Presents a thought-provoking examination of the group personality of Europeans, as manifest in their behavior towards Black people. In the essay "The Psychopathic Racial Personality," Dr. Bobby Wrigh
For ages 12 to 15, the Afrocentric Self-Inventory And Discovery Workbook teaches critical thinking skills and introduces Black youth to the basics of African-centered cultural values. The easy to foll
A landmark critical approach to the study of African American poetry, this seminal work sanctions the view that the voices of the Black Arts Movement are valid areas of scholarly inquiry.
This comprehensive analysis of the life and work of Haki R. Madhubutidemonstrates why he is such a pivotal figure in black literature. Both his life experiences and literary contributions are e
This book is a critical review of the highly explosive and widely discussed musical art form called gangsta rap. Kitwana examines the ways Black culture, male-female relationships, sexism, white supre
The terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001, and the American government's swiftly declared and presently global "War on Terrorism" receive commentary from a Black perspective. This volume o
The hip-hop culture on the south side of Chicago links these short stories that are otherwise very different from each other in subject and approach. Stark scenes of gang violence, drug use, and priso
Musings and notes about the life, the family, and travels of Gwendolyn Brooks that is a reprise of a prior book, "Report from Part One," published by Broadside Press in 1972. Brooks was the Consultant
The frustration, anger, and restlessnesscaused byAfrican American oppression are exorcised in this moving collection of poetry. Speakinginitially from the perspective of black strug
An inspiring, visually rich beginner reader for preschoolers, this vocabulary builder teaches children self-love byintroducing them to African-centered concepts—unity and nation building&
These poems trace the journeys of the great Black historical figure Harriet Tubman and her fugitives through the backwoods of America.The cruelty of slavery andTubman's legendare ma
Emerging with a varied political sensibility, this book explodes the bourgeois self-indulgence of American culture to give a lambasting critique of its current global ultra-exploration and political r
Six years' worth of symposiums come together in this collection of essays that plot a course for African Americans, explaining how individuals and households can make changes that will immediately imp
Contemporary urban America comes alive in this eclectic compilation of short and flash fiction with an inner-city aesthetic filtered through the brevity of hip-hop culture. A wide variety of strong v
This play is about the parents in South Carolina who risked their lives to file the first legal challenge to segregation in public schools. Their case led to Brown v. Board of Education and the histor
One glance at So Far, So Good and it becomes evident that this is not merely a collection of a song writer's lyrics. The song-poems of this undisputed "Bluesologist" triumphantly stand on their own, e
