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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Javaka Steptoe

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Javaka Steptoe 9780316213882 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group A visually stunning picture book biograp...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Dieter Buchhart, Glenn O'Brien, Jean-Louis Prat, Susanne Reichling, and Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat Dieter Buchhart, Glenn O'Brien, Jean-Louis Prat, Susanne Reichling, and Jean-Michel Basquiat 9783775725934 Nonfiction Hatje Cantz Hatje Cantz Verlag The first African-American a...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Words Are All We Have

by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Words Are All We Have Jean-Michel Basquiat 9783775741842 Nonfiction Hatje Cantz Hatje Cantz Verlag Language in the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, from graffiti to word as motifIn t...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now’s the Time

by Dieter Buchhart, Franklin Sirmans, Olivier Berggruen, Glenn Obrien, and Christian Campbell

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now’s the Time Dieter Buchhart, Franklin Sirmans, Olivier Berggruen, Glenn Obrien, and Christian Campbell 9783791354576 Nonfiction Prestel Publishing Penguin Random House A thema...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Rudy Chiappini and Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat Rudy Chiappini and Jean-Michel Basquiat 9788876242649 Nonfiction Skira Rizzoli Controversial cult artist, enfant terrible of the art world, friend of Haring and Warhol, and both...

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Basquiat-isms

by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Basquiat-isms Jean-Michel Basquiat 9780691192833 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Mich...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood

by Ben Okri

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood Ben Okri 9783775753319 Nonfiction Hatje Cantz Hatje Cantz Verlag The first book on Basquiat’s ingenious uses of found objects and unconventional materials. ...

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Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2012): Reconstructing the Master Narrative

by Clarence V. Reynolds

Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2012): Reconstructing the Master Narrative Clarence V. Reynolds 21551758v3 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College Fall& /& Winter 20...

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The Notebooks

by Jean-Michel Basquiat

The Notebooks Jean-Michel Basquiat 9780691167893 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of ...

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Life Doesn’t Frighten Me

by Maya Angelou

Life Doesn’t Frighten Me Maya Angelou 9781419727481 Nonfiction Stewart, Tabori & Chang Rizzoli International Publications Maya Angelou’s unforgettable poem is matched with the daring art of Jean-Miche...

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To Repel Ghosts: The Remix

by Kevin Young

To Repel Ghosts: The Remix Kevin Young 9780375710230 Poetry Knopf Penguin Random House Revamped from its original "double album" version of 350 pages into this unique "remix," To Repel Ghosts captures...

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The Jones Family Express

by Javaka Steptoe

The Jones Family Express Javaka Steptoe 9781584302629 Fiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Steven adores listening to stories about his Aunt Carolyn’s travels but has always been too young to go on...

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Moonwalking

by Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Moonwalking Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann 9780374314378 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this...

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The Slave Who Loved Caviar

by Ishmael Reed

The Slave Who Loved Caviar Ishmael Reed 9781648230165 Fiction Archway Editions powerHouse Books The greatest and most fearless living writer turns his unerring eye to the art world and the fraught rel...

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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

by John Steptoe

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale John Steptoe 9780140559460 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House This is the tale of Mufaro’s two daughters, two beautiful girls who react in differe...

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The Wedding Date

by Jasmine Guillory

The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 9780399587665 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House One of… • Entertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day” • Cosmopolitan’s “2018 Anticipated Read...

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Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America

by Karine Jean-Pierre

Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America Karine Jean-Pierre 9781335014887 Nonfiction Hanover Square Press Hanover Square Press “Karine Jean-Pierre illuminates her pat...

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My Soul To Take: A Novel

by Tananarive Due

My Soul To Take: A Novel Tananarive Due 9781439176146 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. Essence bestselling and award-winning author Tananarive Due delivers a heart-stopping new n...

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Do You Know What I’ll Do?

by Charlotte Zolotow

Do You Know What I’ll Do? Charlotte Zolotow 9780060278793 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins In this celebration of a sister’s special love for her brother, a little girl imagines all the ways she wi...

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Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work

by Edwidge Danticat

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work Edwidge Danticat 9780691140186 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press The Toni Morrison Lecture Series "Create dangerously...

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Daddy is a Monster … Sometimes

by John Steptoe

Daddy is a Monster … Sometimes John Steptoe 9780397317622 Fiction J. B. Lippincott HarperCollins Bweela and Javaka relate the incidents that make Daddy a monster in their eyes.

