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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780399590566 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House A sweeping collection of new and selected essays on the Obama era by the Nati...

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Huit ans au pouvoir

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Huit ans au pouvoir Ta-Nehisi Coates 9782321013617 Nonfiction Présence Africaine Présence Africaine Editions Le livre rassemble une sélection des articles les plus influents du jo...

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The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II

by Tonya Abari

The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II Tonya Abari 9780063265769 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A powerful and vibrantly illustrated account of the res...

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The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

by James E. Clyburn

The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation James E. Clyburn 9780316572743 Nonfiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group From one of America’...

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Touched

by Linda Armstrong-Miller

Touched Linda Armstrong-Miller 9780595139187 Fiction iUniverse Author Solutions Be careful who you turn your back on. Help comes in many forms. Matthew Allen found that to be true. Matthew Allen expe...

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The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

by Robert Fleming

The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation Robert Fleming Book Review South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn’s The First Eight: A Personal Histo...

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Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set

by Kwame Dawes

Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes 9781617753558 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books "The chapbooks gathered here are almost overflowing with voice….Each of these chapbo...

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Running to Fall: A Novel

by Kalisha Buckhanon

Running to Fall: A Novel Kalisha Buckhanon 9780979637407 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Also Available in Hardcover “Riveting.” —Amazon Book Review A 2022 Essence, Bu...

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Running to Fall: A Novel

by Kalisha Buckhanon

Running to Fall: A Novel Kalisha Buckhanon 9780979637421 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Also Available in Paperback “Riveting.” —Amazon Book Review A 2022 Essence, Bust...

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Mommy’s Many Arms

by Priscilla Okoye

Mommy’s Many Arms Priscilla Okoye 9781957810409 Fiction Iskanchi Press Iskanchi Press A warm mommy-and-me picture book in which two siblings discover that helping together is better than magic when Mo...

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Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century

by Amos N. Wilson

Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century Amos N. Wilson 9781879164062 Nonfiction Afrikan World Books Afrikan World Books Afrikan life into th...

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The Tragedy of King Christophe

by Aimé Césaire

The Tragedy of King Christophe Aimé Césaire 9780810130586 Fiction Northwestern University Press Northwestern University Press The Tragedy of King Christophe (1963, revised 1970) is recognized as the M...

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Running to Fall

by Publishers Weekly’s Booklife

Running to Fall Publishers Weekly’s Booklife Book Review This review originally appeared on Booklife Buckhanon (Speaking of Summer) reveals the emotional complexity behind the facade...

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African-American Literature Web Sites Launch “Power List” of Best-Selling Books

by Troy Johnson

African-American Literature Web Sites Launch “Power List” of Best-Selling Books Troy Johnson Article FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Troy Johnson:  troy@aalbc.com Gwen Richardson:  grichardson@cu...

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Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014

by Troy Johnson

Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014 Troy Johnson Article Strong Sales Shown Among Hardcover Non-Fiction Titles in Fall Edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-...

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Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It

by Andre M. Perry

Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It Andre M. Perry 9781250869708 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers From the creator of “a unified field theo...

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Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It

by Andre M. Perry

Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It Andre M. Perry 9781250869715 Nonfiction Metropolitan Books Metropolitan Books From the creator of “a unified field theory...

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates 0000000036544350 “I’ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died…clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates.” —To...

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Little Eight John (Picture Puffins)

by Jan Wahl

Little Eight John (Picture Puffins) Jan Wahl 9780140556308 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Little Eight John’s mother warns him that mischief—like sitting backwards in his chair and kicking ...

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Eight Men: Short Stories

by Richard Wright

Eight Men: Short Stories Richard Wright 9780060976811 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins ”Wright’s unrelenting bleak landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of t...

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The Defeat of Black Power: Civil Rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972

by Leonard N. Moore

The Defeat of Black Power: Civil Rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972 Leonard N. Moore 9780807169032 Nonfiction LSU Press Louisiana State University Press For three days in 1972 ...

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The Muntu Poets - Anthology Volume 2: 47 Years Later

by Russell Atkins

The Muntu Poets - Anthology Volume 2: 47 Years Later Russell Atkins 9781681210292 Poetry Uptown Media Joint Ventures Uptown Media Joint Ventures The Muntu Poets - a forgotten voice in the mid to late ...

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Black Power 50

by Sylviane A. Diouf and Komozi Woodward

Black Power 50 Sylviane A. Diouf and Komozi Woodward 9781620971482 Nonfiction The New Press The New Press Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened t...

