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The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou

by Linda Wagner-Martin ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights ... Read more

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A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights
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Erasing The Black Man: The New Movement of Removing Black Men from Black Women and Television

by Raymond Sturgis ...

Narrated by Books with Voices ...

Unabridged

34 min

Black men understand that no matter how much money, successes or achievement in education they obtain, white America will always see them as a threat and problem. Black men understand they are the superior race, unfortunately, seeds of hopelessness, fear, anger, and incompetence have obstructed the progress of black men. Majority of problems black men have is self-inflicted. They are destroying ... Read more

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Black men understand that no matter how much money, successes or achievement in education they obtain, white America will always see them as a threat and problem. Black men understand they are the superior race, unfortunately, seeds of hopelessness, fear, anger, and incompetence have obstructed the progress of black men. Majority of problems black men have is self-inflicted. They are destroying
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Narrated by Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unabridged

28 min

Unlock the more straightforward side of Americanah with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which follows Ifemelu and her first love Obinze, two young Nigerians who find themselves kept apart by geography and circumstances. Ifemelu moves to America, where she becomes aware of her blackness for the ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Americanah with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which follows Ifemelu and her first love Obinze, two young Nigerians who find themselves kept apart by geography and circumstances. Ifemelu moves to America, where she becomes aware of her blackness for the
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Black Like Who?

20th anniversary edition

by Rinaldo Walcott ...

Narrated by Nigel Williams ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

Rinaldo Walcott’s groundbreaking study of black culture in Canada, Black Like Who?, caused an uproar upon its publication. With its incisive readings of hip-hop, film, literature, social unrest, sports, music, and electronic media, Walcott’s book not only assesses the role of black Canadians in defining Canada, it also argues strenuously against any notion of an essentialist Canadian blackness. As ... Read more

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Rinaldo Walcott’s groundbreaking study of black culture in Canada, Black Like Who?, caused an uproar upon its publication. With its incisive readings of hip-hop, film, literature, social unrest, sports, music, and electronic media, Walcott’s book not only assesses the role of black Canadians in defining Canada, it also argues strenuously against any notion of an essentialist Canadian blackness. As
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BLACK FIRST LADY: CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE YEARS

by Benjamin Bailey ...

Narrated by Liz Lovegood ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Michelle Obama legacy as FIRST LADY is sealed forever in America fabric. She exemplified strength, compassion, and beauty like any other first lady before her. When it came to social issues, people could feel her empathy and familiarity with their problems, and her honesty is what drew people to her. Michelle Obama conversations in this book show a side to the world, that I BECAME cannot compare ... Read more

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Michelle Obama legacy as FIRST LADY is sealed forever in America fabric. She exemplified strength, compassion, and beauty like any other first lady before her. When it came to social issues, people could feel her empathy and familiarity with their problems, and her honesty is what drew people to her. Michelle Obama conversations in this book show a side to the world, that I BECAME cannot compare
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Unmasking Woke Culture

The Dangers of Cancel Culture, BLM Hypocrisy, and How to Fight Back

by Desmond Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Desmond Williams E ...

Unabridged

59 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unmasking Woke Culture: The Dangers of Cancel Culture, BLM Hypocrisy, and How to Fight BackDelve into a revealing analysis of how modern “woke” movements can distort noble intentions, fostering a culture of silencing, groupthink, and selective outrage. Through pointed examples and an unflinching critique, this resource uncovers the hypocrisy within ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unmasking Woke Culture: The Dangers of Cancel Culture, BLM Hypocrisy, and How to Fight BackDelve into a revealing analysis of how modern “woke” movements can distort noble intentions, fostering a culture of silencing, groupthink, and selective outrage. Through pointed examples and an unflinching critique, this resource uncovers the hypocrisy within
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Becoming Human

Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World

by Zakiyyah Iman Jackson ...

