Best Sellers
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Belly of the Beast
- The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
- Written by: Da'Shaun L. Harrison, Kiese Laymon - foreword
- Narrated by: Da'Shaun L. Harrison
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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Belly of the Beast explores the intersections of Blackness, gender, fatness, health, and the violence of policing....
Written by: Da'Shaun L. Harrison,
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Strategically Navigating Anti-Black Racism in Professional Spaces
- A Practical Guide for Black People Responding to Racism in the Workplace
- Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD, Della V. Mosley PhD - foreword by
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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This workbook offers essential tools to help you make informed choices about how to respond to racism in the workplace, assert yourself with confidence, and prioritize your own well-being.
Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD,
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The Audacity of Hope
- Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
- Written by: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum....
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incredibly motivating, it's from his heart
- By Amazon Customer on 06-09-20
Written by: Barack Obama
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- Written by: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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Oh.. the passion of Lawrence Fishburne!
- By Srijoy Kanjilal on 20-10-23
Written by: Malcolm X,
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Feminism Is for Everybody
- Passionate Politics
- Written by: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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What is feminism?
In this short, accessible primer, Bell Hooks explores the nature of feminism and its positive promise to eliminate sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. With her....
Written by: bell hooks
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Belonging
- A Culture of Place
- Written by: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Traversing past and present, Belonging charts a cyclical journey in which renowned cultural critic Bell Hooks moves from place to place, only to end where she began—her old Kentucky home....
Written by: Bell Hooks
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Belly of the Beast
- The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
- Written by: Da'Shaun L. Harrison, Kiese Laymon - foreword
- Narrated by: Da'Shaun L. Harrison
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Belly of the Beast explores the intersections of Blackness, gender, fatness, health, and the violence of policing....
Written by: Da'Shaun L. Harrison,
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Strategically Navigating Anti-Black Racism in Professional Spaces
- A Practical Guide for Black People Responding to Racism in the Workplace
- Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD, Della V. Mosley PhD - foreword by
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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This workbook offers essential tools to help you make informed choices about how to respond to racism in the workplace, assert yourself with confidence, and prioritize your own well-being.
Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD,
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The Audacity of Hope
- Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
- Written by: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum....
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incredibly motivating, it's from his heart
- By Amazon Customer on 06-09-20
Written by: Barack Obama
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- Written by: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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Oh.. the passion of Lawrence Fishburne!
- By Srijoy Kanjilal on 20-10-23
Written by: Malcolm X,
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Feminism Is for Everybody
- Passionate Politics
- Written by: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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What is feminism?
In this short, accessible primer, Bell Hooks explores the nature of feminism and its positive promise to eliminate sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. With her....
Written by: bell hooks
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Belonging
- A Culture of Place
- Written by: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Traversing past and present, Belonging charts a cyclical journey in which renowned cultural critic Bell Hooks moves from place to place, only to end where she began—her old Kentucky home....
Written by: Bell Hooks
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The Need to Be Whole
- Written by: Wendell Berry
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
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The Need to Be Whole continues the work Wendell Berry began in The Hidden Wound (1970) and The Unsettling of America (1977), demanding a careful exploration of this hard, shared truth: The wealth of the mighty few governing this nation has been built on the unpaid labor of others....
Written by: Wendell Berry
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The Assassination of Fred Hampton
- How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
- Written by: Jeffrey Haas
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Uncovering a cold-blooded execution at the hands of a conspiring police force, this engaging account relentlessly pursues the murderers of Black Panther Fred Hampton....
Written by: Jeffrey Haas
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Uncut Funk
- A Contemplative Dialogue
- Written by: Bell Hooks, Stuart Hall
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In an awesome meeting of minds, cultural theorists Stuart Hall and bell hooks met for a series of wide-ranging conversations on what Hall sums up as "life, love, death, sex"....
Written by: Bell Hooks,
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The Godfather Notebook
- Written by: Francis Ford Coppola
- Narrated by: Francis Ford Coppola, Joe Mantegna
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola's notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world's most iconic films....
Written by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Algorithms of Oppression
- How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
- Written by: Safiya Umoja Noble
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms....
Written by: Safiya Umoja Noble
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Hellhound on His Trail
- The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
- Written by: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Hampton Sides
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
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On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox....
Written by: Hampton Sides
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The Color of Water
- A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
- Written by: James McBride
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Susan Denaker
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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The Color of Water touches listeners of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son....
Written by: James McBride
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Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice
- Written by: Dennis Kimbro, Napoleon Hill
- Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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Author and entrepreneur Dennis Kimbro combines bestselling author Napoleon Hill's law of success with his own vast knowledge of business....
