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Umoja Books

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The Angela Y. Davis Reader by Joy James (Editor)
Call Number: E185.86.D3817 1998
ISBN: 9780631203612
Publication Date: 1998
"For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on feminism, anti-racism, political philosophy, and liberation theory. Her analyses of culture, gender, capital and race have profoundly influenced political and social thought, and contemporary struggles. This volume presents interviews, essays, and excerpts from Davis's most important works including her memoir."
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
Call Number: PS3568.A572 C58 2014
ISBN: 9781555976903
Publication Date: 2014
"Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship. In essay, image, and poetry, Citizen is a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named 'post-race' society."
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
Call Number: PS3569.O7374 C6 2006
ISBN: 9781416521693
Publication Date: 2006
"After a black drug dealer goes to jail in Brooklyn, his ruthless 17-year-old daughter takes over his empire. A look at the mores and manners of the black underclass, this one with money. First novel by a hip-hop artist, author of No Disrespect."
Critical Race Theory (Third Edition) by Richard Delgado; Jean Stefancic
Call Number: KF4755.D454 2017
ISBN: 9781479846368
Publication Date: 2017
"This primer [...] addresses the rise of a fierce wave of criticism from right-wing websites, think tanks, and foundations, some of which insist that America is now colorblind and has little use for racial analysis and study."
Culturally Specific Pedagogy in the Mathematics Classroom by Jacqueline Leonard
Call Number: QA13.L46 2008
ISBN: 9780805861051
Publication Date: 2007
"This text advocates the use of culturally specific pedagogy to enhance the mathematics instruction of diverse students."
The Dreamkeepers by Gloria Ladson-Billings
Call Number: LC2717.L33 2009
ISBN: 9780470408155
Publication Date: 2009
"Gloria Ladson-Billings shows that culturally relevant teaching is not a matter of race, gender, or teaching style. What matters most is a teacher's efforts to work with the unique strengths a child brings to the classroom
Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall
Call Number: E185.97.M12 A3 1994
ISBN: 9780679412687
Publication Date: 1994
"Examining the complexities of the problems of black youths from an insider's perspective, an African-American journalist recalls his own troubled childhood, his rehabilitation while in prison, and his successful Washington Post career."
The Miseducation of the Negro by Carter Godwin Woodson
Call Number: LC2717.W66 2017
ISBN: 9781974633227
Publication Date: 2017
"Carter Godwin Woodson's seminal book exploring the structural and systemic features of American education that cause entrenched and perpetuated social segregation, economic disparity, and class distinctions among people of color and white citizens. Woodson's analysis has remained germane to modern times"
The Multiracial Experience by Maria P. P. Root
Call Number: E184.A1 M89 1996
ISBN: 9780803970595
Publication Date: 1995
"Articulating questions that will form the basis for future discussions of race and identity, the contributors tackle concepts such as redefining ethnicity when race is less central to the definition and how a multiracial model might dismantle our negative construction of race."
Neither Enemies nor Friends by Suzanne Oboler; Anani Dzidzienyo (Editor)
Call Number: E29.A1 N45 2005
ISBN: 9781403965684
Publication Date: 2005
"The anthology introduces new perspectives on comparative forms of racialization in the Americas and presents its implications both for Latin American societies, and for Latinos' relations with African Americans in the U.S."
Racially Mixed People in America by Maria P. P. Root
Call Number: E184.A1 R324 1992
ISBN: 9780803941021
Publication Date: 1992
"Offers a comprehensive look at the social and psychological adjustment of mixed-race people, models for identity development, contemporary immigration and marriage patterns, and methodological issues involved in conducting research with mixed-race people, all in the context of America's mixed race past and present."
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
Call Number: E185.6.D797 1994
ISBN: 9780486280417
Publication Date: 1994
"In this founding work in the literature of black protest, Du Bois eloquently affirms that it is beneath the dignity of a human being to beg for those rights that belong inherently to all mankind. He also charges that the strategy of accommodation to white supremacy would only serve to perpetuate black oppression."

African American Culture

Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture by Jessie Carney Smith
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2010
Includes a chronology placing pivotal events—such as the beginning of black baseball, the modern Civil Rights Movement, and the Harlem Renaissance—in historical context• Depicts key places, events, and people through photographs as well as words• Provides a list of black radio programs and movies.
Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives by Michael Ezra
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9781598840377
Publication Date: 2009
A collection of primary source materials that give readers a look at the civil rights movement through the eyes of those who lived it. 16 short sidebar essays that highlight important personalities and events in the history of the civil rights movement.

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