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Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
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Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
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On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
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Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination
Books of Knowledge
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
By Imani Perry
An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America.
Q&A: Author Boyah J. Farah reflects on being Black in America
When Boyah J. Farah arrived in the United States as a teenager, he expected the country to be paradise. And for a while it was – when he rode his bike down the quiet streets of his Boston-suburb, past smiling
Read MoreNew Educational Model: ‘Why Sammy Still Can’t Read: A Service Delivery Model for Creating a Culture of Reading’
By Leroy McClure to his brother, Sam
Reading is a fundamental element of learning, but not everybody has that skill. Two authors with experience in education want to change that and have released a new book to help make that happen. The book was inspired by personal experience.
We Are Called to Be a Movement By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
It’s time for everyone who cares about the state of our nation to heed the call and join forces to redeem the soul of America. It’s time to come together and renounce the politics of rejection, division, and greed. It’s
Read MoreWaging a Good War – A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 Author: Thomas E. Ricks
About the Author Thomas E. Ricks is the author of multiple bestselling books, including First Principles, The Generals, and Fiasco, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A member of two Pulitzer
Read MoreThe White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America
Author Emily Flitter Publisher Atria/One Signal Publishers Publication Date 2022-10-25 Section New Hardcover – Nonfiction / Economics Type New Format Hardcover ISBN 9781982183240 An explosive and deeply reported look at the systemic racism inside the American financial services industry, from
Read More‘Husbands, Love Your Wives,’ and Other Simple Advice for Lasting Relationships
“Your Marriage God’s Way: A Biblical Guide to a Christ-Centered Relationship“ Vancouver, WA, June 6, 2022 ― The problems experienced by couples today date all the way back to The Fall (Genesis 3), Pastor Scott LaPierre explained in a recent
Read MoreWashington at the Plow: The Founding Father and the Question of Slavery
BOOK REVIEW: Washington at the Plow: The Founding Father and the Question of Slavery by Bruce A. Ragsdale (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021) In Washington at the Plow: The Founding Father and the Question of Slavery, Bruce Ragsdale
Read More“Wisdom From My Father’s Porch” by Dr. Dorrance Kennedy
Dr. Dorrance Kennedy is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Hampton University; received his Master of Social Work from Southern University, a Master of Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary, and a Doctorate of Education
Read MoreBooks of Knowledge – Africa 101: The Wake Up Call from Arikana Chihombori-Quao
Africa 101: The Wake Up Call is a book about the “hunters” and the “hunted.” The hunters are Africa’s exploiters, slavers, colonizers, and neo-colonizers, and the hunted are the African people who survived against severe odds. In this book former
Read MoreAll That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
In a display case in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture sits a rough cotton bag, called Ashley’s Sack, embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of
Read More“The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Editorial Reviews Review “[A] groundbreaking compendium . . . These bracing and urgent works, by multidisciplinary visionaries ranging from Barry Jenkins to Jesmyn Ward, build on the existing scholarship of The 1619 Project, exploring how the nation’s original sin continues to
Read More“White Space, Black Hood” A System of American Residential Caste Based on Race
Cashin shows how government created “ghettos” and affluent white space and entrenched a system of American residential caste that is the linchpin of US inequality—and issues a call for abolition. The iconic Black hood, like slavery and Jim Crow, is
Read MoreDoctor Exposes the Shadowy World of Health Care in America
CONCORD, NC — Everyone needs health care at some point in their lives, and wouldn’t it be nice if navigating through the system was as easy as buying a new car? Actually, it should be even easier, right? Because car
Read MoreThe Black Campus Movement: Black Students and the Racial Reconstitution of Higher Education, 1965–1972
Between 1965 and 1972, African American students at upwards of a thousand historically black and white American colleges and universities organized, demanded, and protested for Black Studies, progressive Black universities, new faces, new ideas–in short, a truly diverse system of higher
Read MoreDark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer
In Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, investigative journalist Jane Mayer reveals how a elite group of plutocrats have effectively subjected the US political system to a process akin to corporate capture. This is
Read MoreElizabeth Keckley, Thirty Years a Slave, Four Years in the White House
A Black woman’s memoir published 153 years ago still tops Amazon’s books sales chart. “Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House,” by Elizabeth Keckley, currently stands as the 24th most popular book
Read MoreBanking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal (Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism)
Banking on Freedom is the first full-length history of finance capitalism that centers black women and the banking institutions and networks they built from the eve of the Civil War to the Great Depression. Between 1888 and 1930, African Americans opened
Read MoreThe Game is Not a Game: The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports
By Scoop Jackson
Liberating and provocative, with sharp wit and generous humor, Jackson’s essays explore the role that sports plays in American society and the hypocritical standards…
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome : America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
By Dr. DeGruy
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome helps to lay the necessary foundation to ensure the well-being and sustained health of future generations and provides a rare glimpse into the evolution of society’s beliefs
American Policing: A Culture of Violence in Minority Communities
Former LAPD detective and leading national expert Timothy T. Williams, Jr. dives deep into police procedure, use of force, and wrongful convictions in debut book! Los Angeles, CA — According to a 2019, USA Today report, at least 85,000 law enforcement officers across
Read MoreRacism And Distrust In The Country’s Medical System Among African Americans
By Chris Jones
It’s no secret that the nation has seen a disproportionate loss of life among black Americans. That was the case in May 1968…
Read MoreBlack Radical – The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter
By Kerri Greenidge
William Monroe Trotter (1872– 1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness of an emancipator…
“Black History Saved My Life: How My Viral Hate Crime Led to an Awakening”
“Black History Saved My Life: How My Viral Hate Crime Led to an Awakening” is the compelling autobiography of Ernest Crim III, an educator, speaker and activist, who recorded and was the target, along with his wife, of one of
Read MoreA Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump
By DAVID PLOUFFE
A voter’s playbook on making a difference in the 2020 election and beyond from the most recognized and most successful political strategist in the country…
This Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement
Author Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II with Jonahtan Wilson-Hartgrove
At a time when divide-and-conquer politics are exacerbating racial strife and economic inequality, Rev. Barber offers an impassioned, historically grounded argument …
“Seeds of Slavery” by Joseph F. Baiden Shares Chilling Tale of West African Slave Trade
By Joseph F. Baiden
A West African native has written a new book that details the early years of the slave trade in Gold Coast, Africa. The historical novel, which begins in the 1600s, is based on true events, lending to its authenticity.
