Cultural Literature
BOUNDS OF THEIR HABITATION: RACE AND RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY (AMERICAN WAYS)
There is an “American Way” to religion and race unlike anyplace else in the world, and the rise of religious pluralism in contemporary American (together with the continuing legacy of the racism of the past and misapprehensions in the present)...
$26.00
FATHERHOOD: RISING TO THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participant in President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has reached...
$14.99
MORE THAN JUST RACE: BEING BLACK AND POOR IN THE INNER CITY
In this timely and provocative contribution to the American discourse on race, William Julius Wilson applies an exciting new analytic framework to three politically fraught social problems: the persistence of the inner-city ghetto, the plight of low-skilled black males, and...
$15.95
BLACK FIRE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF AFRO-AMERICAN WRITING
The defining work of the Black Arts Movement, Black Fire is at once a rich anthology and an extraordinary source document. Nearly 200 selections, including poetry, essays, short stories, and plays, from over 75 cultural critics, writers, and political leaders, capture the...
$24.95
LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAIN
A newly-illustrated edition of the classic poem, used extensively by John Kerry is his Presidential campaign. World-renowned poet and master of prose Langston Hughes enlightened Americans nationwide when his poem "Let America Be America Again" appeared in 1936. Today, more than...
$29.95
JAY-Z: MADE IN AMERICA
"Dyson writes with the affection of a fan but the rigor of an academic. ... Using extensive passages from Jay-Z’s lyrics, 'Made in America' examines the rapper’s role as a poet, an aesthete, an advocate for racial justice and a...
$25.99
DAVID WALKER'S APPEAL
Walker's Appeal represents one of the earliest African-centered discourses on an oppressed people's right to freedom. African American political philosophy has evolved from many of the themes that it articulates. Order David Walker's Appeal here. Product details Publisher : Black Classic...
$8.95
CAPITALISM AND SLAVERY
Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these...
$32.58
ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE: A BLACK MAN'S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL
This book provides advice to African American boys and men on how to survive encounters with police. This book provides ideas on how to think about interaction with police to lower the chances of escalation. The book also provides information...
$12.95
LETTERS TO A YOUNG BROTHER: MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
Offering inspirational advice in a down-to-earth style, this unique compilation of letters provides wisdom, guidance, and heartfelt insight to help the reader chart their own path to success. Based on the author’s motivational speaking at inner-city schools across the country,...
$16.00
GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN: NOTES TO A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves...
$16.95
BLACK MAN OF THE NILE: AND HIS FAMILY
In a masterful and unique manner, Dr. Ben uses Black Man of the Nile to challenge and expose "Europeanized" African history. Order Black Man of the Nile here. Product details Publisher : Black Classic Press; Illustrated edition (November 22, 1996) Language...
$29.95
FIRST CLASS: THE LEGACY OF DUNBAR, AMERICA'S FIRST BLACK PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
In the first half of the twentieth century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law and existing at the mercy of racist congressmen who held the school’s purse strings. These enormous challenges did not...
$10.49
ANTI-RACISM (WORDS OF CHANGE SERIES): POWERFUL VOICES, INSPIRING IDEAS
A great way for teens, young people, and those new to anti-racism to learn the core ideas and principles of the movement, this vibrant collection of quotes centers today's BIPOC voices from current activists such as Alicia Garza, Ibram X....
$16.95
GHOSTS OF JIM CROW: ENDING RACISM IN POST-RACIAL AMERICA
When America inaugurated its first African American president, in 2009, many wondered if the country had finally become a "post-racial" society. Was this the dawning of a new era, in which America, a nation nearly severed in half by slavery,...
$26.00
ANCIENT FUTURE: THE TEACHINGS AND PROPHETIC WISDOM OF THE SEVEN HERMETIC LAWS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Ancient Future celebrates the wisdom of those ancient civilizations that did not disassociate the philosophical, spiritual, and material realms of life. This book is an attempt to re-create this holistic experience in hopes that a synthesized view of life will...
$18.95
ENEMIES: THE CLASH OF RACES
This book presents an explosive collection of essays that call for Black consciousness and revolutionary action. The author examines Black nationalism, white minority rule, Pan-Africanism, the necessity for Black institutions and the role of the creative artist in Black struggle....
$19.99
CHARLESTON SYLLABUS: READINGS ON RACE, RACISM, AND RACIAL VIOLENCE
and sat with some of its parishioners during a Wednesday night Bible study session. An hour later, he began expressing his hatred for African Americans, and soon after, he shot nine church members dead, the church’s pastor and a South...
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BLACK QUEER FREEDOM: SPACES OF INJURY AND PATHS OF DESIRE (NEW BLACK STUDIES)
Whether engaged in same-sex desire or gender nonconformity, black queer individuals live with being perceived as a threat while simultaneously being subjected to the threat of physical, psychological, and socioeconomical injury. Attending to and challenging threats has become a defining...
$26.00
BLACK AGAINST EMPIRE: THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY.
This timely special edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives...
$27.95