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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present

English

By (author): Jamia Wilson

Illustrated by: Andrea Pippins

...to be revisited again and againThe candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist The New York Times

Gorgeously illustrated...vibrant and comprehensive...will be brought down from the bookshelf again and again Evening Standard


Glorious celebration of 52 black heroes...big and bold...this is what young people of all races need to see. The Independent

An essential book for inspiring even the tiniest children to face the world with boldness and self-belief. The Observer
 
Meet 52 icons of colour from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers. Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons and the book is stylishly brought together by Andrea Pippins colourful and celebratory illustrations.
 
Written in the spirit of Nina Simones song To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, this vibrant book is a perfect introduction to both historic and present-day icons and heroes. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and athletes like Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams.
 
All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read. Highlighting the talent and contributions of black leaders and changemakers from around the world, readers of all backgrounds will be empowered to discover what they too can achieve. 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.
 
The 52 icons: Mary Seacole, Matthew Henson, Ava Duvernay, Bessie Coleman, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cathy Freeman, George Washington Carver, Malorie Blackman, Harriet Tubman, Mo Farah, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jesse Owens, Beyonce Knowles, Solange Knowles, Katherine Johnson, Josephine Baker, Kofi Annan, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Brian Lara, Madam C.J. Walker, Yannick Noah, Maurice Ashley, Alexandre Duma, Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Simone Biles, Stevie Wonder, Esperanza Spalding, Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Pele, Nelson Mandela, Louis Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Naomi Campbell, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Muhammad Ali, Shirley Chisholm, Steve McQueen, Zadie Smith, Usain Bolt, Wangari Maathai, Mae Jemison, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nicola Adams, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Misty Copeland.

If you like this book, check out Young, Gifted and Black Too, for 52 more inspiring icons! For younger readers, Baby Young Gifted and Black is perfect to introduce litte ones to these trailblazers who changed the world. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 235 x 276mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Feb 2018
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 9-11
  • ISBN13: 9781786030887

About Jamia Wilson

Jamia Wilson joined Random House as an executive editor in 2021 and is the former executive director and publisher of the Feminist Press. An activist and writer Wilson has contributed to New York Magazine The New York Times The Today Show CNN BBC Teen Vogue Elle Refinery 29 Rookie and The Guardian. She is the author of Young Gifted and Black; Baby Young Gifted and Black; Step Into Your Power and Big Ideas for Young Thinkers. She is also a co-author of Road Map for Revolutionaries and wrote the introduction and oral history to Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World.Andrea Pippins is an illustrator designer and author who has a passion for creating images that reflect what she wants to see in art media and pop culture. Her vision is to empower people of color with tools and inspiration to create and tell their own stories. She is the best-selling creator of the coloring book I Love My Hair and the interactive journal Becoming Me. Her clients include O: The Oprah Magazine Scoop Magazine Family Circle The Huffington Post Bustle Free People Lincoln Center and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Andrea is based in Stockholm Sweden. 

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