Left of Karl Marx
The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones
Carole Boyce Davies In Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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The Sobbing School
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The Trauma of Caste
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Thenmozhi Soundararajan For readers of Caste and Radical Dharma, an urgent call to action to end caste apartheid, grounded in Dalit feminist abolition and engaged Buddhism.“Dalit” is the name that... BooksHistory
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Mutual Aid
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Dean Spade Mutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world. Around the globe, people are faced with a... BooksHistory
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Afro-Atlantic Histories
Various Authors A colossal, panoramic, much-needed appraisal of the visual cultures of Afro-Atlantic territories across six centuries Afro-Atlantic Histories brings together a selection of more than 400 works... ArtBooks
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The Black Panther Party
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David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party.Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was... AntiracismArt
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Maladies of Empire
How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine
Jim Downs A sweeping global history that looks beyond European urban centers to show how slavery, colonialism, and war propelled the development of modern medicine. Most stories... BooksHistory
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Constructing a Nervous System
Margo Jefferson Jefferson's candor, and the courage and rigor of her critic's mind, recall a number of America's greatest thinkers. --Tracy K. Smith, The New York Times Book... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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Critical Race Theory
The Key Writings That Formed the Movement
Kimberlé Crenshaw The foundational work on Critical Race Theory--now under fire from the Trump administration. “As of the publication of Critical Race Theory it will be unwise, if not... AntiracismBooks
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We Were Eight Years in Power
An American Tragedy
Ta-Nehisi Coates “We were eight years in power” was the lament of Reconstruction-era Black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of... BooksHistory
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From Here to Equality
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William A. Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have... BooksHistory
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Ebony
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Lavaille Lavette In 1945, Ebony's legendary founder John H. Johnson set out to create a magazine for Black America much like that of the trailblazing Life Magazine,... ArtBooks
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Lose Your Mother
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The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois When The Souls of Black Folk was first published in 1903, it had a galvanizing effect on the conversation about race in America—and it remains both a... AntiracismAutobiography & Memoir
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The Origin of Others
Toni Morrison America’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of... BooksHistory
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Africa, Amazing Africa
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Atinuke Discover the exhilarating diversity of the African continent in storyteller Atinuke's kaleidoscopic nonfiction guide to the people, flora, and fauna of all fifty-five countries. ... BooksChildren's
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Rifqa
Mohammed El-Kurd Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa--she was... BooksHistory
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Rice
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White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
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A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
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On Juneteenth
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Freedom Dreams (20th Anniversary)
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The Dawn of Everything
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Except for Palestine
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Marc Lamont Hill & Mitchell Plitnick A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from a New York Times bestselling author and experts on U.S.... BooksHistory
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Coretta Scott
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Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism
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State of Emergency
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Fire This Time
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We Are Still Here!
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Black Indians
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Regeneration
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Black Trans Feminism
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Ghosts in the Schoolyard
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The Color of Kink
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Black Art: A Cultural History
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White Balance
How Hollywood Shaped Colorblind Ideology and Undermined Civil Rights
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Darkly: Black History & America's Gothic Soul
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Intimate Direct Democracy
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Essential Labor
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Blood in the Water
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Meals, Music, & Muses: Recipes
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The Whole Picture
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FIRE!! Devoted to Younger Negro Artists
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Albert Samaha "Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror A journalist's powerful and incisive account of the forces steering... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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