Education

An exploration of how engaging identity and cultural heritage can transform teaching and learning for Black women educators in the name of justice and freedom in the classroom In The Spirit of Our Work, Dr. Cynthia Dillard centers the spiritual lives of...

This comprehensive history of African American fraternities and sororities celebrates the spirit of Black Excellence in higher education that has produced American leaders in politics, sports, arts, and culture such as Kamala Harris, Colin Kaepernick,...

Connecting modern psychology to its Indigenous roots to enhance the healing process and psychology itself - Shares the healing wisdom of Indigenous people the author has worked with, including the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert, the Fijians of the...

In the first half of the twentieth century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law and existing at the mercy of racist congressmen who held the school's purse strings. These enormous challenges did not...

Find wisdom, inspiration, and new insight in this definitive volume of empowering quotes from the Pan African world. With over 60 quotations--carefully researched by National Black Cultural Information Trust founder, Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor--Black...

New York City, 1929. A sanatorium, a deadly disease, and a dire nurse shortage. So begins the remarkable true story of the Black nurses who helped cure one of the world's deadliest plagues: tuberculosis. During those dark pre-antibiotic days, when...

How teachers can unlock the power of inclusivity and joy to transform their classroom and behavior management In Rooted in Joy: Creating a Classroom Culture of Equity, Belonging, and Care, educational justice advocate and educator Deonna Smith delivers a...

More than 30 acclaimed writers--including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy--reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book...

Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, former national education correspondent for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in...

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...

The most influential work by "the father of Black history", reflecting the long-standing tradition of antiracist teaching pioneered by Black educators A Penguin Classic The Mis-education of the Negro (1933) is Woodson's most popular classic work of...

With so much of our lives lived online, we've never been more connected--or disconnected from what's most important to us. It's time to let go of our curated online worlds and get beyond our need for likes. For all that we think we're getting out of...

The national parks and reserves of East Africa are widely known for their rich and abundant wildlife. This book presents a new and exciting angle - the geological highlights of the region's intriguing landscape. East Africa's cataclysmic volcanic legacy,...

This new, thoroughly revised edition of Bradt's Southern Africa Wildlife guide provides an overview of all southern African wildlife - not only 'big game' and other large mammals, but also birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Excellent for...