20 Books Published by Writers & Readers Publishing on AALBC — Book Cover Collage
Nappy: Growing Up Black and Female in America
by Aliona L. GibsonWriters and Readers Publishing (Jul 01, 2000)
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As an eloquent rendering of the experiences of black women coming of age in America, Gibson’s memoirs strike to the heart of a generation in transition and resonate with its wit and its troubles. Using her personal experiences, Gibson examines how American standards of beauty affect women of color and their struggles for self-acceptance.
My Favorite Toy
by Carole Boston WeatherfordWriters and Readers Publishing (Jul 01, 1997)
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This book celebrates children’s fascination with household items. With joyful rhymes, the book presents a little boy rummaging through his toy chest and wandering through the house looking for his favorite toy. After playing with one after another, he finally finds the best in the kitchen cabinet—a homemade drum of pans and spoons. Full color.
Me and My Family Tree
by Carole Boston WeatherfordWriters and Readers Publishing (Jul 01, 1997)
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When she looks into a mirror, a young girl can see how she resembles various family members, as well as how she is unique.
Grandma and Me
by Carole Boston WeatherfordWriters and Readers Publishing (Jul 01, 1997)
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Describes the things that a grandmother and young child do together.
Mighty Menfolk
by Carole Boston WeatherfordWriters and Readers Publishing (Jul 01, 1997)
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An African American child describes the good qualities of the men in her community and in her family.
Circles of Sisterhood: A Book Discussion Group Guide for Women of Color
by Pat NeblettWriters and Readers Publishing (Dec 01, 1996)
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Offers advice on setting up discussion groups for those especially interested in books by African Americans, Asian Americans, Caribbeans, Latinos, and Native Americans
Absence in the Palm of My Hands and Other Poems
by asha bandeleWriters and Readers Publishing (Nov 01, 1996)
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Weather Reports: New and Selected Poems
by Quincy TroupeWriters and Readers Publishing (Nov 01, 1996)
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Drops of This Story
by Suheir HammadWriters and Readers Publishing (Oct 01, 1996)
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As a young Palestinian woman raised in Brooklyn, during the rise of crack and Hip Hop, Suheir developed her own ideas of what words such as "race" and "culture" meant to her. Drops of This Story is her young soul in words. Readers will feel the growing paints of the young woman of color as she tries to write herself into existence.
No Noose Is Good Noose
by Tony MedinaWriters and Readers Publishing (Jun 01, 1996)
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Recognize: Poems
by Kevin PowellWriters and Readers Publishing (May 01, 1995)
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Driven by hip-hop music, popular culture, national and global events, and the specifics of his own life, Kevin Powell’s voice is one of the boldest and brightest in the 1990’s poetry renaissance. Passionate and witty, Powell’s poetry is filled with fly girls and lost loves, grandmothers and absent fathers. His poetry conveys the hope, anger and fear of a generation.
I Am a Black Woman
by Mari EvansWriters and Readers Publishing (Dec 01, 1993)
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Potent and powerful poetry, including her hallmark poem "I am a Black Woman"
A Woman’s Mourning Song
by bell hooksWriters and Readers Publishing (Feb 01, 1993)
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As she puts it in her own words, bell hooks describes the concept of her poetry book, A Woman’s Mourning Song, as a fight to hold onto a loved one’s memory despite the fact that death is final and an inevitable fact of loss. It’s a written refusal to let death erase memories, even though time tatters away and makes the edges and details of moments fuzzy as they move into the distance. hooks is no stranger to the realities of life; she’s written more than 20 books, a prolific energy focused into pen and paper about her views on life, love, liberty and her own definition of a woman’s happiness.
A Dark And Splendid Mass
by Mari EvansWriters and Readers Publishing (Oct 01, 1992)
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In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers
by Kevin PowellWriters and Readers Publishing (Oct 01, 1992)
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Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Black Women
by Iyanla VanzantWriters and Readers Publishing (Aug 01, 1992)
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A guide to the empowerment of African-American women offers techniques for achieving spiritual growth and renewal by tapping the power within, teaching African American women to rid themselves of self-destructive thoughts. Original.
The Eye In The Ceiling: Poems
by Eugene B. RedmondWriters and Readers Publishing (Mar 01, 1992)
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Daddy And I...
by Eloise GreenfieldWriters and Readers Publishing (Jul 01, 1991)
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Nathaniel Talking
by Eloise GreenfieldWriters and Readers Publishing (Jan 01, 1988)
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Beautifully composed in a variety of styles—rap, blues, and free verse—these 18 poems offers a black child’s insights into his own heart and mind, and into the lives of family and friends. Nine-year-old Nathaniel reflects on what it’s like to be curious, smart, and full of ideas. 1990 Coretta Scott King Award.
Don’t Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
by Alexis De VeauxWriters and Readers Publishing (Sep 01, 1987)
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Presents a prose poem recounting the life of the American jazz singer affectionately known as Lady Day.