AFROFUTURISM: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
ISBN-10 :
1613747969
ISBN-13 :
9781613747964
Publisher :
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub Date :
October 2013
Pages :
224
Binding :
Paperback
Category :
Literature & Fiction , Science Fiction & Fantasy
$16.95
$12.95
Golden Secrets of Mystic Oils: Over 300 Oils and 1000 Spells
Paperback : 174 pages
ISBN-10 : 0943832160
ISBN-13 : 978-0943832166
$24.95
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AFRICAN CONTRIBUTION TO CIVILIZATION
Publisher : BLACKLEGACYPRESS.ORG
July 26, 2018
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 240 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-163652-142-8
$21.95
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Wisdom of Egypt and the Old Testament in the Light of the Newly Discovered Teachings of Amen-em-ope
Publisher: BTB Publishing
Paperback
ISBN: 9781636520735
$15.95
$9.95
Distorted Truths: The Bastardization of Afrikan Cosmology
Publisher : Afrikan World InfoSystems; 1st edition
May 1, 2012
Paperback : 424 pages
ISBN-10 : 1879164124
$32.00
$24.00
Yakub, the Father of Mankind
Paperback : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 1884855792
ISBN-13 : 978-1884855795
$19.95
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The Africans Who Wrote the Bible
Publisher : HBC Publications
Paperback : 364 pages
ISBN-13 : 9781884631047
$29.95
$15.95
Kemet, Afrocentricity and Knowledge
Publisher : Africa World Pr (November 1, 1990)
Paperback : 214 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865431892
$19.95
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors: Christianity Before Christ
Publisher : Orkos press (December 4, 2014)
Paperback : 436 pages
ISBN-13 : 9781592329540
$18.95
$11.95
The African Origin of Western Civilization: Cadmus Europa (Paperback)
Revisit the origins of Western civilization in the company of author C. Herbert Oliver, who, in Cadmus and Europa, examines literary relics with the eye of an archeologist. The author's thesis is that the basic sciences and the tools of...
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KILLING MEMORY, SEEKING ANCESTORS
Written in the tradition and style of the Black Arts Movement, this collection contains lyrical poems, laced with satirical allusions and political exhortations to Black readers. Product details Paperback : 58 pages ISBN-10 : 0883780933 Reading age : 14 - 17 years Item...
$7.99
HONEST ENGINE: POEMS
In this his fourth collection, award-winning poet Kyle Dargan examines the mechanics of the heart and mind as they are weathered by loss. Following a spate of deaths among family and friends, Dargan chooses to present not color-negative elegies but...
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EVEN THE STARS LOOK LONESOME
Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya Angelou talking of the things she cares about most. In her unique, spellbinding way, she recreates intimate personal experiences and gives us her wisdom on a wide variety of subjects. She tells us how...
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HAIKU: THIS OTHER WORLD
Wright discovered the haiku in the last eighteen months of life. He attempted to capture, through his sensibility as an African American, the elusive Zen discipline and beauty in depicting man’s relationship, not only to his fellow man as he...
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CONVERSATION PIECES: POEMS THAT TALK TO OTHER POEMS
Here are poems that answer, argue with, update, elaborate on, mock, interrogate, or pay tribute to poems of the past. We hear Leda's view of the Swan; feel sympathy for La Belle Dame sans Merci, and find out how Marvell's...
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FOREST PRIMEVAL: POEMS
"Another Anti-Pastoral," the opening poem of Forest Primeval, confesses that sometimes "words fail." With a "bleat in [her] throat," the poet identifies with the voiceless and wild things in the composed, imposed peace of the Romantic poets with whom she is in...
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HEAVEN IS ALL GOODBYES: POCKET POETS NO. 61
This is truly revolutionary poetry. A vortex of images, observations, inspired leaps and free associations spills forth from a choir living in oppression and transience. Moments of political and spiritual convergence, surrealism and blunt materiality, gangsterism and its husk, revolution...
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LOVE POEMS
Charged with sensuality and passion, Pablo Neruda’s love poems caused a scandal when published anonymously in 1952. In later editions, these verses became the most celebrated of the Noble Prize winner’s oeuvre, captivating readers with earthbound images that reveal in...
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S O S: POEMS 1961-2013
Fusing the personal and the political in high-voltage verse, Amiri Baraka was one of the preeminent literary innovators of the past century. This volume comprises the fullest spectrum of his rousing, revolutionary poems, from his first collection to unpublished pieces...
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FELON: POEMS
Felon tells the story of the effects of incarceration in fierce, dazzling poems―canvassing a wide range of emotions and experiences through homelessness, underemployment, love, drug abuse, domestic violence, fatherhood, and grace―and, in doing so, creates a travelogue for an imagined life....
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THE 100 BEST AFRICAN AMERICAN POEMS
Award-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni takes on the impossible task of selecting the 100 best African American works from classic and contemporary poets. A startlingly vibrant collection that spans from historic to modern, from structured to freeform, and reflects...
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US(A.)
After four years abroad, Williams returned to the United States and found his head twirling with thoughts on race, class, gender, finance, freedom, guns, cooking shows, dog shows, superheroes, not-so-super politicians—everything that makes up our country. US(a.) is a collection of poems...
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WHATEVER IT TAKES: GEOFFREY CANADA'S QUEST TO CHANGE HARLEM AND AMERICA
That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children—not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could...
