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Based on an extensive collection of letters written from the home front and the battlefront, Family War Stories offers f......more
Based on an extensive collection of letters written from the home front and the battlefront, Family War Stories offers f......more
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In her "witty and searing" first essay collection, award-winning poet Morgan Parker examines "the cultural legacy of Bla......more
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The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship......more
Born into slavery in Hampton County, Virginia, orphaned soon thereafter, and raised for almost two years among Native Am......more
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Kendrick "Perk" Perkins is known for his blunt commentary on ESPN’s most popular shows. As a fourteen year NBA player, P......more
Does racial discrimination harm Black children’s sense of self? The Doll Test illuminated its devastating toll. Dr. Kenn......more
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The first of many books to come is sure to take you on the journey of being an everyday black man in America striving to......more
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The lives and writings of six leading Black Buddhist women--Jan Willis, bell hooks, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, angel Kyodo w......more
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Black Firsts in Los Angeles shines a spotlight on more than 200 extraordinary achievements by Black Angelenos. Black Fir......more
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Find wisdom, inspiration, and new insight in this definitive volume of empowering quotes from the Pan African world. Wit......more
The last surviving witness to the lynching of Emmett Till tells his story, with poignant recollections of Emmett as a bo......more
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Beverly Franklin, a Black American woman, tells her honest life story. From her controversial mixed-race marriage in 195......more
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