
Jewels
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Jewels includes well-known and little-known womenalike, from teachers and executives to artists, authors, andentertainers. Among the celebrities profiled in the book areRuby Dee, Eleanor Holmes Norton, S. Epatha Merkerson,and Marion Wright Edelman. Coauthor Connie Briscoe alsoappears here as one of the featured Jewels, telling herinspiring personal story. World-renowned poet, writer,commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovannicontributes an original poem to the book.
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Connie Briscoe is a New York Times bestselling author of five novels: Big Girls Don't Cry, Sisters and Lovers, A Long Way from Home, P.G. County, and Can't Get Enough. Her work generally focuses on the strength of black women.
Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Preface
- I Am the Ocean
- Johnnetta Betsch Cole 69
- Starletta DuPois 64
- Eleanor Holmes Norton 68
- Ruby Davis-Jett 61
- Marita Golden 54
- Sandy Mann Michael 70
- Sharon Farmer 54
- A'Lelia Bundles 53
- Pamila Brown 51
- Diane Singleton 54
- Karen Singleton 53
- Nikki Giovanni 63
- Gale LeGrand Williams 51
- Verna Cook 77
- Mütter Evans 53
- Clara Villarosa 75
- Byllye Avery 68
- Seret Scott 58
- Joanne Renee Harrell 51
- Linda White 63
- Nona Hendryx 60
- Cheryl Woodruff 55
- Victoria Roberts 54
- Patricia Banks 71
- Ruby Dee Early 80s
- Toni Fay 59
- Louise Rice 64
- Deborah Nedab 50
- Carolyn McNair 56
- Ann Tanksley 72
- Marilyn Gaston, MD 66
- Veretta Garrison 66
- S. Epatha Merkerson 53
- Marie Dutton Brown 65
- Dianne Caesar 60
- Linda Chastang 52
- Pat Briscoe DeJarnett 51
- Loretta Argrett 68
- Gladys Gary Vaughn 62
- Brenda Stubbs 54
- Marian Wright Edelman 67
- Billie Allen 81
- Faye Williams 51
- Romaine Thomas 77
- Faith Childs 55
- Gayle Washington 53
- Connie Briscoe 53
- Wanda Newman 52
- Alma Adams 59
- Hattie Winston 61
- Photographer's Note
- About the Authors
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