Cultural/ Ethnic & Regional
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Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement: A Brief Introduction
$16.95 Read more“When you make an observation, you have an obligation.”
–M.K. AsanteDeidra R. Moore-Janvier, Esq.–African American wife, mother, attorney, and advocate for social change–did just that. It was in 201
- Author: Moore, Deidra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1645438554
- Language: English
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Nimrods: A Fake-Punk Self-Hurt Anti-Memoir
$19.95 Add to cartIn Nimrods, Kawika Guillermo chronicles the agonizing absurdities of being a newly minted professor (and overtired father) hired to teach in a Social Justice Institute while haunted by the inner ghost… [more below]
- Author: Guillermo, Kawika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1478024925
- Language: English
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You’ve Changed: Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar
$16.95 Read moreIn this electric debut essay collection, a Myanmar millennial playfully challenges us to examine the knots and complications of immigration status, eating habits, Western feminism in an Asian home, an… [more below]
- Author: War, Pyae Moe Thet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1646222008
- Language: English
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A Redemptive Path Forward: From Incarceration to a Life of Activism
$16.95 Read moreA motivational memoir by a formerly incarcerated man who transformed from founder and leader of the Dallas Bloods to a practitioner of peace and nonviolence in the neighborhood he once helped destroy … [more below]
- Author: Lucky, Antong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1640095934
- Language: English
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
$9.99 Read moreBooker T. Washington’s famous 1901 memoir, Up From Slavery, charts Washington’s rise from an enslaved child with a passion for learning to the nation’s most prominent Black educator and first presiden… [more below]
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Washington, Booker T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1454949996
- Language: English
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Cowfolk’s Guide to Getting Older
$14.99 Read moreHard-won and universal wisdom from the ranch for those folks gittin’ up in years.
Judge Roy English has probably seen or heard it all in his courtroom. And now that he is retired and getting a little o
- Series: Western Humor
- Author: English, Roy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1423651723
- Language: English
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DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson
$5.99 Read moreIn this kids’ biography, discover the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and one of the subjects of the best-selling book and movie Hidden Figures.
It was an incredible acc- Series: DK Life Stories
- Author: Wilkins, Ebony Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1465479120
- Language: English
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Die Nigger Die!: A Political Autobiography of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin
$14.95 Read moreMore than any other black leader, H. Rap Brown, chairman of the radical Black Power organization Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came to symbolize the ideology of black revolution. T… [more below]
- Author: Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin), H. Rap
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1556524528
- Language: English
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Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa
$24.95 Add to cartFirst published in 1974, and edited by John Henrik Clarke with the aid of Amy Jacques Garvey, this is a superbly edited collection of writings reflecting the life and work of Marcus Garvey. Included a… [more below]
- Author: Clarke, John Henrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 525
- Publish Date: August 30 2011
- ISBN10: 1574780476
- Language: English
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Bajo Las Palmas Reales: Una Infancia Cubana
$13.95 Read moreThe author offers young readers an inspiring collection of stories and memoirs drawn from her childhood in Cuba. Heartwarming, poignant, and often humorous, these memories encourage children to discov… [more below]
- Author: Ada, Alma Flor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: March 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1631139711
- Language: Spanish
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A Fly in a Pail of Milk: The Herb Carnegie Story
$18.95 Read moreRevised and updated with commentary from Bernice Carnegie, Herb’s daughter, and life lessons passed from father to daughter Herbert Carnegie was the complete hockey package in the 1940s and 1950s. Tho… [more below]
- Author: Carnegie, Herb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1770414959
- Language: English
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Everything Lost Is Found Again: Four Seasons in Lesotho
$16.95 Add to cartFunny and heartfelt, this amalgamation of memoir and essay collection tells the story of twenty months the author spent in Lesotho, the small, landlocked kingdom surrounded by South Africa. There he f… [more below]
- Author: McGrath, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1945814624
- Language: English
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P.K. Subban: Fighting Racism to Become a Hockey Superstar and Role Model for Athletes of Colour
$8.99 Read moreP.K. Subban is a remarkable athlete and role model. Initially drafted in 2007 to the Montreal Canadiens, P.K. now plays for the New Jersey Devils. He’s set records and won the Norris Trophy, the highe
- Series: Lorimer Recordbooks
- Author: Rondina, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1459415086
- Language: English
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The Compton Cowboys: Young Readers’ Edition: And the Fight to Save Their Horse Ranch
$7.99 Read moreIn this young readers’ edition, a rising New York Times reporter tells the compelling story of the Compton Cowboys, a group of African-American men and women who defy stereotypes and continue the prou
- Author: Thompson-Hernandez, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 006295685X
- Language: English
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Janelle Monáe’s Queer Afrofuturism: Defying Every Label
$27.95 Read moreSinger. Dancer. Movie star. Activist. Queer icon. Afrofuturist. Working class heroine. Time traveler. Prophet. Feminist. Android. Dirty Computer.
Janelle Monáe is all these things and more, making h- Series: Global Media and Race
- Author: Hassler-Forest, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 186
- Publish Date: May 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1978826680
- Language: English
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Italian Lessons: Fifty Things We Know about Life Now
$18.00 Read moreOne-of-a-kind timeless lessons for handling challenges and living with joy, the Italian way–“with unparalleled insight and brilliant wit, Severgnini’s book not only transports us to Italy but deep in… [more below]
- Author: Severgnini, Beppe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0593315634
- Language: English
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I’m Not Broken: A Memoir
$20.00 Read moreIn this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking, street life, and subst… [more below]
- Author: Leon, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0593466519
- Language: English
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Black Moses: The Hot-Buttered Life and Soul of Isaac Hayes
$28.00 Read moreThe first biography of soul pioneer Isaac Hayes, whose groundbreaking music provided the foundation for hip-hop and a new racial paradigm.
“Black men could finally stand up and be men because here’s B- Author: Ribowsky, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1642938866
- Language: English
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The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide
$21.99 Add to cartAn “elegant and inspiring memoir” by the human rights activist who changed the minds of her elders, reformed traditions from the inside, and is creating a better future for girls and women throughout
- Author: Leng’ete, Nice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0316463361
- Language: English
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The Echo from Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest for Justice After
$15.00 Read moreA gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred.
Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F.- Author: Bolden, Abraham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 27 2009
- ISBN10: 0307382028
- Language: English
