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Billie Jean King: The First Female Athlete-Activist

By Caitlin Thompson — 2021

Billie Jean King isn’t interested in being a legend—she’s interested in succession.

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Nikki Giovanni Interviews Muhammad Ali

A real educational and heart felt talk between two deep thinkers.

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Nikki Giovanni Love, Work, Society

Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned American poet, writer, activist, and educator, appeared at the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts on November 7, 2012. She will speak on The Courage for Equality: Nikki Giovanni Love, Work, Society.

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Racism 101

A collection of insights, opinions, and expressions includes a survival guide for black students on predominantly white campuses, indicts higher education, and offers haunting portraits of grandparents, musings on poetry, thoughts on the sixties, and a debate on American values.

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Black Feeling Black Talk/Black Judgement

Black Feeling, Black Talk/Black Judgement is one of the single most important volumes of modern African-American poetry.

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Get Real! Wise Women Speak

Explores the value and meaning of women's lives as they age.

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Selected Poems

By 1963 the civil rights movement was in full swing across the United States, and more and more African American writers were increasingly outspoken in attacking American racism and insisting on full political, economic, and social equality for all.

Gwendolyn Brooks

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