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Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful YA memoir, the poet, writer and hip-hop educator traces his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, homophobia and his own personal Boogeyman to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry."--
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of 'well-meaning' but patronizing people offering unsolicited advice as they navigate rocky personal relationships and share their story online. But this experience also deepens their relationship to their ancestors, providing added support from...
11) Langston Hughes
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Profiles African American writer Langston Hughes, who worked to promote a better understanding of people of different racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds through his poetry and lectures.
16) Phillis Wheatley
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Phillis Wheatley was a determined woman who was kidnapped as a child in Africa and sold into slavery in Boston. After being freed, she became the first African American woman to publish a book.
19) Langston Hughes
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the life and work of 20th-century American writer Langston Hughes, whose poetry is known for its accounts of the African American experience and its call to racial equality."--
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