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Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable

by Zain Asher

Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable Zain Asher 9780063048843 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribut...

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Seven Sisters And A Brother (paperback): Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s

by Marilyn Allman Maye, Harold S. Buchanan, Jannette O. Domingo, Joyce Frisby Baynes, Marilyn Holifield, Myra E. Rose, Bridget Van Gronigen Warren, and Aundrea White Kelley

Seven Sisters And A Brother (paperback): Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s Marilyn Allman Maye, Harold S. Buchanan, Jannette O. Domingo, Joyce Frisby...

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Seven Sisters And A Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s

by Marilyn Allman Maye, Harold S. Buchanan, Jannette O. Domingo, Joyce Frisby Baynes, Marilyn Holifield, Myra E. Rose, Bridget Van Gronigen Warren, and Aundrea White Kelley

Seven Sisters And A Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s Marilyn Allman Maye, Harold S. Buchanan, Jannette O. Domingo, Joyce Frisby Baynes, Mar...

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Top 40 Books Read by African Americans

by Troy Johnson

Top 40 Books Read by African Americans Troy Johnson Article Power List Best-Selling Books • Winter 2015 NAACP Image Award Literary Nominees Well Represented on Winter Edition of the Power List of ...

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Power Moves Study Guide: What the Bible Says about How You Can Reclaim and Redefine Your God-Given Power

by Sarah Jakes Roberts

Power Moves Study Guide: What the Bible Says about How You Can Reclaim and Redefine Your God-Given Power Sarah Jakes Roberts 9780310151050 Nonfiction Harperchristian Resources HarperCollins In the Pow...

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Gordon Parks Stokely Carmichael and Black Power

by Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks Stokely Carmichael and Black Power Gordon Parks 9783969990940 Nonfiction Steidl Steidl A nuanced profile, in image and text, of the great Black Power leader at the exhilarating moment of...

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Power Rangers Unlimited: Edge of Darkness

by L.L. McKinney

Power Rangers Unlimited: Edge of Darkness L.L. McKinney 9781684157440 Fiction BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios For the first time ever, discover the true stories behind two of the most popular Power Ranger...

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Where the Children Take Us

by Zain Asher

Where the Children Take Us Zain Asher 9780063048836 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribute to her mother’s strength and determinati...

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Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (Special Value)

by Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant

Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (Special Value) Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant 9781250846655 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Best friends face down a tragedy in this beloved no...

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Mourner’s Bench: A Novel

by Sanderia Faye

Mourner’s Bench: A Novel Sanderia Faye 9781557286789 Fiction University of Arkansas Press University of Arkansas Press At the First Baptist Church of Maeby, Arkansas, the sins of the child belonged to...

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The Muntu Poets Of Cleveland

by Russell Atkins

The Muntu Poets Of Cleveland Russell Atkins 9781681210315 Poetry Uptown Media Joint Ventures Uptown Media Joint Ventures This is the very first anthology by the Muntu Poets - a forgotten voice in the ...

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The Courageous Six Triple Eight: The All-Black Female Battalion of World War II

by Artika R. Tyner

The Courageous Six Triple Eight: The All-Black Female Battalion of World War II Artika R. Tyner 9781666334067 Nonfiction Capstone Press Capstone Press When the United States entered World War II, it h...

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Power List Best-Selling Books • Spring 2015

by Troy Johnson

Power List Best-Selling Books • Spring 2015 Troy Johnson Article Multi-Title Authors Find Success on Spring 2015 Edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books May 22, 2015 ...

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The Power in Surrender: 100 Ways to Tap Into the Courage to Trust God’s Plan Over Fear, Worry, and Doubt

by Sarah Jakes Roberts

The Power in Surrender: 100 Ways to Tap Into the Courage to Trust God’s Plan Over Fear, Worry, and Doubt Sarah Jakes Roberts 9781400236923 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing F...

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Staying Power: A Guided Journal to Living Changed, Connected, and Confident

by Sarah Jakes Roberts

Staying Power: A Guided Journal to Living Changed, Connected, and Confident Sarah Jakes Roberts 9781400237838 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing Does the pressure to do more, ...

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The Black Power Movement: Rethinking The Civil Rights-Black Power Era

by Peniel E. Joseph

The Black Power Movement: Rethinking The Civil Rights-Black Power Era Peniel E. Joseph 9780415945967 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge The Black Power Movement remains an enigma. Often misunderstood and ...

