Title:
Black history in its own words
ISBN:
9781534301535
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Angela Yvonne Davis -- MC Ride -- George Joseph Herriman -- Ice Cube -- Saul Williams -- Dave Chappelle -- Spike Lee -- Arturo Alfonso Schomburg -- Laverne Cox -- James Baldwin -- Audre Lorde -- Lena Horne -- Kimberly Bryant -- Fred Hampton -- Serena Williams -- Poly Styrene -- Mykki Blanco -- Octavia Butler -- Zadie Smith -- Kanye West -- Shirley Chisholm -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Lee "Scratch" Perry -- Marsha P. Johnson -- Assata Shakur -- Prince -- Cathay Williams -- Nina Simone -- Muhammad Ali -- Young M.A. -- Sojourner Truth -- Cheryl Dunye -- Emory Douglas -- Rammellzee -- Jimi Hendrix -- Katherine Johnson -- Mary Ellen Pleasant -- Eugene Bullard -- Bell Hooks.
Reading Level:
Rated T - Teen.
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Summary:
Black History In Its Own Words started in January 2015 when Matt Bors asked me to find eight quotes and illustrate them for The Nib for February, Black History Month. I chose quotes ranging from the casual to the profound from luminaries both past and present. I had so much fun that I did four extra. The next year, 2016, I drafted 12 more; I had a habit. Presented here are the original 24 as well as 15 new ones for 2017.
