General Education

A celebratory 20th anniversary edition of this landmark collection from black writers across the literary spectrum This ground-breaking anthology was first published twenty years ago, into a different literary landscape. Showcasing the work of more than...

In her new book, Valerie Kinloch investigates how the lives and literacies of youth in New York City's historic Harlem are affected by public attempts to gentrify the community. Kinloch draws connections between race, place, and students' literate...

We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--tribes. This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the...

"An important and powerful book" that radically reframes the debates swirling around the academic achievement of African-American students (Boston Review) In three separate but allied essays, African-American scholars Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching:...

Dr. Carjie Scott, the Education Equalizer, (TM) defied the odds as a first-generation college student who rose to the top. When faced with opposition as a woman of color in higher education, she spoke truth to power and held leaders accountable to their...

Russell McGee Jr ( a.k.a Genesis the Greykid ) has published a color-fresh book of poetry titled "Words in Grey", realizing his ability to connect a diverse array of people -- from top-tier business mavens to homeless vets. Because Genesis has never met...

This book demonstrates a feature-checking approach to sentence structure and language typology within the framework of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. The study is both data oriented and theoretical. The analysis is based on data from Toposa, an...

This book describes in fascinating detail the wildlife, wild places and wild personalities that occupied Angola's conservation landscape through four decades of war and a decade of peace. Intrigues, assassinations, corruption, greed and incompetence...

The first of a new-format series on East African natural history, this book on the wild flowers of the region will be structured according to flower colour to aid identification, and will present two species per page, covering approximately 250 different...

Rajen Persaud brings a refreshingly honest voice to the highly controversial topic of interracial dating as he explores the stereotypes and perceptions associated with it. Why do so many high-profile black men date and marry the most ordinary white...