| Description |
141 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Brave hearts -- Billy Porter, actor -- Black Thought, wordsmith -- Colin Kaepernick, civil rights activist -- Jamaal Bowman, United States representative -- Kerry James Marshall, visual artist -- Killer Mike, rapper -- Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, academic -- Ryan Coogler, filmmaker -- Champions -- Barry Jenkins, filmmaker -- Big K.R.I.T., rapper -- Edmund Graham III, higher education administrator -- Eric Hale, teacher -- Excell Hardy Jr., business consultant -- Jericho Brown, poet -- Lebron James, professional basketball player -- Tristan Walker, CEO, Walker & Company brands -- Dreamers -- Chance the Rapper, rapper -- Harond Green III, poet -- Hebru Brantley, visual artist -- Jason Reynolds, author -- Kevin Fredericks, comedian -- Matthew Cherry, director -- Theaster Gates, potter -- Tyler Perry, film industry executive -- Guardians -- Charles Booker, former Kentucky house representative -- Dwyane Wade, retired professional basketball player -- Harold Green Jr., retired courier -- Mahershala Ali, actor -- Orlando Cooper, laborer -- Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, pastor -- Swizz Beatz, music producer -- Tobe Nwigwe, rapper -- Humanitarians -- Harold Green Sr., printer -- Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., scholar -- John Legend, singer -- Kehinde Wiley, visual artist -- Kylar Broadus, attorney -- Pharrell Williams, music producer -- Rev. Dr. William Barber II, pastor -- Ta-nehisi Coates, writer. |
| Summary |
"As he did for Black women in Black Roses, Harold Green III, poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living, now honors the Black men he most admires--groundbreakers including Tyler Perry, Barry Jenkins, Billy Porter, Chance the Rapper, LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and John Legend--and celebrates their achievements which are transforming lives and making history."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
African American men -- Poetry.
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African American men in popular culture -- Poetry.
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African American men. (OCoLC)fst00799236
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Koby, Melissa, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780063135567 (hardcover) |
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0063135566 (hardcover) |
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9780063135574 (ebook) |
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