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72 Hour Holdby Bebe Moore CampbellISBN 1400033616 (1-4000-3361-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '72 Hour Hold'Book summary:Trina is eighteen and suffers from bi-polar disorder, making her paranoid, wild, and violent. Frightened by her own child, Keri searches for help, quickly learning that the mental health community can only offer her a seventy-two hour hold. After these three days Trina is off on her own again. Fed up with the bureaucracy and determined to save her daughter by any means necessary, Keri signs on for an illegal intervention known as The Program, launching them both on a terrifying journey. [via]
Apartheid U S A/Our Common Enemyby Audrey LordeISBN 0913175064 (0-913175-06-4)
Softcover, Kitchen Table/Women of Color Pr
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Apex Hides the Hurtby Colson WhiteheadISBN 1400031265 (1-4000-3126-5)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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Assata: An Autobiographyby Assata ShakurISBN 1556520743 (1-55652-074-3)
Softcover, Lawrence Hill Books
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The Autobiography of Leroi Jonesby Amiri Imamu BarakaISBN 1556522312 (1-55652-231-2)
Softcover, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
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Beat of a Different Drum: The Untold Stories of African Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work And Lifeby Ross Dax-devlonISBN 1401307841 (1-4013-0784-1)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Birth Of A Nation: A Comic Novelby Kyle Baker, Aaron McGruder, Reginald HudlinISBN 1400083168 (1-4000-8316-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birth Of A Nation: A Comic Novel'Book summary:This scathingly hilarious political satireproduced from a collaboration of three of our funniest humoristsanswers the burning question: Would anyone care if East St. Louis seceded from the Union?
East St. Louis, Illinois ( the inner city without an outer city ), is an impoverished town, so poor that Fred Fredericks, its idealistic mayor, starts off Election Day by collecting the citys trash in his own minivan. But the mayor believes in the power of democracy and rallies his fellow citizens to the polls for the presidential election, only to find hundreds of them turned away for trumped-up reasons. Even sweet old Miss Jacksonnot to mention the mayor himselfis denied the vote because her name turns up on a bogus list of felons. The national election hinges on Illinoiss electoral votes and, as a result of the mass disenfranchisement of East St. Louis, a radical right-wing junta led by a dim-witted Texas governor seizes the Oval Office.
Prodded by shady black billionaire and old friend John Roberts, Fredericks devises a radical plan of protest: East St. Louis will secede from the Union. Roberts opens an offshore bank (albeit in the heart of the U.S.) to finance the newly liberated country, and suddenly East St. Louis becomes the Switzerland of the American heartland, flush with money. It also begins to attract a motley circus of idealistic young militants, OPEC-funded hitmen, CIA operatives, tabloid reporters, and AWOL black servicemen eager to protect and serve the new nation.
Problems set in almost immediately: Controversies rage over the name and national anthem of the new country (they decide on the Republic of Blackland with an anthem sung to the tune of the theme from Good Times), and local thug Roscoe becomes a warlord and turns his gang into a paramilitary force. When the U.S. military begins to move in, Fredericks is forced to decide whether his protest is worth taking all the way.
Birth of a Nation starts with a scenario drawn from the botched election of 2000 and spins it into a brilliantly absurd work of sharply pointed satire. Along the way the authors lay into a host of hot social and cultural issuesskewering white supremacists, black nationalists, and everyone in betweendrawing real blood and real laughs in equal measure in this riotous send-up of American politics. [via]More editions of Birth Of A Nation: A Comic Novel:
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Birth of a Nationby Aaron McGruder, Reginald Hudlin, Kyle BakerISBN 1400048591 (1-4000-4859-1)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birth of a Nation'Book summary:This scathingly hilarious political satireproduced from a collaboration of three of our funniest humoristsanswers the burning question: Would anyone care if East St. Louis seceded from the Union?
East St. Louis, Illinois ( the inner city without an outer city ), is an impoverished town, so poor that Fred Fredericks, its idealistic mayor, starts off Election Day by collecting the citys trash in his own minivan. But the mayor believes in the power of democracy and rallies his fellow citizens to the polls for the presidential election, only to find hundreds of them turned away for trumped-up reasons. Even sweet old Miss Jacksonnot to mention the mayor himselfis denied the vote because her name turns up on a bogus list of felons. The national election hinges on Illinoiss electoral votes and, as a result of the mass disenfranchisement of East St. Louis, a radical right-wing junta led by a dim-witted Texas governor seizes the Oval Office.
