African American Studies

I wish my father had been present in my life, so I would not have accepted a lot of crap from men... Growing up, I didn't feel loved by my mother which caused.... It is hard to find and maintain a solid group of trustworthy girlfriends to do life with...

In the fifteen chapters that comprise this comprehensive look at the Black family today, contributors deal with an aspect of family life that pertains especially to the Black community. The topics include the extended family, single female parenting,...

Large numbers of slaves worked for the Confederate war effort as wagon drivers, munitions factory workers, and officers' body servants. But contrary to popular wisdom, the number that actually bore arms for the Confederacy was negligible.The Black...

The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the PBS series. "Absolutely brilliant . . . A necessary and moving work." --Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of Begin Again "Engaging. . . . In Gates's telling, the Black church shines bright even...

Some members of the minority have personally risen above the fray and been assisted over the wall and through the maze to a better life, but some individuals have been hindered in their personal and social progress. Some of the roadblocks have been...

Not so long ago the world resisted change, often using religious-reasoning. Small wonder--the printing press, a sixteenth century disruptive device, split Christianity. Now the globe welcomes digital disruption, even praising it as a solution for...

Drawing on a wealth of contemporary source material, a fascinating social history of how commercial sex has been bought and sold in London for more than 1,000 years. The Bankside Brothels, or "stewes," were a celebrated feature of London life since Roman...

"Narrative, celebratory history at its purest" (Publishers Weekly)--the real story of how the Bill of Rights came to be: a vivid account of political strategy, big egos, and the partisan interests that set the terms of the ongoing contest between the...

David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience."--The New York Times Using portraits of America's flawed policy...

A noted theologian explains how the radical idea of Christian love animated the African American civil rights movement and how it can power today's social justice struggles Speaking to his supporters at the end of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1956,...

White beauty standards have been used for hundreds of years as a justification for the abuse, exploitation, and genocide of blacks (and non-whites) simply because they look different. The Beauty Con Game will present the factual and historical evidence...

A New York Times Best Seller! Baltimore, one of our country's quintessential urban war zones, is brought powerfully to life by literary talent, D. Watkins To many, the past 8 years under President Obama were meant to usher in a new post-racial American...

The writings of John Stuart Mill have become the cornerstone of political liberalism. Collected for the first time in this volume are Mill's three seminal and most widely read works: On Liberty, The Subjection of Women, and Utilitarianism. A brilliant...

"Finally, a book about the Black American Princess! If you're already a BAP or just want to act like one, this book is for you!" -- E. Lynn Harris, author of Not a Day Goes By In the bestselling tradition of The Official Preppy Handbook, here is a...

"This book is both brief and miraculous, and it will be finished before you're ready to let it go. Like life." --Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth When Cheryl Strayed was asked by The Boston Globe to name a book she finds herself recommending time...