General African American Studies

This enlarged edition of the most significant and celebrated slave narrative completes the Jacobs family saga, surely one of the most memorable in all of American history. John S. Jacobs's short slave narrative, A True Tale of Slavery, published in...

A Black-Jewish dialogue lifts a veil on these groups' unspoken history, changing a narrative often dominated by the Grand Alliance and its fracturing. By engaging this history from our country's origins to the present, Blacks and Jews in America models...

Powerful, body-based practices to help you reclaim confidence, dignity, and self-worth.As a woman of color, you are more likely to experience oppression, discrimination, and physical or sexual violence in your lifetime. In addition, your family may have...

"Black women writers and critics are acting on the old adage that one must speak for oneself if one wishes to be heard." --Claudia Tate, from the introduction   Long out-of-print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black...

Within these visionary pages, meditation and dharma teacher Spring Washam meets the spirit of one of America's greatest ancestors, Harriet Tubman. The Spirit of Harriet Tubman, who was called the Moses of her people, is rising again, and we can call...

Dazzling... the tone is hopeful, resilient and accepting. Marked by the diversity of experiences shared, the wealth of intimate details, and the total lack of sensationalism, this is an astonishing report on the quest for sexual liberation.--Publishers...

THE GREATEST IDENTIY THEFT OF ALL MAKIND HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT THE WORLD EVEN KNOWING IT. We all know who the "Jews" today in the world are. They came to Israel in 1948 from Europe almost 2,000 years after the destruction of the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem...

Black women are powerful, brilliant, and brave, and it's time to affirm these truths with more than 100 affirmations and journal prompts Black women can use to empower themselves. In a world that perpetuates negative stereotypes about Black women, it's...

A stylish little gift book full of inspirational, empowering quotes and uplifting affirmations from Black legends from all walks of life, from politics to musicians to literary greats - a perfect gift and a great reminder of the power of words. The...

Now in paperback and with new material, a 2021 Kirkus Best Book of the year in both Nonfiction and Current Events, the book Naomi Klein called: "a triumph of political imagination and a tremendous gift to all movements struggling towards liberation." For...

A challenge to the cultural tradition of corporal punishment in Black homes and its connections to racial violence in America Why do so many African Americans have such a special attachment to whupping children? Studies show that nearly 80 percent of...