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1) Secrets of a sparrow

Author

Ross, Diana

Pub. Date

[1993]

2) Betsy Ross and the silver thimble

Author

Greene, Stephanie

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Pub. Date

2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1

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Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl, but her mother teaches her that she can still do important things.

3) I can't date Jesus: love, sex, family, race, and other reasons I've put my faith in Beyoncé

Author

Arceneaux, Michael

Pub. Date

[2018]

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"In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can't Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soul-searching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity. It hasn't been easy being Michael Arceneaux. Equality for LGBT people has come a long way and all, but voices of persons of color within...

4) Brave. Black. First: 50+ African American women who changed the world

Author

Hudson, Cheryl Willis

Pub. Date

[2020]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 4

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Profiles notable African American women in various fields from Phillis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and Ida B. Wells to Condoleeza Rice, Beyoncé, and the founders of Black Lives Matter.

5) A wonderful life: 50 eulogies to lift the spirit

Pub. Date

[2006]

6) Lady sings the blues

Pub. Date

[2005]

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Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse.

7) Michael Jackson: history: the King of Pop, 1958-2009

Pub. Date

[2010]

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A feature-length tribute to "the King of Pop" told through news footage, including exclusive clips, with contributions from Janet Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Paul Gambaccini and more.