Prodded by shady black billionaire and old friend John Roberts, Fredericks devises a radical plan of protest: East St. Louis will secede from the Union. Roberts opens an offshore bank (albeit in the heart of the U.S.) to finance the newly liberated country, and suddenly East St. Louis becomes the Switzerland of the American heartland, flush with money. It also begins to attract a motley circus of idealistic young militants, OPEC-funded hitmen, CIA operatives, tabloid reporters, and AWOL black servicemen eager to protect and serve the new nation.
Problems set in almost immediately: Controversies rage over the name and national anthem of the new country (they decide on the Republic of Blackland with an anthem sung to the tune of the theme from Good Times), and local thug Roscoe becomes a warlord and turns his gang into a paramilitary force. When the U.S. military begins to move in, Fredericks is forced to decide whether his protest is worth taking all the way.
Birth of a Nation starts with a scenario drawn from the botched election of 2000 and spins it into a brilliantly absurd work of sharply pointed satire. Along the way the authors lay into a host of hot social and cultural issuesskewering white supremacists, black nationalists, and everyone in betweendrawing real blood and real laughs in equal measure in this riotous send-up of American politics. [via]More editions of Birth of a Nation:
Black Boxby Nick WalkerISBN 0967542413 (0-9675424-1-3)
Softcover, Old Cove Pr
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Black Families in Therapy: A Multisystems Approachby Nancy Boyd-FranklinISBN 0898627354 (0-89862-735-4)
Hardcover, Guilford Pubn
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Black Genealogyby Charles L. Blockson, Black Classic Press StaffISBN 0933121539 (0-933121-53-9)
Softcover, Black Classic Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Genealogy'Book summary:first published in 1977, black genealogy remains a unique guide guide among standard genealogical references. author charles blockson, a noted genealogist and african american historian, traced his own family roots back through the 18th century. along his journey, he discovered obstacles and advantages that make searching for black family history a rewarding experience. [via]
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Blackbirdby Larry Duplechan, Michael NavaISBN 1551522020 (1-55152-202-0)
Softcover, Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blackbird'Book summary:[via]First published by St. Martins in 1986, Blackbird is a funny, moving, gay coming-of-age novel about growing up black and gay in Southern California. The lead character, Johnnie Ray Rousseau, is a high school student upset at losing the lead role in the school staging of Romeo and Juliet; if that werent enough, his best friend has been beaten badly by his father, and his girlfriend is pressuring him to have sex for the first time. All the while, hes intrigued by Marshall MacNeill, a fellow drama class member whos surely the sexiest man to walk Gods green earthat least according to Johnnie Ray. This novel of adolescent awakening is as fresh and heartfelt as it was when first published. Features an introduction by Michael Nava.
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Bright Eyes, Brown Skinby Bernette G. Ford, Cheryl Willis Hudson, George FordISBN 0940975238 (0-940975-23-8)
Softcover, Just Us Books Inc
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Brown Girl, Brownstonesby Paule MarshallISBN 0912670967 (0-912670-96-7)
Softcover, Consortium Book Sales & Dist
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Bullwhip Days: The Slaves Rememberby James MellonISBN 1555842100 (1-55584-210-0)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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A Burst of Lightby Audre LordeISBN 0932379397 (0-932379-39-7)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Chronicle of a Death Foretoldby Gabriel Garcia MarquezISBN 140003471X (1-4000-3471-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold'Book summary:A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place 27 years earlier, determined to get to the bottom of the story. Just hours after marrying the beautiful Angela Vicario, everyone agrees, Bayardo San Roman returned his bride in disgrace to her parents. Her distraught family forced her to name her first lover; and her twin brothers announced their intention to murder Santiago Nasar for dishonoring their sister.
Yet if everyone knew the murder was going to happen, why did no one intervene to stop it? The more that is learned, the less is understood, and as the story races to its inexplicable conclusion, an entire society--not just a pair of murderersis put on trial. [via]More editions of Chronicle of a Death Foretold:
The Conjure Womanby Charles W. ChesnuttISBN 1426455666 (1-4264-5566-6)
Softcover, Bibliobazaar
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Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boysby Jawanza KunjufuISBN 0913543004 (0-913543-00-4)
Softcover, African Amer Images
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Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys Vol. I+IV Seriesby Jawanza KunjufuISBN 0913543969 (0-913543-96-9)
Softcover, African Amer Images
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Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada / Chronicle Of A Death Foretoldby Gabriel Garcia MarquezISBN 1400034957 (1-4000-3495-7)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada / Chronicle Of A Death Foretold'Book summary:Un hombre regresa al pueblo donde ocurrió un asesinato desconcertante 27 años atrás, con la determinación de descubrir la verdad. Todos parecen estar de acuerdo en que Bayardo San Román, sólo unas horas después de su matrimonio con la bella Angela Vicario, la devuelve por deshonrada a la casa paterna. La atribulada familia fuerza a la novia a revelar el nombre de su primer amante; y los hermanos gemelos de ella anuncian su intención de matar a Santiago Nasar por haber deshonrado a su hermana.
