Tonya Bolden . . . Author & Speaker
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These simple words form the basis of George Washington Carver’s life’s work. How do we maximize resources and minimize waste? How can tired land be made new again? What can we do to live in harmony with the land, which supports life? [Read more…] about George Washington Carver
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Illustrated with extensive period photography and narrated with Bolden’s lively, well-researched text, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words and deeds are given new life to educate and inspire young minds. [Read more…] about M.L.K.: Journey Of A King
Written by Tonya Bolden & Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie [Read more…] about The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Written by Tonya Bolden | Illustrated by Ansel Pitcairn [Read more…] about Portraits of African American Heroes
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The ten women in this book are just a few of the African Americans who have made exceptional contributions to American life. Refusing to bow to social and political restrictions, they triumphed over racism and sexism to fulfill their aspirations and realize their dreams. [Read more…] about And Not Afraid To Dare: The Stories of Ten African-American Women
By Gail Buckley | Adapted for young people by Tonya Bolden
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They fought on Lexington Green the first morning of the Revolution and stormed the Confederate stronghold at Fort Wagner. They charged San Juan Hill with Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and manned an anti-aircraft gun at Pearl Harbor. They are the black Americans who fought, often in foreign lands, for freedoms they did not enjoy at home. [Read more…] about American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
