In 2022 The Washington Post called her the Jackie Robinson of collegiate women's basketball coaching. Now Marian E. Washington shares her compelling life story, tracing her humble roots in rural Pennsylvania to the unprecedented legacy she left for the advancement of women's athletics and African American women.Washington became the first female African American head coach at a predominantly White institution at the Division I level when the University of Kansas hired her in 1973. ...

Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, The Voice That Challenged a Nation is an inspiring biography. In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.