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1) Failing up: how to take risks, aim higher, and never stop learning

Author

Odom, Leslie

Publisher

Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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Performing Arts

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Before Odom landed the role Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, he put in years of hard work as a singer and an actor. Now he asks the questions that will help you unlock your true potential and achieve your goals even when they seem impossible. What work did you put in today that will help you improve tomorrow? How do you surround yourself with people who will care about your dreams as much as you do? How do you know when to play it safe...

2) Stolen justice: the struggle for African American voting rights

Author

Goldstone, Lawrence

Publisher

Scholastic Focus

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

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Black Lives Matter: Books to Start a Conversation
How to Raise an Anti-Racist: Parent Resource Guide Booklist

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"Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former slaves, be granted the right to vote? In a bitter partisan fight over the legislature and Constitution, the answer eventually became yes, though only after two constitutional amendments, two Reconstruction Acts, two Civil Rights Acts, three Enforcement Acts, the impeachment of a president, and an army...

3) Freedom!: the story of the Black Panther Party

Author

Martin, Jetta Grace

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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The saying is: Knowledge is power. The secret is: Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, is more than power. It's magic. This is the story of the Black Panther Party: Huey and Bobby, Eldridge and Kathleen, Elaine and Fred and Ericka. The authors introduce readers to the committed party members, their supporters and allies. The Free Breakfast Program and the Ten-Point Program. Their book is about Black nationalism, Black radicalism, about...