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Books of Knowledge
There are several ideas on empowering underserved communities that have gained historical consensus:
• To empower Black communities, we must educate them;
• To effectively educate our communities we must teach them history.
Washington 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
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
Read MoreWe 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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.