There is no better way to understand the roots of racial oppression in America and the periodic mass struggles against it than to read Michael Goldfield's classic The Color of Politics: Race and the Mainsprings of American Politics.
How has race determined the course of American history? From the Revolution to the New Deal, from the Civil War to World War II, race has been at the center of virtually every national turning point
Combines speeches by Barack Obama--from his announcement that he was running for president to his inaugural address--with articles from "Essence" on his family and his historic campaign, photographs, and quotations from voters.
3000 Years of Black Poetry
Includes roots of Black poetry in Africa, from primitive song, and extends to Egypt, Latin America, the West Indies, and the rural and urban streets of our country. The poetry of Black Africa speaks directly to us over time and distance.
Black Voices: An Anthology of Afro-American Literature
The Black Revolution has been happening for a long time. It began decades ago with the works of great artists such as Wright and Ellison, whose prophetic books defined the self-image of the Negro in America. An anthology of Afro-American Literature. Fiction, poetry, autobiography, and criticism reflecting a potent force in American writing today. Writers included are Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Le Roi Jones, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Arna Bontemps, W.E.B. DuBois, Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Walker and many others. In the powerful pose and. poetry presented here, each writer speaks with a distinctive voice-- each contributes to a growing body of work which is one of the most important and vital in American letters. The dynamic role of the Negro in the artistic life of our nation is at last being recognized: these are the spokesmen of a potent new force at a time of great controversy and creativity.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
The defining work of the Black Arts Movement, Black Fire is at once a rich anthology and an extraordinary source document. Nearly 200 selections, including poetry, essays, short stories, and plays, from over 75 cultural critics, writers, and political leaders, capture the social and cultural turmoil of the 1960s. In his new introduction, Amiri Baraka reflects — nearly four decades later — on both the movement and the book.
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the forever First Lady of the United States.
Black Man, White House is the culmination of DL Hughley’s extraordinary comedic efforts, an authoritative work on the Obama presidency that is destined to enlighten and entertain patriots, scholars, and Yes-We-Can’ers for generations to come.
The Black Woman introduced readers to an astonishing new wave of voices that demanded to be heard. In this groundbreaking volume of original essays, poems, and stories, a chorus of outspoken women -- many who would become leaders in their fields: bestselling novelist Alice Walker, poets Audre Lorde and Nikki Giovanni, writer Paule Marshall, activist Grace Lee Boggs, and musician Abbey Lincoln among them -- tackled issues surrounding race and sex, body image, the economy, politics, labor, and much more. Their words still resonate with truth, relevance, and insight today.
A warm, wise, and urgent guide to parenting in uncertain times, from a longtime reporter on race, reproductive health, and politics.
Life Notes: Personal Writings by Contemporary Black Women
Life Notes is the first collection devoted exclusively to writings from the journals, diaries, and personal notebooks of contemporary Black women. These intensely personal testimonies illuminate the complexities of Black women's lives, offering unique reflections about self, family, intimacy, work, politics, life transitions, violation, and recovery.
Stolen Women: Reclaiming Our Sexuality, Taking Back Our Lives
Dr. Wyatt presents a well-researched and balanced perspective of the sexual experiences of African American women. It explodes the myths, examines our past, and sets the path for our healing and our future survival. This is a book that should be read by anyone who knows or cares about Black women.
Double Stitch: Black Women Write About Mothers & Daughters
Poetry, fiction, personal narrative, and essays explore the relationships between Black mothers and daughters.
Wild Women Don't Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men and Sex
Bringing together fourteen Black American women, Marita Golden has compiled saucy and spicy essays that serve as an exploration into the contemporary Black female psyche.
A powerful polemic on the state of Black America that dismisses the idea of a post-racial society.
A critical study of twentieth-century Black authors and their work views writers from W. E. B. Du Bois to James Baldwin in light of political, social, literary, and cultural trends.
Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years
Black Man, White House is the culmination of DL Hughley’s extraordinary comedic efforts, an authoritative work on the Obama presidency that is destined to enlighten and entertain patriots, scholars, and Yes-We-Can’ers for generations to come.
Black Man, White House is the culmination of DL Hughley’s extraordinary comedic efforts, an authoritative work on the Obama presidency that is destined to enlighten and entertain patriots, scholars, and Yes-We-Can’ers for generations to come.