Wiley's Black Stars series introduces children of every background to African Americans who achieved greatness despite the odds. This new volume profiles 30 black entertainers, sports stars, entrepreneurs, and others who have achieved financial success and given back to the community, including notables such as Madam C.J.
BLACK STARS
MEET THE BLACK ACHIEVERS
WHO ATTAINED THE AMERICAN DREAM--
FROM THE EARLY YEARS TO MODERN TIMES
> --Joyce Ladner, Ph.D.
>TYRA BANKS
MATEL "MAT" DAWSON JR.
JOE L. DUDLEY SR.
KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS
S. B. FULLER
ARTHUR GEORGE GASTON
EARL G. GRAVES
EARVIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON
JOHN H. JOHNSON
ROBERT L. JOHNSON
QUINCY JONES
SHELTON "SPIKE" JACKSON LEE
>ABRAHAM LINCOLN LEWIS
REGINALD FRANCIS LEWIS
ANNIE TURNBO MALONE
BRIDGET "BIDDY" MASON
ANTHONY OVERTON
MARY ELLEN PLEASANT
RUSSELL SIMMONS
MADAME C. J. WALKER
OPRAH GAIL WINFREY
ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS
CRISPUS ATTUCKS WRIGHT