Meet 52 icons of colour from the past and present in this celebration of
inspirational achievement - a collection of stories about changemakers
to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers.
Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons and the
book is stylishly brought together by Andrea Pippins' colourful and
celebratory illustrations. Written in the spirit of Nina Simone's
song "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," this vibrant book is a perfect
introduction to both historic and present-day icons and heroes.
Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr.,
Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and
athletes like Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. All
children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books
they read. Highlighting the talent and contributions of black leaders
and changemakers from around the world, readers of all backgrounds will
be empowered to discover what they too can achieve.
Strong,
courageous, talented and diverse, these extraordinary men and women's
achievements will inspire a new generation to chase their dream...
whatever it may be. The 52 icons: Mary Seacole, Matthew Henson, Ava
Duvernay, Bessie Coleman, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie, Cathy Freeman, George Washington Carver, Malorie Blackman,
Harriet Tubman, Mo Farah, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jesse Owens, Beyonce
Knowles, Solange Knowles, Katherine Johnson, Josephine Baker, Kofi
Annan, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Brian Lara, Madam C.J.
Walker, Yannick Noah, Maurice Ashley, Alexandre Duma, Martin Luther
King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Simone Biles, Stevie Wonder,
Esperanza Spalding, Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Pele, Nelson Mandela,
Louis Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Naomi Campbell, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
Muhammad Ali, Shirley Chisholm, Steve McQueen, Zadie Smith, Usain Bolt,
Wangari Maathai, Mae Jemison, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nicola Adams, Serena
Williams, Venus Williams, and Misty Copeland. If you like this book,
check out Step Into Your Power and Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, by the
same author-illustrator team.
Young Gifted and Black : Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present -Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins
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