Author Winner
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The Young Landlords by Call Number: F M992yISBN: 9780140342444Publication Date: 1989-10-01If you were looking for a real ghetto dump, you couldn’t beat The Stratford Arms. There was Askia Ben Kenobi throwing karate chops upstairs, Petey Darden making booze downstairs, and Mrs. Brown grieving for Jack Johnson, who’d died for the third time in a month—and not a rent payer in the bunch. Still, when Paul Williams and the Action Group got the Arms for one dollar, they thought they had it made. But when their friend Chris was arrested for stealing stereos and Dean’s dog started biting fire hydrants and Gloria started kissing, being a landlord turned out to be a lot more work than being a kid.
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Movin' Up by The autobiography of Berry Gordy, Sr., son of a slave and father of the founder of Motown Records.Call Number: B G659ISBN: 0060220538Publication Date: 1979-10-01
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Andrew Young byISBN: 9780688418960Publication Date: 1979-01-01Currently Unavailable
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James Van Derzee by A biography of the black photographer who has received acclaim for his prints of Harlem.Call Number: B V286hISBN: 0396076785Publication Date: 1979-01-01
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Let the Lion Eat Straw by Hailed upon publication by writers and critics alike, including Shirley Hazzard and Charles Johnson, Let the Lion Eat Straw is a dazzling novel that tells the story of Abeba Williams, whose mother abandons the poverty of the South -- and in the process her daughter -- for opportunities up North. Missing her mother, she clings to Mamma Habblesham, a woman with enviable reserves of love and hope. Their affection for each other seems boundless -- until Abeba's mother returns to take her to Brooklyn. As Abeba grows up, her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape. But a handsome singer distracts her, and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away. Now married with children of her own, she fights to maintain the dignity of her family. Let the Lion Eat Straw is a revelation of the glory in apparently ordinary lives.Call Number: 813 O22L 2005ISBN: 9780060724214Publication Date: 2005-06-28
Illustrator Winner
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Cornrows by Call Number: E Y204co 1991ISBN: 069830750XPublication Date: 1988-01-06Explains how the hair style of cornrows, a symbol in Africa since ancient times, can today in this country symbolize the courage of outstanding African-Americans.
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