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Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936 (Revised)

by Nellie Y. McKay

Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936 (Revised) Nellie Y. McKay 9780807841716 Poetry University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press Jean Toomer’s...

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EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art

by Kellie Jones

EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art Kellie Jones 9780822348733 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books A daughter of the poets Hettie Jones and Amiri Baraka, Kell...

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Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art in and Out of Africa

by Michael D. Harris

Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art in and Out of Africa Michael D. Harris 9780295979335 Nonfiction Oakland Museum of California Oakland Museum of California "Transatlantic Dialogue" opens an exc...

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Radiant

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Radiant Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 9780593855782 Fiction Dutton Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A historical middle-grade novel in verse from multiple Coretta Scott King winner Vaunda Micheau...

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Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines

by Karine Jean-Pierre

Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines Karine Jean-Pierre 9781538777084 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America’s...

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King Me

by Roger Reeves

King Me Roger Reeves 9781556594489 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press On the “Best Poetry Books of the Year” list from Library Journal “A sophisticated and breathtaking writer, Reeves take...

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Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell

by Karen Walrond

Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell Karen Walrond 9781506487632 Nonfiction Beaming Books 1517 Media What if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if t...

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Three Days As The Crow Flies: A Novel

by Danny Simmons

Three Days As The Crow Flies: A Novel Danny Simmons 9780743466417 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. Back in the day, sex, drugs, and Run-DMC ruled. New York City during the 1980s ...

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Blue Laws: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015

by Kevin Young

Blue Laws: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015 Kevin Young 9780385351508 Poetry Knopf Penguin Random House A rich and lively gathering of highlights from the first twenty years of an extraordina...

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Ghosts of Saint-Michel

by Jake Lamar

Ghosts of Saint-Michel Jake Lamar 9780312289256 Fiction Minotaur Books Minotaur Books Marva Dobbs has a life most people would envy. An American who has lived in Paris for most of her adult life, she ...

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The Matrix Cultural Revolution: How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go?

by Michel Marriott

The Matrix Cultural Revolution: How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go? Michel Marriott 9781560255741 Nonfiction Thunder’s Mouth Press Thunder’s Mouth Press The Matrix, a cyberpunk thriller about computer h...

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Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture

by Fab 5 Freddy

Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture Fab 5 Freddy 9780593834909 Nonfiction Viking Penguin Random House Named a Must-Read Book by W Magazine, Time, and more “Everybody’s F...

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Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America

by Greg Tate

Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America Greg Tate 9780374394608 Nonfiction AUWA Books Macmillan Publishers A reissue of Greg Tate’s classic, out-of-print collection of essays, with a ...

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Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan

by Darryl Pinckney

Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan Darryl Pinckney 9781250893550 Nonfiction Picador Macmillan Publishers Critic and writer Darryl Pinckney recalls his...

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Harlem at Four

by Michael Datcher

Harlem at Four Michael Datcher 9780593429334 Fiction Random House Studio Penguin Random House A stunning picture book comprised of two incredible stories— the first part of the book chronicles the adv...

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Antagonistic Cooperation: Jazz, Collage, Fiction, and the Shaping of African American Culture

by Robert G. O’Meally

Antagonistic Cooperation: Jazz, Collage, Fiction, and the Shaping of African American Culture Robert G. O’Meally 9780231189194 Nonfiction Columbia University Press Columbia University Press Ralph Elli...

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Broke Baroque

by Tony Medina

Broke Baroque Tony Medina 9780988476356 Fiction 2Leaf Press 2Leaf Press BROKE BAROQUE is the third in a series of Broke Books by award-winning poet, Tony Medina. With razor sharp scatological whimsy,...

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The Black Interior: Essays

by Elizabeth Alexander

The Black Interior: Essays Elizabeth Alexander 9781555973933 Nonfiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press With a poet’s precision and an intellectually adventurous spirit, Elizabeth Alexander explores a w...

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In Daddy’s Arms I am Tall

by Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, and Davida Adedjouma

In Daddy’s Arms I am Tall Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, and...

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I Am Billie Jean King

by Brad Meltzer

I Am Billie Jean King Brad Meltzer 9780735228740 Nonfiction Dial Books Penguin Random House Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Read about this amazing woman athlete in...

