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Disintegration : The Splintering of Black America (Paperback)

The African American population in the United States has always been seen as a single entity: a Black America with unified interests and needs. In his groundbreaking book Disintegration Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson argues that... more

Post Black : How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity (Paperback)

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Get by : A Survival Guide for Black Gay Youth

To be a male who is both Black and Gay is often referred to as the greatest taboo . Growing up with such a stigma presents the young African-American homosexual with a lifetime of dilemmas. This book gives Black Gay youth a comprehensive guide to... more

Rooming in the Master s House: Power and Privilege in the Rise of Black Conservatism (Hardcover)

Rooming in the Master s House is a strikingly original portrait of the black conservative movement by two of the most celebrated African American scholars. Asante and Hall show that today s black conservative movement can be traced to the original... more

I Will Wear No Chain!: A Social History of African American Males (Hardcover)

This volume traces the social history of African American men from the days of slavery to the present focusing on their achievements their changing image and their role in American society. The author places the contemporary issue of Black men s... more

Our Black History Poster African American (24x18)

A beautifully designed educational 24x18 inch poster of prominent African-Americans. Features 11 African-American historical figures along with a short biography: Ruby Dee Barack Obama Shirley Chisholm Mary Mcleod Bethune John Johnson Malcolm X... more

Pre-Owned African American Women and Christian Activism : New York s Black YWCA 1905-1945 9780674007789

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Emma Jeanne and Ralph : A Dramatic Tale About African American Folklore in the Old South (Paperback)

Emma Jeanne and Ralph a romantic tale set in Jim Crow 1950 s. Their hormones running wild a sexual encounter leads to an untimely pregnancy. Should they get married? Should she get an abortion? For black girls the latter is strictly forbidden. Sex... more

Black Economics: Solutions for Economic and Community Empowerment (Paperback - Used) 091354325X 9780913543252

Jawanza Kunjufu examines how to keep black businesses and the more than $450 billion generated by them in the black community. more

Pre-Owned Developing Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children (Paperback) 0913543012 9780913543016

The relationship between self-esteem and student achievement. more

Pre-Owned Black Communists Speak on Scottsboro : A Documentary History 9781592135974 Used

Black Communists Speak on Scottsboro an account of a neglected chapter in the story of the Scottsboro saga gives voice to a segment of the African American community that has often been ignored or distorted: black Communists. CONDITION – USED:... more

Triple Exposure : Black Jewish and Red in The 1950 s 9780758201133 Used / Pre-owned

In this memoir Dexter Jeffries tells about his experiences growing up in New York City with a black father and a white mother both members of the American Communist Party at the height of the McCarthy era. His childhood was framed by the struggles... more

Pre-Owned African American Firsts : Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America (Updated) 9780758241665

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Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans (Paperback)

Black Oscars is a timely exploration of the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards and African American participation in film. Reflecting on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award s inception to the present this book is an... more

Pre-Owned Motivating and Preparing Black Youth for Success (Paperback) 9780913543023

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Pre-Owned Black Male(d) : Peril and Promise in the Education of African American Males 9780807754900

Examines the chronic under-performance of African American males in US schools. Citing a plethora of disturbing academic outcomes for Black males this book focuses on the historical structural educational psychological emotional and cultural factors... more

Restoring the Mind of Black America (Paperback)

An African American Images publication --P. [4] of cover. With a premise that the African American mind continues to deal with the impact of slavery on many levels this proactive discussion analyzes the effect of such mental strain on black culture... more

New Black Renaissance : The Souls Anthology of Critical African-American Studies 9781594511424 Used / Pre-owned

Argues for a more radical and critical approach to Black Studies. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages... more

African American Women in the News: Gender Race and Class in Journalism (Hardcover)

African American Women in the News offers the first in-depth examination of the varied representations of Black women in American journalism from analyses of coverage of domestic abuse and crack mothers to exploration of new media coverage of... more

African American Firsts : Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America 9780758202437 Used / Pre-owned

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Enhancing Education for African American Students : New York City African American Educational Administrators Speak Out (Paperback)

