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Divided We Fail
The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $26.95
The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $26.95
Examines why school desegregation, despite its success in closing the achievement gap, was never embraced wholeheartedly in the black community as a remedy for racial inequality
In 2007, a court case originally filed in Louisville, Kentucky, was argued before the Supreme Court and officially ended the era of school desegregation— both changing...
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Divided We Fail
The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $26.95
The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation
Written by Sarah Garland
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $26.95
Examines why school desegregation, despite its success in closing the achievement gap, was never embraced wholeheartedly in the black community as a remedy for racial inequality
In 2007, a court case originally filed in Louisville, Kentucky, was argued before the Supreme Court and officially ended the era of school desegregation— both changing...
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hardcover.
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The Color Complex (Revised)
The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.00
The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.00
A provocative exploration of how Western standards of beauty are influencing cultures across the globe and impacting personal, professional, romantic and familial relationships. Processes like skin lightening in India, hair smoothing in Black America, eyelid reconstruction in China, and plastic surgery worldwide continue to rise in popularity for men and women...
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The Color Complex (Revised)
The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $11.99
A courageous, humane, and provocative examination of how differences in color and features among African Americans have played and continue to play a role in their professional lives, friendships, romances, and families. Read more >
The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Written by Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, Ph.D. and Ronald Hall
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $11.99
A courageous, humane, and provocative examination of how differences in color and features among African Americans have played and continue to play a role in their professional lives, friendships, romances, and families. Read more >
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Gather at the Table
The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $25.95
Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on
“We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing... Read more >
The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $25.95
Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on
“We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing... Read more >
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Gather at the Table
The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $25.95
Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on
“We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing... Read more >
The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Sharon Morgan
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $25.95
Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on
“We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing... Read more >
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Black Planet
Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 27, 2012
Price: $11.99
The National Basketball Association is a place where, without ever acknowledging it, white fans and black players enact and quietly explode virtually every racial issue and tension in the culture at large. In Black Planet, David Shields explores how, in a predominantly black sport, white fans--including especially himself--think about and talk... Read more >
Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 27, 2012
Price: $11.99
The National Basketball Association is a place where, without ever acknowledging it, white fans and black players enact and quietly explode virtually every racial issue and tension in the culture at large. In Black Planet, David Shields explores how, in a predominantly black sport, white fans--including especially himself--think about and talk... Read more >
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The Persistence of the Color Line
Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $15.95
Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $15.95
Renowned for his insightful, common-sense critiques of racial politics, Randall Kennedy gives us a shrewd and penetrating analysis of the complex relationship between the first black president and his African-American constituency.
Kennedy tackles such hot-button issues as the nature of racial opposition to Obama; whether Obama has a singular responsibility to African...
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Race, Crime, and the Law
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2012
Price: $14.99
In this powerfully reasoned, lucidly written work, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy takes on the highly complex issues of race, crime, and the legal system, uncovering the long-standing failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals and revealing difficult truths about these factors in the United States.
From the Hardcover... Read more >
Written by Randall Kennedy
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2012
Price: $14.99
In this powerfully reasoned, lucidly written work, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy takes on the highly complex issues of race, crime, and the legal system, uncovering the long-standing failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals and revealing difficult truths about these factors in the United States.
From the Hardcover... Read more >
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The Other Side of the River
A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
Written by Alex Kotlowitz
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2012
Price: $11.99
In The Other Side of the River, Kotlowitz takes us to southern Michigan. Here, separated by the St. Joseph River, are two towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Geographically close, they are worlds apart, a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent... Read more >
A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
Written by Alex Kotlowitz
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2012
Price: $11.99
In The Other Side of the River, Kotlowitz takes us to southern Michigan. Here, separated by the St. Joseph River, are two towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Geographically close, they are worlds apart, a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent... Read more >
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Fraternity
In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: January 3, 2012
Price: $25.00
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer
The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor
On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month... Read more >
In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: January 3, 2012
Price: $25.00
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer
The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor
On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
Fraternity
In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: January 3, 2012
Price: $12.99
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer
The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor
On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month... Read more >
In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: January 3, 2012
Price: $12.99
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer
The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor
On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
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Fraternity
In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 3, 2012
Price: $17.50
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer
The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor
On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month... Read more >
In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
Written by Diane Brady
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 3, 2012
Price: $17.50
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • The Plain Dealer
The inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor
On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month... Read more >
Hate Crime
The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
Written by Joyce King
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2011
Price: $9.99
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd, Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was dragged to his death while chained to the back of a pickup truck driven by three young white men. It happened just outside of Jasper, a sleepy East Texas logging town that, within twenty-four hours of the discovery of... Read more >
The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas
Written by Joyce King
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2011
Price: $9.99
On June 7, 1998, James Byrd, Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was dragged to his death while chained to the back of a pickup truck driven by three young white men. It happened just outside of Jasper, a sleepy East Texas logging town that, within twenty-four hours of the discovery of... Read more >
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The Boys from Little Mexico
A Season Chasing the American Dream
Written by Steve Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $16.00
A Season Chasing the American Dream
Written by Steve Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $16.00
For nineteen straight years, the all-Hispanic boys’ soccer team from Oregon’s Woodburn High has made the playoffs. As they prepare to make it twenty, one thing will become clear: Los Perros play the beautiful game with heart, pride, and their lives on the line. Their spirited drive gives a rare sense...
