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Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Michele Norris tells the story of her experiences after setting out to discover what she calls the "hidden conversation on race" taking place in the U.S. since the election of Barack Obama as president--a quest that became intensely personal when she uncovered facts about her own family's history of encounters with racism.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016].
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called "Ashley's Sack," embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter,...
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Language
English
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"Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception....
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