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Contemporary quotations in Black

1997
A collection of over one thousand, alphabetically-arranged quotations by noted African-Americans and black African men and women from all walks of life, focusing primarily on quotations from the 1990s, and including author and subject/key word indexes.

I write what I like

a selection of his writings
1997
Selection of writings from the Black Consciousness movement leader addressing such themes as political ethnicism, racism, recovery and restoration of African culture within South Africa, and the need for Black solidarity.

The Summer Queen

2006
A selfish queen loves the sun more than she does her husband or sons and learns a lesson about her cruel ways.

Jamela's dress

2004
Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.

Racial matters

the FBI's secret file on Black America, 1960-1972
1989
Uses the contents of FBI files obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

Living the dream

my life and basketball
1996
Hakeem Olajuwon tells the story of his remarkable basketball career which began at Muslim Teacher's College in Nigeria and led to a position with the championship-winning Houston Rockets.

The magic of black poetry

1972
A collection of poems by black people throughout the world, from the beginning of African time to the present. Divided into sections on subjects including love, nonsense, animals, heroes, realities, and tomorrows.

Kids' book of wisdom

quotes from the African American tradition
1996
Contains a collection of quotes, proverbs and sayings passed down from generation to generation that celebrate the creativity, strength and courage of the African American traditions, and includes information on the sayings origins, and the virtues behind them.

Sports star, Sugar Ray Leonard

1983
A biography of the 1976 Olympic gold medal winner who became the welterweight champion of the world.

Walter Payton, the running machine

1979
Highlights the career of running back Walter Payton who started playing professional ball in 1975 with the Chicago Bears.

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