Narrated by Diana Blue ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open the rancorous debate between black critical theory and posthumanism. Through the cultural terrain of literature by Toni Morrison, Nalo Hopkinson, Audre Lorde, and Octavia Butler, the art of Wangechi ... Read more

22,29 €

Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open the rancorous debate between black critical theory and posthumanism. Through the cultural terrain of literature by Toni Morrison, Nalo Hopkinson, Audre Lorde, and Octavia Butler, the art of Wangechi
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Reading Black Books

How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just

by Claude Atcho ...

Narrated by Amir Abdullah ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Learning from Black voices means listening to more than snippets. It means attending to Black stories. Reading Black Books helps Christians hear and learn from enduring Black voices and stories as captured in classic African American literature.Pastor and teacher Claude Atcho offers a theological approach to ten seminal texts of twentieth-century African American literature. Each chapter takes up ... Read more

17,83 €

Learning from Black voices means listening to more than snippets. It means attending to Black stories. Reading Black Books helps Christians hear and learn from enduring Black voices and stories as captured in classic African American literature.Pastor and teacher Claude Atcho offers a theological approach to ten seminal texts of twentieth-century African American literature. Each chapter takes up
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Souls of Black Folk, The

by W. E. B. Du Bois ...

Narrated by Royal Jaye ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

“Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, — who is good? not that men are ignorant, — what is Truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.”The Souls of Black Folk was published in 1903 as a collection of essays from W.E.B. Du Bois, an African-American sociologist who wrote frequently about his experiences as a Black ... Read more

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“Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, — who is good? not that men are ignorant, — what is Truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.”The Souls of Black Folk was published in 1903 as a collection of essays from W.E.B. Du Bois, an African-American sociologist who wrote frequently about his experiences as a Black
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Radical Vision

A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry

by Soyica Diggs Colbert ...

Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

Unabridged

13 hours 36 min

In this first scholarly biography of Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965), the author of A Raisin in the Sun, theater professor Soyica Diggs Colbert considers the playwright's life at the intersection of art and politics, with the theater operating as a "rehearsal room for [her] political and intellectual work."Colbert argues that the success of Raisin overshadows Hansberry's other contributions, ... Read more

17,83 €

In this first scholarly biography of Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965), the author of A Raisin in the Sun, theater professor Soyica Diggs Colbert considers the playwright's life at the intersection of art and politics, with the theater operating as a "rehearsal room for [her] political and intellectual work."Colbert argues that the success of Raisin overshadows Hansberry's other contributions,
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James Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts: Volume 2: "The Paris Years" (1948-1957)

Finding His Voice in Exile

by David G. Stone ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 2 - BEYOND THE VEIL: The Uncompromising Life of James Baldwin
Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What does it take to become the voice of a generation? Sometimes, you have to leave home to find it.In 1948, James Baldwin fled America—broke, unknown, and suffocating under the weight of racism and repression. He arrived in Paris with forty dollars and a dream: to write the truth about what it meant to be Black, queer, and American in the twentieth ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What does it take to become the voice of a generation? Sometimes, you have to leave home to find it.In 1948, James Baldwin fled America—broke, unknown, and suffocating under the weight of racism and repression. He arrived in Paris with forty dollars and a dream: to write the truth about what it meant to be Black, queer, and American in the twentieth
... Read more
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Some of My Best Friends

And other white lies I've been told

by Tajja Isen ...

Narrated by Tajja Isen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

A fearless and darkly comic essay collection about race, justice and the limits of good intentions from the editor in chief of Catapult.In this stunning debut collection, award-winning voice actor and cultural critic Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language of social justice but doesn’t always follow through.These nine daring essays explore the ... Read more

23,19 €

A fearless and darkly comic essay collection about race, justice and the limits of good intentions from the editor in chief of Catapult.In this stunning debut collection, award-winning voice actor and cultural critic Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language of social justice but doesn’t always follow through.These nine daring essays explore the
... Read more
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GAME OF LIFE, THE

