Good night stories for rebel girls : 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic
| Print Book 2021 |
| Available at 10 Libraries 10 of 17 copies |
Summary
A PARENTS' FAVORITE PRODUCTS TILLYWIG AWARD WINNER 2022
The fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic , edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh with a foreword by #BlackGirlMagic originator CaShawn Thompson, is dedicated to amplifying and celebrating the stories of Black women and girls from around the world; features the work of over 60 Black female and non-binary authors, illustrators, and editors; is designed to acknowledge, applaud, and amplify the incredible stories of Black women and girls from the past and present; and celebrates Black Girl Magic around the world.
Amongst the women featured from over 30 countries are tennis player Naomi Osaka, astronaut Jeanette Epps, author Toni Morrison, filmmaker Ava DuVernay; aviator Bessie Coleman, Empress Taytu Betul, journalist Ida B. Wells, and many other inspiring leaders, champions, innovators, and creators.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic is published by Rebel Girls, a global, multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls through content, experiences, products, and community.
About Black Girl Magic
The fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic , edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh with a foreword by #BlackGirlMagic originator CaShawn Thompson, is dedicated to amplifying and celebrating the stories of Black women and girls from around the world; features the work of over 60 Black female and non-binary authors, illustrators, and editors; is designed to acknowledge, applaud, and amplify the incredible stories of Black women and girls from the past and present; and celebrates Black Girl Magic around the world.
Amongst the women featured from over 30 countries are tennis player Naomi Osaka, astronaut Jeanette Epps, author Toni Morrison, filmmaker Ava DuVernay; aviator Bessie Coleman, Empress Taytu Betul, journalist Ida B. Wells, and many other inspiring leaders, champions, innovators, and creators.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic is published by Rebel Girls, a global, multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls through content, experiences, products, and community.
About Black Girl Magic
Contents
Adriana Barbosa, entrepreneurAlexa 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
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.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
African American women
-- Biography
-- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. African American women -- Biography. Women -- Biography. Biographies. |
| Publisher | [Los Angeles, California] :Rebel Girls,2021 |
| Other Titles | 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic One hundred real-life tales of Black girl magic Black girl magic |
| Contributors |
Workneh, Lilly,
editor. |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
xiv, 240 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236). |
| ISBN | 9781953424044 195342404X |
| Other | Classic View |