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Gather me : a memoir in praise of the books that saved me

Edim, Glory, 1982- author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

Call Number

028.8 EDI

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SD_ILS:729914

Perfect match : the story of Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton

Dubbin, Lori, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

Call Number

796.342 DUB

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SD_ILS:795219

Black women writers at work

Tate, Claudia, editor.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

809.89287 BLA

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SD_ILS:678325

Octavia E. Butler : the last interview and other conversations

Butler, Octavia E., interviewee.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

818.54 OCT

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SD_ILS:688941

History comics. Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin : civil rights heroes

Baptiste, Tracey, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

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323.092 BAP

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SD_ILS:670507

You are more than magic : the black and brown girls' guide to finding your voice

Harts, Minda, author.

Publication Date

2022

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305.2352 HAR

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SD_ILS:647905

Stand up! : 10 mighty women who made a change

Cooper, Brittney C., 1980- author.

Publication Date

2022

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Books

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305.48896073 COO

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SD_ILS:661010

All her little secrets [large print]

Morris, Wanda M. (Wanda Michelle), 1959- author.

Publication Date

2022

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MOR

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SD_ILS:675377

A history of me

Theodore, Adrea, author.

Publication Date

2022

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306.362 THE

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SD_ILS:638266

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Mary Ann Shadd

Spence, Kelly, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Books

Call Number

971.00496 SPE

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SD_ILS:676868

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Faith Ringgold : narrating the world in pattern and color

Jackson, Sharna, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

759.1 RIN

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SD_ILS:680964

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All her little secrets : a novel

Morris, Wanda M. (Wanda Michelle), 1959- author.

Publication Date

2021

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MOR

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SD_ILS:625373

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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company.

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