Book

Young, gifted and black / Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins.

Wilson, Jamia, 1980- (author.).

Summary:

This book brings together 52 iconic talents from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams.

Record details

ISBN: 9781786031587
ISBN: 1786031582
Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Wide Eyed Editions, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Mary Seacole -- Matthew Henson --Ava Duvernay -- Bessie Coleman -- Barrack Obama -- Michelle Obama -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- Cathy Freeman -- George Washington Carver -- Malorie Blackman -- Harriet Tubman -- Mo Farah -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Jesse Owens -- Beyonce -- Solange -- Katherine Johnson -- Josephine Baker -- Kofiannan -- Langston Hughes -- Toni Morrison -- Brian Lara -- Madam C. J. Walker -- Yannick Noah -- Maurice Ashley -- Alexandre Dumas -- 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 Maathal -- Mae Jemison -- W. E. B. DuBois -- Nicola Adams -- Serena Williams -- Venus Williams -- Misty Copeland.