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  • Rise Up cover art

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  • Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different cover art

    • Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different

    • By: Ben Brooks
    • Narrated by: Joshua Higgott, Thomas Judd
    • Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 19-04-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

    • There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative....

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    • Emmanuel's Dream

    • The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
    • By: Laurie Ann Thompson
    • Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
    • Length: 11 mins
    • Release date: 26-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • A powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story - which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey - is nothing short of remarkable....

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    • I Am Rosa Parks

    • Ordinary People Change the World Series
    • By: Brad Meltzer
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles, Various
    • Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
    • Length: 15 mins
    • Release date: 05-02-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • Each book in the series focuses on a particular character trait that made that role model heroic. For example, Rosa Parks dared to stand up for herself and other African Americans by staying seated, and helped end public bus segregation and launch the country’s Civil Rights Movement....

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    • William Wilberforce: Take Up the Fight

    • By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
    • Narrated by: Tim Gregory
    • Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
    • Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 31-03-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • For 200 years, British slave ships plied in the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom. Ending slavery in the British Empire seemed impossible, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end....

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    • Who Was Gandhi?

    • By: Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ
    • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
    • Series: Who-? by Who HQ
    • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
    • Release date: 05-06-18
    • Language: English
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    • Gandhi spent the later part of his life working to make India independent. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, he led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope, peace, and freedom....

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    • Reach for the Skai

    • How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback
    • By: Skai Jackson
    • Narrated by: Skai Jackson
    • Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 01-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

    • Actress, activist, and now Dancing with the Stars competitor Skai Jackson shares her lessons on life and her rise to stardom in this vibrant memoir about self-acceptance, girl empowerment, and the classy clapback....

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    • Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

    • By: Bonnie Bader
    • Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
    • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
    • Release date: 29-01-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

    • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights....

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    • Because Claudette

    • By: Tracey Baptiste
    • Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
    • Length: 6 mins
    • Release date: 01-02-22
    • Language: English
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    • From NYT best-selling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book, adapted for audio, that is both a biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action....

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    • Above the Rim

    • How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
    • By: Jen Bryant
    • Narrated by: Cary Hite
    • Length: 25 mins
    • Release date: 12-04-21
    • Language: English
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    • Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players - an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court....

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    • So Tall Within

    • Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
    • By: Gary D. Schmidt
    • Narrated by: Channie Waites
    • Length: 29 mins
    • Release date: 25-09-18
    • Language: English
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    • Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans....

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    • Voice for Freedom

    • The Story of James Weldon Johnson
    • By: Jodie Shull
    • Narrated by: Tyler Thompson
    • Length: 9 mins
    • Release date: 26-09-24
    • Language: English
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    • James Weldon Johnson advanced further than anyone would have expected him to, and worked for justice, freedom, and equality in everything he said or did. Here's his story.

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    • The Heartbeat Drum

    • The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist
    • By: Deidre Havrelock
    • Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
    • Length: 11 mins
    • Release date: 03-09-24
    • Language: English
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    • Whenever young Carol sang along to her family’s music, her heart felt light and full of joy. Learning from her great-grandfather, Moshum, Carol listened closely to the drums’ heartbeat until one day, Moshum made her a drum of her very own.

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    • Girls Solve Everything

    • Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World
    • By: Catherine Thimmesh
    • Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
    • Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
    • Release date: 01-03-22
    • Language: English
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    • Brave women from diverse backgrounds make the world a better place through their businesses in this inspiring companion to the best-selling Girls Think of Everything by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet....

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    • Fighting for Yes!

    • The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann
    • By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Judith Heumann, Vivien Mildenberger
    • Narrated by: Ali Stroker, Judith Heumann
    • Length: 31 mins
    • Release date: 17-01-23
    • Language: English
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    • From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO”....

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    • Because They Marched

    • The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
    • By: Russell Freedman
    • Narrated by: Rodney Gardiner
    • Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
    • Release date: 13-12-16
    • Language: English
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    • In the early 1960s, tired of reprisals for attempting to register to vote, Selma's black community began to protest. The struggle received nationwide attention when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

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