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A Pocketful of Poems

by Nikki Grimes

A Pocketful of Poems Nikki Grimes 9781328497963 Fiction HMH Books for Young Readers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Tiana has a pocketful of words: green words like spring, night words like moon, and words ...

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Children of God Storybook Bible

by Desmond Tutu

Children of God Storybook Bible Desmond Tutu 9780310719120 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Creating the first truly global Bible for children of all nationalities, Desmond Tutu...

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The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming

by Jean-Martin Fortier

The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming Jean-Martin Fortier 9780865717657 Nonfiction New Society Publishers New Society Publishers Grow better not bigger...

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Third World Girl: Selected Poems (With Live Readings DVD)

by Jean “Binta” Breeze

Third World Girl: Selected Poems (With Live Readings DVD) Jean “Binta” Breeze 9781852249106 Poetry Bloodaxe Books Bloodaxe Books Jean “Binta” Breeze was a popular Jamaican Dub poet and storyteller who...

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The True History of Paradise: A Novel

by Margaret Cezair-Thompson

The True History of Paradise: A Novel Margaret Cezair-Thompson 9780812979831 Fiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House It is 1981. Jean Landing secretly plans to flee her beloved Jama...

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Tangerine (Shades Of Style, Book 3)

by Marilynn Griffith

Tangerine (Shades Of Style, Book 3) Marilynn Griffith 9780800730420 Fiction Fleming H. Revell Company Baker Publishing Group Fans of Pink and Jade will eat up Tangerine, the third book in the cutting-...

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The Heart of the Artist

by Rory Noland

The Heart of the Artist Rory Noland 9780310224716 Fiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Over 100,000 sold •Great for individuals and teams •Includes provocative discussion q...

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A Pocketful of Poems

by Nikki Grimes

A Pocketful of Poems Nikki Grimes 9780395938683 Nonfiction Clarion Books HarperCollins Tiana has a pocketful of words: green words like spring, night words like moon, and words with wings, like angel....

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In Praise Of Our Fathers And Our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury By Outstanding Authors And Artists

by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson

In Praise Of Our Fathers And Our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury By Outstanding Authors And Artists Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780940975590 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. For...

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Avidly Reads Passages

by Michelle D. Commander

Avidly Reads Passages Michelle D. Commander 9781479806171 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press “What is the value of Black life in America?” In Avidly Reads Pa...

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Baby Says

by John Steptoe

Baby Says John Steptoe 9780062847539 Fiction HarperFestival HarperCollins Baby wants what babies always want: to get big brother’s (or sister’s) attention! "The author-artist depicts the tender, carin...

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The Skull Cage Key: A Novel

by Michel Marriott

The Skull Cage Key: A Novel Michel Marriott 9781932841305 Fiction Agate Bolden Agate Publishing, Inc Chinese New Year, 2042. Armstrong, an upwardly mobile Harlem resident, is out celebrating with his ...

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The Story of Jumping Mouse

by John Steptoe

The Story of Jumping Mouse John Steptoe 9780688087401 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins "You will reach the far-off land if you keep hope alive within you." The words of Magic Frog give courage to t...

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Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore

by Jean Marie Wiesen and Rita Daniels

Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore Jean Marie Wiesen and Rita Daniels 9781639368136 Nonfiction Pegasus Books Pegasus Boo...

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Going Down South: A Novel

by Bonnie J. Glover

Going Down South: A Novel Bonnie J. Glover 9780345480910 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House From the author of The Middle Sister comes a heartwarming tale of second chances and the unpa...

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Who’s Jim Hines?

by Jean Alicia Elster

Who’s Jim Hines? Jean Alicia Elster 9780814334027 Fiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Who’s Jim Hines? is a story based on real events about Douglas Ford Jr., a twelve-ye...

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The Mad Sister

by Carol Denise Mitchell

The Mad Sister Carol Denise Mitchell 9781462675630 Fiction America Star Books America Star Books Mercy Jean Diamond was the fat, un-liked daughter of a good doctor and deranged mother who hated her. A...

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Ruthless Pamela Jean

by Carol Denise Mitchell

Ruthless Pamela Jean Carol Denise Mitchell 9798668234479 Fiction Carol Denise Mitchell Carol Denise Mitchell Young, Pamela Jean had been abused her whole life, because of her strong negro features and...

