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A poetic tribute to the legends who lunched with Oprah : history in poetic verse

Cassandra Leach-Woods, Revonne Leach-Johnson
Print Book, English, ©2006
Author-House, Bloomington, IN, ©2006
Poetry
xiv, 146 pages ; 24 cm
9781425975241, 9781425975234, 1425975240, 1425975232
173723205
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PREFACExi
LEGENDS INTRO
BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE ME
3
PICTURES AND WORDS
4
THE PROMISED LAND
5
THE IRONY OF JOHN AT THE LEGEND'S LUNCHEON
7
LEGENDS POETRY
THE LEGENDS ITINERARY
11
MAYA ANGELOU
WHO'S THAT GUY AT MAYA'S TABLE
12
SHIRLEY CAESAR
THE INVESTIGATION
16
DIAHANN CARROLL
ALWAYS A LADY
24
ELIZABETH CATLETT-MORA
POLITICALLY CHARGED VISIONS OF BEAUTY
28
RUBY DEE
TREASURES TO BEHOLD
36
KATHERINE DUNHAM
IN TERMS OF RHYTHM AND MOTION
43
ROBERTA FLACK
FIRST TIME EVER
49
ARETHA FRANKLIN
ONCE UPON A TIME
52
NIKKI GIOVANNI
THE GARDENER
57
DR. DOROTHY HEIGHT
LIFTED TO GREAT HEIGHTS
59
LENA HORNE
SAY HER NAME!
67
CORETTA SCOTT KING
THE COURAGE WITHIN
70
GLADYS KNIGHT
ALL ABOARD!!
74
PATTI LABELLE
HEY SISTER, GO SISTER!
77
TONI MORRISON
CHLOE'S BOOKS
82
ROSA PARKS
NOT TODAY!
88
LEONTYNE PRICE
PRICELESS VOICE OF THE CENTURY
90
DELLA REESE
RECIPE FOR TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL SOUP
95
DIANA ROSS
THE BOSS' TURN
102
NAOMI SIMS
MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE
108
TINA TURNER
LEGENDARY SOUL SURVIVOR
111
CICELY TYSON
THE HOUSE THAT CICELY BUILT
115
ALICE WALKER
ALICE, I WONDER
122
DIONNE WARWICK
THE TRUTH
126
NANCY WILSON
A MARVEL OF SOPHISTICATION
131
LEGENDS FINALE
THE GOLDEN STANDARD
137
THE TIME IS NOW!!!
139
ANOTHER LEGEND LOST
140
KATHERINE'S LAST DANCE
141
THE YOUNG'UNS AREA COMIN'
142
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