(3) YA Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series. Each updated biography (Cochran, King, Parks) explains its well-known subject's rise from adversity to national and/or international recognition, working for social justice in his or her own way. Glover's volume details his past and present-day career as a tap dancer. Captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition titles: Johnnie Cochran, Coretta Scott King, Savion Glover, and Rosa Parks.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

(4) YA African-American Leaders series. These biographies of contemporary African-American leaders in politics, social reform, and education focus less on their subjects' lives and more on aspects of social history relevant to the time period. Average-quality photographs illustrate the texts. Only Rice is referred to by her first name throughout the text. Timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these African-American Leaders titles: Condoleezza Rice; Carol Moseley-Braun; Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; and Benjamin Hooks.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

(3) 4-6 Black Americans of Achievement series. The civil rights activist and three prominent entertainers are profiled in readable biographies, illustrated with black-and-white photos. Though the Berry volume is somewhat padded by extraneous material, all the books successfully balance their subjects' professional achievements with their personal insights to create fully rounded portraits. Each volume contains a timeline and, when relevant, a filmography. There are four other new books in this series. Bib., ind. [Review covers these titles: Danny Glover, Queen Latifah, Al Sharpton, Halle Berry.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta