Throughout his esteemed career, William Cross has tried to reconcile how Black men he met in the barber shop “seemed so normal,” but the portrayal in college textbooks of Black people in general—and the Black working class in particular—is self-hating and pathological. In Black Identity Viewed from a Barber’s Chair, Cross revisits his ground-breaking model on Black identity awakening known as Nigrescence, connects W. E. B. DuBois’s concept of double consciousness to an analysis of...

A multidimensional approach captures the complexities of African American racial identity.While the dynamics of racial oppression limit the range of attitudes blacks may construct and hold, their basic humanity introduces additional attitudinal variance that is nearly boundless. Rather than claim it is possible to conceptualize and measure every iteration of blackness, modern social theorists such as Robert Sellers and William Cross Jr. contend that one should syst...

Jas M. Sullivan and Ashraf M. Esmail’s African American Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience is a collection which makes use of multiple perspectives across the social sciences to address complex issues of race and identity. The contributors tackle questions about what African American racial identity means, how we may go about quantifying it, what the factors are in shaping identity development, and what effects racial identity has on psychological, political, ...

Sir William Douglas, hero of the Battle of Largs, rides to war again! When the Pope calls a crusade, as an honorable knight, William knows he must answer. He leaves behind the conflicts of his homeland to fight for the Holy Cross. But once in the Levant, he must question if that is what he is truly fighting for...

Overflowing with inspiration for both the heart and the soul. The joyful reflections this beautiful book contains transcend religion and draw from the teachings of renowned mystics from antiquity to the present.Whether you seek knowledge of the great mysteries or answers to the everyday questions of life, delve into Mystic Wisdom. Contemplate the wisdom it offers. Then look within your own being. The answers you seek will be there.Avicenna, Marcus Aurelius, Black Elk, Christian Bernard, Wi...

The Young Adult / Young Reader novella edition of the full length historical novel Wizard Clip Haunting, but with only 8% of the original novel's length, a lower reading level, and a single POV, that of Adam Livingston's young, 12-year old daughter. In the dark wilderness of early America, an ancient evil has followed settlers to their new homeland. When a malevolent Babylonian spirit begins terrorizing her father's farm, 12-year-old Eve Livingston watches helplessly as supernatur...

Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty is both a call to action and a resource for historically Black college and university (HBCU) leaders and administrators, focusing on historical and contemporary issues related to expanding inclusionary policies and practices for members of HBCU communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+). The essa...

John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure process that Governor Engler envisioned, redistricting has led to repeated court battles waged on such traditional democratic values as one person, one vote, and minority rights. Instead of being a...

E-artnow presents to you this unique collection of historical novels that vividly bring the complex and fascinating history of the Middle Ages to life.. From thrilling adventures and romantic escapades to introspective meditations on chivalry and social structures, this anthology captures the essence of the medieval world through diverse narrative voices. The edition includes: Ivanhoe (Walter Scott) The Knights of the Cross (Henryk Sienkiewicz) Men of Iron (Howard Pyle) Veranilda (George G...

Presents research on how variations in African Americans' racial self-concept affects meaning-making and internalized oppression.Focusing on the broad range of attitudes Black people employ to make sense of their Blackness, this volume offers the latest research on racial identity. The first section explores meaning-making, or the importance of holding one type of racial-cultural identity as compared to another. It looks at a wide range of topics, including stereot...