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Notes of a Native Son

de James Baldwin ...

Narrado por Ron Butler ...

Completo

5 hora 3 minutos

At last, a new audio edition of the book many have called James Baldwin's most influential work!Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength through the words of one of the most ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

At last, a new audio edition of the book many have called James Baldwin's most influential work!Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength through the words of one of the most
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Read Until You Understand

The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

de Farah Jasmine Griffin ...

Narrado por Farah Jasmine Griffin ...

Completo

7 hora 56 minutos

A BRILLIANT SCHOLAR IMPARTS THE LESSONS BEQUEATHED BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ITS REMARKABLE ARTISTS AND THINKERS.Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase “read until you understand,” a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of words and love of the magnificence of Black life.Griffin ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A BRILLIANT SCHOLAR IMPARTS THE LESSONS BEQUEATHED BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ITS REMARKABLE ARTISTS AND THINKERS.Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase “read until you understand,” a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of words and love of the magnificence of Black life.Griffin
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Southern Horrors

de Ida B. Wells-Barnett ...

Narrado por Janina Edwards, Royal Jaye ...

Completo

1 horas 3 minutos

“If American conscience were only half alive, if the American church and clergy were only half christianized, if American moral sensibility were not hardened by a persistent infliction of outrage and crime against colored people, a scream of horror, shame and indignation would rise to Heaven wherever your pamphlet shall be read.” —Frederick Douglass, to Ida B. Wells-BarnettIn 1892, investigative ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

“If American conscience were only half alive, if the American church and clergy were only half christianized, if American moral sensibility were not hardened by a persistent infliction of outrage and crime against colored people, a scream of horror, shame and indignation would rise to Heaven wherever your pamphlet shall be read.” —Frederick Douglass, to Ida B. Wells-BarnettIn 1892, investigative
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The Origin of Others

de Toni Morrison ...

Narrado por Robin Miles ...

Completo

2 hora 25 minutos

“The Origin of Others combines Toni Morrison’s accustomed eloquence with meaning for our times as citizens of the world.” —Nell Irvin Painter, New RepublicAvailable for the first time in audio, America’s most revered novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for ... Leer más

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“The Origin of Others combines Toni Morrison’s accustomed eloquence with meaning for our times as citizens of the world.” —Nell Irvin Painter, New RepublicAvailable for the first time in audio, America’s most revered novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for
... Leer más
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The Black Romantic Revolution

Abolitionist Poets at the End of Slavery

de Matt Sandler ...

Narrado por Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Completo

7 hora 29 minutos

The prophetic poetry of slavery and its abolitionDuring the pitched battle over slavery in the United States, Black writers—enslaved and free—allied themselves with the cause of abolition and used their art to advocate for emancipation and to envision the end of slavery as a world-historical moment of possibility.These Black writers borrowed from the European tradition of Romanticism—lyric poetry, ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The prophetic poetry of slavery and its abolitionDuring the pitched battle over slavery in the United States, Black writers—enslaved and free—allied themselves with the cause of abolition and used their art to advocate for emancipation and to envision the end of slavery as a world-historical moment of possibility.These Black writers borrowed from the European tradition of Romanticism—lyric poetry,
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Souls Of Black Folk, The

de W. E. B. Duu Bois ...

Narrado por Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff ...

Completo

8 hora 2 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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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Donald Writes No More

The Life of Donald Goines, the Godfather of Street Lit

de Eddie Stone ...

Narrado por Leon Nixon ...

Completo

5 hora 48 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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Becoming Human

Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World

de Zakiyyah Iman Jackson ...

Narrado por Diana Blue ...

Completo

10 hora 43 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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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Daddy Was a Number Runner

A Novel

de Louise Meriwether ...

Narrado por Karen Murray ...

Completo

7 hora 5 minutos

This modern classic is "a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood" in 1930s Harlem—with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her family, and it's both a place of refuge and the source of untold dangers for her and her poor, working class family. The beloved "daddy" of the title indeed ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

This modern classic is "a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood" in 1930s Harlem—with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her family, and it's both a place of refuge and the source of untold dangers for her and her poor, working class family. The beloved "daddy" of the title indeed
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Remembering Roots

How an American Classic Transformed the World

de Lucas L. Johnson II ...

Narrado por James Shippy ...

Completo

5 hora 37 minutos

**"**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... ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

**"**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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BLACK FIRST LADY: CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE YEARS

de Benjamin Bailey ...

Narrado por Liz Lovegood ...

Completo

1 horas 47 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou

de Linda Wagner-Martin ...

Narrado por Allyson Johnson ...

Completo

8 hora 38 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, The

de Olaudah Equiano ...

Narrado por Rhett Samuel Price ...

Completo

8 hora 29 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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
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Make Your Own History

Timeless Truths from Black American Trailblazers

de Joseph Holland ...

Narrado por Diontae Black ...

Completo

8 hora 40 minutos

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. ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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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Black Like Who?