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American
By DaMaris Hill
DaMaris Hill honors their experiences with at times harrowing, at times hopeful responses to her heroes, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout.
Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
By Eric K. Washington
A long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal’s Red Caps, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads.
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
By Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Filled with rare outtakes of commentary, an expansive timeline of Tubman’s life, photos (both new and those in public domain), commissioned illustrations, and sections including “Harriet By the Numbers”
Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
By Richard Bell
Impeccably researched and breathlessly paced, Stolen tells the incredible story of five boys whose courage forever changed the fight against slavery in America.
Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America
By Karine Jean-Pierre
An inspiring political memoir from Karine Jean-Pierre, Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn, chronicling her path from New York’s Haitian community to working in the Obama White House.
‘The Christians’ Features a 1960s Louisiana Love Story
By B.J.T Ledet
The Christians, book one, follows the life and love of Mary Jean Woods, a young, Christian woman in 1960 South Louisiana as she maneuvers through self-discovery, unrighteousness…
In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History
By Mitch Landrieu
The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past.
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“The Black Man In the CIA” by LEUTRELL “Mike” OSBORNE, Sr.
By LEUTRELL “Mike” OSBORNE, Sr.
A young man grows up in Washington D.C. seeking adventure and burning with desire to achieve great things. He finds the keys to making his dreams come true are with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership
By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
“Race for Profit” uncovers how exploitative real estate practices continued well after housing discrimination was banned. The same racist structures and individuals remained intact after redlining’s end…
“Tough Love – My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For”
By Susan E. Rice
Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice—National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and US Ambassador to the United Nations—reveals her surprising story with unflinching candor.
Native Son Returns Home to Premier Book Dr. Ron Daniels Launches First Book
By Dr. Ron Daniels
Dr. Ron Daniels, veteran social and political activist and President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, announced the launch of his first book…
“Child of the Dream — a Memoir of 1963” by Daughter of Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson
By Sharon Robinson
“Sharon, I cannot promise you that the passage of any law will eliminate hate. But the laws will give Negroes full citizenship and bring us closer to equality.” Legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson…
“How to Be an Antiracist” Understanding Racism and Inequality in Our Society
By Ibram X. Kendi
Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. This is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step…
Historian Anne C. Bailey Discusses Slave Auctions and Her Involvement in NY Times’ 1619 Project
An auction took place on March 2 and 3, 1859, at the Ten Broeck Racetrack, where slaves were housed in the stables. The auction resulted in the sale of 436 slaves for more than $300,000…
Read MoreLighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement
By Janet Dewart Bell
In Lighting the Fires of Freedom Janet Dewart Bell shines a light on women’s all-too-often overlooked achievements in the Movement. Through wide-ranging conversations with nine women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories…
An enlightening read, Glory in Their Spirit examines a little-known history of the war. The Fort Devens strike serves as a reminder… " />
‘Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took on the Army during World War II’
By Sandra M. Bolzenius
An enlightening read, Glory in Their Spirit examines a little-known history of the war. The Fort Devens strike serves as a reminder…
The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story
The host of AM Joy on MSNBC argues that President Trump’s administration is characterized by grift and venality that demeans the office and diminishes America.
Read MoreChildren of the Dream: Why School Integration Works
By Rucker C. Johnson
School integration efforts in the 1970s and 1980s were overwhelmingly successful — we must renew our commitment to integration for the sake of all…
Loving You, Thinking of You, Don’t Forget to Pray: Letters to My Son in Prison
By Jacqueline Jackson
Jacqueline Jackson promised her son, Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., that she would write him every day during his incarceration…
Eunice Atuejide’s ‘The Girl Who Said ‘I Can!’’ is a profound story and fierce beacon of hope, retelling the life story of a woman who rose from the depths of poverty… " />
Uplifting, Inspiring Memoir of Nigeria’s Youngest Female Presidential Candidate
By Eunice Atuejide
Eunice Atuejide’s ‘The Girl Who Said ‘I Can!’’ is a profound story and fierce beacon of hope, retelling the life story of a woman who rose from the depths of poverty…
Life-Long Educator Authors Book on Leadership
By Dr. Jennifer Wimbish
First African American president of Cedar Valley College (CVC), of the Dallas County Community College District, in her recently released book “Leadership Wisdom For All Generations”…
From the internationally recognized civil rights activist/organizer and host of the podcast Pod Save the People, a meditation on resistance, justice, and freedom " />
“On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope”
By DeRay McKesson
From the internationally recognized civil rights activist/organizer and host of the podcast Pod Save the People, a meditation on resistance, justice, and freedom
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
From one of America’s most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.
By Kamala Harris