In bringing to light the little-known black leaders of our American past as well as those whose fame endures to this day, this Time-Life Voices of Triumph project seeks to reclaim what was once known to all. The book also pays due tribute to the leaders of today, from the black astronauts & space scientists of NASA, to black lobbyists who helped shape our country's policies toward the apartheid regime in South Africa. Following an opening essay, A Proud Heritage of Leadership,Ó black leaders are presented in five categories: Frontiers of Science; The Power of Enterprise; The Black Church; The Educators; & Winning Political Equality. Color & black & white photos & illustrations. Has the power to invoke pride in African Americans.Ó

Profiles African American scientists, clergy, educators and politicians.

Combining first-person narratives, personal growth exercises, and informational text, this staff development resource helps educators address the mind-sets that can impede their progress with African American students.

In this compelling and informative volume, Jimmie R. Hawkins walks the reader through the many forms of Black protest in American history, from pre-colonial times though the George Floyd protests of 2020. Hawkins breaks American history into five sections, with subsections highlighting how Black identity helped to shape protest during that period. These protests include slave ship mutinies, the abolitionist movement, the different approaches to protest from Frederick Douglas, W. E. B. Dubois, and Booker T. Washington, protest led by various Black institutions, Black Lives Matter movements, and protests of today's Black athletes, musicians, and intellectuals, such as Lebron James, Beyonce, and Kendrick Lamar. Hawkins also covers the backlash to these protests, including the Jim Crow era, the Red Summer of 1919, and modern-day wars on the Black community in the form of the War on Drugs and voter suppression.