Written by: Dennis Kimbro,
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African Goddess Initiation
- Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy
- Written by: Abiola Abrams
- Narrated by: Abiola Abrams
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
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A sacred feminine initiation of self-love and soul care rituals, tools, and exercises....
Written by: Abiola Abrams
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The Other Wes Moore
- One Name, Two Fates
- Written by: Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley - afterword
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship....
Written by: Wes Moore,
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Where Do We Go from Here
- Chaos or Community?
- Written by: Coretta Scott King - foreword, Vincent Harding - introduction, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, Dr. King demanded an end to global suffering....
Written by: Coretta Scott King - foreword,
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Refusing Compulsory Sexuality
- A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture
- Written by: Sherronda J. Brown, Hess Love - foreword, Grace B Freedom - afterword
- Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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For listeners of Ace and Belly of the Beast: A Black queer feminist exploration of asexuality—and an incisive interrogation of the sex-obsessed culture that invisibilizes and ignores asexual and A-spec identity....
Written by: Sherronda J. Brown,
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Martin Luther King: The Essential Box Set
- The Landmark Speeches and Sermons of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Written by: Clayborne Carson, Kris Shepard, Peter Holloran,
- Narrated by: Keith David, Jay Gregory, Martin Luther King,
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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This definitive box set includes all the landmark speeches of the great orator and American leader Martin Luther King, Jr....
Written by: Clayborne Carson,
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The Half Has Never Been Told
- Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
- Written by: Edward E Baptist
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
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Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution - the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in bondage of their full legacy....
Written by: Edward E Baptist
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
- Written by: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic....
Written by: Maya Angelou
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The Souls of Black Folk
- Written by: W. E. B. Du Bois
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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rst published in 1903, this collection of 15 essays dared to describe the racism that prevailed at that time in America—and to demand an end to it. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic in the literature of civil rights....
Written by: W. E. B. Du Bois
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Healing Justice Lineages
- Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety
- Written by: Cara Page, Erica Woodland, Aurora Levins Morales - foreword
- Narrated by: Sanya Simmons
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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In this anthology, Black Queer Feminist editors Cara Page and Erica Woodland guide listeners through the history, legacies, and liberatory practices of healing justice....
Written by: Cara Page,
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I've Been to the Mountaintop
- The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Written by: Edited by Clayborne Carson, Kris Shepard
- Narrated by: Andrew Young, Rosa Parks
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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His speeches stirred a generation to change - and outlined a practical way to economic freedom and true democracy. His words would help bring about the end of a brutally unequal system...
Written by: Edited by Clayborne Carson,
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Love and Rage
- The Path of Liberation Through Anger
- Written by: Lama Rod Owens
- Narrated by: Lama Rod Owens
- Length: 9 hrs
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In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation? Lama Rod Owens explains....
Written by: Lama Rod Owens
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Why We Can't Wait
- Written by: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Cotton - introduction
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Dr. King's best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963....
Written by: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
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Race Matters, 25th Anniversary
- Written by: Cornel West
- Narrated by: Cornel West, JD Jackson
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
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This classic treatise on race contains Dr. West's most incisive essays on the issues relevant to black Americans....
Written by: Cornel West
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Talking Back (2nd Edition)
- Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
- Written by: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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In childhood, Bell Hooks was taught that "talking back" meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opinion. In this collection of personal and theoretical essays, Hooks reflects on her signature issues of racism and feminism, politics and pedagogy....
Written by: Bell Hooks
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Sign My Name to Freedom
- A Memoir of a Pioneering Life
- Written by: Betty Reid-Soskin
- Narrated by: Betty Reid-Soskin
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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In Betty Reid Soskin’s 96 years of living, she has witnessed a grand sweep of American history. In 2003, she created a blog that shares the story of her journey. Sign My Name to Freedom invites you along on that journey, through the words and thoughts of a national treasure....
Written by: Betty Reid-Soskin
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Playing in the Dark
- Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
- Written by: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depended on the existence of a black population that was manifestly unfree--and that came to serve white authors as embodiments of their own fears and desires....
Written by: Toni Morrison
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The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself
- Racial Myths and Our American Narratives
- Written by: David Mura
- Narrated by: David Lee Huynh
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The police murders of two Black men, Philando Castile and George Floyd, frame this searing exploration of the historical and fictional narratives that white America tells itself to justify and maintain white supremacy. From the country's founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present.
Written by: David Mura
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La prossima volta il fuoco
- Written by: James Baldwin, Attilio Veraldi - traduttore
- Narrated by: Alberto Boubakar Malanchino
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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La definizione di saggio per le opere non narrative di Baldwin è certamente impropria. Baldwin è un artista, prima di essere un intellettuale, e il suo appassionante confronto con la realtà americana è opera di uno scrittore. Fanno da legame le immagini, le intuizioni, le facce e la sequenza di emozioni e impressioni, piuttosto che l’organizzazione delle idee, perché Baldwin è sempre più impegnato, nei saggi come nei romanzi, a raccontare una storia. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1963, La prossima volta il fuoco di James Baldwin colpisce dritto al cuore della cosiddetta “questione nera”.
