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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

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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
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The Spook who Sat by the Door

by Sam Greenlee ...

Narrated by Dion Graham, Natiki Hope Pressley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Continuously available in print since 1968, this novel has become embedded in progressive anti-racist culture with wide circulation of the book and hotly debated film. A literary classic, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a strong comment on entrenched racial inequities in the United States in the late 1960s. With its focus on the “militancy” that characterized the Black Power movement of the 1960s ... Read more

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Continuously available in print since 1968, this novel has become embedded in progressive anti-racist culture with wide circulation of the book and hotly debated film. A literary classic, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a strong comment on entrenched racial inequities in the United States in the late 1960s. With its focus on the “militancy” that characterized the Black Power movement of the 1960s
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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

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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
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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

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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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LOVE COST

( How the Methods of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Can Save A Troubled Black America )

by Raymond Sturgis ...

Narrated by Danny Swopes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

This book embarks on a journey into the heart of the American experience, exploring the enduring legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X within the complex social and political landscape of contemporary America. While their methods differed dramatically, their shared aspiration for a more just and equitable future for Black Americans remains undeniably powerful. We examine how the ... Read more

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This book embarks on a journey into the heart of the American experience, exploring the enduring legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X within the complex social and political landscape of contemporary America. While their methods differed dramatically, their shared aspiration for a more just and equitable future for Black Americans remains undeniably powerful. We examine how the
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Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision

Faith, Folktales, and Feminism in Her Life and Literature

by Nadra Nittle ...

Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

When Toni Morrison died in August 2019, she was widely remembered for her contributions to literature as an African American woman, an identity she wore proudly. Morrison was clear that she wrote from a Black, female perspective and for others who shared her identity. But just as much as she was an African American writer, Toni Morrison was a woman of faith.Morrison filled her novels with biblical ... Read more

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When Toni Morrison died in August 2019, she was widely remembered for her contributions to literature as an African American woman, an identity she wore proudly. Morrison was clear that she wrote from a Black, female perspective and for others who shared her identity. But just as much as she was an African American writer, Toni Morrison was a woman of faith.Morrison filled her novels with biblical
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James Baldwin

The Life Album

by Magdalena J. Zaborowska ...

Narrated by Sanya Simmons ...

Series series Black Lives
Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a pivotal figure of the twentieth century, an influential author, intellectual, and activist who led a celebrated public life—and whose words and image and persona remain current in our culture. Baldwin's many incarnations have reemerged in the digital age as Baldwin's work becomes a touchstone for a new generation. It is the private, vulnerable, and messier Baldwin ... Read more

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James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a pivotal figure of the twentieth century, an influential author, intellectual, and activist who led a celebrated public life—and whose words and image and persona remain current in our culture. Baldwin's many incarnations have reemerged in the digital age as Baldwin's work becomes a touchstone for a new generation. It is the private, vulnerable, and messier Baldwin
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Narrated by Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unabridged

21 min

Unlock the more straightforward side of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, the first part of the author's seven-volume autobiography, which recounts her life up to the age of 17, shortly after the birth of her son. Her early life was marked by adversity: ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, the first part of the author's seven-volume autobiography, which recounts her life up to the age of 17, shortly after the birth of her son. Her early life was marked by adversity:
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Turn Where

A Geography of Home

by Chet'la Sebree ...

Narrated by Chet'la Sebree ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

A probing essay collection that chronicles one woman’s complicated quest to find home in a fractured America, from the award-winning author of Field Study“In Chet’la Sebree’s sensitive and tender hands, this book’s quest (and question) of home is captivating. An intimate rendering of the life of a Black woman artist.”—Imani Perry, National Book Award winner and author of Black in BluesAt eighteen, ... Read more

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A probing essay collection that chronicles one woman’s complicated quest to find home in a fractured America, from the award-winning author of Field Study“In Chet’la Sebree’s sensitive and tender hands, this book’s quest (and question) of home is captivating. An intimate rendering of the life of a Black woman artist.”—Imani Perry, National Book Award winner and author of Black in BluesAt eighteen,
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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, The

by Olaudah Equiano ...

Narrated by Rhett Samuel Price ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

Olaudah Equiano was born in Eboe in 1745, and lived among his family and culture until he was kidnapped later, which began a chain of being sold and moved around Africa, to Barbados, and eventually to England, where he served a man as a crewmate on a ship. From there, Equiano was transferred between many owners, but was constantly seeking any advantages that would get him closer to buying his own ... Read more

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Olaudah Equiano was born in Eboe in 1745, and lived among his family and culture until he was kidnapped later, which began a chain of being sold and moved around Africa, to Barbados, and eventually to England, where he served a man as a crewmate on a ship. From there, Equiano was transferred between many owners, but was constantly seeking any advantages that would get him closer to buying his own
... Read more
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Remembering Roots

How an American Classic Transformed the World

by Lucas L. Johnson II ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

**"**Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope."—LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of RootsDiscover how the book and TV miniseries Roots became a cultural phenomenon that has shaped our understanding of her... ... Read more

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**"**Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope."—LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of RootsDiscover how the book and TV miniseries Roots became a cultural phenomenon that has shaped our understanding of her...
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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
... Read more
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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

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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

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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

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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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