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In all, Dean holds 20 patents, and was honored as one of the "50 Most Important African Americans in Technology" by the California African-American Museum in 2000. Dean wants to help increase awareness of the contributions of Black engineers to both the engineering industry and the African-American community.
We want to vote: Battles for the ballot. Get the books. Frederick Douglass
This Week in TFK History: Million Man March. September 3, 2020. Time flies! The first issue of TIME for Kids was published in September 1995. That means TFK is turning 25. To honor our 25th anniversary, we’re pulling TFK stories from the archives and highlighting them in this space. Each archival….
- Biographies About Famous “Firsts”
- Biographies About Black Authors and Poets
- Biographies of Black Scientists and Inventors
- Biographies About Black Musicians
- Biographies About Black Artists
- Biographies About Black Politicians, Educators, and Activists
- Biographies About Black Business Owners
- Biographies of Black Athletes
Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighterby Dianne Ochiltree. In 1818, firefighting volunteers are sick with the flu and cannot extinguish the fire in a house. The cook for the firehouse helps to stop the fire and saves the day! Fly High! The Story of Bessie Colemanby Louise Borden. the beginning of a life o...
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton,by Don Tate. When studying black history, it is not often that children learn about slaves in a way that highlights their talents, intelligence, and humanity. George Moses Horton was a slave who taught himself to read, and wrote poems to protest slavery. He was the first African-American to be publi...
George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist, by Janet Benge and A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver, by Aliki are both great biographies about inventor and brilliant scientist. The first book, by one of my favorites authors-Aliki!- is geared towards younger students, while the book by Janet Benge is for upper elementary o...
The Other Mozart: The Life of the Famous Chevalier de Saint Georgeby Hugh Brewster. This book tells the story of Joseph Bologne, who came from the West Indies and became one of the most famous men in 18th-century France. He was a talented swordsman, musician, and military commander in the French Revolution, sometimes known as the “Black Mozart.” Li...
It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw, by Don Tate. After a life picking cotton as a slave and then a sharecropper in rural Alabama, Bill Traylor moved to the city in his 80s. He taught himself how to draw scenes from both his earlier life, and the city around him, using discarded paper or cardboard. People consider Bill Traylor to be...
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynchby Chris Barton. This is a fabulous new book about a man who was born as a slave, and eventually became a State Representative during Reconstruction. He fought for equality for all: Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom,by Carole Boston Weatherford. This book is a very spiritual account of how Harriet...
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story,by Audrey Vernick. Effa Manley loved baseball: she played the sport, she also fought racial injustice towards black baseball players, and she was a successful coowner of the Newark Eagles, a Negro League team. After fighting to get “her players” into the Baseball Hall of Fame, she actually was the first (an...
Who was Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman. I am Jackie Robinson by Brad Meltzer. Time for Kids: Jackie Robinson, Strong Inside and Out. My kids are really interested in Jackie Robinson and we have read several great biographies about his life. Jackie Robinson was the first black player in Major League Baseball, and really paved the way for equality i...
Feb 14, 2019 · Ebony Jr! A Culturally Significant Magazine For Black Children. Trailblazer John H Johnson of the Johnson Publishing Company created Ebony Jr! in 1973 to give Black children a magazine that was all their own. The magazine featured stories, comics, puzzles, and cartoons centering Black children. Its contents combined elements of Black culture ...
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the wildest dream fulfilled of the Black female journalists who wrote the truth of their times before her. This year, the New York Times Magazine reporter and six-time The Root 100 honoree earned crowning recognitions for her editorial brainchild, The 1619 Project, which recontextualized the Black American story starting with the arrival of the first enslaved Africans.
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