Description
Embrace Black girl magic and learn about the Black historical figures who made their impact on society as we know it. Female, Gifted and Black, the follow-up to The Book of Awesome Black Women, celebrates the power of the women in black history who shaped and revolutionized the past.
Learn about amazing women in Black history. Whether you learned about these women in school or not, these Black historical figures changed society and inspired future generations. Read all about these powerful women in black history such as Amanda Gorman, Alice Walker, Warsan Shire, Eartha Kitt, Gloria Hendry, Issa Rae, Pearl Bailey, Shonda Rhimes and so many more. From artists to writers, models to dancers, Female, Gifted and Black inspires you to be a trailblazer with these stories of strength, perseverance, and talent.
Dive into this Black history book. Driven by female empowerment, this collection of biographies tells the unique stories of these powerful women in Black history who made a difference. From artists to activists, Female, Gifted and Black showcases a plethora of passions and skills to prove that Black is beautiful. These mighty women in Black history prove that your passions and drive are the most powerful things you have.
Inside Female, Gifted and Black, you'll learn to:
- Recognize the importance of honoring Black intelligence, willpower, and passion
- Celebrate the strength of these revolutionary women in Black history
- Channel your inner womanhood
- Discover powerful stories of accomplishments achieved by Black historical figures
If you enjoyed books like The Book of Awesome Black Women, Badass Black Girl, or Black Heroes, you'll love Female, Gifted and Black.
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- Becca's books have sold upwards of 60,000 copies and counting, including Badass Affirmations that has been selling over 2,000 copies weekly!
- Becca Anderson contributed to several bestselling personal growth books including the million-selling Attitudes of Gratitude, and is co-author of The Gratitude Power Workbook.
- She runs a Silicon Valley book club that meets regularly at East West Bookstore in Mountain View.
- In addition to her popular Blogging Your Blessings blog, Anderson runs the Every Day Thankful Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Across all her platforms, she has over 100k followers and counting.
- She also blogs daily on The Blog of Awesome Women and The Daily Inspo.
- She has been featured on national tv as well as Bay Area's NBC and ABC afiliates. Anderson has been featured on NPR including KQED's FORUM, KPFA, KALX and also spirituality radio such as Coast-to-Coast.
- Anderson will be doing events in the great SF Bay Area, Los Angeles and speaking at a Unity Churches on the West Coast on gratitude, the power of prayer and women's spirituality.
- The author of the bestselling series Badass Black Girl, M.J. Fievre is a long-time educator and writer who has been praised as a model of efficiency and effectiveness in Scott J. Miller's Master Mentors.
- Both MJ's Badass Black Girl and Empowered Black Girl have sold more than 22,000 copies.
- As the ReadCaribbean program coordinator for the prestigious Miami Book Fair, M.J. also directs and produces the children's cultural show Taptap Krik? Krak!
- MJ has been featured on PBS, NPR, and WLRN; the New York Times, the Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel, and the New Times; and South Florida's Channel 6, among others.
- M.J. is the collaborative editor behind several bestselling personal growth books, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Guided Journal, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: Guided Journal, and The 7 Habits Habit Tracker.
- She runs a Winter Garden book club that meets regularly in Orlando.
About the Author
Becca Anderson comes from a long line of preachers and teachers from Ohio and Kentucky. The teacher's side of her family led her to become a women's studies scholar and the author of The Book of Awesome Women. An avid collector of meditations, prayers and blessings, she helps run a "Gratitude and Grace Circle"' which meets at homes, churches and bookstores monthly in the San Francisco-Bay Area where she currently resides. Becca Anderson credits her spiritual practice with helping her recover from cancer and wants to share this with anyone who is facing difficulty in their life. Author of Think Happy to Stay Happy and Every Day Thankful, Becca Anderson shares her inspirational writings and suggested acts of kindness at https://thedailyinspoblog.wordpress.com/ She also blogs about Awesome Women, like those in her book Badass Affirmations, at https://theblogofawesomewomen.wordpress.com/ Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002. She currently writes from Miami. M.J.'s publishing career began as a teenager in Haiti. At nineteen years-old, she signed her first book contract with Hachette-Deschamps, in Haiti, for the publication of a Young Adult book titled La Statuette Malefique. Since then, M.J. has authored nine books in French that are widely read in Europe and the French Antilles. In 2013, One Moore Book released M.J.'s first children's book, I Am Riding, written in three languages: English, French, and Haitian Creole. In 2015, Beating Windward Press published M.J.'s memoir, A Sky the Color of Chaos, about her childhood in Haiti during the brutal regime of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. M.J. Fievre is the author of Happy, Okay? Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival (Books & Books Press, 2019) and Badass Black Girl: Questions, Quotes, and Affirmations for Teens (Mango Publishing, 2020). She helps others write their way through trauma, build community and create social change. She works with veterans, disenfranchised youth, cancer patients and survivors, victims of domestic and sexual violence, minorities, the elderly, those with chronic illness or going through transition and any underserved population in need of writing as a form of therapy-even if they don't realize that they need writing or therapy. A long-time educator and frequent keynote speaker (Tufts University, Massachusetts; Howard University, Washington, D.C.; the University of Miami, Florida; and Michael College, Vermont; and a panelist at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference, AWP), M.J. is available for book club meetings, podcast presentations, interviews and other author events.
Reviews
"A powerful resource for young Black girls to empower themselves with the stories of their foremothers. The Black women in this book will guide and lead future generations to recognize that they have the love, strength, and ferocity to change their world."
-Karen Arrington, author of Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America
"No matter how much you think you know about the awesomeness of Black women, this book will give you more reasons to celebrate what Black women have done and are destined to do. This book is a balm and a healing for all who will read it."
-Marita Golden, author of The Strong Black Woman: How A Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women
"Black women trailblazers who have paved the way for future generations of Black girls to build their own achievements, successes, and triumphs. Here are the foremothers whose stories and lives will help teach young Black girls the power they hold within to change and redefine social boundaries."
-Varla Ventura, author of Sheroes: Bold, Brash, and Absolutely Unabashed Superwomen
"A celebration of indomitable black women who scaled centuries of oppression to reach the mountaintop. The encapsulated biographies prove that the impossible can be possible."
-Marlene Wagman-Geller, author of Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls
"We are honored by their lives, their stories, their grace and the inspirational precedent set for all to follow in their footsteps."
-Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, interviewer, memoirist, and author of The Gift of Crisis: How I Used Meditation to Go From Financial Failure to a Life of Purpose
"The world needs more works celebrating the excellence of strong, accomplished Black women! This is an excellent introduction to those who've earned their places in history."
-Chrisanne Beckner, architectural historian, writer, and author of 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History
Book Information
ISBN 9781684811144
Author Becca Anderson
Format Paperback
Page Count 210
Imprint Yellow Pear Press
Publisher Yellow Pear Press
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm