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Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry

by Imani Perry

Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry Imani Perry 9780807064498 Fiction Beacon Press Beacon Press A revealing portrait of one of the most gifted and charismatic, yet...

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A Boss Lady’s Heart

by Michel’le Moore

A Boss Lady’s Heart Michel’le Moore 9781511504409 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Novea Harris better known as Blade Is a Jamaican native who has inherited her father Janjak’s empire afte...

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The Colored Car

by Jean Alicia Elster

The Colored Car Jean Alicia Elster 9780814336069 Fiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press In The Colored Car, Jean Alicia Elster, author of the award-winning Who’s Jim Hines?...

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Getting up and Getting on

by MBridges

Getting up and Getting on MBridges 9780976444114 Fiction LOF Publishing LOF Publishing The much anticipated second title in the Award Winning Betty Jean series. Betty Jean is in California making a ne...

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Perish

by LaToya Watkins

Perish LaToya Watkins 9780593185919 Fiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House From a stunning new voice, comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, exploring the effec...

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Some Other Blues: New Perspectives on Amiri Baraka

by Jean-Philippe Marcoux

Some Other Blues: New Perspectives on Amiri Baraka Jean-Philippe Marcoux 9780814257845 Nonfiction The Ohio State University Press The Ohio State University Press This collection of original essays bri...

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The Verandah Poems

by Jean “Binta” Breeze

The Verandah Poems Jean “Binta” Breeze 9781780372853 Poetry Bloodaxe Books Bloodaxe Books The Verandah Poems was both a departure and a return for Jean “Binta” Breeze, who left her village in Jamaica ...

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Transformations of Freedom in the Land of the Maroons: Creolization in the Cockpits Jamaica

by Jean Besson

Transformations of Freedom in the Land of the Maroons: Creolization in the Cockpits Jamaica Jean Besson 9789766374082 Nonfiction Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle Publishers Despite outstanding histori...

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Cane

by Jean Toomer

Cane Jean Toomer 9780871402103 Fiction Liveright W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Cane was the first book our online book club chose to read back in July 1998, and no one was disappointed. “A breakthro...

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The Fifth Figure

by Jean “Binta” Breeze

The Fifth Figure Jean “Binta” Breeze 9781852247324 Poetry Bloodaxe Books Bloodaxe Books Jean “Binta” Breeze is a popular Jamaican Dub poet and storyteller whose performances are so powerful she has be...

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Dave The Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

by Laban Carrick Hill

Dave The Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Laban Carrick Hill 9780316107310 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group To us it is just dirt, the ground we walk on… But to Dave it...

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American Histories

by John Edgar Wideman

American Histories John Edgar Wideman 9781501178344 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. In a new short story collection, John Edgar Wideman—the acclaimed author of Writing to Save a L...

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Child Support or State Support: Who are We Supporting?

by Nahum Thermidor

Child Support or State Support: Who are We Supporting? Nahum Thermidor B01M6X32OB Nonfiction Amazon Digital Services Amazon Digital Services, Inc. This is the story of two fathers who were put on chil...

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If I Survive You

by Jonathan Escoffery

If I Survive You Jonathan Escoffery 9780374605988 Fiction MCD Macmillan Publishers "If I Survive You is a collection of connected short stories that reads like a novel, that reads like real life, that...

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Alienation and Freedom

by Frantz Fanon

Alienation and Freedom Frantz Fanon 9781474250214 Fiction Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Publishing Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a Martinique-born psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer....

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Mama Ruby

by Mary Monroe

Mama Ruby Mary Monroe 9781496739179 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe! An enduring ta...

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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker

by Jessica Pryce

Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker Jessica Pryce 9780063036192 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former cas...

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All About Feelings

by Khamani J. Radrford and Teresa Kemp

All About Feelings Khamani J. Radrford and Teresa Kemp 9781539138921 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Welcome Friends, this book was done by my Nana & I after many discussions about our...

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Billionaire Baby: How To Make Your Child Rich and Famous

by Emory Drake

Billionaire Baby: How To Make Your Child Rich and Famous Emory Drake 9780976852001 Nonfiction Vaushton Publishing Vaushton Publishing Every parent of a famous child knows this one fact: superstar kids...

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The Awakening of Malcolm X

by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson

The Awakening of Malcolm X Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson 9780374313296 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerfu...