Sin embargo, si todos sabían que se iba a cometer un asesinato, ¿por qué nadie trató de impedirlo? Cuanto más se sabe de este asunto, menos se comprende, y cuando la historia al fin se precipita a su inesperada conclusión, una sociedad entera no sólo un par de asesinos está siendo enjuiciada. [via]More editions of Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada / Chronicle Of A Death Foretold:
Cutting Lisaby Percival EverettISBN 0899194125 (0-89919-412-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Daddy Was a Number Runnerby Louise MeriwetherISBN 0935312579 (0-935312-57-9)
Softcover, Consortium Book Sales & Dist
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The Day Eazy-E Diedby James Earl HardyISBN 1555837603 (1-55583-760-3)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Day Eazy-E Died'Book summary:"Hardy proves Black love is just as dizzying and gratifying when boy meets boy,"-Vibe
At the end of If Only for One Nite, Raheim Rivers' and Mitchell Crawford's love had been tested by ghosts of the past; now it will be tested by the very real spectre of AIDS. As Raheim juggles his increasingly hectic schedule as a supermodel, he is rocked by the news that one of his idols, NWA founder Eazy-E, has AIDS. Raheim gets tested, but keeps it a secret. Meanwhile life swirls on around him, as his son struggles with his new school, his ex-wife announces her impending marriage, and Mitchell becomes increasingly concerned by Raheim's withdrawal.
Hardy masterfully draws his fascinating and very human characters into the ferment of urgent societal issues. He has created a powerfully real look at the issues facing young people of all sexual persuasions, particularly young black men who are disproportionately at risk for AIDS. As the date for disclosure of his test results draws near, Raheim's fear and the stigma of the disease push him towards conflicting decisions.
James Earl Hardy is the author of the best selling books B-Boy Blues, 2nd Time Around, and If Only for One Nite,, as well as a biography of Spike Lee and a portrait of Boyz II Men. Hardy's writings have appeared in The Washington Post, OUT, Essence, The Advocate, Essence, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, and Vibe. Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, he currently resides in Gramercy Park in Manhattan.
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Dew Breakerby Edwidge DanticatISBN 1400034299 (1-4000-3429-9)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dew Breaker'Book summary:From the universally acclaimed author of Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak!, a brilliant, deeply moving work of fiction that explores the world of a dew breaker a torturera man whose brutal crimes in the country of his birth lie hidden beneath his new American reality.
We meet him late in his life. He is a quiet man, a husband and father, a hardworking barber, a kindly landlord to the men who live in a basement apartment in his home. He is a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, recognizable by the terrifying scar on his face. As the book unfolds, moving seamlessly between Haiti in the 1960s and New York City today, we enter the lives of those around him: his devoted wife and rebellious daughter; his sometimes unsuspecting, sometimes apprehensive neighbors, tenants, and clients. And we meet some of his victims.
In the books powerful denouement, we return to the Haiti of the dew breakers past, to his last, desperate act of violence, and to his first encounter with the woman who will offer him a form of redemptionalbeit imperfectthat will change him forever.
