In this timely follow-up to the best-selling, genre-defining Young,
Gifted and Black, you can meet 52 more Black icons from around the
world - this time spanning even more countries and including inspiring
figures from as far back as the 1500s right up to present-day heroes.
Featuring the stories of recent changemakers such as Amanda Gorman
and Naomi Osaka, as well as historic talents such as Juan Latino
and Yaa Asantewaa, Jamia Wilson has curated a new selection of
inspiring black icons illustrated by Andrea Pippins' colorful and
celebratory artwork.
Covering 52 figures, the book is ideal for educators and
homeschoolers studying Black excellence, with a new figure to
explore every week of the year. Biographies are ordered chronologically,
and the range of figures showcases an even more global selection in
line with the movement towards decolonizing our history and curricula.
The 52 icons: Juan Latino, Queen Nanny, Toussaint Louverture,
Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Olaudah Equiano, Alexander Pushkin, Yaa
Asantewaa, Moses and Calvin McKissack, Ann Lowe, Albert Luthuli, Charles
Drew, Thurgood Marshall, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, George Washington Gibbs
Jr., Jackie Robinson, Bertina Lopes, Frantz Fanon, Hans Massaquoi,
Coretta Scott King, Mariama Ba, Gladys Mae West, Chinua Achebe, Alvin
Ailey, Miriam Makeba, Annie Easley, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Fela Kuti, John
Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Angela Davis, Bob Marley, Octavia Butler, Thomas
Sankara, Iman, Prince, Ozwald Boateng, Marcus Samuelsson, Leymah Gbowee,
Laverne Cox, Phoebe Robinson, Lewis Hamilton, Michaela Coel, Colin
Kaepernick, Kadeena Cox, Aisha Dee, Adenike Oladosu, Naomi Osaka, Amanda
Gorman, Chloe x Halle, Ntando Mahlangu, Zaila Avant-garde, Mari Copeny.
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.
Discover more empowering books by the same author-illustrator team:
Baby Young, Gifted, and Black; Young, Gifted and Black; Step into
Your Power; Step into My Power and Big Ideas For Young Thinkers.
