Ethnic Orientation/African American
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Facing Georgetown’s History: A Reader on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation
$29.95 Read moreThese essays, articles, and documents introduce readers to the history of Georgetown University’s involvement in slavery and recent efforts to confront its troubling past. It traces Georgetown’s “Slav
- Author: Rothman, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: June 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1647120969
- Language: English
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Maafa
$18.00 Read moreLonglisted for the 2023 PEN America Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection.
Maafa is an epic poem about reparations and the female body. Maafa undoes the erasure of trauma and of black femininity. Maafa
- Author: Holiday, Harmony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 194438023X
- Language: English
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¡A Recoger Manzanas! (Apple Picking Day! Spanish Edition)
$5.99 Read moreCelebra el otoño con este divertido álbum ilustrado en español lleno de manzanas. Es perfecto para pequeños que comienzan a leer solos!
Una hermana y un hermano le dan la bienvenida al otoño con- Series: Leyendo a Pasos (Step Into Reading)
- Author: Ransom, Candice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 059337973X
- Language: Spanish
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Seasonal Adventures
$17.95 Read moreAs the reader experiences the sights, sounds, and activities of each season through the author’s poetic words, the illustrations celebrate the joys of fatherhood by showing African American dads and t… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Johnny Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 30 2021
- ISBN10: 147887239X
- Language: English
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Juneteenth
$31.32 Read moreJuneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Across the country, people observe the day with speeches, poetry readings, festivals, picnics, street fairs, and family … [more below]
- Series: Traditions & Celebrations
- Author: Crayton, Lisa A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1663903484
- Language: English
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A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
$20.00 Read moreLOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST – NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE – A “powerful and devastating” (The Washington Post) call to free those buried alive by America’s legal system, and an inspiring true … [more below]
- Author: Barnett, Brittany K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1984825801
- Language: English
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Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk about Racism–And How to Do It
$27.99 Add to cart“Simply the best book I’ve read on how to have those conversations. Unflinchingly honest, exceptionally well-reasoned and researched, there is so much to admire about Speaking of Race.”–Angela Duckwo
- Author: Headlee, Celeste
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0063098156
- Language: English
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The Name Negro Its Origin and Evil Use
$10.95 Read moreThis study focuses on the exploitive nature of the word ”Negro.” Tracing its origins to the African slave trade, he shows how the label “Negro” was used to separate African descendents and to confirm… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Richard B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: April 07 1992
- ISBN10: 0933121350
- Language: English
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Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Lives
$40.00 Read more“When we lift every voice, we forge a deep and enduring connection to the past–and carve a tunnel of hope to a brighter future for us all.” -Oprah Winfrey
“This book, above all else, is a reminder of… [more below]- Author: Winfrey, Oprah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1950785815
- Language: English
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Alina in a Pinch
$10.95 Read moreMoving to a new city means Alina has to make new friends, and nothing is worse than lunch at a new school. When her grandmother visits, Alina is inspired to help her cook the delicious Afro-Indian mea
- Series: The Alina Books
- Author: Nanji, Shenaaz G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1772602450
- Language: English
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Laundry Day Overload
$7.99 Read moreIt’s laundry day, and J.C. is excited to help his mom. But when J.C. adds too much detergent to the machine, suds are everywhere! Laundry day turns into a mess for everyone in the apartment building. … [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334987
- Language: English
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The Good Fight
$17.99 Add to cartThe revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color–a work of immense historical importance
- Author: Chisholm, Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 006316082X
- Language: English
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Cherie Quarters: The Place and the People That Inspired Ernest J. Gaines
$39.95 Add to cartCherie Quarters combines personal interviews, biography, and social history to tell the story of a plantation quarter and its most famous resident, renowned Louisiana writer and Pulitzer Prize nominee
- Author: Laney, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0807178020
- Language: English
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The Usual Suspects
$17.99 Read moreFans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus.
Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in special ed,
- Author: Broaddus, Maurice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 0062796313
- Language: English
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He Said, She Said
$11.99 Add to cartSparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Kwame Alexander He Said, She Said is
- Author: Alexander, Kwame
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 18 2014
- ISBN10: 0062118986
- Language: English
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La Silla de Pedro
$7.99 Read moreUna hermanita puede traer grandes problemas!
Pedro tiene una nueva hermanita y todo comienza a cambiar. Han pintado su cuna y su silla de comer de rosado y ahora amenazan con pintar de rosado su prec- Series: Penguin Ediciones
- Author: Keats, Ezra Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140566546
- Language: Spanish
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Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book
$9.99 Add to cartA companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Jambo Means Hello introduces children to the Swahili alphabet with helpful pronunciation keys, while presenting East Afri- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Feelings, Muriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: July 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0140546529
- Language: English
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Pecan Pie Baby
$8.99 Read moreA sweet addition to the family is coming Written by National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall.
All anyone wants to tal- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 17 2013
- ISBN10: 0147511283
- Language: English
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Voices in Our Blood: America’s Best on the Civil Rights Movement
$22.00 Add to cartAn unprecedented portrait of the civil rights movement and the fight against white supremacy, told through voices that resonate with passion and strength–including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph … [more below]
- Author: Meacham, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: January 07 2003
- ISBN10: 037575881X
- Language: English
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Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City
$18.95 Read moreInner-city black America is often stereotyped as a place of random violence, but in fact, violence in the inner city is regulated through an informal but well-known code of the street. This unwritten … [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Elijah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 17 2000
- ISBN10: 0393320782
- Language: English
