"Miss Appleberry's class is having a fire drill today, and Nina's mom is going to be there because she's a firefighter! The students learn what to do in case of a fire at their school, get to try on a real fire helmet, and more." --Amazon.com

"Introduce young readers to the idea of self-love in a simple, playful rhythm with this luminous story where each little girl is as unique and beautiful as a blossoming flower"--Provided by publisher.

A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers

By 1924 to 1928 jazz is everywhere in America and spreading abroad. For the first time, soloists and singers take center stage, transforming the music with their distinctive voices. This episode traces the careers of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Sidney Bechet, Bessie Smith, Earl Hines, Ethel Waters, Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz artist and Benny Goodman, the son of Jewish immigrants.

"Collects Hero for Hire (1972) #1-16, Power Man (1974) #17-23. Luke Cage burst onto the comics scene in 1972 as the 'Hero for Hire!' Equal parts Marvel Method and Blaxploitation boldness, Cage was a new kind of hero for a new era, the historic first African American character to headline his own series. Cage’s adventures depicted New York City’s 1970s grit and the plight of its people with a realism that was gripping in its time, all while incorporating...

"Maeve Eddington must defend her family's billion-dollar conglomerate in a lawsuit. But her opposing counsel is playboy Victor Cortez, who leaves her weak with desire. Maeve is determined to resist her cocky opponent to avoid compromising her case. She knows the risks of getting involved with a man like him Victor very much wants to get to know her better If only there wasn't a lawsuit in the way. But when an out-of-town meeting leaves them snowbound...

"With a distinguished and diverse set of contributors, including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, and Branford Marsalis, HBCU Made is the only book of its kind, illuminating and celebrating the experience of going to a historically Black college or university—for proud alumni, their loved ones, current students, and anyone considering an HBCU. In moving and candid essays about the schools that nurtured and educated them, a wide range of famous alums...

Club owner Adrian breaks up with photographer Dana in preparation for a campaign of vengeance against his biological father, hotel magnate Elliot, but Dana is not so quick to let him go until she discovers dark secrets from Adrian's past.

"How do you tell a story? Before Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize–winning author, she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a little girl in Ohio who was both the only Black child in her first-grade classroom and the only student who was able to read. This is the true story of how that young girl learned from her upbringing, surrounded herself with stories, and made a tremendous impact on the world. Toni Morrison’s pen was her...

"Most humans, especially those living with anxiety, are familiar with the experience of rumination. According to Merriam-Webster, rumination is 'a focusing of one’s attention on negative or distressing thoughts or feelings that when excessive or prolonged may lead to or exacerbate an episode of depression.' It can sometimes feel impossible to escape one’s mental and emotional replays of anxious triggers. With her first book, Jess presents an alternative...