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In the Wake
- On Blackness and Being
- Written by: Christina Sharpe
- Narrated by: Melanie Nicholls-King
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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In this original and trenchant work, Christina Sharpe interrogates literary, visual, cinematic, and quotidian representations of Black life that comprise what she calls the "orthography of the wake". Activating multiple registers of "wake" - the path behind a ship, keeping watch with the dead, coming to consciousness - Sharpe illustrates how Black lives are swept up and animated by the afterlives of slavery, and she delineates what survives despite such insistent violence and negation.
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In the Wake
- On Blackness and Being
- Narrated by: Melanie Nicholls-King
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release Date: 15-02-22
- Language: English
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Letters to President Obama
- Americans Share Their Thoughts and Dreams with the First African-American President
- Written by: Hanes Walton Jr. - editor, Josephine Allen - editor, Sherman Puckett - editor,
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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No one could have predicted even two years ago that an African American would take the oath of office as president of the United States in January of 2009. For many, the occasion marks the climax to the civil rights movement and the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream that Americans could be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. This collection, with about 400 letters from Americans of all walks of life, is being created to stand as a symbol of this exciting moment in history.
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Letters to President Obama
- Americans Share Their Thoughts and Dreams with the First African-American President
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Release Date: 15-03-13
- Language: English
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American Gangster and Other Tales of New York
- Written by: Mark Jacobson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In the 1970s, Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in over a million dollars a day. He lived a glamorous life, hobnobbing with athletes, musicians, and politicians, but Lucas was a ruthless gangster. He was notorious for using the coffins of dead GIs to smuggle heroin into the United States, and, before being sentenced to 70 years in prison, he played a major role in the near death of New York City.
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American Gangster and Other Tales of New York
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release Date: 11-10-07
- Language: English
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Darkwater
- Voices from within the Veil
- Written by: W. E. B. Du Bois
- Narrated by: Bernard K. Addison, Dion Graham, Lisa Reneé Pitts,
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.
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Darkwater
- Voices from within the Veil
- Narrated by: Bernard K. Addison, Dion Graham, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Bahni Turpin, Mirron Willis
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release Date: 08-08-14
- Language: English
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I Wonder as I Wander
- An Autobiographical Journey
- Written by: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s. His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. He meets and...
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I Wonder as I Wander
- An Autobiographical Journey
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Release Date: 26-07-11
- Language: English
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With Love from Harlem
- A Novel of Hazel Scott
- Written by: ReShonda Tate
- Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Tate blends fact and fiction with elegance...A captivating, emotionally resonant portrait of a singular woman who refused to be diminished." — LIBRARY JOURNAL "Tate has a rare gift for storytelling that strikes straight to the heart." — SADEQA JOHNSON, New York Times...
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With Love from Harlem
- A Novel of Hazel Scott
- Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Release Date: 27-01-26
- Language: English
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The Queen of Sugar Hill
- A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
- Written by: ReShonda Tate
- Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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As seen on The TODAY Show! Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the critically acclaimed...
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The Queen of Sugar Hill
- A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
- Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release Date: 30-01-24
- Language: English
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The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts
- The True Story of The Bondwoman's Narrative
- Written by: Gregg Hecimovich
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Janina Edwards
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a foreword by...
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The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts
- The True Story of The Bondwoman's Narrative
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Janina Edwards
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release Date: 17-10-23
- Language: English
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The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison
- Written by: Ralph Ellison, John F. Callahan - editor, Marc C. Conner - editor
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, John F. Callahan
- Length: 49 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that traces the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decades These...
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The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, John F. Callahan
- Length: 49 hrs and 5 mins
- Release Date: 17-12-19
- Language: English
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Bigger
- A Literary Life
- Written by: Trudier Harris
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Bigger Thomas, the central figure in Richard Wright’s novel Native Son (1940), eludes easy categorization. A violent and troubled character who rejects the rules of society, Bigger is both victim and perpetrator, damaged by racism and segregation on the South Side of Chicago, seemingly raping and killing without regrets. His story has electrified readers for more than eight decades, and it continues to galvanize debates around representation, respectability, social justice, and racism in American life.
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Bigger
- A Literary Life
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Release Date: 18-06-24
- Language: English
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A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun
- The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
- Written by: Angela Jackson
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A look back at the cultural and political force of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, in celebration of her hundredth birthday Artist–Rebel–Pioneer Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the great American literary icons of the twentieth century, a protégé of...
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A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun
- The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release Date: 30-05-17
- Language: English
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The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou
- Written by: Linda Wagner-Martin
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights actions of the 1960s, and her travels abroad in Egypt, Africa, and Europe.
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The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release Date: 03-08-21
- Language: English
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The New Huey P. Newton Reader
- Written by: Huey P. Newton, David Hilliard - editor, Donald Weise - editor
- Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson, Larry Herron, Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The first comprehensive collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder and revolutionary icon of the Black liberation era, The Huey P. Newton Reader combines now-classic texts ranging in topic from the formation of the Black Panthers, African Americans and armed self-defense, and FBI infiltration of civil rights groups with never-before-published writings from the Black Panther Party archives and Newton’s private collection, including articles on President Nixon, prison martyr George Jackson, Pan-Africanism, affirmative action, Cuba, and more.
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The New Huey P. Newton Reader
- Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson, Larry Herron, Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Release Date: 27-08-19
- Language: English
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Twelve Years a Slave
- Written by: Solomon Northup
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a Black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom.
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Twelve Years a Slave
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release Date: 28-01-13
- Language: English
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End of Empire
- Written by: Marissa Davis
- Narrated by: Marissa Davis
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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From a prizewinning poet whose work “points to an unfathomably bright future for the canon” (Danez Smith), a stunningly lush collection about desire, resilience, and our fraught and ecstatic relationship with the natural world A collection as remarkable for the force of its feeling as for...
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End of Empire
- Narrated by: Marissa Davis
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release Date: 01-07-25
- Language: English
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Magically Black and Other Essays
- Written by: Jerald Walker
- Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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*** Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay**** ****Semi-Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor**** ****Finalist for the New England Book Award**** ****Longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award**** In this engaging follow up to How to Make a Slave...
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Magically Black and Other Essays
- Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release Date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Radical Vision
- A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
- Written by: Soyica Diggs Colbert
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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In this first scholarly biography of Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of A Raisin in the Sun, theater professor Soyica Diggs Colbert considers the playwright's life at the intersection of art and politics, with the theater operating as a "rehearsal room for [her] political and intellectual work". Colbert argues that the success of Raisin overshadows Hansberry's other contributions, including the writer's innovative journalism and lesser-known plays touching on controversial issues such as slavery, interracial communities, and Black freedom movements.
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Radical Vision
- A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Release Date: 20-04-21
- Language: English
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
- Written by: Olive Gilbert
- Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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A poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree - a slave who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery, and after winner her freedom, became a vociferous abolitionist for which she has been long remembered and revered.
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
- Narrated by: Bobbie Frohman
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release Date: 14-08-09
- Language: English
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Somebody Else Sold the World
- Written by: Adrian Matejka
- Narrated by: Adrian Matejka
- Length: 45 mins
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A resonant new collection on love and persistence from the author of The Big Smoke, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize The poems in Adrian Matejka's newest and fifth collection, Somebody Else Sold the World, meditate on the ways we exist in an uncontrollable world: in...
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Somebody Else Sold the World
- Narrated by: Adrian Matejka
- Length: 45 mins
- Release Date: 06-07-21
- Language: English
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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- Written by: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
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This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with. In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or...
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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Release Date: 23-05-23
- Language: English
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