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RAISING BLACK GIRLS
Geared toward African American parents, this handbook offers more than 50 tips on successfully guiding girls into womanhood and helping them avoid common pitfalls. The book looks at topics such as education, the definition of beauty, peer pressure, social media,...
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RADICAL INSURGENCIES
In Radical Insurgencies, Molefi Kete Asante has stitched together various social and political concerns with the skill of a quilt maker drawing inspiration from Africology, history, sociology, and philosophy. Dr. Nah Dove Africology Temple University Product details Publisher : Universal Write Publications...
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THE EDUCATION OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND THE IDEA OF RACE RELATIONS
Booker T. Washington has long held an ambiguous position in the pantheon of black leadership. Lauded by some in his own lifetime as a black George Washington, he was also derided by others as a Benedict Arnold. In The Education of...
$45.50
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING (EXPANDED & REVISED)
Provides writers with step-by-step guidance on every aspect of publishing and marketing a book. This guide also gives up-to-date advice on e-publishing and electronic rights. Appendices list marketing contacts, and other chapters cover production tips, cover design and advertising. Product...
$23.99
SOAR: HOW BOYS LEARN, SUCCEED, AND DEVELOP CHARACTER
From a respected educator who has advised Hillary Clinton and Cory Booker on scholastic issues, a “rare book that can bring tears to your eyes while showing the way to deep and meaningful social change” (New York Times bestselling author William...
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SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP: HOW DISCIPLINE CAN SET STUDENTS FREE
On his very first day of school as a substitute teacher, Cinque Henderson was cursed at and openly threatened by one of his students. Not wanting trouble or any broken bones, Henderson called the hall monitor, who escorted the student...
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THE MISEDUCATION OF BLACK CHILDREN
Parents and teachers of black children who wish to confront the failures of the education system that have not been remedied by the No Child Left Behind Act will appreciate this dissection of the root issues affecting academic achievement. Postulating...
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THE GOSPEL OF HIP HOP
The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument, the first book from the I Am Hip Hop, is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of the Christian Bible, this 800-plus-page opus is a life-guide manual for members...
$24.95
EDUCATING BLACK GIRLS
Making use of the latest trends and statistics, Educating Black Girls is a guidebook that looks at the academic performances of African American girls from kindergarten through high school. This work dissects such issues as the disproportionate number of black girls suspended...
$16.95
TABLE TALK MATH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BRINGING MATH INTO EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS
Exploring math with your kids can be fun. Really! Maybe you love math. Maybe you still remember anxiety you felt as a student in math class. Either way, your kids are learning from you and deciding whether or not they...
$21.95
PATHFINDERS: THE JOURNEYS OF 16 EXTRAORDINARY BLACK SOULS
Untold numbers of Black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. In this insightful book, award-winning author Tonya Bolden commemorates the lives of sixteen Black individuals who dared to dream, take risks, and chart courses...
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THE EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO
Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) was born in New Canton, Virginia. He was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. He is considered the first to conduct a scholarly effort to popularize the value of...
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PROMISES KEPT: RAISING BLACK BOYS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE
Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the “achievement gap”: a divide that shows up not only in our sons’ test scores, but in their social and emotional development, their physical...
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WE LIVE FOR THE WE: THE POLITICAL POWER OF BLACK MOTHERHOOD
In We Live for the We, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what she, as a black woman, knows to be an unjust -- even hostile -- society. Black women are more likely...
$26.00
PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS
In a work that Lisa Delpit calls "imperative reading," Monique W. Morris (Black Stats, Too Beautiful for Words) chronicles the experiences of Black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged―by teachers, administrators, and the justice system―and degraded...
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WE WANT TO DO MORE THAN SURVIVE: ABOLITIONIST TEACHING AND THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM
Drawing on her life’s work of teaching and researching in urban schools, Bettina Love persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements....
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BORN TO WIN (COMING SOON)
"I am grateful to Althea Gibson for having the strength and courage to break through the racial barriers in tennis. She knocked down walls that gave us more freedom to concentrate on the game. . . . Althea's accomplishments set...
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NO WAY BUT TO FIGHT: GEORGE FOREMAN AND THE BUSINESS OF BOXING
Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman’s fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman’s rise from urban poverty to global celebrity...
$29.95
BUNDINI: DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE
“Mr. Snyder writes lyrically, and his research appears to be impeccable: It’s hard to imagine that anyone has slipped through his interview net…When Bundini died...Ali was abroad and unable to attend the funeral, but he sent flowers with a card...
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WHEN THE GAME WAS OURS
From the moment these two legendary players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. In Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick, with laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a...
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COME TO WIN
Multiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur, Venus Williams and 46 of her colleagues, friends, and mentors deliver a volume of invaluable wisdom, motivation, and inspiration. Come to Win demonstrates how the principles of competitive athletics translate into business success. With contributions...
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FROM CLEATS TO LOAFERS
The chapters in this book contain some of the proudest moments for an athlete, as well as the dark moments. I share with you my story of striving to achieve a dream of mine, making it to the NFL and...
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WHAT'S MY NAME, FOOL?: SPORTS AND RESISTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES
“Zirin is America’s best sportswriter.”—Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential “Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back to the 1920s.”—Lester Rodney, N.Y. Daily Worker sports editor, 1936–1958 “Zirin has...
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UNDISPUTED TRUTH
Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon - Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up...
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DR. J: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
An honest, unflinching self-portrait of the basketball legend whose classy public image as a superstar and a gentleman masked his personal failings and painful losses, which he describes here--from his own point of view--for the very first time.For most of...
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