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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this big-hearted debut about ambition, race, and class, a family grapples with how much of their lineage they're willing to unearth in order to participate in the nation's first federal reparations program. Almost a decade ago, Willie Revel gave up her burgeoning journalism career in New York to help run her father's struggling construction company in Philadelphia. An ambitious single mother, Willie has reluctantly put family first without being...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When three women receive an unexpected phone call that leaves them reeling, they have no other choice but to reckon with a lifetime of memories they've long tried to bury. Only in facing the past will they find their path forward.Frances Mae Livingston's firm grip of her family's destructive history makes her hold her husband and four children even closer. But she's losing bits of herself while proving to everybody and her mama that she's enough....
Author
Series
Summer Beach ; 3
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer series"--
6) Homegrown
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A young Black girl, with the help of her Mama and Granny, learns that home isn't just a place but rather a reflection of people who support and love one another."--
Author
Publisher
S. French
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
"This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959 and has since been revived. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through,...
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Jessica Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and, in this long overdue book, breaks it down from the inside out, sharing her professional journey and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women impacted by the system. It is a groundbreaking and eye-opening confrontation of the inherent and systemic racism deeply entrenched within the child welfare system. Pryce started her social work career with an internship where...
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of The Fire Next Time and Between the World and Me, Nephew by best-selling author M.K. Asante is a poetic, raw, and inspirational love letter to his nephew who was shot 5 times and survived - it's about overcoming odds, finding your voice, and the power of music and family"--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Exploring the day-to-day life of a young Black child and her family, this lyrical picture book centers around Olivia, who, worrying about her father while he’s at work, anxiously awaits his return, knowing that when he gets home, the evening will be full of love and fun.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Forced to spend the summer before senior year in Coldwater, Maryland, where her estranged and dying grandmother lives, Jericka makes a chilling discovery that causes her to question everything she thought she knew about her mother, her childhood, and the lines between the living and the dead."--
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery. Join filmmaker Byron Hurt and his extended family as they celebrate the joy of family in the African diaspora and discover details that they thought were lost forever"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Ana & Andrew are getting a new pet! They research different pets before choosing the best pet for their family. Then they pick a name for it! With the name Ana & Andrew choose, they learn from a famous African American that skin color does not affect a person's abilities"--Back cover.
14) Jonrón
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball"--Back cover.
15) Reunión familiar
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Every summer, the Lewis family gathers in Savannah, Georgia, for a reunion. This year is the 75th anniversary! Ana & Andrew go on a road trip, swim and play with their cousins, and learn about the importance of family"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"For Black History Month, Ana & Andrew join a research group at the community center. They learn many interesting things about Martin Luther King Jr.! Later, they make one of Martin's famous dreams come true"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City! They visit places where famous African American artists lived, wrote, and played during the Harlem Renaissance. On the way home, they make some art of their own!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Ana & Andrew get to start a backyard garden! They go along to the nursery to pick up peanut seedlings. While they're planting Mama and Papa tell them about one of the first African American botanists, George Washington Carver"--Back cover.
19) El nuevo bebé
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"¡Ana y Andrew están esperando un hermano! La familia de Mamá llega de Trinidad, y todos ayudan a prepararse. Cuando llega el bebé, aprenden de Abuelita que en la cultura afroamericana, el nombre de un bebé a menudo cuenta una historia importante"--
"Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"¡Ana y Andrew van a Ghana! ¡Les encanta aprender sobre la cultura ghanés, especialmente la comida! Mientras están allí, visitan el Castillo de la Costa el Cabo para honrar a sus antepasados y aprender sobre los orígenes de comercios de esclavos." --
"Ana & Andrew are going to Ghana! Papa is traveling to Ghana and the family gets to go too! Ana & Andrew love learning about Ghanaian culture, especially the food! While there, they visit Cape...
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