The Dew Breaker is a book of interconnected livesa book of love, remorse, and hope; of rebellions both personal and political; of the compromises we often make in order to move beyond the most intimate brushes with history. Unforgettable, deeply resonant, The Dew Breaker proves once more that in Edwidge Danticat we have a major American writer. [via]-
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritanceby Barack ObamaISBN 1400082773 (1-4000-8277-3)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance'Book summary:In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black african father and a white american mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black american. It begins in new york, where barack obama learns that his father-a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man-has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey-first to a small town in kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to hawaii, and then to kenya, where he meets the african side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Pictured in lefthand photograph on cover: habiba akumu hussein and barack obama, sr. (president obama's paternal grandmother and his father as a young boy). Pictured in righthand photograph on cover: stanley dunham and ann dunham (president obama's maternal grandfather and his mother as a young girl [via]
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Duke Ellingtonby Andrea Davis Pinkney, Forest Whitaker, Duke Ellington, Joel GoodmanISBN 1555929958 (1-55592-995-8)
Hardcover, Weston Woods
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politicsby Bell HooksISBN 0896086283 (0-89608-628-3)
Softcover, South End Pr
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Flowers Blooming Against a Bruised Gray Skyby Uchechi KaluISBN 0972020543 (0-9720205-4-3)
Softcover, Whit Pr
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Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings: Mules and Men, Tell My Horse, Dust Tracks on a Road, Selected Articlesby Zora Neale Hurston, Cheryl A. WallISBN 0940450844 (0-940450-84-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Funerals for Friendsby Michael MartinISBN 1430304707 (1-4303-0470-7)
Hardcover, Lulu.Com
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Glyph: A Novelby Percival EverettISBN 1555972969 (1-55597-296-9)
Hardcover, Graywolf Press
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Goodbye, Sweetwaterby Henry DumasISBN 093841058X (0-938410-58-X)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Grant: A Biographyby William S. McFeelyISBN 0945707150 (0-945707-15-0)
Hardcover, Amer Political Biography Pr
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The seminal biography of one of America's towering, enigmatic figures. From his boyhood in Ohio to the battlefields of the Civil War and his presidency during the crucial years of Reconstruction, this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traces the entire arc of Grant's life (1822-1885). "A moving and convincing portrait....profound understanding of the man as well as his period and his country." C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books "Clearsightedness, along with McFeely's unfailing intelligence and his existential sympathy...informs his entire biography." Justin Kaplan, The New Republic Illustrations [via]More editions of Grant: A Biography:
Heavenly Breakfast, an Essay on the Winter of Loveby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 0917453336 (0-917453-33-6)
Softcover, Bamberger Books
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Hoggby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 0932511880 (0-932511-88-0)
Hardcover, Fiction Collective Two, Incorporated
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Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthologyby Barbara SmithISBN 0913175021 (0-913175-02-1)
Softcover, Naiad Pr
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The House Behind the Cedarsby Charles Waddell ChesnuttISBN 1406500402 (1-4065-0040-2)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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I Am Your Sisterby Audrey LordeISBN 0913175072 (0-913175-07-2)
Softcover, Kitchen Table/Women of Color Pr
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I Love Myself When I Am Laughing ... and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressiveby Zora Neale HurstonISBN 0912670665 (0-912670-66-5)
Softcover, Feminist Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Love Myself When I Am Laughing ... and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive'Book summary:The most prolific African-American woman author from 1920 to 1950, Hurston was praised for her writing and condemned for her independence, arrogance, and audaciousness. This unique anthology, with 14 superb examples of her fiction, journalism, folklore, and autobiography, rightfully establishes her as the intellectual and spiritual leader of the next generation of black writers. In addition to six essays and short stories, the collection includes excerpts from Dust Tracks on the Road; Mules and Me; Tell My Horse; Jonah's Gourd Vine; Moses, Man of the Mountain; and Their Eyes Were Watching God. The original commentary by Alice Walker and Mary Helen Washington, two African-American writers in the forefront of the Hurston revival, provide illuminating insights into Hurston-the writer, the person-as well as into American social and cultural history. [via]
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The Icarus Girlby Helen OyeyemiISBN 140007875X (1-4000-7875-X)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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If He Hollers Let Him Goby Chester B. HimesISBN 0938410326 (0-938410-32-6)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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If Only for One Niteby James Earl HardyISBN 1555834671 (1-55583-467-1)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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In the Life: A Black Gay Anthologyby Joseph BeamISBN 0932870732 (0-932870-73-2)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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The Interesting Narrative of Life of Olaudah Equianoby Olaudah Equiano, Angelo CostanzoISBN 1551112620 (1-55111-262-0)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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Invisible Lifeby E. Lynn HarrisISBN 0963179101 (0-9631791-0-1)