African American students face a number of unique challenges in their educational careers that often impact their success. Informed by the complexity of the Black educational experience in New York City this groundbreaking book by Dr. Denise... more

An Introduction to Black Studies (Hardcover)

For hundreds of years the American public education system has neglected to fully examine discuss and acknowledge the vast and rich history of people of African descent who have played a pivotal role in the transformation of the United States. The... more

Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study and History of Pennsylvania s Black American Population; their Education Environment and Work (Hardcover)

W. E. B. Du Bois s groundbreaking social study of black Americans living in Philadelphia at the end of the 1800s remains an outstanding and thorough example of sociology. Using knowledge gained from research of black neighborhoods during his time at... more

Pre-Owned Black Jacks : African American Seamen in the Age of Sail 9780674076242

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What Sorrows Labour in My Parent s Breast? : A History of the Enslaved Black Family (Hardcover)

In What Sorrows Labour in My Parents Breast? Brenda Stevenson provides a long overdue concise history to help the reader understand this vitally important African American institution as it evolved and survived under the extreme opposition that the... more

New Critical Viewpoints on Society: Indian Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations African Peoples European Invasions 1492-1790 (Hardcover)

This book traces 500 years of European-American colonization and racialized dominance expanding our common assumptions about the ways racialization was used to build capitalism and the modern world-system. Professor Fenelon draws on personal... more

New Critical Viewpoints on Society: Indian Black and Irish: Indigenous Nations African Peoples European Invasions 1492-1790 (Paperback)

This book traces 500 years of European-American colonization and racialized dominance expanding our common assumptions about the ways racialization was used to build capitalism and the modern world-system. Professor Fenelon draws on personal... more

The Conversation : How Men and Women Can Build Loving Trusting Relationships (Paperback)

In his first book for adults the New York Times bestselling author sparks honest dialogues between men and women in the tradition of Steve Harvey s Act Like a Lady Think Like a Man. Only 34 percent of African-American children today are raised in... more

Pre-Owned Black Television Travels : African American Media Around the Globe 9780814737217

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Pre-Owned Driving While Black : African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights 9781631498695

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Pre-Owned The Other Side of Middletown: Exploring Muncie s African American Community: Exploring Muncie s African American Community Paperback

Prompted by the overt omission of Muncie s black community from the famous study by Lynd and Lynd Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture the authors uncover the neglected part of the story of Middletown a well-known pseudonym for the... more

Racial Integrity and Other Features of the Negro Problem (Hardcover)

African-American studies refers to the study of the history culture and politics of Black Americans. This includes the study of African-American literature history politics religion and religious studies sociology and many other humanities and... more

Pre-Owned More Than Black: Multiracial Identity & New Racial Order (Paperback 9781566399098) by G Reginald Daniel

9781566399098. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 304. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. In the United States anyone with even a trace of African American ancestry has been... more

Pre-Owned Black Rage in the American Prison System (Hardcover 9781593321000) by Rosevelt Noble

9781593321000. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 318. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 318 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Criminal Justice Recent Scholarship. Noble s thesis is that African-American inmates... more

Pre-Owned Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation (Audiobook) by Candace Owens Larry Elder

9781797105505. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Audiobook CD. Language: English. 5 CDs. Political activist and social media star Candace Owens explains all the reasons how the Democratic Party policies hurt rather than help the African-American community... more

Pre-Owned African American Organized Crime: A Social History (Paperback 9780813524450) by Rufus Schatzberg Robert J Kelly

9780813524450. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 288. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white. While stories of organized crime most often dwell on groups like the Mafia... more

The Myth of the Negro Past (Paperback 9780807009055) by Melville Herskovits

9780807009055. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 416. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. In his unprecedented study of black history and culture Herskovits reveals a rich African heritage in religious and... more

Pre-Owned All God s Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence (Paperback) 0307280330 9780307280336

A timely reissue of Fox Butterfield s masterpiece All God s Children a searing examination of the caustic cumulative effect of racism and violence over 5 generations of black Americans. Willie Bosket is a brilliant violent man who began his criminal... more