales executive Chantell Meyers has life all figured out. "People treat you better when they think you have money, or are beautiful." Chantell has it all, too--a great career, beautiful clothes,...
Genre: Religious fiction -
Auteur: Bausum, AnnSommaire:
James Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one of the South's most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement. It...
Genre: History , Social science , Young adult nonfiction -
Auteur: Szwed, JohnSommaire:
When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in 'twentieth-century popular music....
Genre: Music , Biographies and autobiographies -
Auteur: Alexander, MichelleSommaire:
Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race.
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Auteur: Cole, AlyssaSommaire:
As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of...
Genre: Historical fiction , Romance fiction , Spy fiction -
Auteur: Hill, ErnestSommaire:
One morning, Felicia is startled to see police at the house of her long-ago lover, Luther. When she learns that Luther's wife and young son have been murdered in their home, she refuses to accept...
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Auteur: Kearse, BettyeSommaire:
In The Other Madisons, Bettye Kearse'a descendant of an enslaved cookand, according to oral tradition, President James Madison'shares her family story and explores the issues of legacy, race, and...
Genre: History -
Auteur: Cole, AlyssaSommaire:
"A masterful tale." -Kirkus, Starred Review on An Extraordinary Union The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor-but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, war could bind them...
Genre: Historical fiction , Romance fiction -
Auteur: Cole, AlyssaSommaire:
An assassination plot that could end the Civil War, and a hidden enemy that could destroy a secret league of unsung heroes ... Daniel Cumberland, born free in Massachusetts, studied law with...
Genre: Historical fiction , Spy fiction -
Auteur: Rhodes-Pitts, SharifaSommaire:
As gentrification encroaches on historic Harlem, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of its storied legacy. Drawing on Harlem's history and her own observations, Rhodes-Pitts...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Auteur: Hawes, Jennifer BerrySommaire:"In Grace Will Lead Us Home, Jennifer Berry Hawes breathes poetry into tragedy to bring to life the epic grief that haunted a nation's moral imagination...If white supremacy is ever to meet a...
Genre: Social science , True crime stories -
Auteur: Warren, Tiffany L.Sommaire:
A trio of faithful friends navigates the challenges of love, ex-love, and friendship.
Genre: Romance fiction , Religious fiction -
Auteur: Gordon-Reed, AnnetteSommaire:
Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded...