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Thomas Sankara and the Pan-African Revolution
A collection of essays on the topic of the Pan-African revolution, including an essay on Thomas Sankara which expands upon Dwayne Wong (Omowale)'s essay on Sankara titled "Thomas Sankara: Africa’s Upright Man."
$22.00
The Legacy of Nelson Mandela and the Struggle in South Africa
The Legacy of Nelson Mandela and the Struggle in South Africa is a short collection of essays on the topic of Nelson Mandela and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. This volume contains the following essays:"On The Legacy of Nelson...
$22.00
Mao, Pan-Africanism, and Other Essays
Mao, Pan-Africanism, and Other Essays is a collection of essays which explores the revolutionary influence of Mao Zedong and his ideologies, particularly as it relates to the Pan-African movement.
$22.00
Bitcoin and the African Revolution
The "Faure Must Go" movement was launched for the purpose of removing the brutal dictatorship in Togo which has lasted in power for over five decades. This collection of essays explores the struggle in Togo, including the role of bitcoin...
$22.00
The Mau Mau Revolution in Kenya
This short volume is a collection of essays on the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya.
$22.00
The Impact of Colonialism and Beyond
This is an essay which covers the negative impact which colonialism had on Africa. This essay is drawn from the final chapter of The Devastation and Economics of the African Holocaust by Dwayne Wong (Omowale).
$22.00
C.L.R. James, Kwame Nkrumah, and Other Essays
A collection of essays on Kwame Nkrumah, C.L.R. James, and other topics relating to the history of the Pan-African movement.
$22.00
Tubal Uriah Butler and Other Essays
A collection of essays in Tubal Uriah Butler and other topics in Caribbean history.
$22.00
John Henrik Clarke and Other Selections on Pan-Africanism
John Henrik Clarke was a prolific Pan-African scholar who committed his life to the upliftment and unification of African people. This volume contains essays on John Henrik Clarke and the Pan-African movement of which he was a part of.
$22.00
Malcolm X, Walter Rodney, and Other Essays
This collection explores a wide range of topics relating to the global Pan-African struggle including Malcolm X's Pan-African vision, Walter Rodney's application of Marxism to the Pan-African liberation struggle, and other topics. The essays in this collection draw mainly from...
$22.00
Harriet Tubman and Martin Delany: Selections on Africans in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman and Martin Delany: Selections on Africans in the Civil War is a collection of essays on Harriet Tubman, Martin Delany, and the Civil War. This volume contains the following essays which were originally published by Dwayne Wong (Omowale):"Martin Delany:...
$22.00
From Mansa Musa to Shaka: Selections on African History and Civilizations
From Mansa Musa to Shaka: Selections on African History and Civilizations is a collection that explores the diversity and complexity of Africa’s history through essays on major figures, kingdoms, and societies across the continent. The collection includes an essay on renowned...
$22.00
Crimes of the Crown: Selections on British Monarchy and Colonialism
A collection of essays on the topic of British colonialism.
$22.00
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning
Don’t miss this “fresh and conversational” (TIME Magazine), “potent and provocative” (The San Francisco Chronicle), #1 New York Times bestselling exploration of racism—and antiracism—in America.This is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now.A book to help us better understand why...
$13.00
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Adapted for Young People
"Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recommend!”—Soledad O’Brien, executive producer of the Peabody Award–winning documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks"A must-read for young people.”—Bryan...
$20.00
Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South
NYPL BEST OF THE YEARBEST OF THE BEST, BLACK CAUCUS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONA stunning collection of oral histories from Black elders who grew up in the Jim Crow SouthThe past is not past. We may think something ancient...
$20.00
Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War
Honor and Fidelity. That is the motto of the 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, the only Puerto Rican unit in the United States Army. Since the regiment’s creation in 1899, the men of the 65th have proudly...
$20.00
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box
For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle.This Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book and National Book Award longlisted work tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement—when...
$10.00
Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America
In this propulsive memoir from Achut Deng and Keely Hutton, inspired by a harrowing New York Times article, Don't Look Back tells a powerful story showing both the ugliness and the beauty of humanity, and the power of not giving up.I want life.After a...
$19.00
King: A Life (Young Adult Edition)
Hailed as “the most compelling account of [Martin Luther] King’s life in a generation” by the Washington Post, the Pulitzer Prize–winning bestseller is now adapted for young adults in this new standard biography of the most famous civil rights activist in...
$20.00
Caste (Adapted for Young Adults)
In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class. Revealing and timely, this work will...
$20.00
Freedom! the Story of the Black Panther Party
Booklist Editors’ ChoiceWINNER of the Russell Freedman Award for Non-Fiction for a Better WorldKnowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, is more than power. It’s magic. That’s what the Black Panther Party did. They...
$20.00
Inheritance: A Visual Poem
They tell me to “fix” my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do you fix this shipwrecked history of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth...
$17.00
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre/Cbrandy Colbert
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award....
$20.00
And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems
*"A powerful, necessary book." SLJ, starred reviewA powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's...
$20.00
American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.“This beautiful and brilliant history of not only what it means to be Black and dream of flying but...
$20.00
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women’s rights by the New York Times bestselling author of Hood Feminism“A beautifully drawn, hold-no-punches, surprisingly deep dive through the history of women's rights around the world, which will entrance kids and adults...
$20.00
Alice on the Run: One Child's Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War
The true odyssey of a young child, Alice Cyuzuzo, as she traverses the roads of Zaire to seek refuge from the civil war that has struck her native Rwanda.Gitarama, the Southern Province of Rwanda, 1994. Five-year-old Alice enjoys a peaceful...
$23.00
Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre
Across the Tracks is a graphic nonfiction account that brings to life the story of Greenwood, Oklahoma―once known as Black Wall Street―and one of the most significant chapters in American history. Written by Alverne Ball and illustrated by Stacey Robinson, the...
$16.00