THE BLUEPRINT

by LYRIC HAWKINS ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - THE 14 CHAMBERS OF POWER ROOTS & RESISTANCE
Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.THE GAME OF LIFETHE BLUEPRINTLife is a game filled with complexities, challenges, and triumphs. To master it requires not just skill but a profound understanding of the rules, strategies, and mindset needed to succeed. In "The Game of Life: The Blueprint," Lyric Hawkins shares his personal journey from the gritty streets of SouthSide Jamaica Queens to ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.THE GAME OF LIFETHE BLUEPRINTLife is a game filled with complexities, challenges, and triumphs. To master it requires not just skill but a profound understanding of the rules, strategies, and mindset needed to succeed. In "The Game of Life: The Blueprint," Lyric Hawkins shares his personal journey from the gritty streets of SouthSide Jamaica Queens to
... Read more
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The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

by Ralph Ellison ...

Narrated by John F. Callahan, Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

49 hours 5 min

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that traces the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decadesThese extensive and revealing letters span the life of Ralph Ellison and provide a remarkable window into the great ... Read more

40,14 €

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that traces the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decadesThese extensive and revealing letters span the life of Ralph Ellison and provide a remarkable window into the great
... Read more
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Donald Writes No More

The Life of Donald Goines, the Godfather of Street Lit

by Eddie Stone ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

For the fiftieth anniversary of his murder, this gritty, engrossing, definitive biography of the legendary Black writer Donald Goines—the Godfather of Urban Street Lit and "one of hip hop's greatest inspirations" (The Source Magazine)—is back.Addict, thief, pimp, pusher, player—and most notably, groundbreaking writer. Donald Goines was all of these.As a kid, Donald Goines was the product of a ... Read more

17,83 €

For the fiftieth anniversary of his murder, this gritty, engrossing, definitive biography of the legendary Black writer Donald Goines—the Godfather of Urban Street Lit and "one of hip hop's greatest inspirations" (The Source Magazine)—is back.Addict, thief, pimp, pusher, player—and most notably, groundbreaking writer. Donald Goines was all of these.As a kid, Donald Goines was the product of a
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Mouth Full of Blood

Essays, Speeches, Meditations

by Toni Morrison ...

Narrated by Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

16 hours 2 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Mouth Full of Blood by Toni Morrison, read by Bahni Turpin.A vital new non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered writers of our time‘Word-work is sublime, she thinks, because it is generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference—the way in which we are like no other life.We die. That may be the ... Read more

13,79 €

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Mouth Full of Blood by Toni Morrison, read by Bahni Turpin.A vital new non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered writers of our time‘Word-work is sublime, she thinks, because it is generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference—the way in which we are like no other life.We die. That may be the
... Read more
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On Morrison

by Namwali Serpell ...

Narrated by January LaVoy ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, VULTURE, ESQUIRE, AND LIT HUBNATIONAL BESTSELLERAn illuminating, electrifying exploration of the work of Toni Morrison by an award-winning novelist and Harvard professor—“a revelatory encounter with the Nobel laureate’s oeuvre” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice)“A landmark appraisal o... ... Read more

21,41 €

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, VULTURE, ESQUIRE, AND LIT HUBNATIONAL BESTSELLERAn illuminating, electrifying exploration of the work of Toni Morrison by an award-winning novelist and Harvard professor—“a revelatory encounter with the Nobel laureate’s oeuvre” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice)“A landmark appraisal o...
... Read more
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Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope

New Essays on the Work of Cornel West

Narrated by Deanna Anthony ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

Thirty years have passed since Cornel West's book Race Matters rose to the top of the bestseller lists in 1993. Yet his book remains as relevant as ever to American culture—even more so, if one considers its influence on contemporary racial justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, prison justice, and the fight for police reform. Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope looks back to the ... Read more

17,83 €

Thirty years have passed since Cornel West's book Race Matters rose to the top of the bestseller lists in 1993. Yet his book remains as relevant as ever to American culture—even more so, if one considers its influence on contemporary racial justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, prison justice, and the fight for police reform. Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope looks back to the
... Read more
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On Morrison

Deepen your understanding of one of our greatest writers

by Namwali Serpell ...

