Stories, recipes, and activities introduce the holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways in which it is celebrated.

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday created to remind African Americans of their history and their cultural origins.

Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies.

Chronicles the history of the Black Panther Party, a radical political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, which promoted armed revolution against racist law enforcement authorities.

A collection of poems by African-American writers, including Lucy Terry, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Alice Walker.

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

A biography of Sarah Breedlove Walker who, though born in poverty, pioneered in hair and beauty care products for black women, and became a great financial success.