Ethnic Orientation/African American
-
To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
$22.00 Add to cart“Fascinating and instructive…King’s philosophy, speaking to us through the written word, may turn out to constitute his most enduring legacy.”
Martin L
–Annette Gordon-Reed, New York Review of Books- Author: Shelby, Tommie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 674237838
- Language: English
-
Kerry James Marshall
$54.95 Add to cartThe most comprehensive book yet on this inspired, inventive chronicler of the African-American experience
Alabama-born, Chicago-based Kerry James Marshall is one of the most exciting artists working to
- Series: Phaidon Contemporary Artist
- Author: Gaines, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 12 2017
- ISBN10: 0714871559
- Language: English
-
Jackie Robinson: Baseball’s Great Pioneer
$8.99 Read moreA biography telling the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson. Written in graphic-novel format.
- Series: Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies
- Author: Glaser, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0736861971
- Language: English
-
Death List
$15.00 Read moreDonald Goines continues the gripping, gritty story of crime in the black ghetto begun in Crime Partners.
They’re all back for blood: Kenyatta, the ganglord with an army of brothers to deal deadly wit- Series: Kenyatta #2
- Author: Goines, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 16 2013
- ISBN10: 0758286481
- Language: English
-
Generations of Somerset Place: From Slavery to Freedom
$24.99 Read moreLocated in the rural northeastern part of North Carolina, Somerset was cumulatively home to more than 800 enslaved blacks and four generations of a planter family.
When the institution of slavery ended
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Redford, Dorothy Spruill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 31 2005
- ISBN10: 738518034
- Language: English
-
Kenyatta’s Last Hit
$15.00 Add to cartKenyatta, the living black legend, concentrates his army’s ruthless forces to rid the black community of rampant drug traffic. With the help of Elliot Stone, a black football star and latest recruit t… [more below]
- Series: Kenyatta #4
- Author: Goines, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 27 2013
- ISBN10: 0758290292
- Language: English
-
Anointing Fall On Me: Accessing the Power of the Holy Spirit
$19.99 Read morePower for Effectiveness in Troubled Times
In these turbulent times, do you see evil raging against believers but feel powerless to stop it? Do you feel there is a deeper purpose and calling on your lif… [more below]
- Author: Jakes, T. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0768472083
- Language: English
-
Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America
$19.95 Read moreA challenge to the cultural tradition of corporal punishment in Black homes–and its connections to racial violence in America–that encourages positive, nonviolent discipline for those rearing, teach… [more below]
- Author: Patton, Stacey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0807061042
- Language: English
-
Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side
$37.50 Read moreSouthern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side is the first book devoted to the South Side’s rich and unfairly ignored architectural heritage. With lively, insightful text and … [more below]
- Series: Second to None: Chicago Stories
- Author: Bey, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0810140985
- Language: English
-
Know the Mother
$23.32 Add to cartShort, searing glimpses of how race and gender shadow even the most intimate moments of women’s lives.
- Author: Cooper, Desiree
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 14 2016
- ISBN10: 0814341497
- Language: English
-
African Americans of St. Lawrence County: North Country Pioneers
$24.99 Read moreDiscover the Black pioneers who shaped St. Lawrence County through grit and determination.
From its origins as part of New France through the Civil War and eventual industrialization of the region, St.
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Thompson, Bryan S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154032
- Language: English
-
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet
$20.99 Read moreDo you wonder
if humans
are the only beings who wonder
if they are alone
in the universe?
Our sun is a star.
In the night sky are all kinds of stars,
and orbiting those stars
are planets like the ones in o- Author: Manley, Curtis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 29 2019
- ISBN10: 1250155339
- Language: English
-
The Littlest Valentine
$5.99 Add to cartA sweet Valentine’s Day story that’s full of heart from the New York Times bestselling author of The Littlest Pilgrim
From the New York Times bestselling author that brought us The Littlest Pilgrim co… [more below]
- Series: Littlest
- Author: Dougherty, Brandi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 28 2017
- ISBN10: 1338157396
- Language: English
-
Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty
$23.95 Read moreThe inspiration for the PBS documentary premiering March 2023
The story of the revolutionary Black women welfare organizers of Las Vegas who spearheaded an evergreen, radical revisioning of American e- Author: Orleck, Annelise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0807007978
- Language: English
-
The Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s Astonishing Success Story
$16.95 Read moreAs resonant now as it ever was, this inspiring portrait by a loving daughter of a father whose pervasive common sense, folk wisdom, and untutored but right-on insights gave his children their road map… [more below]
- Author: Thornton, Yvonne S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1496739191
- Language: English
-
A Beauty Has Come
$18.95 Read moreA collection of psychedelic poems inspired by Egyptian queen, Nefertiti, exploring the slippage between her image and legacy across time, place, and space.
A Beauty Has Come takes the reader on a sonic
- Author: Gibson, Jasmine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1643621750
- Language: English
-
Misty Copeland: Ready-To-Read Level 3
$17.99 Read morePirouette across the stage and get to know Misty Copeland–the first African-American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater–in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Re… [more below]
- Series: You Should Meet
- Author: Calkhoven, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 27 2016
- ISBN10: 1481470442
- Language: English
-
The Major Eights 6: The Secret Valentine
$5.99 Read moreIn book 6 of the Major Eights series, someone is leaving notes for the band. Do the Major Eights have a secret admirer?
Scarlet is flattered when she finds a sweet message in her locker. But she doesn- Series: Major Eights #6
- Author: Reed, Melody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1499807619
- Language: English
-
Seeing Into Tomorrow
$19.99 Read moreA remarkable celebration of Richard Wright, poetry, and contemporary black boys at play.
From walking a dog to watching a sunset to finding a beetle, Richard Wright’s haiku puts everyday moments int- Author: Wright, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2018
- ISBN10: 151241865X
- Language: English
-
MIA Mayhem vs. the Mighty Robot
$17.99 Read moreMia goes up against a mighty robot in this sixth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series
Mia’s best friend, Eddie, has built an awesome robot that’s supposed to be a mighty cleaning machine- Series: MIA Mayhem #6
- Author: West, Kara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1534449469
- Language: English
