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She raised her voice : 50 black women who sang their way into music history
- Title
- She raised her voice : 50 black women who sang their way into music history / written by Jordannah Elizabeth ; illustrated by Briana Dengoue.
- Author
- Elizabeth, Jordannah
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Running Press Kids, 2021.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 22-136 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Additional Authors
- Dengoue, Briana
- Description
- ix, 158 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers' bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what's expected. Written by music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth and illustrated by Briana Dengoue, She Raised Her Voice! will inspire readers to find their voice and their own way of expressing themselves"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Illustrated works.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 8-12
- Grades 4-6
- Contents
- Sade Adu -- Erykah Badu -- Anita Baker -- Beyoncé -- Dee Dee Bridgewater -- Betty Carter -- Tracy Chapman -- Natalie Cole -- Elizabeth Cotten -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Roberta Flack -- Aretha Franklin -- Billie Holiday -- Lena Horne -- Janet Jackson -- Mahalia Jackson -- Etta James -- Chaka Khan -- Angélique Kidjo -- Gladys Knight -- Patti LaBelle -- Abbey Lincoln -- Darlene Love -- Barbara Lynn -- Rita Marley -- MC Lyte -- Memphis Minnie -- Odetta -- The Pointer Sisters -- Leontyne Price -- Queen Latifah -- Ma Rainey -- Minnie Riperton -- Diana Ross -- Jill Scott -- Nina Simone -- Sister Nancy -- Skin -- Bessie Smith -- Ronnie Spector -- Mavis Staples -- Poly Styrene -- Sister Rosetta Tharpe -- Big Mama Thornton -- Tina Turner -- Ari Up -- Sarah Vaughan -- Dionne Warwick -- Dinah Washington -- Nancy Wilson
- Call Number
- Sc F 22-136
- ISBN
- 9780762475162
- 0762475161
- LCCN
- 2021000662
- OCLC
- 1232012701
- 1232012701
- Author
- Elizabeth, Jordannah, author.
- Title
- She raised her voice : 50 black women who sang their way into music history / written by Jordannah Elizabeth ; illustrated by Briana Dengoue.
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Running Press Kids, 2021.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- Ages 8-12 Running Press Kids.Grades 4-6 Running Press Kids.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Dengoue, Briana, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 22-136