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Black oak : odes celebrating powerful Black men / Harold Green III ; illustrations by Melissa Koby.
Van Pelt Library PS3607.R43286 B54 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Harold, III, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American men--Poetry.
- African American men.
- African American men in popular culture--Poetry.
- African American men in popular culture.
- Genre:
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 141 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Brave Hearts
- Actor / Billy Porter
- Wordsmith / Black Thought
- Civil Rights Activist / Colin Kaepernick
- United States Representative / Jamaal Bowman
- Visual Artist / Kerry James Marshall
- Rapper / Killer Mike
- Academic / Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
- Filmmaker / Ryan Coogler
- Champions
- Filmmaker / Barry Jenkins
- Rapper / Big K.R.I.T.
- Higher Education Administrator / Edmund Graham
- Teacher / Eric Hale
- Business Consultant / Excell Hardy Jr.
- Poet / Jericho Brown
- Professional Basketball Player / Lebron James
- CEO, Walker & Company Brands / Tristan Walker
- Dreamers
- Rapper / Chance The Rapper
- Poet / Harold Green
- Visual Artist / Hebru Brantley
- Author / Jason Reynolds
- Comedian / Kevin Fredericks
- Director / Matthew Cherry
- Potter / Theaster Gates
- Film Industry Executive / Tyler Perry
- Guardians
- Former Kentucky House Representative / Charles Booker
- Retired Professional Basketball Player / Dwyane Wade
- Retired Courier / Harold Green Jr.
- Actor / Mahershala Ali
- Laborer / Orlando Cooper
- Pastor / Dr. Otis Moss
- Music Producer / Swizz Beatz
- Rapper / Tobe Nwigwe
- Humanitarians
- Printer / Harold Green Sr.
- Scholar / Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Singer / John Legend
- Visual Artist / Kehinde Wiley
- Attorney / Kylar Broadus
- Music Producer / Pharrell Williams
- Pastor / Dr. William Barber
- Writer / Ta-Nehisi Coates.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780063135567
- 0063135566
- OCLC:
- 1280207176
- Publisher Number:
- 99991365114
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