Written by: James Baldwin,
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Strategically Navigating Anti-Black Racism in Professional Spaces
- A Practical Guide for Black People Responding to Racism in the Workplace
- Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD, Della V. Mosley PhD - foreword by
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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This workbook offers essential tools to help you make informed choices about how to respond to racism in the workplace, assert yourself with confidence, and prioritize your own well-being.
Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD,
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The Black Woman’s Guide to Coping with Stress
- Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Skills to Create a Life of Joy and Well-Being
- Written by: Cheryl Woods Giscombe RN
- Narrated by: Diana Blue
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you feel like you're doing it all for everyone-all the time? This book offers mindful self-awareness practices to help you prioritize self-care, soothe stress, and create a life of joy, fulfillment, and well-being.
Written by: Cheryl Woods Giscombe RN
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Black Power
- The Politics of Liberation
- Written by: Kwame Ture, Charles V. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Rodney Tompkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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A revolutionary work since its publication, Black Power exposed the depths of systemic racism in this country and provided a radical political framework for reform: true and lasting social change would only be accomplished through unity among African-Americans and their independence from the preexisting order.
Written by: Kwame Ture,
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
- Written by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
- Narrated by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires.
Written by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself
- Racial Myths and Our American Narratives
- Written by: David Mura
- Narrated by: David Lee Huynh
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The police murders of two Black men, Philando Castile and George Floyd, frame this searing exploration of the historical and fictional narratives that white America tells itself to justify and maintain white supremacy. From the country's founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present.
Written by: David Mura
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La prossima volta il fuoco
- Written by: James Baldwin, Attilio Veraldi - traduttore
- Narrated by: Alberto Boubakar Malanchino
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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La definizione di saggio per le opere non narrative di Baldwin è certamente impropria. Baldwin è un artista, prima di essere un intellettuale, e il suo appassionante confronto con la realtà americana è opera di uno scrittore. Fanno da legame le immagini, le intuizioni, le facce e la sequenza di emozioni e impressioni, piuttosto che l’organizzazione delle idee, perché Baldwin è sempre più impegnato, nei saggi come nei romanzi, a raccontare una storia. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1963, La prossima volta il fuoco di James Baldwin colpisce dritto al cuore della cosiddetta “questione nera”.
Written by: James Baldwin,
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Strategically Navigating Anti-Black Racism in Professional Spaces
- A Practical Guide for Black People Responding to Racism in the Workplace
- Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD, Della V. Mosley PhD - foreword by
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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This workbook offers essential tools to help you make informed choices about how to respond to racism in the workplace, assert yourself with confidence, and prioritize your own well-being.
Written by: Pearis L. Jean PhD,
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The Black Woman’s Guide to Coping with Stress
- Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Skills to Create a Life of Joy and Well-Being
- Written by: Cheryl Woods Giscombe RN
- Narrated by: Diana Blue
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you feel like you're doing it all for everyone-all the time? This book offers mindful self-awareness practices to help you prioritize self-care, soothe stress, and create a life of joy, fulfillment, and well-being.
Written by: Cheryl Woods Giscombe RN
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Black Power
- The Politics of Liberation
- Written by: Kwame Ture, Charles V. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Rodney Tompkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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A revolutionary work since its publication, Black Power exposed the depths of systemic racism in this country and provided a radical political framework for reform: true and lasting social change would only be accomplished through unity among African-Americans and their independence from the preexisting order.
Written by: Kwame Ture,
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
- Written by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
- Narrated by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires.
Written by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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HBCU
- The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Written by: Marybeth Gasman, Levon T. Esters
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a pivotal role in promoting social and economic mobility for African Americans and in mentoring the next generation of Black leaders. In HBCU, Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters explore the remarkable impact and contributions of these significant institutions. Through inspiring personal stories and extensive research, Gasman and Esters showcase how HBCUs have mentored generations of leaders and scholars, fostering a collaborative culture of success and empowerment.
Written by: Marybeth Gasman,
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Feminist Theory
- From Margin to Center
- Written by: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual audiences frequently found the theory unsettling or provocative. Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in this audiobook remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in Hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist Theory embodies the hope that feminists can find a common language to spread the word and create a mass, global feminist movement.
