General African American Studies

"Dr. Lester has gifted us this book for this moment and for our posterity. He shares searing personal stories of tragedy and hardship that moves the crisis in our educational system beyond statistics and into the realm of human impact. . . . He adds...

A radical new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a global movement for Black liberation Malcolm X is one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. Across countless films, documentaries, and...

Theillustrated story of the history and groundbreaking discovery of an importanthistorical site, fully updated on the 30th anniversary of its first publication Awardsand praise for the first edition: FloridaHistorical Society Charlton Tebeau Book...

"Superb. . . . A great American writer speaks with his own voice about matters that still resonate at the center of our lives."--New York Times Book ReviewCelebrating its eightieth anniversary, Richard Wright's eloquent autobiography about growing up in...

In Alive in the Sound, Ronald Radano proposes a new understanding of US Black music by focusing on the key matter of value, manifested musically in its seemingly embodied qualities--spirit, soul, and groove. While acknowledging these qualities are always...

In The Human in Bits, Kris Cohen examines black abstractionist painting to demonstrate how race and computation are intimately entangled with the personal computer's graphic user interface. He shows how the personal computer and the graphical field of...

The life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmother that changed community activism forever--and sparked the ongoing movement against racist policing and brutality #SayHerName: The story of Eleanor Bumpurs, told for the first time by decorated...

A founding document of African American Studies, reissued for today's students and scholars In a landmark 1968 conference at Yale University, students, faculty, and community activists helped establish "Afro-American Studies" as a major, and then a...

"A carefully understated but chilling account of the whole 3 1/2 centuries during which 15 million Africans were snatched from their homes and delivered into slavery in the New World." --Time In 1518, the Atlantic slave trade began with the landing in...

The incredible story of MOVE, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985, killing 11 civilians--by one of the few people born into the organization, raised during the bombing's tumultuous aftermath, and...

A Time Must-Read Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Winner of the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian NonfictionA bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde. We...