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You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays
You Don’t Know Us Negroes is the quintessential gathering of provocative essays from one of the world’s most celebrated writers, Zora Neale Hurston.
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All Roads Lead to The Birchmere
The rousing, illustrated history of the Birchmere music hall by founder and operator Gary Oelze with music writer Stephen Moore.
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Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life—and his family’s—as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation’s Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.
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Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback.
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Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America
Bestselling author Reverend Al Sharpton brings to light the stories of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement, drawing on his unique perspective in the history of the fight for social justice in America
“This is the time. We won’t stop until we change the whole system of justice.”—Rev. Al Sharpton
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Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street
A former hedge fund worker takes an ethnographic approach to Wall Street to expose who wins, who loses, and why inequality endures.
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The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns
Unfolding through layers of sociological insight and oral history, The Harlan Renaissance centers the sympathetic perspectives and critical eye of a master narrator of Black life.
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The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family
Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and dean of Trumpologists David Cay Johnston reveals years of eye-popping financial misdeeds by Donald Trump and his family.
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Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
In Across That Bridge, Congressman John Lewis draws from his experience as a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless wisdom, poignant recollections, and powerful principles for anyone interested in challenging injustices and inspiring real change toward a freer, more peaceful society.
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Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History
A proud, empowering introduction to African American history that celebrates and honors enslaved ancestors.
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The New Song: The Way of Abraham The True In Faith
The New Song is an introduction to the Source of Faith. While unraveling the scriptural mysteries of our time. This is guide into the process of unraveling the root of “darkness” and the shadow of death that has spread all over the Earth in the last 6000 years. Even so, The New Song’s message guides to a “way” out - even for the guilty.
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Until I Am Free
Explores the Black activist’s ideas and political strategies, highlighting their relevance for tackling modern social issues including voter suppression, police violence, and economic inequality.
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I Thought I Was Going Crazy
Author, Darryl Webster, shares an intimate reflection of his time growing up poor in a rough neighborhood. It’s a portrayal of a sensitive soul “an Orchid Child,” born into a chaotic world of social stressors.
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THE BURNING: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation
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State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built
Social justice leader Tamika D. Mallory states her case for action in this searing indictment of America’s historical, deadly, and continuing assault on Black and brown lives.
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Checking In
Acclaimed musical artist Michelle Williams shares the intimate, never-before-told story of how, even in the midst of enormous fame and success, she battled depression, leading her to find her true calling as an advocate for mental health--especially her own.
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Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
The urgent and untold story of the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump from the New York Times bestselling author of Top of the Morning.
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A PROMISED LAND
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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LONG TIME COMING: Reckoning with Race in America
From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop, a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption.
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON—distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Science, and of Ethics and Society, Divinity School, and Centennial Professor at Vanderbilt University—is one of America’s premier public intellectuals and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers including JAY-Z, Tears We Cannot Stop, and What Truth Sounds Like. A contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, Dr. Dyson is a recipient of two NAACP Image awards and the 2020 Langston Hughes Festival Medallion. Former president Barack Obama has noted: “Everybody who speaks after Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison.”
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Bulltwit – The Online Ramblings of George Wallace
Years ago I was considering joining Twitter and whatnot. I’d been a working comedian since the 1750s and I wasn’t sure why I would give away jokes for free. I made the leap though, and I’m so glad I did. This has been an incredible journey, getting to share my most ridiculous thoughts with the click of a button, then see the reactions of so many. I have shared the love and I have felt the love. I thought I would document some of this wild ride in book form. Thank y’all so much for taking this ride with me. I hope you find some laughs all up in here. It truly is the best medicine. Oh, and there’s oodles of “bulltwit” where this came from, so stay tuned for more.