Written by: Bell Hooks
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Everything and Nothing at Once
- A Black Man's Reimagined Soundtrack for the Future
- Written by: Joél Leon
- Narrated by: Joél Leon
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in the Bronx, Joél Leon was taught that being soft, being vulnerable, could end your life. Shaped by a singular view of Black masculinity espoused by the media, by family and friends, and by society, he learned instead to care about the gold around his neck and the number of bills in his wallet. He absorbed the “facts” that white was always right and Black men were seen as threatening or great for comic relief but never worthy of the opening credits. It wasn’t until years later that Joél understood he didn’t have to be defined by these things.
Written by: Joél Leon
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Frontline Bodies
- Sports and Black Struggles for Justice Since the Late Nineteenth Century
- Written by: Nicolas Martin-Breteau, Lucy Garnier - translator, Damion L. Thomas - foreword
- Narrated by: Amir Abdullah
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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In Frontline Bodies, Nicolas Martin-Breteau argues that sports are not—and have never been—purely about entertainment for Black Americans. Instead, beginning in the 1890s during Reconstruction, Black Americans proactively used athletics as a tactic to fight racial oppression. Martin-Breteau considers the work of Edwin B. Henderson, a prominent Black physical educator, civil rights activist, and historian of Black sports.
Written by: Nicolas Martin-Breteau,
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The Last Plantation
- Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress
- Written by: James R. Jones
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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A must-listen for anyone concerned about social justice and the future of our democracy, The Last Plantation exposes the mechanisms that perpetuate racial inequality in the halls of Congress and challenges us to confront and transform this unequal workplace that shapes our politics and society.
Written by: James R. Jones
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The Black Practice of Disbelief
- An Introduction to the Principles, History, and Communities of Black Nonbelievers
- Written by: Anthony Pinn
- Narrated by: Darian Dauchan
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In the United States, to be a Black American is to be a Black Christian. And there’s something to this assumption in that the vast majority of African Americans are Christian. However, in recent years a growing number of African Americans have said they claim no particular religious affiliation—they are Black “nones.” And of these Black “nones,” the most public and vocal are those who claim to be humanists.
Written by: Anthony Pinn
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Under Jackie's Shadow
- Voices of Black Minor Leaguers Baseball Left Behind
- Written by: Mitchell Nathanson
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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The stories of thirteen Black Minor League baseball players during the post-Jackie Robinson era, from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, who were figuratively and literally left behind even as both baseball and the country claimed a newfound racial progressiveness.
Written by: Mitchell Nathanson
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Black Meme
- A History of the Images That Make Us
- Written by: Legacy Russell
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Representations of Blackness have always been integral to our understanding of of the modern world. In Black Meme, Legacy Russell, author of Glitch Feminism, explores the construct, culture, and material of the "meme" as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to present day. Mining archival and contemporary media Russell explores the impact of Blackness, Black life, and death on contemporary conceptions of viral culture, borne in the age of the internet.
Written by: Legacy Russell
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Freeman's Challenge
- The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit
- Written by: Robin Bernstein
- Narrated by: Shamaan Casey
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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In the early nineteenth century, as slavery gradually ended in the North, a village in New York State invented a new form of unfreedom: the profit-driven prison. Uniting incarceration and capitalism, the village of Auburn built a prison that enclosed industrial factories. There, “slaves of the state” were leased to private companies. The prisoners earned no wages, yet they manufactured furniture, animal harnesses, carpets, and combs, which consumers bought throughout the North. Then one young man challenged the system.
Written by: Robin Bernstein
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Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope
- New Essays on the Work of Cornel West
- Written by: Barbara Will - editor
- Narrated by: Deanna Anthony
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Thirty years have passed since Cornel West's book Race Matters rose to the top of the bestseller lists in 1993. Yet his book remains as relevant as ever to American culture-even more so, if one considers its influence on contemporary racial justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, prison justice, and the fight for police reform. Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope looks back to the original 1993 text and forward into the future of racial understanding and healing in our current century.
Written by: Barbara Will - editor
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Reluctant Race Men
- Black Challenges to the Practice of Race in Nineteenth-Century America
- Written by: Joan L. Bryant
- Narrated by: Deanna Anthony
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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Reluctant Race Men traces a history of the disparate challenges Black American reformers lodged against race across the long nineteenth century. It factors their opposition into the nation's history of race and reconstructs a reform tradition largely ignored in accounts of Black activism. Black-controlled newspapers, societies, churches, and conventions provided the principal loci and resources for questioning race. In these contexts, people of African descent generated a lexicon for refuting race, debated its logic, and, ultimately, reinterpreted it.
Written by: Joan L. Bryant
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Imagination
- A Manifesto
- Written by: Ruha Benjamin
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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Imagination: A Manifesto offers visionary examples and tactics to push beyond the constraints of what we think, and are told, is possible. This book is for anyone who is ready to take to heart Toni Morrison's instruction: "Dream a little before you think."
Written by: Ruha Benjamin