Young, Gifted and Black Too : Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present

In this timely follow-up to the best-selling and critically acclaimed Young, Gifted and Black, meet 52 more icons of colorfrom around the world.

Featuring the stories of recentchangemakers such as Amanda Gorman and Naomi Osaka, as well as historic talents such as Juan Latino and Yaa Asantewaa, Jamia Wilson has curated a new selection ofinspiringblack icons illustrated byAndrea Pippins' colorful and celebratory artwork.

Covering 52 figures, the book is ideal for educators and homeschoolers studying Black excellence,with a new figure to explore every week of the year. Biographies are ordered chronologically, and the range of figures showcases an even more global selection in line with the movement towards decolonizing our history and curricula.

The 52 icons: Juan Latino, Queen Nanny, Toussaint Louverture, Chevalier de SaintGeorges, Olaudah Equiano, Alexander Pushkin, Yaa Asantewaa, Moses and Calvin McKissack, Ann Lowe, Albert Luthuli, Charles Drew, Thurgood Marshall, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, George Washington Gibbs Jr., Jackie Robinson, Bertina Lopes, Frantz Fanon, Hans Massaquoi, Coretta Scott King, Mariama Ba, Gladys Mae West, Chinua Achebe, Alvin Ailey, Miriam Makeba, Annie Easley, Ngg wa Thiong'o, Fela Kuti, John Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Angela Davis, Bob Marley, Octavia Butler, Thomas Sankara, Iman, Prince, Ozwald Boateng, Marcus Samuelsson, Leymah Gbowee, Laverne Cox, Phoebe Robinson, Lewis Hamilton, Michaela Coel, Colin Kaepernick, Kadeena Cox, Aisha Dee, Adenike Oladosu, Naomi Osaka, Amanda Gorman, Chloe x Halle, Ntando Mahlangu, Zaila Avantgarde, Mari Copeny.

Strong, courageous, talented, and diverse, these extraordinary men and women's achievements will inspire a new generation to chase their dream whatever it may be.

Discover more empowering books by the same authorillustrator team: Baby Young, Gifted, and Black;Young, Gifted and Black; Step into Your Power; Step into My Power and Big Ideas For Young Thinkers.