Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies
Crazy as Hell: The Best Little Guide to Black History
By turns hilarious, candid, and heartbreaking, this powerful book takes the straitjacket off Black history. A refreshing, insightful, sacrilegious take on African American history, Crazy as Hell explores the site of America’s greatest contradictions. The notables of this book are the runaways...
$13.54
The Black Box: Writing the Race
“Henry Louis Gates is a national treasure. Here, he returns with an intellectual and at times deeply personal meditation on the hard-fought evolution and the very meaning of African American identity, calling upon our country to transcend its manufactured divisions.”— Isabel...
$30.00
Big Red's Mercy: The Shooting of Deborah Cotton and a Story of Race in America
The moving story of a New Orleans woman who fought for justice and her community even amidst one of the city's darkest moments.Mark Hertsgaard and Deborah Cotton were strangers to one another, united only by a love of jazz and...
$28.95
Being Black in America's Schools: A Student-Educator-Reformers Call for Change
For readers of The Knowledge Gap, Race to the Bottom, and The Inequality Machine, education and equity strategist Brian Rashad Fuller sheds a stark light on America's public schools, the miseducation of students of color, and the action required to make tangible changes and...
$28.00
Another Land of My Body
Ephemeral yet tangible, bridging the delicate border between understanding and awe, Rodney Terich Leonard’s poems live in the world even as they leave it, clinging like “a ribbon in the sand / Captivated by your ankle,” that “Bojangles next to...
$17.95
Ancestral Genomics: African American Health in the Age of Precision Medicine
A leading evolutionary historian offers a radical solution to racial health disparities in the United States.Constance B. Hilliard was living in Japan when she began experiencing joint pain. Her doctor diagnosed osteoarthritis―a common ailment for someone her age. But her...
$32.95
AfriCali: Recipes from My Jikoni (Coming Soon- August 13, 2024)
African cuisine is infused with Californian culture to create delicious, unique meals in this beautiful fusion cookbook.Kiano Moju was born to a Kenyan mother and a Nigerian father and raised in California. While she spent her summer breaks in Kenya,...
$35.00
Africa, My Passion (Coming Soon - August 27, 2024)
In an exquisite personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann, author of the global bestseller The White Masai, delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places. Joined by her half-Kenyan daughter, Napirai, and...
$23.99
Mary Had a Little Plan: Mary Had a Little Glam (Volume 2)
After glamming it up with her school friends in the bestselling Mary Had a Little Glam, children's book author Tammi Sauer brings back Mary, the resourceful, stylish little girl protagonist for another exciting adventure. This time, a little plan that has a big...
$17.99
Mama's Library Summers: A Picture Book
Mama’s Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books by the author of Chef Edna, Melvina Noel, and illustrator Daria Peoples.Every summer, Mama takes her...
$18.99
Mama's Home
A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girl basks in the love of her community--which includes not only her mother but the many different women...
$18.99
The Magical Snowflake
Experience the enchanting and timeless tale of expectation, anticipation, and wonder crafted by renowned children’s book author Bernette Ford. The Magical Snowflake captures the heartwarming essence of a young girl amid the frosty snow, making it more than just a children’s Christmas...
$18.99
Lovely Day
Bill Withers's celebrated hit song "Lovely Day" comes to life in this beautifully illustrated picture book! "'Lovely Day' is a positive and uplifting song that comforts the soul. I'm thrilled to see my husband’s beautiful words come to life in...
$18.99
Lorraine
Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power of music and family. "Who needs a whistle or some...
$7.99
The N-Word of God
The N-Word of God is a literary graphic novel of interconnected illustrated stories of social insight, cognitive surprise, wry mirth, and Black existential wonder. Artist Mark Doox transports readers back to the beginning of the universe when God fatefully declared...
$29.99
White Over Black: American Attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812
In 1968, Winthrop D. Jordan set out in encyclopedic detail the evolution of white Englishmen's and Anglo-Americans' perceptions of blacks, perceptions of difference used to justify race-based slavery, and liberty and justice for whites only. This second edition, with new...
$47.50
The Finest Thief in the Kingdom: Libyan Tales from Sadeq Naihoum
The collection’s title, Min Qisas Alatfal, literally means Children’s Tales, however these stories are far from your average bedtime read. They are socio-political tales told from a satirical and critical perspective. Naihoum writes about his native Libya, bringing to life...
$14.95
And So I Roar: A Novel
A stunning, heart wrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceWhen Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother—terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria—and her aunt,...
$28.00
You Are NOT Negro, Black, Coloured, Morisco Nor An African Slave!
Grand Sheik Kudjo Adwo El examines the history of various misnomers of Moorish Americans since their initial encounter with the nations of Europe and their socio-political implications. Using various scholarly sources, G.S. Adwo El demonstrates the importance of preserving national...
$16.75
Official Proclamation of Real Moorish American Nationality: Black and White Edition Prepared for Public Distribution
In 1928, Noble Drew Ali attended the Pan-American Conference in Havana, Cuba. At said conference, our Prophet received from the nations of America the mandate recognizing the Moors' claim to the Americas, and simultaneously, the expiration of the European mandate...
$18.65
Nationality: The Order of the Day: The Divine Message and Warning, ALL Garveyites, Rastafarians, Black Nationalist & Pan Africans
Message to the bearers of the Red Black and Green brought by The Prophet in these days and his Forerunner. In this, his seminal title, Grand Sheik Kudjo Adwo El expounds on the necessity of nationality in self-determination.
$16.99
(C)over Your Head: A Pictographic Chronicle of the Moslem Turban
One of the most enduring symbol of Moorish presence the world over: the Moslem turban. Seeking to invoke the impression of an educational stroll through a niche art gallery, this text examines the Moslem Turban from a Moorish American perspective...
$19.99
Califa Uhuru: A Compilation of Literature from the Moorish Science Temple of America
#WeAreNOTBlack #WePreferMoors #ByeByeBywords Delve into the essence of Moorish American wisdom with this meticulously curated compilation of standard-issue literature from the esteemed Moorish Science Temple of America. Conveniently bound in one prestigious volume, it serves as a definitive resource that...
$19.13
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 22)
$130.00
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 22)
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues in Yorùbá history and politics, offering through narratives of the past and present a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa.Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers...
$130.00
Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global: Artists, Culture Brokers, and Fans
Responding to growing international interest in the Yorùbá culture of southwestern Nigeria, practitioners of bàtá—a centuries-old drumming, dancing, and singing tradition—have recast themselves as traditional performers in a global market. As the Nigerian market for ritual bàtá has been declining,...
$55.00
The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa: Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc.
The book ""The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples Of The Slave Coast Of West Africa: Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc."" by Alfred Burton Ellis is a comprehensive study of the Yoruba people who were living in the coastal regions of West...
$36.95
Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa: Their Culture, History, Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc.
The Yoruba speaking group inhabits Benin and Nigeria. This pioneering investigation, published in 1894, reveals the culture, history, spiritual beliefs and unique language of the Yoruba ethnicity. After introducing the region with maps and descriptions of the coast and its...
$11.97
The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of South-Western Nigeria: Western Africa Part IV
Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-coordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African...
$177.00
Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism
Exploring the Yoruba tradition in the United States, Hucks begins with the story of Nana Oseijeman Adefunmi's personal search for identity and meaning as a young man in Detroit in the 1930s and 1940s. She traces his development as an...
$55.00
Yoruba Mythology: Orisha Gods and Goddesses of West Africa
Delve into the world of Yoruba mythology! Are you interested in learning about different religions?Do you want to learn about an ancient religion still practiced today?Have you heard of Orisha and IFA and want to know more about them?Like almost...
$9.99