Hardcover, Consortium Press
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James Baldwin: Artist on Fireby W. J. WeatherbyISBN 1556111266 (1-55611-126-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Lift Every Voice and Sing II: An African American HymnalISBN 089869194X (0-89869-194-X)
Hardcover, Church Pub Inc
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Living Is Easyby Dorothy West, Adelaide M. CromwellISBN 0912670975 (0-912670-97-5)
Softcover, Feminist Press at The City University of New York
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Loving Herby Ann Allen ShockleyISBN 1555533299 (1-55553-329-9)
Softcover, Univ Pr of New England
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The Man Who Cried I Amby John A. WilliamsISBN 0938410245 (0-938410-24-5)
Softcover, Timber Press, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Man Who Cried I Am'Book summary:Max Reddick, who is a talented 'black writer' in America but a literary genius in Europe, is trying to come to terms with his dilemma. Max is tired of having to accept that being black will always be the primary definition of his life - despite his marriage to a white woman, despite his literary talent and aspirations, despite his intellectual and social relations, and despite his 'escape' to the European cities of Paris and Amsterdam. At the end of his life, cut short by cancer, Max decides to question all the things that brought him to where he is today. John A. Williams has created in Max Reddick an unforgettable character: irascible, fiercely inteiligent, irredeemable, and honourable. The Man Who Cried I Am is a stunning chronicle of not only Williams's life but the lives of all black people who have refused to be victims: African-Americans who have had to leave their country to claim their individuality, intellectual independence, and rightful recognition, and who have always yearned to be 'home' but struggled to find such a place. With penetrating fictional portraits of Richard Wright and James Baldwin, among other historical figures, John A Williams reveals the hope, courage, and bitter disappointment of the civil-rights era. Infused with powerful artistry, searing anger, as well as insight, humanity, and vision, The Man Who Cried I Am is a classic of post-war American literature. [via]
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The Mis-Education of the Negroby Carter G. WoodsonISBN 0913543705 (0-913543-70-5)
Softcover, African Amer Images
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Muse and Drudgeby Harryette MullenISBN 0935162151 (0-935162-15-1)
Softcover, Singing Horse Pr
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Naming Our Destiny: New and Selected Poemsby June JordanISBN 0938410849 (0-938410-84-9)
Softcover, Basic Books
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The Negro's Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Unionby James M. McPhersonISBN 140003390X (1-4000-3390-X)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, And Conspiracy In Eighteenth-century Manhattanby Jill LeporeISBN 1400032261 (1-4000-3226-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, And Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan'Book summary:New York Burning is a well-told tale of a once-notorious episode that took place in Manhattan in 1741. Though, as Jill Lepore writes, New York's "slave past has long been buried," for most of the 18th century one in five inhabitants of Manhattan were enslaved, making it second only to Charleston, South Carolina, "in a wretched calculus of urban unfreedom." Over the course of a few weeks in 1741, ten fires burned across Manhattan, sparking hysteria and numerous conspiracy rumors. Initially, rival politicians blamed each other for the blazes, but they soon found a common enemy. Based solely on the testimony of one white woman, some 200 slaves were accused of conspiring to burn down the city, murder the resident whites, and take over the local government. Under duress, 80 slaves confessed to the crimes and were forced to implicate others. When the trial was over, 13 black men were burned at the stake, 17 more were hanged (along with four whites accused of working with them), and 70 others were shipped off to the Caribbean where slavery conditions were even worse.
By necessity, Jill Lepore bases much of her research on a journal written in 1744 by New York Supreme Court Justice Daniel Horsmanden, which she describes as "one of the most startling and vexing documents in early American history" and "a diary, a mystery, a history, and maybe one of English literature's first detective stories." Adding cultural and political context to the available evidence, Lepore questions whether there was a conspiracy at all, or if it was blind fear run amok that led to the guilty verdicts for so many slaves. As she points out, fear of slave revolt was a real and consistent theme throughout the early days of the colonies. Crisply written and meticulously researched (the book includes several detailed appendices), New York Burning is a gripping narrative of events that led to what one colonist referred to as the "bonfires of the Negroes." --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novelby Alice WalkerISBN 1400061733 (1-4000-6173-3)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novel'Book summary:The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple , Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives us a beautiful new novel that is at once a deeply moving personal story and a powerful spiritual journey. In Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart , Alice Walker has created a work that ranks among her ?nest achievements: the story of a woman's spiritual adventure that becomes a passage through time, a quest for self, and a collision with love. Kate has always been a wanderer. A well-published author, married many times, she has lived a life rich with explorations of the natural world and the human soul. Now, at fifty-seven, she leaves her lover, Yolo, to embark on a new excursion, one that begins on the Colorado River, proceeds through the past, and flows, inexorably, into the future. As Yolo begins his own parallel voyage, Kate encounters celibates and lovers, shamans and snakes, memories of family disaster and marital discord, and emerges at a place where nothing remains but love. Told with the accessible style and deep feeling that are its author's hallmarks, Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart is Alice Walker's most surprising achievement. [via]
