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She wrote the words to the stories

What I Must Tell the World : How: Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie

May 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Not only was Lorraine Hansberry a pioneer for many groups (women, playwrights, writers,  women of color, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community) she was a pioneer for reality. She told it as it was and that is amazingly told in this picture book, What I Must Tell the World : How: Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice. Jay Leslie tells the story of Hansberry from a young girl who would see first hand the prejudices of her time, but also would see the courage, the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Raisin n the Sun, activism, African-American, glbtq, Jay Leslie, Lorraine Hansberry, Loveis Wise, musicals, Performing Arts, Supreme Court case of Hansberry v. Lee., theater

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:218 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Raisin n the Sun, activism, African-American, glbtq, Jay Leslie, Lorraine Hansberry, Loveis Wise, musicals, Performing Arts, Supreme Court case of Hansberry v. Lee., theater ·
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Maybe it is or isn’t art, but the woman behind it made an impact

Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey

February 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey is a sweet story about a woman who we might not have heard of, but one that in many ways changed the world. Hitting many first landmarks, such as Almas Thomas was the first black woman to have an art show at a particular museum, she was the first contemporary artwork and first woman of color to have their work in the White House), but she also just seemed to be a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century, Alma Thomas, art, Black History, Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise, painting, United States history

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:63 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century, Alma Thomas, art, Black History, Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise, painting, United States history ·
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