Cultural Literature
Every Boy Should Have a Man: A Novel
Nominated for the 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction!A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Fiction Pick for 2013"Allen's concise book's power lies within its understated irony, never more heavy-handed than a preacher’s admonition that 'a world without mans is a world without us all.'...
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Every Boy Should Have a Man (HB)
Nominated for the 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction!A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Fiction Pick for 2013"Allen's concise book's power lies within its understated irony, never more heavy-handed than a preacher’s admonition that 'a world without mans is a world without us all.'...
$23.95
Glorious
"The seeming inevitability of cruel fate juxtaposes the triumph of the spirit in this remarkably rich and powerful novel, Glorious. Bernice McFadden's fully realized characters are complicated, imperfect beings, but if ever a character were worthy of love and honor, it...
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Hadriana in All My Dreams
Included in "10 Best New Books to Read This May," Chicago Review of Books. "Originally published in 1988 and written by one of Haiti’s seminal authors, still with us at age 90, this vibrant, erotically charged work shows how humans...
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Home Girl
'Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath. It's a pity there's only one of him' Kit de Waal'I love Alex and all...
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Home Girl (HB)
"Wheatle has delivered a definitive narrative steeped in cultural philosophy and human sensibilities. Despite the foibles of his tragic characters, a redemptive quality is present--persevering--a testament of the human will to survive against all odds...Highly recommended."--Kaieteur News (Guyana) "With a tough...
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Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop
Reggae's rebel spirit blazes in this hot selection of short fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop. Set in the Caribbean and the U.S.A., the stories sweep across a range of moods and genres to create a narrative LP of fascinating voices....
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Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean
"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices from the Caribbean…includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The diverse textures of the stories by 13 established and new authors weave a tapestry of the...
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Praise Song for the Butterflies: A Novel
Longlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction A Black Caucus of the American Library Association 2019 Honor title, Fiction "McFadden, writer of great, imaginative novels for years now (including Sugar and Gathering of Waters), is back with one of her best yet. Exploring ritual sacrifice...
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Praise Song for the Butterflies (HB)
Abebe Tsikata lives a comfortable, happy life in West Africa as the privileged nine- year-old daughter of a government employee and stay-at-home mother. But when the Tsikatas idyllic lifestyle takes a turn for the worse, Abebe s father, following his...
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Tales (AkashiClassics: Renegade Reprint Series)
"Always a step ahead, Baraka in 1964 recorded a reading of his provocative poem, 'Black Dada Nihilimus,' to the avant-garde jazz of the New York Art Quartet. Tales, a collection of impressionistic short stories, reads like an angry James Joyce. I...
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The Darkest Hearts (A D Hunter Mystery)
Trap music, human trafficking, malt liquor, and the tyranny of President Trump collide in the fifth installment of Nelson George's D Hunter mystery series. "Once again, my brother Nelson George comes through in the clutch like he's batting clean-up. I've...
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The Lost Treasures of R&B: The D Hunter Mysteries, Book 3 (HB)
Nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize for Fiction"This is a fine mystery and [protagonist] D Hunter is as world weary, yet steadfast, as Philip Marloew, Spenser, Dave Robicheaux, or Easy Rawlins. A definite yes to purchase...
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Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume I: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985 (Volume 1)
What is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these...
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Black Queen Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book For The Badass Black Women
Relax while you color the intricate details of these unique coloring pages that highlights the beauty and sophistication of African American women. 35 Unique designs each one has distinctive floral designs and patterns, bold lines and memorable illustrations of Black women. Beautiful drawings, provides...
$7.49
Badass African Girl coloring book: black women coloring books for adults, Anti-anxiety Stress free Relaxation Mindfulness Africa gift
★★★ Beautiful African Women Coloring Book ★★★ This beautiful and relaxing coloring book for adults contains 50 coloring pages to enjoy and celebrate the beauty of African women. Full of gorgeous designs of women with flowers, hairstyles, flowers, butterflies and more, ranging simple to...
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Is It Nation Time?: Contemporary Essays on Black Power and Black Nationalism
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Black Power movement provided the dominant ideological framework through which many young, poor, and middle-class blacks made sense of their lives and articulated a political vision for their futures. The legacy of...
$34.00
Can You Hear Me Now?: 04
"Before I wanted to write the world, I sought to right it," declares Michael Eric Dyson. As one of America's most visible, inspirational, and quotable public intellectuals, Dyson has weighed in on a vast array of issues. In his books...
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bone
From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.Foreword by Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy: An American MemoirBone. Visceral. Close to. Stark. The poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward’s collection bone are exactly that: reflections on...
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Women, Culture & Politics
A collection of speeches and writings by political activist Angela Davis which address the political and social changes of the past decade as they are concerned with the struggle for racial, sexual, and economic equality. Product details Publisher : Vintage; Reprint...
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