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Labor of love, labor of sorrow
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Jacqueline Jones |
An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family … |
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Down home blues
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Phyllis R Dixon |
"Eden, Arkansas is a town you are from, not move to. But when divorce, foreclosure, domestic violence, and an all-expense paid trip (also called prison) disrupt the Washington siblings perfectly plan… |
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Chloe and her two red shoes
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Shanequa Davis |
Chloe discovers a trunk in her mama's closet filled with hand-me-down clothes. On her fifth birthday she receives her very first pair of new, shiny, red shoes that she loves and never wants to take o… |
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My daughter's journey with sickle cell disease
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Kristin Walker |
Najja was born with sickle cell anemia. At age 6 she was diagnosed with stenosis of the carotid artery. When she was 11 she was struck with Moyamoya Disease, a rare neurological disease. At age 13 sh… |
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Paradise
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Toni Morrison |
"Rumors had been whispered for more than a year. Outrages that had been accumulating all along took shape as evidence. A mother was knocked down the stairs by her cold-eyed daughter. Four damaged inf… |
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Soul kiss
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Shay Youngblood |
Left by her mother in the care of her aunts at the age of seven, Mariah dreams of her mother's return and of the father she has never met, eventually beginning a correspondence with him that leads to… |
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