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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs

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emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Champions, Vol. 1: Outlawed by Eve L. Ewing

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adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

3.5

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed, Vol. 3: Outlawed by Saladin Ahmed

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Stormranger by Saladin Ahmed

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Pacing was a bit everywhere including the super slow start but still great and I’m looking forward to vol 3.

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

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dark emotional funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: Destined by Saladin Ahmed

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Lili'uokalani

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challenging informative tense slow-paced

4.0

This is about the Queen's history mostly from young adulthood until the US stole Hawai'i not a complete history. Just FYI so you don't go in thinking you'll get a written version of the oral history. The first 1/3 are about her family and how things were okay until they were (later on.)

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Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor

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adventurous emotional funny informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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