Social Science
The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide
The inspirational true story of one girl who changed the minds of her elders, reformed traditions from the inside, and is creating a better future for girls and women throughout Africa. Nice Leng`ete was raised in a Maasai village in...
$28.00
I Am a Girl from Africa
A “profound and soul-nourishing memoir” (Oprah Daily) from an African girl whose near-death experience sparked a lifelong dedication to humanitarian work that helps bring change across the world.When severe drought hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, then only eight,...
$28.00
It's in the Action: Memories of a Nonviolent Warrior
A much-needed perspective. ― Library Journal Starred ReviewThe wisdom acquired during C. T. Vivian’s nine decades is generously shared in It’s in the Action, the civil rights legend’s memoir of his life and times in the movement. Born in Missouri in 1924, Vivian...
$25.95
She Memes Well: Essays
“In She Memes Well, Quinta gives more than a peek behind the curtain. She invites us in, lets us poke around and offers a balm for our aching souls. She moves beyond the jokes into something much deeper, something we may...
$25.00
United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope
"This lyrical testament to life as 'a blind date with mercy' will challenge and inspire."--Publishers Weekly [Starred Review] In 1991, when he was 13 years old, Lenny Duncan stepped out of his house in West Philadelphia, walked to the Greyhound...
$22.99
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from the New Yorker
A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani Cobb This anthology from the pages of the New Yorker provides a bold and...
$35.00
From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga
This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decades of unpublished interviews and unparalleled access to members of the group and their associates. This is the definitive biography of rap supergroup and cultural icons, Wu-Tang Clan (WTC). Heralded as one...
$30.00
The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question.What does it mean to be an American? The story of the...
$18.95
The Accident of Color: A Story of Race in Reconstruction
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company A technicolor history of the first civil rights movement and its collapse into black and white. Brutal slavery existed all over the New World, but only America followed emancipation with a twisted system of...
$27.95
Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African Americans in the South
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African-Americans in the South. As the Civil Rights Movement exploded across the United States, the media of the time was able to show the rest of the...
$38.00
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation WINNER • 2021 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORYThe “stunning” (David W. Blight) untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in America. Just as The Color of Law provided a vital understanding...
$28.95
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
Publisher:Crown Books for Young Readers Pub Date: 08/11/2020
$16.99
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History
Publisher:Calkins Creek Books Pub Date: 09/29/2020
$18.99
Racial Justice
Publisher: 45th Parallel Press Pub Date: 08/01/2021 Learn all about racial justice, from the Black Lives Matter movement to criminal justice reform. Get a global look at the history of the movement, meet the activists involved, and celebrate some of...
$29.93
Racism and Intolerance
Publisher:B.E.S. Pub Date: 02/01/2018 With our 24/7 news cycle and constant access to the latest headlines, the world can be a scary place. Now imagine you're a child trying to make sense of it all! That's where books from the Children...
$9.99
This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pub Date: 01/08/2019 Recipient of a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book HonorWinner of the 2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction2020 National Council for the Social Studies Carter G. Woodson Honor RecipientA NYPL Top Ten of 2019A Kirkus Reviews Best...
$17.99
Rage and Protests Across the Country
Publisher:Brightpoint Press Pub Date: 02/01/2022 "After police in Minnesota killed George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, in May 2020, protests spread across the country and even throughout the world. While most protesters were peaceful, violence also broke out at some...
$30.95
The History of Civil Rights Movements in America
Publisher:Brightpoint Press Pub Date: 02/01/2023 "There have been many struggles for civil rights in American history. Black Lives Matter is one of the latest movements, but other groups, including women and Native Americans, have also protested for equality and fair...
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The Rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Publisher:Brightpoint Press Pub Date: 02/01/2025 "The Black Lives Matter movement formed in 2013. Since then, it has become one of the largest civil rights movements in American history. The Rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement traces the movement from...
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