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Uncovering Race
A Black Journalist's Story of Reporting and Reinvention
Written by Amy Alexander
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $28.95
From an award-winning black journalist, a tough-minded look at the treatment of ethnic minorities both in newsrooms and in the reporting that comes out of them, within the changing media landscape.
From the Rodney King riots to the racial inequities of the new digital media, Amy Alexander has chronicled the biggest race... Read more >
A Black Journalist's Story of Reporting and Reinvention
Written by Amy Alexander
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $28.95
From an award-winning black journalist, a tough-minded look at the treatment of ethnic minorities both in newsrooms and in the reporting that comes out of them, within the changing media landscape.
From the Rodney King riots to the racial inequities of the new digital media, Amy Alexander has chronicled the biggest race... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Uncovering Race
A Black Journalist's Story of Reporting and Reinvention
Written by Amy Alexander
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $28.95
From an award-winning black journalist, a tough-minded look at the treatment of ethnic minorities both in newsrooms and in the reporting that comes out of them, within the changing media landscape.
From the Rodney King riots to the racial inequities of the new digital media, Amy Alexander has chronicled the biggest race... Read more >
A Black Journalist's Story of Reporting and Reinvention
Written by Amy Alexander
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $28.95
From an award-winning black journalist, a tough-minded look at the treatment of ethnic minorities both in newsrooms and in the reporting that comes out of them, within the changing media landscape.
From the Rodney King riots to the racial inequities of the new digital media, Amy Alexander has chronicled the biggest race... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Voices of Freedom
An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s Through the 1980s
Written by Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer
Format: eBook, 720 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2011
Price: $18.99
In this monumental volume, Henry Hampton, creator and executive producer of the acclaimed PBS series Eyes on the Prize, and Steve Fayer, series writer, draw upon nearly one thousand interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and hundreds of ordinary people who took part in the struggle, weaving... Read more >
An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s Through the 1980s
Written by Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer
Format: eBook, 720 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2011
Price: $18.99
In this monumental volume, Henry Hampton, creator and executive producer of the acclaimed PBS series Eyes on the Prize, and Steve Fayer, series writer, draw upon nearly one thousand interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and hundreds of ordinary people who took part in the struggle, weaving... Read more >
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Nobody Turn Me Around
A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington
Written by Charles Euchner
Format: Trade Paperback, 248 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $17.00
On August 28, 1963, over a quarter-million people—two-thirds black and one-third white—held the greatest civil rights demonstration ever. In this major reinterpretation of the Great Day—the peak of the movement—Charles Euchner brings back the tension and promise of the march. Building on countless interviews, archives, FBI files, and private recordings, this... Read more >
A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington
Written by Charles Euchner
Format: Trade Paperback, 248 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $17.00
On August 28, 1963, over a quarter-million people—two-thirds black and one-third white—held the greatest civil rights demonstration ever. In this major reinterpretation of the Great Day—the peak of the movement—Charles Euchner brings back the tension and promise of the march. Building on countless interviews, archives, FBI files, and private recordings, this... Read more >
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Rachel and Her Children
Homeless Families in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2011
Price: $9.99
"Extraordinarily affecting...A very important book....To read and remember the stories in this book, to take them to heart, is to be called as a witness."
THE BOSTON GLOBE
There is no safety net for the millions of heartbroken refugees from the American Dream, scattered helplessly in any city you can name. RACHEL... Read more >
Homeless Families in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2011
Price: $9.99
"Extraordinarily affecting...A very important book....To read and remember the stories in this book, to take them to heart, is to be called as a witness."
THE BOSTON GLOBE
There is no safety net for the millions of heartbroken refugees from the American Dream, scattered helplessly in any city you can name. RACHEL... Read more >
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The Protest Psychosis
How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
Written by Jonathan M. Metzl
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2011
Price: $22.00
A powerful account of how cultural anxieties about race shaped American notions of mental illness
The civil rights era is largely remembered as a time of sit-ins, boycotts, and riots. But a very different civil rights history evolved at the Ionia State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Ionia, Michigan. In... Read more >
How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
Written by Jonathan M. Metzl
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2011
Price: $22.00
A powerful account of how cultural anxieties about race shaped American notions of mental illness
The civil rights era is largely remembered as a time of sit-ins, boycotts, and riots. But a very different civil rights history evolved at the Ionia State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Ionia, Michigan. In... Read more >
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Best Intentions
The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry
Written by Robert Sam Anson
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: March 16, 2011
Price: $9.99
An exploration of how Edmund Perry, a 17 year old black honors student from Harlem, was killed soon after graduation by a young white plain clothes policeman in an alleged mugging attempt.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry
Written by Robert Sam Anson
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: March 16, 2011
Price: $9.99
An exploration of how Edmund Perry, a 17 year old black honors student from Harlem, was killed soon after graduation by a young white plain clothes policeman in an alleged mugging attempt.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
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Why We Can't Wait
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $24.95
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $24.95
Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963
On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to...
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Why We Can't Wait
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $14.00
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $14.00
Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963
Often applauded as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can’t Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial...
Why We Can't Wait
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $14.00
Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963
In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others demonstrated to the world... Read more >
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $14.00
Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963
In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others demonstrated to the world... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
