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BKLYN Black Women Who Inspire

Picture book biographies for young readers featuring Black women in history and present day.

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A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks
Duncan, Alice Faye/ Gordon, Xia (ILT)
Format: PRINTED MATL

(Print Book) A picture book biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, written in verse and featuring poems by Ms. Brooks.

A song for Gwendolyn Brooks
Duncan, Alice Faye, author.
Format: eBook

(eBook) A picture book biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, written in verse and featuring poems by Ms. Brooks.

Mae Among the Stars
Ahmed, Roda/ Burrington, Stasia (ILT)
Format: PRINTED MATL

(Print Book) When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.

Mae among the stars
Ahmed, Roda, 1981- author.
Format: eBook

(eBook) When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.

Little Melba and her big trombone
by Katheryn Russell-Brown ; illustrations by Frank Morrison.
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(Print Book) What instrument would you want to learn to play? For Melba Doretta Liston, it's the trombone! Learn Melba's story as she plays with and writes music for some of the greatest jazz musicians in history.

Shirley Chisholm is a verb!
Chambers, Veronica, author.
Format: Book

(Print Book) A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Brooklynite Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.

Shirley Chisholm is a verb
Chambers, Veronica, author.
Format: eBook

(eBook) A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Brooklynite Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States

Sisters : Venus & Serena Williams
Winter, Jeanette/ Winter, Jeanette (ILT)
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(Print Book) The story of two champion athletes -- who also happen to be sisters.

Sisters : Venus and Serena Williams
Winter, Jeanette, author.
Format: eBook

(eBook) The story of two champion athletes -- who also happen to be sisters.

The power of her pen : the story of groundbreaking journalist Ethel L. Payne
Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.
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(Print Book) Ethel L. Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed stories from her school newspaper in Chicago to Japan during World War II. It even led her to the White House briefing room, where she broke barriers as one of the first Black journalists.