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Michelle Michelle Liza Mundy Presents a portrait of Michelle Obama from her youth on the south side of Chicago and her education at Princeton and Harvard Law School to her relationship with Barack Obama and her views on politica… OL12036898W
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Terry Barber Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1822. Between 1850 to 1860, Harriet helped about 70 slaves escape to freedom. She relied on the Underground Railroad, a secret network of people and safe h… OL12760691W
Corregidora Corregidora Gayl Jones A terse, chilling novel about how the memory of slavery plagues black women and men long after emancipation. Blues singer Ursa is consumed by her hatred of Corregidora, the 19th-century slave master … OL1810272W
Race, gender, and the activism of Black feminist theory Race, gender, and the activism of Black feminist theory Suryia Nayak "Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled, and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual trans-d… OL19662496W
Women in Black history Women in Black history Tricia Williams Jackson True stories of notable African American women from colonial times through the 20th century that show their courage, faith, and resolve. OL20019621W
Aphrodite's daughters Aphrodite's daughters Maureen Honey,Maureen Honey "Aphrodite's Daughters brings to dramatic life three lyrical poets of the Harlem Renaissance whose work was among the earliest to display erotic passion as a source of empowerment for women. Angelina… OL20037612W
Les Suprêmes Les Suprêmes Edward Kesley Moore Roman de société OL21731343W
Sister Outsider Sister Outsider Audre Lorde,Robin Eller A collection of fifteen essays written between 1976 and 1984 gives clear voice to Audre Lorde's literary and philosophical personae. These essays explore and illuminate the roots of Lorde's intellect… OL2191789W
In Search of Our Mother's Garden In Search of Our Mother's Garden Alice Walker In this, her first collection of nonfiction, the author speaks out as a Black woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Among the contents a… OL273646W
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks Cynthia Mercati Presents the African American woman who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws. OL27713543W
Angels all around Angels all around Alice Burnette Greene God has a plan for two special angels who are sent to live as humans in the world. Kenisha Brown, endowed with the gifts of healing and great compassion, must meet and marry fellow angel Michael LInd… OL27737673W
Quita's dayscare center Quita's dayscare center Gina West "Some daycare centers have your child's interest at heart. Quita's daycare center is not one of them. Quita never pretended to run a professional center. So when her license gets revoked, after a spi… OL27737780W
President pro tem President pro tem Kelvin L. Reed A month after an election that will turn the country over to a new president, Carla Hamilton, fashion model turn politician--and the first African American woman to serve as vice president of the Uni… OL28174676W
Mr. & Mrs. Kane Mr. & Mrs. Kane Lena Skye All 3 books from the Mr & Mrs Kane trilogy are together for the first time. It turns out that getting married was only the beginning for the world's most popular interracial couple. Young billionaire… OL28176230W
Gangsta' bitch Gangsta' bitch Bronchey Ju'Tone Sair "Mei'Yari came from nothing, but was determined to have it all, by any means necessary. Using her most deadly weapons--undeniable beauty, body, street savvy brains, and murderous personality, Mei'Yar… OL28957911W
In perfect timing In perfect timing Bev Powers Tyro Hernandez's life had spiraled into a dark and hopeless world of despair when he lost his mother, until he met the mysterious woman from a dream he had. On the night they first met, he saved her … OL28965856W
Sisters of the Yam Sisters of the Yam Bell Hooks In *Sisters of the Yam*, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where bl… OL31124W
Rainbow roun mah shoulder Rainbow roun mah shoulder Linda Beatrice Brown The odyssey of a Black woman in the South in the early 1900s as she discovers in herself a power and becomes a healer. OL3546597W
Passing Strange Passing Strange Martha A. Sandweiss The secret double life of the man who mapped the American West and the woman he lovedClarence King is a hero of nineteenth-century western history. Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, be… OL5123523W
Preacher woman sings the blues Preacher woman sings the blues Richard J. Douglass-Chin "Preacher Woman Sings the Blues begins with the study of black evangelists Belinda, Jarena Lee, and Zilpha Elaw, continuing with Rebecca Cox Jackson, Sojourner Truth, Julia Foote, Amanda Smith, Eliza… OL7798597W
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