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  • Down the Up Staircase

    Three Generations of a Harlem Family

    by Syma Solovitch, Bruce Haynes ...
    Down the Up Staircase tells the story of one Harlem family across three generations, connecting its journey to the historical and social forces that transformed Harlem over the past century. Bruce D. Haynes and Syma Solovitch capture the tides of change that pushed blacks forward through the twentieth century—the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the early civil rights victories, the Black ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Going Beyond Sexual Politics to the Heart of the Matter

    by Rajen Persaud, Karen Hunter ...
    Rajen Persaud brings a refreshingly honest voice to the highly controversial topic of interracial dating as he explores the stereotypes and perceptions associated with it.Why do so many high-profile black men date and marry the most ordinary white women? Why do so many other black men desire and covet the company of white women? And why does this subject deeply touch so many people of both races? ... Read more

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  • The Good Girls Revolt

    How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace

    by Lynn Povich ...
    It was the 1960s -- a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the "Help Wanted" ads were segregated by gender and the "Mad Men" office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination.Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at Newsweek, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the "Swinging Sixties." Nora Ephron ... Read more

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  • What Truth Sounds Like

    Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America

    by Michael Eric Dyson ...
    **Named a 2018 Notable Work of Nonfiction by The Washington PostNOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** • Winner, The 2018 Southern Book PrizeNAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY: Chicago Tribune • Time • Publisher's WeeklyA stunning follow up to New York Times bestse... ... Read more

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  • Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?

    What It Means to Be Black Now

    by Touré ...
    In this provocative book, writer**,** and cultural critic Touré explores the concept of Post-Blackness: the ability for someone to be rooted in but not restricted by their race.Touré begins his book by examining the concept of “Post-Blackness,” a term that defines artists who are proud to be Black, but don't want to be limited by identity politics and boxed in by race. He soon discovers that the ... Read more

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  • Vanishing New York

    How a Great City Lost Its Soul

    by Jeremiah Moss ...
    "Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and Cheap Pierogi" —Vanity FairAn unflinching chronicle of gentrification in the twenty-first century and a love letter to lost New York by the creator of the popular and incendiary blog Vanishing New York.For generations, New York City has been a mecca for artists, writers, and other hopefuls longing to be part ... Read more

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  • The New York Nobody Knows

    Walking 6,000 Miles in the City

    by William B. Helmreich ...
    An intimate portrait of the Big AppleAs a child growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line, ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood. Decades later, his love for exploring the city was as strong as ever.Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to ... Read more

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  • It's Bigger Than Hip Hop

    The Rise of the Post Hip Hop Generation

    by M. K. Asante ...
    In It's Bigger Than Hip Hop, M. K. Asante, Jr. looks at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world.Asante, a young firebrand poet, professor, filmmaker, and activist who represents this movement, uses hip hop as a springboard for a larger discussion ... Read more

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  • My Long Trip Home

    A Family Memoir

    by Mark Whitaker ...
    In a dramatic, moving work of historical reporting and personal discovery, Mark Whitaker, award-winning journalist, sets out to trace the story of what happened to his parents, a fascinating but star-crossed interracial couple, and arrives at a new understanding of the family dramas that shaped their lives—and his own.His father, “Syl” Whitaker, was the charismatic grandson of slaves who grew up ... Read more

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  • The American Spectator's Enemies List

    A Vigilant Journalist's Plea for a Renewed Red Scare

    Edited by P. J. O'Rourke ...
    Whatever happened to good old-fashioned red-baiting? The #1 New York Times–bestselling humorist rails against the silly people in our midst . . .In the midst of the Clinton years, political satirist P. J. O'Rourke, in conjunction with the conservative magazine The American Spectator, launched into a gleeful project: carrying on the grand tradition of McCarthyism by compiling a New Enemies List. ... Read more

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  • Say It Loud!

    Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African American Identity

    by Catherine Ellis, Stephen Drury Smith ...
    Following Say It Plain, a collection of speeches that provides "a sweeping perspective on evolving issues of black identity in the struggle for equality" ( Booklist).In "full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul", Say It Plain collected and transcribed speeches by some of the twentieth century's leading African American cultural, literary, and political figures. Many of the ... Read more

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  • The Hands of Peace

    A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South

    by Marione Ingram ...
    Born in Hamburg in the 1930s, Marione Ingram survived the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, only to find when she came to the United States that racism was as pervasive in the American South as anti-Semitism was in Europe.Moving first to New York and then to Washington, DC, Marione joined the burgeoning civil rights movement, protesting discrimination in housing, employment, education, and other aspects ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD