{"product_id":"young-gifted-and-black-meet-52-black-heroes-from-past-and-present-hardcover","title":"Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJamia Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea Pippins\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...to be revisited again and again...The candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist...\" \u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"...diverse collection of iconic figures...vibrantly illustrated...beautifully crafted volume...\"\u003ci\u003e -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...exuberant...exquisitely designed...a launching point for more discoveries.\" \u003ci\u003e-School Library Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A luminous and diverse tribute to black movers and shakers across the centuries.\" \u003ci\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meet \u003cb\u003e52 icons of color from the past and present\u003c\/b\u003e in this celebration of inspirational achievement--a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire, and empower the next generation of changemakers. Jamia Wilson has carefully curated this range of black icons and the book is stylishly brought together by Andrea Pippins' \u003cb\u003ecolorful and celebratory illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in the spirit of Nina Simone's song \"To Be Young, Gifted, and Black,\" this vibrant book is a perfect introduction to both historic and present-day icons and heroes. Meet \u003cb\u003efigureheads\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eleaders\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003epioneers\u003c\/b\u003e such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as \u003cb\u003ecultural trailblazers\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eathletes\u003c\/b\u003e like Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read.\u003c\/b\u003e Highlighting the talent and contributions of black leaders and changemakers from around the world, readers of all backgrounds will be empowered to discover what they too can achieve. Strong, courageous, talented, and diverse, these extraordinary men and women's achievements will inspire a new generation to chase their dream...whatever it may be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 52 icons: \u003c\/b\u003e Mary Seacole, Matthew Henson, Ava Duvernay, Bessie Coleman, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cathy Freeman, George Washington Carver, Malorie Blackman, Harriet Tubman, Mo Farah, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jesse Owens, Beyonce Knowles, Solange Knowles, Katherine Johnson, Josephine Baker, Kofi Annan, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Brian Lara, Madam C.J. Walker, Yannick Noah, Maurice Ashley, Alexandre Duma, Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Simone Biles, Stevie Wonder, Esperanza Spalding, Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Pele, Nelson Mandela, Louis Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Naomi Campbell, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Muhammad Ali, Shirley Chisholm, Steve McQueen, Zadie Smith, Usain Bolt, Wangari Maathai, Mae Jemison, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nicola Adams, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Misty Copeland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you like this book, check out \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung, Gifted and Black Too, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efor 52 more inspiring icons! For younger readers, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaby Young Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is perfect to introduce litte ones to these trailblazers who changed the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you like this book, check out \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep Into Your Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Big Ideas for Young Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, by the same author-illustrator team. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamia Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e joined Random House as an executive editor in 2021, and is the former executive director and publisher of the Feminist Press. An activist and writer, Wilson has contributed to \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, BBC, \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, Refinery 29, \u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eYoung Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBaby Young, Gifted, and Black\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStep Into Your Power\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBig Ideas for Young Thinkers. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also a co-author of \u003ci\u003eRoad Map for Revolutionaries\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote the introduction and oral history to \u003ci\u003eTogether We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Pippins\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator, designer, and author who has a passion for creating images that reflect what she wants to see in art, media, and pop culture. Her vision is to empower people of color with tools and inspiration to create and tell their own stories. She is the best-selling creator of the coloring book I Love My Hair and the interactive journal Becoming Me. Her clients include O: The Oprah Magazine, Scoop Magazine, Family Circle, The Huffington Post, Bustle, Free People, Lincoln Center, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. 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