Research Catalog

Title

Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic / edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson.

Publication

• [Los Angeles, California] : Rebel Girls, 2021.
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

• Workneh, Lilly
• Thompson, CaShawn

Description

xiv, 240 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"Acknowledges, applauds, and amplifies the incredible stories of 100 inspiring Black women and girls from the past and present."--

Series Statement

Good night stories for rebel girls ; 4

Uniform Title

Good night stories for rebel girls chapter book ; 4.

Alternative Title

• 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic
• One hundred real-life tales of Black girl magic
• Black girl magic

Subjects

• African American women
• Women
• Women, Black
• Illustrated works
• Biographies
• Juvenile works
• Achievement motivation in women > Juvenile literature
• Women > Biography > Juvenile literature
• Celebrities > Biography > Juvenile literature
• Women, Black > Biography > Juvenile literature
• African American celebrities > Biography > Juvenile literature
• African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Biographies.
• Juvenile works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).

Contents

• Adriana Barbosa, entrepreneur -- Alexa Canady, pediatric neurosurgeon -- Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors, activists -- Amanda Gorman, poet -- Andrea Jenkins, poet and politician -- Angela Davis, activist -- Angela James, hockey player -- Angella Dorothea Ferguson, medical researcher -- Anna Olga Albertina Brown, aerialist -- Anne-Marie Imafidon, mathematician -- Aretha Franklin, singer -- Ariam Tekle, podcast host and documentary filmmaker -- Arlan Hamilton, investor -- Audre Lorde, poet -- Augusta Savage, sculptor -- Ava Duvernay, filmmaker -- Aya Cissoko, boxer -- Barbara Hillary, nurse and adventurer -- Bessie Coleman, pilot -- Bessie Stringfield, motorcyclist -- Beverly Loraine Greene, architect -- Bree Newsome Bass, activist -- Brigid Kosgei, marathon runner -- Carolina Contreras, natural hair stylist and entrepreneur -- Chido Govera, mushroom farmer -- Clara Hale, humanitarian -- Clara Holmes, model -- Dominique Jackson, actor -- Emiliya Turey, handball player -- Erika "Ika" Hügel-Marshall, activist and author -- Ethel Johnson, Babs Wingo, and Marva Scott, wrestlers -- Flo Hyman, volleyball player -- Florence Griffith Joyner, sprinter -- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, activist -- Gabby Douglas, gymnast -- Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, wildlife veterinarian and conservationist -- Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencer -- Ida B. Wells, journalist -- Iman, supermodel and businesswoman -- Insooni, singer -- Issa Rae, actor, writer, and producer -- Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, midwife -- Jeanette Epps, astronaut -- Jessamyn Stanley, yoga teacher -- Joy Buolamwini, computer scientist -- Joy Harden Bradford, psychologist -- Joy Reid, journalist and TV news host -- Judith Jamison, dancer and choreographer -- Julia López, painter -- Kamala Harris, Vice President -- Kheris Rogers, fashion designer -- Kimberly Bryant, engineer and entrepreneur -- Kristal Ambrose, environmentalist -- Ladi Kwali, potter -- Leah Chase, chef -- Léopoldine Doualla-Bell Smith, flight attendant -- Lisa Leslie, basketball player -- MC Soffia, rapper -- Mamie Phipps Clark, psychologist -- Margaret Busby, publisher -- María Isabel Urrutia, weightlifter -- Marsai Martin, actor and executive producer -- Marsha P. Johnson, activist -- Megahn Markle, Duchess of Sussex and humanitarian -- Muriel Tramis, video game designer -- Nandi Bushell, drummer -- Naomi Osaka, tennis player -- Nia Franklin, Kaleigh Garris, Cheslie Kryst, Toni-Ann Singh, and Zozibini Tunzi, pageant queens -- Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Queen -- Octavia E. Butler, author -- Olive Morris, activist -- Patricia Bath, ophthalmologist and inventor -- Phiona Mutesi, chess player -- Poly Styrene, punk rocker -- Queendom, performing arts group -- Rita Bosaho, politician -- Rosetta Tharpe, guitarist -- Roxanne Shanté, rapper -- Ruane and Sheila Jeter, inventors -- Ruth E. Carter, costume designer -- Samarria Brevard, skateboarder -- Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, mechanic -- Sanité Bélair, freedom fighter -- Sasha Huber, artist -- Shirley Chisholm, politician -- Simone Manuel, swimmer -- Sonia Guimarães, physics professor -- Steffi Jones, soccer player -- Suad Ali, political scientist and author -- Susana Baca, singer -- Tania J. León Ferrán, composer and conductor -- Taytu Betul, Empress -- Thokozile Muwamba, fighter pilot -- Toni Morrison, author -- The Village of Umoja, all-women community -- Viola Davis, actor -- Viola Desmond, entrepreneur and activist -- Warsan Shire, poet -- Yetnebersh Nigussie, lawyer -- Zahra Bani, javelin thrower -- Meet more rebels! -- Write your own story -- Draw your own portrait -- Activity time! -- Glossary.
• Kamala Harris, Vice President -- Kheris Rogers, fashion designer -- Kimberly Bryant, engineer and entrepreneur -- Kristal Ambrose, environmentalist -- Ladi Kwali, potter -- Leah Chase, chef -- Léopoldine Doualla-Bell Smith, flight attendant -- Lisa Leslie, basketball player -- MC Soffia, rapper -- Mamie Phipps Clark, psychologist -- Margaret Busby, publisher -- María Isabel Urrutia, weightlifter -- Marsai Martin, actor and executive producer -- Marsha P. Johnson, activist -- Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and humanitarian -- Muriel Tramis, video game designer -- Nandi Bushell, drummer -- Naomi Osaka, tennis player -- Nia Franklin, Kaleigh Garris, Cheslie Kryst, Toni-Ann Singh, and Zozibini Tunzi, pageant queens -- Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Queen -- Octavia E. Butler, author -- Olive Morris, activist -- Patricia Bath, ophthalmologist and inventor -- Phiona Mutesi, chess player -- Poly Styrene, punk rocker -- Queendom, performing arts group -- Rita Bosaho, politician -- Rosetta Tharpe, guitarist -- Roxanne Shanté, rapper -- Ruane and Sheila Jeter, inventors -- Ruth E. Carter, costume designer -- Samarria Brevard, skateboarder -- Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, mechanic -- Sanité Bélair, freedom fighter -- Sasha Huber, artist -- Shirley Chisholm, politician -- Simone Manuel, swimmer -- Sonia Guimarães, physics professor -- Steffi Jones, soccer player -- Suad Ali, political scientist and author -- Susana Baca, singer -- Tania J. León Ferrán, composer and conductor -- Taytu Betul, Empress -- Thokozile Muwamba, fighter pilot -- Toni Morrison, author -- The Village of Umoja, all-women community -- Viola Davis, actor -- Viola Desmond, entrepreneur and activist -- Warsan Shire, poet -- Yetnebersh Nigussie, lawyer -- Zahra Bani, javelin thrower -- Meet more rebels! -- Write your own story -- Draw your own portrait -- Activity time! -- Glossary.

Call Number

Sc E 23-1166

ISBN

• 9781953424044
• 195342404X

OCLC

1268331871

Title

Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic / edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson.

Publisher

[Los Angeles, California] : Rebel Girls, 2021.

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Good night stories for rebel girls ; 4

Good night stories for rebel girls chapter book ; 4.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).

Study Program

Lexile by Metametrics.

Added Author

Workneh, Lilly, editor.

Thompson, CaShawn, writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

Sc E 23-1166