Cultural Literature
MINDFUL OF RACE: TRANSFORMING RACISM FROM THE INSIDE OUT
"Racism is a heart disease," writes Ruth King, "and it's curable." Exploring a crucial topic seldom addressed in meditation instruction, this revered teacher takes to her pen to shine a compassionate, provocative, and practical light into a deeply neglected and world-changing...
$17.95
I'M JUDGING YOU: THE DO-BETTER MANUAL
In this hilarious book of essays, comedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger Luvvie Ajayi inspires us to good behavior, one sharp and funny side-eye at a time.The go-to source for bracingly smart takes on pop culture at her enormously...
$27.00
JAMES BALDWIN: COLLECTED ESSAYS
James Baldwin was a uniquely prophetic voice in American letters. His brilliant and provocative essays made him the literary voice of the Civil Rights Era, and they continue to speak with powerful urgency to us today, whether in the swirling debate...
$37.50
HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves.“The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in...
$27.00
ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY: COMBAT RACISM, CHANGE THE WORLD...
The New York Times and USA Today bestseller! This eye-opening book challenges you to do the essential work of unpacking your biases, and helps white people take action and dismantle the privilege within themselves so that you can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on...
$25.99
CONVERSATIONS IN BLACK: ON POWER, POLITICS, AND LEADERSHIP
Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers sage wisdom for navigating race in a radically divisive America, and, with help from his mighty team of black intelligentsia, veteran journalist Ed Gordon creates hope and a timeless new narrative on what the...
$28.00
NEW DAUGHTERS OF AFRICA: AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING BY WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT
Twenty-five years ago, Margaret Busby’s Daughters of Africa was published to international acclaim and hailed as “an extraordinary body of achievement . . . a vital document of lost history” (Sunday Times) and “the ultimate reference guide” (Washington Post). New Daughters of Africa continues...
$32.99
BLACK GIRLS ROCK!: OWNING OUR MAGIC. ROCKING OUR TRUTH.
Fueled by the insights of women of diverse backgrounds, including Michelle Obama, Angela Davis, Shonda Rhimes, Misty Copeland Yara Shahidi, and Mary J. Blige, this book is a celebration of black women’s voices and experiences that will become a collector’s...
$30.00
APHRO-ISM: ESSAYS ON POP CULTURE, FEMINISM, AND BLACK VEGANISM FROM TWO SISTERS
In this lively, accessible, and provocative collection, Aph and Syl Ko provide new theoretical frameworks on race, advocacy for nonhuman animals, and feminism. Using popular culture as a point of reference for their critiques, the Ko sisters engage in groundbreaking...
$20.00
AGE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER: BLACK WOMEN EXPLORE MIDLIFE
Finally, a collection that celebrates, considers, contemplates, even criticizes'midlife' from a black woman's point of view. Age Ain't Nothing but a Number ranges over every aspect of black women's lives: personal growth, family and friendship, love and sexuality, health, beauty, illness, spirituality,...
$21.00
DRESSED IN DREAMS: A BLACK GIRL'S LOVE LETTER TO THE POWER OF FASHION
"A perfect time to look at the ethos of black hair in America ― and the perfect person to do it is Tanisha Ford" ―Changing America"Everyone from the shopaholic to the clearance rack queen will see themselves in [Ford's] pages."...
$27.99
AIN'T I A DIVA?: BEYONCÉ AND THE POWER OF POP CULTURE PEDAGOGY
In 2010—long before the release of Lemonade—Professor Kevin Allred created the university course “Politicizing Beyoncé” to both wide acclaim and controversy. He outlines his pedagogical philosophy in Ain’t I a Diva?, exploring the process of teaching Beyoncé and what it means to...
$18.95
CONTEMPORARY BLACK WOMEN FILMMAKERS AND THE ART OF RESISTANCE ( BLACK PERFORMANCE AND CULTURAL CRITICISM )
Christina N. Baker’s Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance is the first book-length analysis of representations of Black femaleness in the feature films of Black women filmmakers. These filmmakers resist dominant ideologies about Black womanhood, deliberately and creatively reconstructing meanings...
$28.69
INTRODUCING WOMANIST THEOLOGY
Introducing Womanist Theology demonstrates how theology by women of color is firmly rooted in their varied life experiences. By participating fully in the construction of theology instead of simply learning theology from others, black women are able to analyze church...
$22.00
BEYONCÉ IN FORMATION: REMIXING BLACK FEMINISM
Making headlines when it was launched in 2015, Omise’eke Tinsley’s undergraduate course “Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism” has inspired students from all walks of life. In Beyoncé in Formation, Tinsley now takes her rich observations beyond the classroom, using the blockbuster album...
$17.95
DEEPER SHADES OF PURPLE: WOMANISM IN RELIGION AND SOCIETY ( RELIGION, RACE, AND ETHNICITY)
Womanist approaches to the study of religion and society have contributed much to our understanding of Black religious life, activism, and women's liberation. Deeper Shades of Purple explores the achievements of this movement over the past two decades and evaluates...
$29.00
HANDS ON THE FREEDOM PLOW: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS BY WOMEN IN SNCC
In Hands on the Freedom Plow, fifty-two women--northern and southern, young and old, urban and rural, black, white, and Latina--share their courageous personal stories of working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement....
$26.95
DEAR BLACK GIRL: LETTERS FROM YOUR SISTERS ON STEPPING INTO YOUR POWER (Available March 9 2021)
"Dear Dope Black Girl, You don't know me, but I know you. I know you because I am you! We are magic, light, and stars in the universe." So begins a letter that Tamara Winfrey Harris received as part of...
$16.95
No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone by Keturah Kendrick NO THANKS: BLACK, FEMALE, AND LIVING IN THE MARTYR-FREE ZONE
Through eight humorous essays, Keturah Kendrick chronicles her journey to freedom. She shares the stories of other women who have freed themselves from the narrow definition of what makes a “proper woman.” Spotlighting the cultural bullying that dictates women must...
$16.95
A TROUBLING IN MY SOUL: WOMANIST PERSPECTIVES ON EVIL AND SUFFERING
In A Troubling in My Soul, well-known womanist theologians explore the persistent question of evil and suffering in compelling new ways. Committed to an integrated analysis of race, gender, and class, they also address the shortcomings of traditional, feminist, and...
$26.00