Cultural Literature

A haunting and powerfully moving book that gives voice to the poorest among us and lays bare the cruelty of a penal system that too often defines their lives.Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges has taught courses in drama, literature,...

In Our Bruises Keep Singing Purple, Afro-Jamaican-Boricua poet, Malcolm Friend, has gifted us with a collection that is politically charged and culturally woke. Crafted in rhythmseasoned Latinx dialect, emerging from ancestral roots, replanted in the...

For many, the Doukhobor story is a sensational one: arson, nudity, and civil disobedience once made headlines. But it isn't the whole story. In Our Backs Warmed by the Sun, the author, Vera, through the stories of her mother Elizabeth, describes a wholly...

Through two award-winning National Public Radio documentaries, and now this powerful book, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman have made it their mission to be loud voices from one of this country's darkest places, Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing project.Set...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This fantastic collection provides a retrospective of 18 classics from '60s soul superstar Otis Redding. Includes: Amen * Chained and Bound * Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) * The Happy Song * Hard to Handle * I've Been...

As a corporate executive, James S. Avery did not simply open doors for black people in this country; he changed marketing strategy throughout the corporate world. Now, in his autobiography, Others Thought I Could Lead, Avery shares the secrets of his...

By understanding osogbo, the spirits of misfortune, we can better overcome them and return to health and balance in our lives - Explains how misfortune works in this world as living spirits that plague humanity but are also a catalyst for...

With striking photographs and personal insight, a compelling biography of the great American saxophonist and free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman. Ornette Coleman's career encompassed the glory years of jazz and the American avant-garde. Born in...

- Explores the lifestyle of indigenous peoples of the world who exist in complete harmony with the natural world and with each other. - Reveals a model of a society built on trust, patience, and joy rather than anxiety, hurry, and acquisition. - Shows...

To recreate a whole and sacred America, it is important to piece together the forgotten fragments of history that are currently keeping the country divided. Just as a traditional Native American potter begins a new pot with shards of old pots--honoring...

To recreate a whole and sacred America, it is important to piece together the forgotten fragments of history that are currently keeping the country divided. Just as a traditional Native American potter begins a new pot with shards of old pots--honoring...