{"title":"Women's Studies","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-odyssey-of-phillis-wheatley-a-poets-journeys-through-american-slavery-and-independence","title":"The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Thoroughly researched, beautifully rendered and cogently argued . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis [. . .] historical biography at its best.” ―Kerri Greenidge,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(Editors’ Choice)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose extraordinary poetry set African American literature at the heart of the American Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdmired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published in London, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led one of the most extraordinary American lives. Seized in West Africa and forced into slavery as a child, she was sold to a merchant family in Boston, where she became a noted poet at a young age. Mastering the Bible, Greek and Latin translations, and the works of Pope and Milton, she composed elegies for local elites, celebrated political events, praised warriors, and used her verse to variously lampoon, question, and assert the injustice of her enslaved condition. “Can I then but pray \/ Others may never feel tyrannic sway?” By doing so, she added her voice to a vibrant, multisided conversation about race, slavery, and discontent with British rule; before and after her emancipation, her verses shook up racial etiquette and used familiar forms to create bold new meanings. She demonstrated a complex but crucial fact of the times: that the American Revolution both strengthened and limited Black slavery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new biography, the historian David Waldstreicher offers the fullest account to date of Wheatley’s life and works, correcting myths, reconstructing intimate friendships, and deepening our understanding of her verse and the revolutionary era. Throughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he demonstrates the continued vitality and resonance of a woman who wrote, in a founding gesture of American literature, “Thy Power, O Liberty, makes strong the weak \/ And (wond’rous instinct) Ethiopians speak.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFarrar, Straus and Giroux (March 7, 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e496 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0809098245\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0809098248\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Waldstreicher, David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42648424284336,"sku":"0809098245","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/416B6duba9L._SX331_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1683017343"},{"product_id":"the-hebrew-israelite-womens-companion-book-for-the-virtuous-woman","title":"The Hebrew Israelite Women's Companion Book: for the virtuous woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-collapse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"B08Y654CF3\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ir1w8n-hqzuyl-3p5mot-yrj535\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring the last captivity in the Western World, the Hebrew Israelite nation, culture and identity has been totally destroyed and erased. This was according to prophecy. Ps.83:4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Deut. 28:61-62 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will The Most High bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of The Most High thy Power.But now the time of restoration and nation-building has come. The true Israelites, Hebrews by blood, are commanded to rebuild and restore their nation. The teachings in this book are geared towards helping andencouraging Hebrew Israelite sisters to return back to the Hebrew Israelite culture. This book is a tool, for, as Isaiah 4:4 says:“washing away the filth of the Daughters of Zion”. The Most High has given us laws, statutes,and commandments to obey. By complying, we show our obedience to The Most High our Father.Deut. 28:1-3 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of The Most High thy Power, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that The Most High thy Power will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of The Most High thy Power. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field …It is time for nation building and restoration!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-interactable-container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-label-expand\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" expander-index=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"readInteractable\" name=\"read-less\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-icon collapse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yasharahla, The Wives of Azar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43064072863920,"sku":"9798716683693","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/61bwDsM60kL._SY342.jpg?v=1704405628"},{"product_id":"israelite-woman-10-commandments-of-spiritual-living-for-hebrew-israelite-women","title":"Israelite Woman: 10 Commandments of Spiritual Living, for Hebrew, Israelite, Women.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-collapse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1704717663\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"w2cns9-gnfn74-216s29-wdr1cv\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_desktopTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroductionThis guidebook was written to help Hebrew Israelite women, to assist them in living their best life under the Laws and Commandments of The Most High God. I have been living as a Virtuous Hewbrew Israelite for the past 10 years, and I do hope this book finds Hebrew women who know in their hearts, that Virtuous spiritual living, as an Israelite, is their destiny. May the Most High bless, and guide you on your spiritual journey, my beautiful Hebrew Sisters of Zion. Bless. (This book has a free prayer ebook at the end also written for Melanated Queens, Titled “Black Woman Prayers”)What can this book do for me?If you are new to the Israelie way of life, as a Hebrew woman, this book will answer some questions for you...If you are seasoned to this way of life, then this book probably won’t elighen you that much. If you are reading this book as a study guide for a paper, or for a publication, then this is not a resource for such things. This book is based on the KJV BibleI was spiritually guided to write this book for my people, to bring them into the faith and way of life that is rightfully theirs. This book is a guide for Hebrew women, who want to embrace their spiritual truth, as Israel. With that being said, let's check out some of the headings that are within the book, so that you the reader will have an idea of the topics that will be covered under the various headings. Breakdown of Topic\/Headings#1 Going Vegan as a Hebrew Israelite WomanWhatsoever go upon all fours“Thou shalt not kill”Why Eating Red Meat is Unhealthy...How I “went Vegan” For YahProtein from other food sources…#2 Separate yourself...for YahWhy separate yourself from the heathen?Save your heathen friend from a distanceMinimize the outside influence of SatanStay pure and humbleBabylon friendships are impossible…#3 Dreadlocks as a Hebrew IsraeliteIsrael have a natural spiritual AntennaKeep locs clean for spiritual downloadsBlock negative energies of others#4 The Marriage bed is sacredLust is of SatanGod will Judge all sexually immoral sin!