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Once upon a Time When We Were Coloredby Clifton L. TaulbertISBN 093303119X (0-933031-19-X)
Hardcover, Council Oak Books
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Our Nigby Henry Louis Gates, Harriet E. WilsonISBN 1400031206 (1-4000-3120-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Our Nigby R. J. Ellis, Harriet E. WilsonISBN 0905488849 (0-905488-84-9)
Softcover, Nottingham Trent Univ
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Pastoralby Carl PhillipsISBN 1555972985 (1-55597-298-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pastoral'Book summary:In his newest book, National Book Award finalist Carl Phillips creates a shadowy inner landscape where the field is the heart, and the heart itself has a beautifully, often treacherously flawed darkness that each of us seeks to penetrate, believing in the possibility of light. Examining how to fill and fulfill the life granted us--how to realize the self entirely, and in time--these rhythmically sequenced meditations circle the predicaments of our longing against the backdrop of pastoral tradition. How do we balance control and abandonment when making poetry, as well as in making a life with another person? How do we reconcile fleshly desire and spiritual intention? Tightly coherent, emotionally nuanced, Pastoral both enlarges and defines Phillips's already impressive poetic territory. [via]
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The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africansby Marcus Garvey, Amy Jacques GarveyISBN 0912469242 (0-912469-24-2)
Softcover, Majority Pr
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Po Man's Childby Marci BlackmanISBN 0916397599 (0-916397-59-9)
Softcover, Manic d Pr
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Reflex and Bone Structureby Clarence MajorISBN 0914590162 (0-914590-16-2)
Hardcover
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Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newtonby Bobby SealeISBN 093312130X (0-933121-30-X)
Softcover, Black Classic Press
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Shame On It Allby Zane, Andre HarrisISBN 1416510826 (1-4165-1082-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shame on It All'Book summary:Shame on It All is an unforgettable showcase for Zane's talent -- insight, comedy, and wild high jinks.
For anyone who has ever observed the behavior of a close friend or family member and suppressed the urge to scream "Shame on you!" out loud, Shame on It All is the novel for you.
Harmony, Bryce, and Lucinda (a.k.a. Lucky) Whitfield are sisters in every sense of the word. They argue and get on each other's nerves, but when it comes down to the wire they are extremely protective of one another. Shame on It All follows their adventures, their friendships, their love lives, and their outlooks on life in today's society. Jam-packed with unpredictable, unbelievable, and just downright crazy situations with a few surprising twists thrown in for good measure, Shame on It All is as wild as they come. [via]
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Simple Justice: The History of Brown V. Board of Educationand Black America's Struggle for Equalityby Richard KlugerISBN 1400030617 (1-4000-3061-7)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Sissieby John Alfred WilliamsISBN 0938410660 (0-938410-66-0)
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Stations: Poems by Assotto Saintby Assotto SaintISBN 0962167509 (0-9621675-0-9)
Softcover, Asp Wholesale
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They Fly at Cironby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 0963363700 (0-9633637-0-0)
Hardcover, Incunabula
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But Rahm escapesand then befriends one of the fearsome Winged Ones, humanoids with batlike wings. Meanwhile, led by the young village garbage collector and an itinerant singer, the Çironians resist where they can, as the Myetran lieutenant Kire struggles with his conscience and tries to ease the Çironians' burden.
They Fly at Çironappearing here in its first paperback publicationoffers "vintage Delany in his finest fantasy mode" (Ursula K. Le Guin).More editions of They Fly at Ciron:
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This Bridge Called My Backby Cherrie Moraga, Gloria AnzalduaISBN 0943219221 (0-943219-22-1)
Hardcover, Third Women Pr
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Colorby Cherríe Moraga, Gloria Anzaldúa, Johnetta Tinker, Toni Cade BambaraISBN 091317503X (0-913175-03-X)
Softcover, Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press
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Watershedby Percival EverettISBN 1555972373 (1-55597-237-3)
Hardcover, Graywolf Press
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Worksby Richard WrightISBN 0940450674 (0-940450-67-4)
Hardcover, Library of America
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Yearning Race Gender and Culture: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politicsby Bell HooksISBN 0921284349 (0-921284-34-9)
Hardcover, Between the Lines
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Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politicsby Bell HooksISBN 0921284357 (0-921284-35-7)
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