Famous Black Quotations for the Twenty-First Century
Surrey Books,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-57284-320-2 (ISBN)
Famous Black Quotations, first published in 1986, has long been the go-to resource for the eloquent words of Black history makers. In this new, expanded edition, Famous Black Quotations for the Twenty-First Century, editor Janet Cheatham Bell includes the words of people who have come to prominence in recent decades, such as Barack and Michelle Obama, Alicia Garza, John Legend, Colin Kaepernick, Kamala Harris, and Nikole Hannah-Jones. Bestselling author Bell has curated more than five hundred quotes along with dates, sources, and biographical information of the people quoted. This guide to significant events in the experiences of people of African descent can be used to educate and inspire. Much has changed in the past few decades as Black Americans speak out to demand fair treatment and equal opportunity, and Famous Black Quotations for the Twenty-First Century has been updated and repackaged to inspire a new generation.
Janet Cheatham Bell is an educator, recovering academic, author, and publishing entrepreneur. After teaching African American literature and composition at several universities, she became a curriculum consultant for ethnic studies. Beginning in 1978, she became an editor of high school literature textbooks, working to make them more inclusive. That experience in book publishing encouraged her to self-publish her first collection of Black quotations in 1986. By 2002, she had nine books of quotations on the market. In addition, she has published two memoirs, The Time and Place That Gave Me Life (2007) and Mixed Marriage (2018). She has also written two essay collections—Victory of the Spirit (2011) and Not All Poor People Are Black (2015). She considers her highest achievement to be that of her Emmy-winning comedian-filmmaker son, W. Kamau Bell, as well as her Hugo-winning, bestselling niece, N. K. Jemison, who both credit her for inspiring them to pursue their dreams. Now a grateful grandmother in her eighties, she is still writing and still taking risks.
Introduction
Preface
Abbreviations
Struggle: Resisting White Supremacy
Identity: Defining Ourselves
Women: Overcoming Handicaps
Men: Finding That Balance
Children: Preparing the Future
Love: Willing Sacrifices
America: Contending Multitudes
Challenges: Creating Opportunities
Power: Claiming Our Destiny
Appendix: Bill to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals
Appendix: Lift Every Voice and Sing
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Curator
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Chicago, IL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 177 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-57284-320-9 / 1572843209 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-57284-320-2 / 9781572843202 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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