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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

by Kam Williams

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Kam Williams black_power_fist.jpg Film Review Black Revolution of the Sixties Revisited via Swedish Cinematic Collage   The Black Power Mixtape 1967-19...

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Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick

by Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West 9780062915795 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins From “one of the greatest writers of our time” (as described by Toni M...

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Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption

by Phil Allen Jr.

Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption Phil Allen Jr. 9781506469331 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media On December 10, 1953, tragedy hit a family when Nathaniel Allen was mur...

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Tarkisha M. Wallace Shares a Personal Tragedy in Her New Book

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Tarkisha M. Wallace Shares a Personal Tragedy in Her New Book Book Spotlights Wallace, a Licensed Professional Counselor, shares a personal tragedy in her new book, Little Girl Arise. Her book will he...

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Mourning Katrina, A Poetic Response to Tragedy

by Angela Y. Davis

Mourning Katrina, A Poetic Response to Tragedy Angela Y. Davis 9780980007787 Poetry Mariner Companies Mariner Companies The Mourning Katrina National Writing Project helped survivors deal with the emo...

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Pieces of Dreams

by Donna Hill

Pieces of Dreams Donna Hill 9781583140208 Fiction Kimani Press Kimani Press Tragedy brought Maxine Sherman and Quinten Parker together years ago, until another woman stole Quinn away from her. For as ...

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Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, And Tragedy Inside The Johnson & Johnson Dynasty

by Jerry Oppenheimer

Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, And Tragedy Inside The Johnson & Johnson Dynasty Jerry Oppenheimer 9780312662110 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers From the founders of the international h...

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Race, Power & Politics: Memoirs Of An Acorn Whistleblower

by Michael Mccray

Race, Power & Politics: Memoirs Of An Acorn Whistleblower Michael Mccray 9780984690671 Nonfiction American Banner Books American Banner Books The only book of its kind, ACORN 8: Race, Power & Politics...

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Black Power Encyclopedia: From Black Is Beautiful to Urban Uprisings [2 Volumes]

by Akinyele Umoja, Karin L. Stanford, and Jasmin A. Young

Black Power Encyclopedia: From Black Is Beautiful to Urban Uprisings [2 Volumes] Akinyele Umoja, Karin L. Stanford, and Jasmin A. Young 9781440840067 Nonfiction Greenwood Publishing Group Greenwood Pu...

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Eight Days: A Story Of Haiti

by Edwidge Danticat

Eight Days: A Story Of Haiti Edwidge Danticat 9780545278492 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and ...

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Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics

by Cedric Johnson

Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics Cedric Johnson 9780816644780 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press The Black P...

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When We Were Black

by Blakk Jack Samm

When We Were Black Blakk Jack Samm 9781524614461 Nonfiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions The book is called When We Were Black. I came up with the book, or the book came up to me several years ago. It...

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West of Rehoboth

by Alexs D. Pate

West of Rehoboth Alexs D. Pate Excerpt The soft summer held them all. They gently sat upon the shimmering flecks of sun hidden in the cut grass. They came together like this every Fourth of July. It ...

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Twenty-Eight Dates

by Michelle Lindo-Rice

Twenty-Eight Dates Michelle Lindo-Rice 9781335594570 Fiction Harlequin Enterprises ULC Harlequin Enterprises Limited Not looking for a hero…But she found one!When pregnant widow Courtney Meadows stea...

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Eight Minutes of Heaven

by Robert Fleming

Eight Minutes of Heaven Robert Fleming Book Review Travis English, author of Knights of Paris, returns with his second work of fiction, Eight Minutes of Heaven, a story about Derek Treadwell, w...

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Marketing Your Book – Eight Unique Ways to Promote Your Book

by Desiree Day

Marketing Your Book – Eight Unique Ways to Promote Your Book Desiree Day Article Marketing Your Book - Eight Unique Ways to Promote Your Book by Desiree Day Whether you have just completed yo...

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Against Wind and Tide: The African American Struggle Against the Colonization Movement

by Ousmane K. Power-Greene

Against Wind and Tide: The African American Struggle Against the Colonization Movement Ousmane K. Power-Greene 9781479823178 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press Against Wind...

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Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power To Barack Obama

by Peniel E. Joseph

Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power To Barack Obama Peniel E. Joseph 9780465033133 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s is now remembered...