#5 The Importance of Daily Bible Study in IsraelTeach Israel Children the WordCompetency in all thingsThe Word Helps Israel to Navigate lifeThe Word Helps us to Prevent SinThe word brings blessingsTraining in Righteousness#6 PrayerWhen should an Israelite pray?Where should an Israelite pray?#7 UniformWhat does the Most High look like?Israelitew Women’s Uniform consists of…Does your Uniform represent the Most High?Dress as a Teacher and Representative of Yah#8 Unity and restoration for Israel3 things “Unity” means for Israel#9 Destiny\/ZionWhat is the purpose of The Israelite Way of Life?Is God in the sky?Who is Zion?What is Heaven\/Zion like for Israel?#10 Sabbath (Holy day of Israel)When is the Holy Sabbath day of Israel?What activities should Israel do on the Holy Sabbath day?What activities should Israel not do on the Holy Sabbath day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-interactable-container\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pInfoTabCExpander-label-expand\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" expander-index=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"readInteractable\" name=\"continue-reading\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Empress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43064126505136,"sku":"9781704717661","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/41WoFC94HFL._SY445_SX342.jpg?v=1704410406"},{"product_id":"learning-to-remember-the-things-we-ve-learned-to-forget-endarkened-feminisms-spirituality-and-the-sacred-nature-of-research-and-teaching","title":"Learning to (Re)member the Things We’ve Learned to Forget: Endarkened Feminisms, Spirituality, and the Sacred Nature of Research and Teaching","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFeminist research has both held and contested experience as a category of epistemological importance, often as a secular notion. However, spirituality and sacred knowing are also fundamental to a Black\/endarkened feminist epistemology in teaching and research, given the historical and cultural experiences of African ascendant women worldwide. How can (re)membering bear witness to our individual and collective spiritual consciousness and generate new questions that inform feminist theory and practice? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLearning to (Re)member the Things We’ve Learned to Forget\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores that question. 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She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, and - from strangers and family alike - discrimination. And she is not alone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite increasingly liberal world views, Black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society’s perception of Black hair - and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racism - and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeeply researched and powerfully resonant,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTwisted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproves that far from being \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eonly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for Black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dabiri, Emma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43243954536624,"sku":"9781094157429","price":79.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/819rivnGD2L._AC_UY218.jpg?v=1709936865"},{"product_id":"twisted-the-tangled-history-of-black-hair-culture-3","title":"Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture ( Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri comes a timely and resonant essay collection exploring the ways in which Black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri’s own journey to loving her hair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. 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Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racism - and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeeply researched and powerfully resonant,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTwisted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproves that far from being \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eonly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for Black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dabiri, Emma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43243996643504,"sku":"9780062966728","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/51gEGQubs7L.jpg?v=1709937305"},{"product_id":"twisted-the-tangled-history-of-black-hair-culture-4","title":"Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri comes a timely and resonant essay collection exploring the ways in which Black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri’s own journey to loving her hair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. 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Weaving a rich tapestry of experiences with a sex positive outlook, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Sex Lives of African Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an empowering, subversive book that celebrates the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women's multifaceted sexuality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom a queer community in Egypt, to polyamorous life in Senegal, and a reflection on the intersection of religion and pleasure in Cameroon, feminist author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah explores the many layers of love and desire, its expression, and how it defines who we are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex for her blog, “Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women.” For this book she spoke to over 30 African women across the globe while chronicling her own journey toward sexual freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43297895809200,"sku":"9781662650819","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/9781662650819-2.jpg?v=1711580413"},{"product_id":"female-fear-factory-unravelling-patriarchys-cultures-of-violence","title":"Female Fear Factory: Unravelling Patriarchy's Cultures of Violence","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Patriarchy does not respect national boundaries. 