Authors of Note - Celebrate Black Excellence

It's a continent : unravelling Africa's history one country at a time

Madimba, Astrid.
2023

"It's a Continent aims to counter the misconception that Africa is a country by breaking down this vast, beautiful and complex continent into regions and countries. Each of the 54 African countries has a unique history and culture, and this book highlights the key historical moments that have shaped each nation and contributed to its global position, as well as within the African continent. Each chapter (focusing on a different country) of the book brings to light stories and African figures that have been marginalised in mainstream education, in a humorous and easily-digestible format, breaking down facts and events that you wouldn't believe happened."-- Provided by publisher.

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The black Prairie archives : an anthology

The black Prairie archives : an anthology

2020

It's an anthology of writings by black authors from the prairie -- from 19th-century fur traders to avant-garde writers of the 21st.

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Blood scion

Blood scion

Falaye, Deborah, author
2022

Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will--she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods. Under the Lucis' brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.

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The bones of ruin

The bones of ruin

Raughley, Sarah, author
2021

An African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is a strange sight for leering audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret: she cannot die. She meets the dark and alluring Adam Temple, a member of a mysterious order called the Enlightenment Committee. Adam shares with her a terrifying revelation: the world is ending, and the Committee will decide who lives. To help them choose a leader for the upcoming apocalypse, the Committee is holding the Tournament of Freaks, a competition of vicious fighters with fantastical abilities. Adam wants Iris to be his champion.

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Bébé antiraciste

Bébé antiraciste

Kendi, Ibram X., auteur
2021

On ne naît pas bébé antiraciste, on le devient. Un bébé antiraciste est élevé pour faire évoluer la société. Apprenons-nous à être racistes ou antiracistes? Heureusement, il y beaucoup de choses que nous pouvons faire pour faire de l’équité une réalité. Ouvrir nos yeux et voir toutes les couleurs de peau, en parler et aller à l’encontre de politiques racistes constituent de bons moyens de combattre le racisme. Nous avons le pouvoir de transcender les idées reçues et d’œuvrer pour le bien. De ne pas juger un livre selon son apparence et de le lire jusqu’à la fin.

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ColorSTRUCK : a novel

ColorSTRUCK : a novel

Uponi, Uzoma , author
2021

Set in Nigeria, ColorSTRUCK explores discrimination against persons with albinism in Africa

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The conductors

The conductors

Glover, Nicole, author
2020

"A compelling debut by a new voice in fantasy fiction, The Conductors features the magic and mystery of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series written with the sensibility and historical setting of Octavia Butler's Kindred. Meet Hetty Rhodes, a magic-user and former conductor on the Underground Railroad who now solves crimes in post-Civil War Philadelphia"-- Provided by publisher.

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Famous Black Canadians

Famous Black Canadians

Heikel, Ramona, author
2019

"Discusses the life and accomplishments of Black Canadians from Canada's earliest days to the present."-- Provided by publisher.

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Journey to freedom, 1838

Journey to freedom, 1838

Winston, Sherri, author
2020

In this retelling of an episode from Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slave Eliza Harris resolves to escape with her two-year-old son across the frozen Ohio River to prevent her master from selling the boy. Includes historical notes on Harriet Beecher Stowe, slavery in America, the Fugitive slave laws, and the Underground Railroad.

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My fade is fresh

My fade is fresh

Grant, Shauntay, author.
2022

With so many beautiful hairstyles to choose from like perms and locs, a little girl decides to get the freshest fade on the block.

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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Aire, Ekiuwa author
2021


The sleeping car porter

The sleeping car porter

Mayr, Suzette, author
2022

It's 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days and their secrets start to leak out. When he finds a naughty postcard of two gay men, Baxter's memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can't part with the postcard or his thoughts of his Porter Instructor.

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The witch's apprentice

The witch's apprentice

Elliott, Zetta, author.
2022

Now that he is Ma's apprentice Jax is finding himself mixed up with all sorts of magical doings, like taking care of a phoenix egg which is going to hatch soon, trying to bring back the creatures Sis stole, finding his grandfather, and convincing Sis, the guardian, to reunite the two realms--and hopefully living to see Brooklyn again.

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