Little leaders : bold women in Black history / by Harrison, Vashti

Table of Contents: “…Wells -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Alma Woodsey Thomas -- Alice Ball -- Bessie Coleman -- Augusta Savage -- Marian Anderson -- Josephine Baker -- Mahalia Jackson -- Rosa Parks -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Mamie Phipps Clark -- Katherine Johnson -- Shirley Chisholm -- Althea Gibson -- Maya Angelou -- Nichelle Nichols -- Nina Simone -- Audre Lorde -- Raven Wilkinson -- Wilma Rudolph -- Marcelite Harris -- Angela Davis -- Octavia E. …”

Works for children and young adults : biographies / by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

Table of Contents: “…Bland : minstrel composer -- Bert Williams : artist of comedy song -- Bill Robinson : music with the feet -- Leadbelly : the essence of folk song -- Jelly Roll Morton : from ragtime to jazz -- Roland Hayes : famous concert artist -- William Grant Still : distinguished composer -- Bessie Smith : "The Empress of the Blues" -- Duke Ellington: composer and band leader -- Ethel Waters : singer of popular songs -- Louis Armstrong : king of the trumpet players -- Marian Anderson : Metropolitan opera star -- Bennie Benjamin : Broadway song writer -- Mahalia Jackson : singer of gospel songs -- Dean Dixon : symphony conductor -- Lena Horne : singing star of Hollywood -- Famous jazz musicians : Congo Square to Carnegie Hall -- FAMOUS NEGRO HEROES OF AMERICA (1958) : Estaban : discover of Arizona -- Crispus Attucks : martyr for American independence -- Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable : founder of Chicago -- Paul Cuffe : seaman and colonizer -- Gabriel Prosser : freedom seeker -- James P. …”
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My diva 65 gay men on the women who inspire them /

Table of Contents: “…/ David Trinidad -- Lucille Ball : flaming redhead / Lawrence Applebaum -- Mahalia Jackson : divine one / Forrest Hamer -- Julia Child : life's ingredients / Bill Fogle -- Billie Holiday : lady day / Alfred Corn -- Edith Piaf : a share of pain / Gregory Woods -- Evita Perón : Santa with a soundtrack / Guillermo Castro -- Grace Paley : O stone! …”
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The Cambridge guide to African American history / by Gavins, Raymond