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The Living is Easy

One of only a handful of novels published by black women during the forties, the story of ambitious Cleo Judson is a long-time cult classic. “The Living Is Easy” is delightfully wry and ironic humor–even...

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Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity

By: Tim Wise

“It’s a great book. I highly, highly, highly recommend it.” –Tavis Smiley In this powerful follow-up to Between Barack and a Hard Place, Tim Wise argues against “colorblindness” and for a deeper...

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Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney

From award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney comes the story of the music that defined a generation and a movement that changed the world. Berry Gordy began Motown in 1959 with an $800 loan from his family. He converted the garage of a...

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Daddy Cool: A Novel

By: Donald Goines

“ Goines’s novels have sold millions of copies in the inner cities (rappers are big fans). Originally published in 1974, this high-profile paperback reprint takes him mainstream. It’s about time.” –Suzanne...

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James Baldwin

By: David A. Leeming

A major life of one of the most influential black writers of our time, James Baldwin (Go Tell It on the Mountain, The Fire Next Time). Leeming, Baldwin’s friend for 25 years, accessed all of Baldwin’s private papers to bring...

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