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She shows how seemingly disparate effects, like driving bans, street harassment, and coercive professors, are the product of the ever-turning machinery of the female fear factory, and its use of fear as a tool of patriarchal subjugation and punishment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFemale Fear Factory: Unravelling Patriarchy's Cultures of Violence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a sobering account of patriarchal violence in the world, and a hopeful vision for the work of unapologetic feminist imaginative strategies across the globe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gqola, Pumla Dineo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43317697249456,"sku":"9781913175153","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/81p7AMBdUYL._SL1500.jpg?v=1711819829"},{"product_id":"she-called-me-woman-nigerias-queer-women-speak","title":"She Called Me Woman: Nigeria's Queer Women Speak","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe put together this collection of twenty-five narratives to correct the invisibility, the confusion, the caricaturizing and the writing out of queer women from history.” This stirring and intimate collection brings together 25 captivating narratives to paint a vivid portrait of what it means to be a queer Nigerian woman. Covering an array of experiences - the joy and excitement of first love, the agony of lost love and betrayal, the sometimes-fraught relationship between sexuality and spirituality, addiction and suicide, childhood games and laughter - She Called Me Woman sheds light on how Nigerian queer women, despite their differences, attempt to build a life together in a climate of fear. Through first-hand accounts, She Called Me Woman challenges us to rethink what it means to be a Nigerian ‘woman’, negotiating relationships, money, sexuality and freedom, identifying outside the gender binary, and the difficulties of achieving hopes and dreams under the constraints of societal expectations and legal terrorism. These beautifully told stories of resistance and resilience reveal the realities of a community that refuses to be invisible any longer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Azeenarh Mohammed, Chitra Nagarajan, Rafeeat Aliyu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43325830725808,"sku":"9781911115595","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/81tH9VxQJ-L._SL1500.jpg?v=1711998357"},{"product_id":"sold-out-how-black-feminism-lost-its-soul","title":"Sold Out: How Black Feminism Lost Its Soul","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAre advertising campaigns really the tools with which we dismantle the master's house? 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The wildly imperfect women of slick braids, shiny skin and succulent lips, building new homes from clouds for future legions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere congregate the women, womxn and womyn who do not believe in tough love that disguises hurt just to prove a point. They dance with the dead with exquisite feet, cheekbones high, reflecting their mothers' smiles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause no one claps for martyrs, these dirty\/pretty women learn to walk cities like they own them, choosing the battles of their hearts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf this collection teaches anything, it is that love is always messy, that our sacrament requires wet wipes and that we are just flesh and bone honing practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Natalia Molebatsi , Staceyann Chin, Nikki Giovanni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43326069407920,"sku":"9781913175252","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/81kn4kplHBS._AC_UY218.jpg?v=1712003303"},{"product_id":"what-do-you-need-how-women-of-color-can-take-ownership-of-their-careers-to-accelerate-their-path-to-success","title":"What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLauren Wesley Wilson, businesswoman and founder and CEO of ColorComm Corporation uncovers the skills that women of color need to know to reach leadership positions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat do you need?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This question, as simple as it is powerful, is not often asked of women of color. But the answer to this question could be the difference between dreaming of a successful life and actually living one.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs founder and CEO of ColorComm Corporation, Lauren Wesley Wilson has been on the forefront of empowering women to become leaders and changemakers in business. At age 25, Lauren founded ColorComm, which began as an informal networking luncheon series and has since evolved into a multimillion-dollar communications company.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike any successful venture, your career needs a strategic plan; and that starts by determining where you want to go and what you need to get there. 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The home and the family. And the children and the food. The friendships. The work. The work of the world. And the work of being human. The memories. And the troubles. And the sorrows and the triumphs. And the love.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the spring of 2021, Maira and Alex Kalman created a small, limited-edition booklet “Women Holding Things,” which featured select recent paintings by Maira, accompanied by her insightful and deeply personal commentary. The booklet quickly sold out. Now, the Kalmans have expanded that original publication into this extraordinary visual compendium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWomen Holding Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e includes the bright, bold images featured in the booklet as well as an additional sixty-seven new paintings highlighted by thoughtful and intimate anecdotes, recollections, and ruminations. Most are portraits of women, both ordinary and famous, including Virginia Woolf, Sally Hemings, Hortense Cezanne, Gertrude Stein, as well as Kalman’s family members and other real-life people. These women hold a range of objects, from the mundane—balloons, a cup, a whisk, a chicken, a hat—to the abstract—dreams and disappointments, sorrow and regret, joy and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKalman considers the many things that fit physically and metaphorically between women’s hands: We see a woman hold a book, hold shears, hold children, hold a grudge, hold up, hold her own. In visually telling their stories, Kalman lays bare the essence of women’s lives—their tenacity, courage, vulnerability, hope, and pain. 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Maira Kalman’s unique work is a celebration of life, of the act and the art of living, offering an original way of examining and understanding all that is important in our world—and ultimately within ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kalman, Maira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332739563696,"sku":"9780062846679","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/81cZVlEKFjL._AC_UY218.jpg?v=1712111946"},{"product_id":"barbara-jordan-american-hero-paperback","title":"Barbara Jordan: American Hero (paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarbara Jordan was the first African American to serve in the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, and the first to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention. 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