Author: Abdurraqib, Hanif

A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain"Whether heralding unsung entertainers or reexamining legends, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves together gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance. I read this book breathlessly."--Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half At the March on Washington in 1963, Josephine Baker was fifty-seven years old, well beyond her most prolific days. But in her speech she was in a mood to consider her life, her legacy, her departure from the country sh...
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Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School

By: Abdurraqib, Hanif

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Publisher: Penguin Workshop : February 2022

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ISBN-13: 9780593226810

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Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,'Respect,' and the Civil Rights Movement

By: Abdurraqib, Hanif

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) : February 2022

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ISBN-13: 9780374313456

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A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking picture book biography that will embolden today's young readers to sing their own truth. When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn't just sing...she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Her song "Respect" was an anthem of identity, survival, and joy. It gave hope to people trying to make change. And wh...
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Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,'Respect,' and the Civil Rights Movement

By: Abdurraqib, Hanif

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) : February 2022

Seller ID: 448750

ISBN-13: 9780374313456

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking picture book biography that will embolden today's young readers to sing their own truth. When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn't just sing...she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Her song "Respect" was an anthem of identity, survival, and joy. It gave hope to people trying to make change. And wh...
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Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School

Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,'Respect,' and the Civil Rights Movement

Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,'Respect,' and the Civil Rights Movement

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