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Willie gets a chance to release the rhythms he feels inside him at a Kwanzaa festival.

Collection of quotations by people of color from all over the world, arranged chronologically and covering more than 450 topics.

After selling oranges in the market, a Haitian mother and daughter have enough money to ride the tap-tap, a truck that picks up passengers and lets them off when they bang on the side of the vehicle.

Relatives arriving in succession give in to their desire to squeeze and kiss and play with the baby.

Adam, Sarah, and Mia are living together, struggling with the fame brought about by their knowing the dates when people will die, but ever since Mia swapped her number for another, her new power makes her a target that puts them all in jeopardy.

Kofi is a young black African living in the revolutionary times of slavery in the United States.

Discusses the career of the NBA center from his journey from Nigeria to the University of Houston through his success in professional basketball.

Anna watches as her older brother upsets the family by involving himself in illegal activities to escape from the poverty of his home life in South Africa.

Contains alphabetized articles--from Aardvark to Catholics--on people, places, events, and other topics related to Africa and the African-American experience, focusing on political and social history, literature, and the arts; and includes maps, charts, tables, and a chronology.