A collection of Black quotations and African proverbs, arranged in such categories as, Knowing who I am, Family: joy or nightmare, Making better choices, What about racism, and Hold fast to dreams

Stretch Your Wings: Famous Black Quotations for Teens

Teen & Young Adult

Bell, Janet Cheatham

Freeman, Lucille Usher

Social Issues

Little, Brown Young Readers

Sharing words of wisdom, comfort, hope, joy, nurture, and love, an inspirational collection encompasses a rich variety of African proverbs and quotations by Terry McMillan, Malcolm X, Michael Jordan, Jesse Jackson, and Zora Neale Hurston, among others. Original.

Victory of the Spirit: Meditations on Black Quotations

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

WARNER BOOKS

The Soul of Success is a combination of the most profound thoughts of some of the world's greatest achievers. Once again, we are given words—words that embolden and help us with future conquests—plain old common sense and unique insight into what motivates us to great achievement. Celebrating each stage of building a business, this book offers sharp insights into timeless, real-world topics. Among them: Wally "Famous" Amos on Confidence, Oprah Winfrey on Making Mistakes, Spike Lee on Owning Your Business, Tiger Woods on Setting Goals, Mary Kay Ash on Planning, and Kelvin Boston on Initiative.

The Soul of Success: Inspiring Quotations for Entrepreneurs

Business & Money

Education & Reference

wiley

Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chronicles significant moments in African-American history through more than two hundred illuminating quotations from NAACP officers, members, and award recipients. Focusing on five major topics -- Protecting Civil Rights, Achieving Educational Excellence, Nurturing Economic Development, Reaching Youth, and Gaining Political Power -- this extraordinary anthology inspires and informs. Featured voices include: 
<ul>
<li>Kweisi Mfume </li>
<li>Duke Ellington </li>
<li>Rosa Parks </li>
<li>Hank Aaron </li>
<li>Carter G. Woodson </li>
<li>W.E.B. Du Bois </li>
<li>Thurgood Marshall </li>
<li>Maya Angelou </li>
<li>Harry Belafonte </li>
<li>Sidney Poitier </li>
<li>Sara Lawrence Lightfoot </li>
<li>Martin Luther King Jr. </li>
<li>Halle Berry </li>
<li>Michael Jordan </li>
<li>Earvin (Magic) Johnson </li>
<li>Colin Powell </li>
<li>George Washington Carver </li>
<li>Jesse Jackson </li>
<li>Oprah Winfrey </li>
<li>Lauryn Hill </li>
<li>Henry Louis Gates Jr. </li>
<li>Toni Morrison </li>
<li>Susan Taylor </li>
<li>Langston Hughes </li>
<li>Jackie Robinson </li>
<li>Quincy Jones </li>
<li>Alice Walker </li>
<li>Spike Lee </li>
<li>Cornel West </li>
<li>Patti LaBelle </li>
<li>James Earl Jones </li>
</ul>
 ...and countless others who share their perspectives on the life-changing work of the NAACP and its place in history.

Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations From the NAACP

Literature & Fiction

United States

Atria Books

Janet Cheatham Bell's riveting memoir recounts her experiences coming of age as an African American girl in Indianapolis during the 1930s to the mid-1960s. In taut chapters, Bell introduces the reader to a life defined largely by race and racial discrimination. She begins with her birth in 1937 and her parents' early struggles after relocating to Indianapolis from Tennessee. Bell describes her first job as a maid in a wealthy white household and her humiliating experiences at a "white" high school. She describes experiences of racism at Indiana University and how she copes with personal tragedy that she is able to overcome. Devoid of hyperbole or the trauma that defines so many memoirs, particularly those of celebrities, the strength and appeal of Bell's memoir lies in her direct, but personal tone, and her deft use of anecdotes. "I think of myself as ordinary," writes Bell, "but the lives of ordinary people are not identical, and the details of those lives are worth knowing."

The Time and Place That Gave Me Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Sabayt Publications

NEW from Janet Cheatham Bell!An inspiring and provocative collection of personal essays about the author's life experiences. This very popular title sold more than 50,000 copies when it was initially published in 1996. Now revised and updated, the essays are divided into sections like, Being Black, Being Educated, Cherishing Family, Knowing Who You Are, Living Long and Well, and Risking the Unknown.

Victory of the Spirit: Reflections on My Journey

Religion & Spirituality

Famous Black Quotations on Women, Love and Other Topics

Philosophy

Red Sea Pr

It was the sixties. Everything was changing. People were demanding freedom of every kind. Freedom from racism, from the war in Vietnam, from sexism, from police brutality, from college courses that ignored the achievements of everyone except those of European descent. So, why not, also, the freedom to marry whomever you choose?In 1965, before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the ban on mixed marriages was unconstitutional, in many states it was a crime to marry "outside your race." And less than 1% of Americans chose to commit that crime. This is the story of how I came to defy that ridiculous law.

Mixed Marriage: A Memoir

Memoirs

These essays will rock your mind and nurture your soul! They are about identifying and using the power we have as members of the American body politic to work together for our common good. The essays also emphasize our mutual dependency and cover a range of topics from personal and spiritual development to issues that impact our interactions with one another in the public sphere: the environment, economics, entertainment, mass transit, politics, and race relations.

Not All Poor People Are Black: and other things we need to think more about

Famous Black Quotations and Some Not So Famous

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