Narrated by January LaVoy ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The essential companion to Toni Morrison’s work, written by Namwali Serpell, ‘one of the most innovative and intelligent writers today’ (Financial Times)Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and most beloved of writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it, ... Read more

16,08 €

Brought to you by Penguin.The essential companion to Toni Morrison’s work, written by Namwali Serpell, ‘one of the most innovative and intelligent writers today’ (Financial Times)Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and most beloved of writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it,
... Read more
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Black Women Writers at Work

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

Long out of print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black literature in the twentieth century.Through candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams, the book highlights the ... Read more

17,83 €

Long out of print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black literature in the twentieth century.Through candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams, the book highlights the
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Souls Of Black Folk, The

by W. E. B. Duu Bois ...

Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

The creator was an American humanist, communist, history specialist and Skillet Africanist social equality lobbyist. Brought into the world in Extraordinary Barrington, Massachusetts, he experienced childhood in a somewhat lenient and coordinated local area, and subsequent to finishing graduate work at the College of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the main African American to procure a doctorate ... Read more

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The creator was an American humanist, communist, history specialist and Skillet Africanist social equality lobbyist. Brought into the world in Extraordinary Barrington, Massachusetts, he experienced childhood in a somewhat lenient and coordinated local area, and subsequent to finishing graduate work at the College of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the main African American to procure a doctorate
... Read more
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Make Your Own History

Timeless Truths from Black American Trailblazers

by Joseph Holland ...

Narrated by Diontae Black ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

Celebrating the vast breadth and scope of Black excellence, Make Your Own History spotlights the principles of success exemplified by the lives of 120 Black role models who have blazed trails throughout American history.Make Your Own History gathers together motivational quotes, historical contexts, and enlightening precepts from Black trailblazers spanning the eighteenth century to the present. ... Read more

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Celebrating the vast breadth and scope of Black excellence, Make Your Own History spotlights the principles of success exemplified by the lives of 120 Black role models who have blazed trails throughout American history.Make Your Own History gathers together motivational quotes, historical contexts, and enlightening precepts from Black trailblazers spanning the eighteenth century to the present.
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Afrofuturism

The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture

by Ytasha L. Womack ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

A 2014 Locus Awards finalist, nonfiction category.Wonderfully narrated by Karen Chilton, Afrofuturism is an engaging, hip, and accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism. Author Ytasha Womack introduces listeners to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works. She writes engagingly about the innovators from the past and the wide range of subjects they ... Read more

31,21 €

A 2014 Locus Awards finalist, nonfiction category.Wonderfully narrated by Karen Chilton, Afrofuturism is an engaging, hip, and accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism. Author Ytasha Womack introduces listeners to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works. She writes engagingly about the innovators from the past and the wide range of subjects they
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To Shape a New World

Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.

by Tommie Shelby, Brandon M. Terry ...

Narrated by Kevin Kenerly, Priya Ayyar, Cary Hite, Robin Miles, Carrington MacDuffie ...

Unabridged

16 hours 25 min

Martin Luther King Jr. may be America’s most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King’s assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public consciousness as ever. But despite his stature, the significance of King’s writings and political thought remains underappreciated.In To Shape a New World ... Read more

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Martin Luther King Jr. may be America’s most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King’s assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public consciousness as ever. But despite his stature, the significance of King’s writings and political thought remains underappreciated.In To Shape a New World
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The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou

Erasing The Black Man: The New Movement of Removing Black Men from Black Women and Television

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Book Analysis)

Black Like Who?

BLACK FIRST LADY: CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE YEARS

Unmasking Woke Culture

Becoming Human

Reading Black Books

Souls of Black Folk, The

Radical Vision

James Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts: Volume 2: "The Paris Years" (1948-1957)

Some of My Best Friends

GAME OF LIFE, THE

The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

Donald Writes No More

Mouth Full of Blood

On Morrison

Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope

On Morrison

Black Women Writers at Work

Souls Of Black Folk, The

Make Your Own History

Afrofuturism

To Shape a New World