20th anniversary edition

de Rinaldo Walcott ...

Narrado por Nigel Williams ...

Completo

8 hora 57 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$26.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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I Am Love: Do You Want Some?

de Raymond Sturgis ...

Narrado por Books with Voices ...

Completo

50 minutos

Love is not complicated, and love is not problematic for those that believe in it. Marriages and relationship need to enrich their foundations with a love that stands up to impediments like jealousy, doubt, and financial complications. I AM LOVE, help individuals see the mistakes they made while dating and choose better partners for committed relationships. ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Love is not complicated, and love is not problematic for those that believe in it. Marriages and relationship need to enrich their foundations with a love that stands up to impediments like jealousy, doubt, and financial complications. I AM LOVE, help individuals see the mistakes they made while dating and choose better partners for committed relationships.
... Leer más
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales

de Ytasha L. Womack ...

Narrado por Xenia Willacey ...

Series series Marvel Age of Comics
Completo

3 hora 51 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Spider-man: Miles Morales by Ytasha L. Womack, read by Xenia Willacey.Explore the Stories Behind the LegendsFirst introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, Miles Morales reconceived Spider-Man as African American and Latinx, and his debut marked a new direction in the saga of a beloved character.Miles Morales as Spider-Man is a coming-of-age tale of a smart, ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Spider-man: Miles Morales by Ytasha L. Womack, read by Xenia Willacey.Explore the Stories Behind the LegendsFirst introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, Miles Morales reconceived Spider-Man as African American and Latinx, and his debut marked a new direction in the saga of a beloved character.Miles Morales as Spider-Man is a coming-of-age tale of a smart,
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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

de Bright Summaries ...

Narrado por Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Completo

25 minutos

Unlock the more straightforward side of Homegoing with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, which tells the story of two branches of the same family across several generations. Although Effia and Esi are sisters, they never meet, and their paths are irrevocably forced apart when Esi is sold into slavery and ... Leer más

$29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Unlock the more straightforward side of Homegoing with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, which tells the story of two branches of the same family across several generations. Although Effia and Esi are sisters, they never meet, and their paths are irrevocably forced apart when Esi is sold into slavery and
... Leer más
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The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism

de Joseph Darda ...

Narrado por Andrew Joseph Perez ...

Completo

10 hora 5 minutos

How Americans learned to wait on time for racial changeWhat if, Joseph Darda asks, our desire to solve racism—with science, civil rights, antiracist literature, integration, and color blindness—has entrenched it further? In The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism, he traces the rise of liberal antiracism, showing how reformers' faith in time, in the moral arc of the universe, has undercut future ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

How Americans learned to wait on time for racial changeWhat if, Joseph Darda asks, our desire to solve racism—with science, civil rights, antiracist literature, integration, and color blindness—has entrenched it further? In The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism, he traces the rise of liberal antiracism, showing how reformers' faith in time, in the moral arc of the universe, has undercut future
... Leer más
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Light and Legacies

Stories of Black Girlhood and Liberation

de Janaka Bowman Lewis ...

Narrado por Janaka Bowman Lewis ...

Completo

7 hora 22 minutos

An engaging examination of Black Girl Magic and its significance in American literatureIn Light and Legacies, author Janaka Bowman Lewis examines Black girlhood in American literature from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The representation of Black girlhood in contemporary literature has long remained underexplored. Through this literary history of "Black Girl Magic," Lewis offers one of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

An engaging examination of Black Girl Magic and its significance in American literatureIn Light and Legacies, author Janaka Bowman Lewis examines Black girlhood in American literature from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The representation of Black girlhood in contemporary literature has long remained underexplored. Through this literary history of "Black Girl Magic," Lewis offers one of
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The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

de Ralph Ellison ...

Narrado por John F. Callahan, Dominic Hoffman ...

Completo

49 hora 5 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$45.00 USD

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
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Black Is the Body

Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine

de Emily Bernard ...

Narrado por Emily Bernard ...

Completo

5 hora 55 minutos

“Blackness is an art, not a science. It is a paradox: intangible and visceral; a situation and a story. It is the thread that connects these essays, but its significance as an experience emerges randomly, unpredictably. . . . Race is the story of my life, and therefore black is the body of this book.”In these twelve deeply personal, connected essays, Bernard details the experience of growing up ... Leer más

$15.00 USD

“Blackness is an art, not a science. It is a paradox: intangible and visceral; a situation and a story. It is the thread that connects these essays, but its significance as an experience emerges randomly, unpredictably. . . . Race is the story of my life, and therefore black is the body of this book.”In these twelve deeply personal, connected essays, Bernard details the experience of growing up
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GAME OF LIFE, THE

THE BLUEPRINT

de LYRIC HAWKINS ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - THE 14 CHAMBERS OF POWER ROOTS & RESISTANCE
Completo

6 hora 19 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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

de Raymond Sturgis ...

Narrado por Books with Voices ...

Completo

34 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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
... Leer más

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