Ultimate 2018 Holiday Gift Guide From Black-Owned Businesses: Books
For Kids:
I’M A BRILLIANT LITTLE BLACK BOY!
I’m a Brilliant Little Black Boy is targeted to African American children ages 6-11 years old.
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I Am Unique
I Am Unique is a book and global empowerment brand reaching children in the United States, Africa, United Kingdom, Philippines, and Australia.
Sasha Savvy Loves to Code
This book written by a teen author is to further the culture of science, technology, engineering, and math, while teaching some programming basics as well.
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Harlem’s Little Blackbird
This book tells the story of Florence Mills, a singer with a voice like a bird.
Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first African American to have a pilot’s license – she traveled all the way to France to earn her license after every American school refused to teach her.
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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
This book highlights Melba Liston; a child prodigy trombonist who played with everyone from Count Basie to Billie Holiday.
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For Adults:
Becoming Michelle Obama
Throughout the book, Obama shares insights of a life of pomp and circumstance as a first lady, yet one also filled with the everyday worries, anxieties, and self-doubts so many women who hold it down as mothers and working professionals face.
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The E-Book Version:
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Standing Our Ground
Part memoir, part history lesson, this is the story by newly-elected congresswoman Lucia McBath who became an activist after the murder of her son Jordan Davis.
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An Extraordinary Life
Author Wendy Jones can’t
exactly prove that her mother, Josephine Jones, was the first black woman manager at a Fortune 500 company, but she certainly makes a strong case for it in her book.Getting to the Other Side of Victory
This autobiography is a story of hope and action to teach people how to hit the reset button, tap into their hidden strengths, and rebuild their lives after crisis and loss.
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Rise and Grind
In this collaboration, Daymond John looks at everyday routines of individuals including, Gary Vaynerchuk, Wendy Williams, Carlos Santana, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who people consider to be winning
and at the top of their fields.Black Fortunes
This book is an ode to the nation’s first-known, post-slavery titans, a few of whom reside in his own family tree, concentrates on six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires.
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