Cultural & Ethnic Studies
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Above Ground
$17.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestselling poetry collection from Clint Smith, author of #1 bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award winner How the Word Is Passed.
“A joyful embrace and legacy of bright l- Author: Smith, Clint
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0316702579
- Language: English
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1,000 Days in America: An Illustrated History of the Moments That Defined a Nation
$50.00 Add to cartA 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. featuring 1,000 singular moments that shaped the American journey from pre-history to present
Filled with more than 300 illustrations, sidebars, and timelin- Author: National Geographic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 1426224397
- Language: English
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A Sleepy Town Awakens: The Civil Rights Movement in the Town of Plaquemine 1963
$20.95 Add to cart“When we catch Farmer, we’re going to lynch him.” On a warm night in Plaquemine, Louisiana, September 1, 1963, two young black girls heard State Troopers utter these words. What was later coined “Plaq
- Author: Canova, Phil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1977288472
- Language: English
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Hardheaded Weather: New and Selected Poems
$27.00 Add to cartFrom Cornelius Eady, one of America’s most engaging voices, comes an exciting collection of poetry that at once delineates the arc of the poet’s universe and highlights the range of his considerable t… [more below]
- Author: Eady, Cornelius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 10 2008
- ISBN10: 0399155112
- Language: English
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Decoding the Devil: Black Women Codebreakers and the Secret War Against Stalin’s Bomb
$30.00 Add to cart- Author: Valentine, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 006330547X
- Language: English
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Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word and Me
$29.00 Add to cartPart memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor, part exploration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor an… [more below]
- Author: Pryor, Elizabeth Stordeur
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1982154500
- Language: English
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An Organizer’s Tale: Speeches
$18.00 Add to cartThe first major collection of writings by civil rights leader Cesar Chavez
One of the most important civil rights leaders in American history, Cesar Chavez was a firm believer in the principles of no- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Chavez, Cesar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 29 2008
- ISBN10: 0143105264
- Language: English
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In Praise of Addiction: Or How We Can Learn to Love Dependency in a Damaged World
$29.95 Add to cartA transformative way of understanding addiction–and an invitation to find connection in the pleasures of life we know are bad for us
Elizabeth Roberts has experienced the suffering wrought by addicti- Author: Roberts, Elizabeth F. S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0691245800
- Language: English
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A Body Made Home: They Black Trans Love
$17.95 Add to cartA memoir and mythography of a Black trans man’s journey from Baby Girl to Black Boi, through gender, race, and trans theory made personal
In a country built on the daily oppression and incarceration of
- Author: Green, Kai Marshall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1558613226
- Language: English
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Breathing Out: Ruminations of a Millennial Black Woman
$23.95 Add to cartIn this raw and groundbreaking anti-racism declaration, Whitney Parnell weaves in narratives from her years of activism, running a Black-led organization, experiences with training in allyship, and da
- Author: Parnell, Whitney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 9798891382114
- Language: English
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At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
$16.95 Add to cartThe first volume in a major new series offering a compelling glimpse into the transformative and revolutionary world of HBCUs, that reveals the complex stories that their collections tell us.
This book
- Series: At the Vanguard #1
- Author: Salahu-Din, Tulani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 191727307X
- Language: English
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking for
$18.95 Add to cartFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Begin Again, a politically astute, lyrical meditation on how ordinary people can shake off their reliance on a small group of professional politicians
- Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures
- Author: Glaude, Eddie, Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0674303512
- Language: English
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The Molino: A Memoir
$21.95 Add to cartSouthwest Book of the Year 2024
Shortlist for Kitchen Arts & Letters second annual Nach Waxman Prize for Food and Beverage ScholarshipSet in one of Tucson’s first tamal and tortilla factories, The M
- Author: Martinez, Melani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0816556156
- Language: English
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Ancestors: Those Who Bless Us, Curse Us, and Hold Us
$26.99 Add to cartWe must speak the word ancestor. We must call their names. We must see them at work.
The hand of ancestors in our affairs is undeniable. They exist all around us, motivating individuals and cultures.
- Author: Lamar, William H., IV
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 150648221X
- Language: English
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The Overseer Class: A Manifesto
$32.00 Add to cartThe author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass (one of Kirkus Reviews best books of 2022) is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minorit
- Author: Thrasher, Steven W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 0063399415
- Language: English
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The Art and Craft of Japanese Cooking: Artisans, Chefs, Recipes
$35.00 Add to cart“Nancy has dedicated her life to finding and revealing the local flavors and ingredients that have been cornerstones of Japanese cooking for centuries.” –Alice Waters
In this striking, highly persona- Author: Hachisu, Nancy Singleton
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 4805319895
- Language: English
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Eat Bitter: A Story about Guts, and Food
$28.99 Add to cartOne of the Must-Read Books To Have On Your Radar in 2026–Service95
From a dazzling new writer, a stirring memoir rooted in Hakka culture about the lesson to accept both bitterness and sweetness in lif
- Author: Pang, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 0063487136
- Language: English
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On Witness and Respair: Essays
$29.00 Add to cartThe collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.
Respair (noun, obsolet- Author: Ward, Jesmyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 166806426X
- Language: English
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The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multiethnic City
$32.00 Add to cartIn the newest volume in the award-winning Penguin History of American Life series, James R. Barrett chronicles how a new urban American identity was forged in the streets, saloons, churches, and workp… [more below]
- Series: Penguin History of American Life
- Author: Barrett, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 26 2013
- ISBN10: 0143122800
- Language: English
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Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid’s Life
$15.00 Add to cartAbout “Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid’s Life” by Michael Parenti: On these pages, fans of Michael Parenti’s insightful political and historical writings are given a revealing picture o… [more below]
- Series: VIA Folios
- Author: Parenti, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: June 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1599540584
- Language: English