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Those Bones Are Not My Child: A novel

by Toni Cade Bambara

Those Bones Are Not My Child: A novel Toni Cade Bambara 9780679774082 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House Those Bones Are Not My Child is a staggering achievement, a major work of American fiction: t...

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Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story

by Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis

Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis 9781617756580 Nonfiction Edge of Sports Akashic Books "Wyomia Tyus may not be as well known as Wilma Rudolph or Billie Jean King, b...

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Lost! A Caribbean Sea Adventure

by Joanne C. Hillhouse

Lost! A Caribbean Sea Adventure Joanne C. Hillhouse 9780999237212 Fiction Caribbean Reads Publishing Caribbean Reads Publishing Beautifully illustrated by Trinidadian artist Danielle Boodoo-Fortun&eac...

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Art from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter

by Kathy Whitehead

Art from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter Kathy Whitehead 9780399242199 Nonfiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A picture book biography of the remarkable fo...

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Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress

by Alicia D. Williams

Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress Alicia D. Williams 9780593123683 Nonfiction Anne Schwartz Books Penguin Random House Discover the inspiring story of Shirley Chis...

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From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-Class Performances

by Vershawn Ashanti Young

From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-Class Performances Vershawn Ashanti Young 9780814334683 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press In From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black M...

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Where the False Gods Dwell

by Denny S. Bryce

Where the False Gods Dwell Denny S. Bryce 9781496737892 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. Inspired by legendary choreographer Katherine Dunham’s groundbreaking expe...

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Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice

by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood

Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood 9781250311207 Fiction Roaring Brook Press Macmillan Publishers Mahogany L. Browne is a California-born, B...

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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker

by Jessica Pryce

Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services—Notes of a Former Caseworker Jessica Pryce 9780063036208 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins “It’s an invaluable insider account of a pressing social issue....

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Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World

by Dorothy Roberts

Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World Dorothy Roberts 9781541675445 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books An award-winning scholar e...

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Developmental Psychology of the Black Child

by Amos N. Wilson

Developmental Psychology of the Black Child Amos N. Wilson 9780686241836 Nonfiction Africana Research Publications Africana Research Publications Are Black and White Children the same? Are ...

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Beyond Bourbon Street

by Nikesha Elise Williams

Beyond Bourbon Street Nikesha Elise Williams 9781733584869 Fiction NEW Reads Publications NEW Reads Publications How does a couple survive when the one thing that brought them together threatens to te...

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Saturday

by Oge Mora

Saturday Oge Mora 9780316431279 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mother...

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Greatness

by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt

Greatness Kahran and Regis Bethencourt 9780316491174 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Take a journey through Black history and find your greatness in this stunning boo...

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Musical Youth

by Joanne C. Hillhouse

Musical Youth Joanne C. Hillhouse 9781733829960 Fiction Caribbean Reads Publishing Caribbean Reads Publishing 2nd place in the 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature. #12 in Amazon Hot New Releases ...

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Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop

by Lenny Duncan

Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop Lenny Duncan 9781506479026 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media If you want to understand the Black experience in the US, you ...

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The Scott Joplin Rag

by Jonah Winter

The Scott Joplin Rag Jonah Winter 9780358410713 Nonfiction Clarion Books HarperCollins A testament to the power of creating beauty in the face of oppression, this stunning book is a stirring and insig...

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So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story

by Anne Wynter

So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story Anne Wynter 9780063081147 Nonfiction Clarion Books HarperCollins The celebrated author of Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Nell Plants a Tree and a Caldecott Honor artist...

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Me and My Mama: Celebrate Black Joy and Family Love

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Me and My Mama: Celebrate Black Joy and Family Love Carole Boston Weatherford 9781728242460 Fiction Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks A beautiful love letter to everyday moments that celebrates the ...

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I’ll Fly My Own Plane

by Jean Alicia Elster

I’ll Fly My Own Plane Jean Alicia Elster 9780817014070 Fiction Judson Press Judson Press Joe Joe Rawlings faces contemporary challenges in this series of books written around Christian themes for Afri...

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After the Garden

by Doris Jean Austin

After the Garden Doris Jean Austin 9780453005388 Fiction Dutton Books Penguin Random House Elzina Thompkins James, a young Black woman raised in the strict atmosphere of her over-protective grandmothe...

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