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The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House

by Jesse J. Holland

The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House Jesse J. Holland 9781493008469 Nonfiction Lyons Press Lyons Press How did you begin researching the story? Only one ...

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Cornelius Eady

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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

by Thumper

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Thumper Book Review The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow is the most remarkable debut novel that I have read in years! The small novel about a young girl...

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If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor

by John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams

If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams 9781560259183 Fiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group Though it is hard to imagine what America w...

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If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor

by John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams

If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams 9781560250623 Fiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group Though it would be hard to imagine an Americ...

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Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited—And the Fight to Retake Control

by Lisa E. Davis

Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited—And the Fight to Retake Control Lisa E. Davis 9781982175993 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. An exploratio...

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Woleté The Story of an Enslaved Ethiopian Girl

by Aklilu Kidanu Woldegiorgis

Woleté The Story of an Enslaved Ethiopian Girl Aklilu Kidanu Woldegiorgis Excerpt Part 5 The Catastrophe In one unsuspecting bright morning, the lives of a happy girl and her childhood friends ch...

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Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt

by Jack Olsen

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Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force

by Sarah Jakes Roberts

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The Brand Within: The Power Of Branding From Birth To The Boardroom (Display Of Power Series)

by Daymond John

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Kill Or Be Killed: An American Tragedy

by Anasa Maat

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Hire Power: How to Find, Get and Keep a Job

by Andrea Foy

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The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken

by Wendell Pierce and Rod Dreher

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I Came to Slay: The Black Girl’s Guide to Conquering Every Battle

by Elizabeth Leiba

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The Power of Character in Leadership: How Values, Morals, Ethics, and Principles Affect Leaders

by Myles Munroe

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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

by Jon Meacham

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Jon Meacham 9781400063253 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divid...

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Barbara Ransby

Barbara Ransby 000000038357030X Barbara Ransby, a renowned historian, writer, and activist, serves as a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She leads the Social Justice Initiative and...

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Is This The Way To Joy

by Stephanie Outten

Is This The Way To Joy Stephanie Outten 9780997460803 Nonfiction Cocoon to Wings Publishing Cocoon to Wings Publishing Life has a way of vomiting all over you leaving you to lay in it or trust God to ...

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A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa

by Howard W. French

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Waiting ’Til The Midnight Hour: A Narrative History Of Black Power In America

by Peniel E. Joseph

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Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know

by Denene Millner and Nick Chiles

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Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial

by James A. Miller

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Alice Walker

Alice Walker 0000000114547953 “…a genius of African-American literature.” Alice Walker, born 1944 in Georgia, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author known for her novel, “The Color Purp...

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Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing

by Michele E. Lee

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One Summer in Savannah

by Terah Shelton Harris

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The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto

by Charles M. Blow

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A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story

by Elaine Brown

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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

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Ousmane K. Power-Greene

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Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice

by Carol Taylor

Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice Carol Taylor Book Review Much more than a memoir, Black Power, Black Lawyer traces not only Nkechi Taifa’s personal life, and her decad...

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Vision with Purpose and Power: A 90-Day Devotional

by Myles Munroe

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Electa Rome Parks

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Unburdened by Conscience: A Black People’s Collective Account of America’s Antebellum So

by Kam Williams

Unburdened by Conscience: A Black People’s Collective Account of America’s Antebellum So Kam Williams Book Review "While pursuing my Bachelor of Arts degree in college, I took a lot of history cour...

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On My Journey Now: Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals

by Nikki Giovanni

On My Journey Now: Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals Nikki Giovanni Excerpt America was looking for very, very, very cheap labor, because they wanted workers who were e...

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American Way: Those Above and Below

by John Ridley

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Sam Greenlee

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From the Crack House to the White House: My Journey from Tragedy to Trauma to Triumph

by Tonja Myles

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The Tragedy of Brady Sims

by Ernest J. Gaines

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Legend of the Luna (The Moon Cried Blood) (Volume 1)

by Sumiko Saulson

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Diane McKinney-Whetstone

Diane McKinney-Whetstone 000000006771958X Diane McKinney-Whetstone, acclaimed author of eight novels, tells stories of Philadelphia communities. Her latest novel, Lazaretto, was released in 2016. She...

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Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt

by Jack Olsen

Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt Jack Olsen 9780385493680 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House Jack Olsen’s Last Man Standing is the gripping story of Geronimo Pratt, war...

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