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COSBY: HIS LIFE AND TIMES
The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his...
$29.99
THE COURAGE TO HOPE: HOW I STOOD UP TO THE POLITICS OF FEAR
In this “inspiring memoir about the real power of courage and hope” (Kirkus Reviews), lifelong activist Shirley Sherrod explains why she was fired from the USDA under false charges and how she stood up against the politics of fear.Sherrod was...
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I AM TROY DAVIS
ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2011, Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Davis’s execution was protested by hundreds of thousands across the globe. How did one man capture the world’s imagination and become the iconic face...
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EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE: A MEMOIR OF FAMILY
This is the story of Condoleezza Rice that has never been told, not that of an ultra-accomplished world leader, but of a little girl--and a young woman--trying to find her place in a sometimes hostile world, of two exceptional parents,...
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INCOGNEGRO: A MEMOIR OF EXILE & APARTHEID
In 1995, a South African journalist informed Frank Wilderson, one of only two American members of the African National Congress (ANC), that President Nelson Mandela considered him "a threat to national security." Wilderson was asked to comment. Incognegro is that "comment." It...
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THE BLACK GIRL NEXT DOOR: A MEMOIR
A powerful, beautifully written memoir about coming of age as a black girl in an exclusive white suburb in "integrated," post-Civil Rights California in the 1970s and 1980s.At six years of age, after winning a foot race against a white...
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THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND WORK
Booker T. Washington, born in 1865 in Virginia to an enslaved mother and a white father, tells the story of his experiences after the abolition of slavery and his struggle to succeed in life with a newly-found freedom. This autobiographical...
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MATTHEW A. HENSON'S HISTORIC ARCTIC JOURNEY: THE CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST BLACK EXPLORERS
This 100th anniversary edition is enhanced with material from The Explorers Club’s archives, including photographs of Henson ephemera. It also contains a list of Henson’s honors and a bibliography of celebratory accounts of his achievements. Product details Publisher : Lyons Press;...
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SWEET SUMMER
"Potent . . . Unforgettable."--Bharati MukherjeeThe New York Times Book Review"A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT . . . . While Sweet Summer is infused with experiences unique to African-American culture, it speaks to the universals of human experience."--The Philadelphia InquirerWritten with the...
$16.00
LAST MAN STANDING: THE TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH OF GERONIMO PRATT
Jack Olsen's Last Man Standing is the gripping story of Geronimo Pratt, war hero and community leader, who was framed by the FBI in one of the greatest travesties of justice in American history.Geronimo Pratt did not commit the murder for which...
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NOT A GAME: THE INCREDIBLE RISE AND UNTHINKABLE FALL OF ALLEN IVERSON
Shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing“A searingly honest and intimate portrait of a captivating icon.” —Baxter Holmes, ESPN NBA reporterThrough extensive research and interviews with those closest to Iverson, acclaimed Washington Post sportswriter Kent Babb gets behind the familiar,...
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NOTHING TO LOSE, EVERYTHING TO GAIN: BEING BLACK AND CONSERVATIVE IN AMERICA
Conservative political commentator Kathy Barnette shares how liberal leadership has failed the black community and how being a democrat is not synonymous with your skin color. During his first historic run for the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump made an...
$28.00
WHAT SET ME FREE
WHAT SET ME FREE: A TRUE STORY OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION, A DREAM DEFERRED, & A MAN REDEEMED
Product details
Publisher : Atria Books (July 2, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1982121319
ISBN-13 : 978-1982121310
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DARKNESS TO LIGHT: A MEMOIR
New York Times Bestseller Fame. Sex. Pain. Drugs. Death. Booze. Money. Addiction. Redemption. Dizzying heights. Rock-bottom depths. Desperation and elation—sometimes in the same hour. Not to mention power . . . and the struggle for it. The world knows Lamar Odom...
$24.95
HARRIET TUBMAN: THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
The definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history "reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than her legend" (Newsday). Celebrated for her exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered...
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MORE THAN PRETTY: DOING THE SOUL WORK THAT UNCOVERS YOUR TRUE BEAUTY
Grammy Award–winning gospel singer, television star, and radio host Erica Campbell speaks to women of all shapes and sizes, demonstrating that true beauty is found not in external appearances, but in celebrating the person God made you to be.So many...
$26.00
MY NAME IS TANI . . . AND I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES: THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF ONE BOY'S JOURNEY FROM REFUGEE TO CHESS CHAMPION
A true story of sacrificing everything for family, living with nothing but hope, then sharing generously all they received to discover the greatest riches of all. Tani Adewumi didn’t know what Boko Haram was or why they had threatened his...
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LIVING IN COLOR: WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT ME
In 1990, Tommy Davidson burst onto the scene in the Emmy Award-winning show In Living Color, a pioneering sketch comedy show, featuring a multi-racial cast of actors and dancers who spoke to an underrepresented new generation created by Hip Hop Nation. A...
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THE MASTER PLAN: MY JOURNEY FROM LIFE IN PRISON TO A LIFE OF PURPOSE
"The Master Plan is less of a road map and more of a philosophy that we should all take to heart: We are all better than our worst decision, our sense of justice should honor the redemptive possibilities inherent in every...
$18.00
FROM FATHERLESS TO FATHERHOOD
Author and world renowned actor Omar Epps chronicles his journey from humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, to the bright lights of Hollywood. Having grown up without his biological father, then becoming a father himself, Epps shares his story of...
$19.98