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Sensuous Knowledge

A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone

by Minna Salami ...

The creator of the internationally popular, multiple award-winning blog MsAfropolitan applies an Africa-centered feminist sensibility to issues of racism and sexism, challenging our illusions about oppression and liberation and daring women to embrace their power.Sensuous Knowledge is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore questions central to how we see ourselves, our history, and ... Read more

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The creator of the internationally popular, multiple award-winning blog MsAfropolitan applies an Africa-centered feminist sensibility to issues of racism and sexism, challenging our illusions about oppression and liberation and daring women to embrace their power.Sensuous Knowledge is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore questions central to how we see ourselves, our history, and
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Feminist Freedom

An African Vision

by Minna Salami ...

In Feminist Freedom**, Minna Salami asks: What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens—and feminism through an African one?**Salami explores these questions through an unflinching and clear-sighted African feminist vision. From African knowledge systems to feminist thought and through postcolonial history, she reveals the matrix of power, identity, patriarchy, and imagination that ... Read more

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In Feminist Freedom**, Minna Salami asks: What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens—and feminism through an African one?**Salami explores these questions through an unflinching and clear-sighted African feminist vision. From African knowledge systems to feminist thought and through postcolonial history, she reveals the matrix of power, identity, patriarchy, and imagination that
... Read more
The Power Book

What is it, Who Has it and Why?

by Claire Saunders, Minna Salami, Mik Scarlet, Hazel Songhurst, Georgia Buckthorn ...

Illustrated by Joelle Avelino ...

With this inspiring and brightly illustrated guide to power, learn about the different types of power, what it means to have power, and what you can do with your own power to create positive change in the world, no matter who or how old you are.What makes you the boss of me? What makes a king a king, or a queen a queen? Why can some people vote for their leaders, but other people can’t? Does ... Read more

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With this inspiring and brightly illustrated guide to power, learn about the different types of power, what it means to have power, and what you can do with your own power to create positive change in the world, no matter who or how old you are.What makes you the boss of me? What makes a king a king, or a queen a queen? Why can some people vote for their leaders, but other people can’t? Does
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Sensuous Knowledge

A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone

by Minna Salami ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

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7 hours 15 min

The creator of the internationally popular, multiple award-winning blog MsAfropolitan applies an Africa-centered feminist sensibility to issues of racism and sexism, challenging our illusions about oppression and liberation and daring women to embrace their power.Sensuous Knowledge is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore questions central to how we see ourselves, our history, and ... Read more

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The creator of the internationally popular, multiple award-winning blog MsAfropolitan applies an Africa-centered feminist sensibility to issues of racism and sexism, challenging our illusions about oppression and liberation and daring women to embrace their power.Sensuous Knowledge is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore questions central to how we see ourselves, our history, and
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At Mama's Knee

Mothers and Race in Black and White

by April Ryan ...

Narrated by Mia Ellis ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore, ... Read more

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In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore,
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On the Other Side of Freedom

The Case for Hope

by DeRay Mckesson ...

Narrated by DeRay Mckesson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 44 min

**"On the Other Side of Freedom reveals the mind and motivations of a young man who has risen to the fore of millennial activism through study, discipline, and conviction. His belief in a world that can be made better, one act at a time, powers his narratives and opens up a view on the costs, consequences, and rewards of leading a movement."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Named one of the best books of ... Read more

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**"On the Other Side of Freedom reveals the mind and motivations of a young man who has risen to the fore of millennial activism through study, discipline, and conviction. His belief in a world that can be made better, one act at a time, powers his narratives and opens up a view on the costs, consequences, and rewards of leading a movement."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Named one of the best books of
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Think Black

A Memoir

by Clyde W. Ford ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

“Powerful memoir. . .Ford’s thought-provoking narrative tells the story of African-American pride and perseverance.”–Publisher’s Weekly (Starred)“A masterful storyteller, Ford interweaves his personal story with the backdrop of the social movements unfolding at that time, providing a revealing insider’s view of the tech industry. . . simultaneously informative and entertaining. . . A powerful, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“Powerful memoir. . .Ford’s thought-provoking narrative tells the story of African-American pride and perseverance.”–Publisher’s Weekly (Starred)“A masterful storyteller, Ford interweaves his personal story with the backdrop of the social movements unfolding at that time, providing a revealing insider’s view of the tech industry. . . simultaneously informative and entertaining. . . A powerful,
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This Will Be My Undoing

Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America

by Morgan Jerkins ...

Narrated by Morgan Jerkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins’ highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today—perfect for fans of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, and ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins’ highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today—perfect for fans of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, and
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Gingerbread

A Novel

by Helen Oyeyemi ...

Narrated by Helen Oyeyemi ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

"Exhilarating...A wildly imagined, head-spinning, deeply intelligent novel." - The New York Times Book Review**"[W]ildly inventive…[Helen Oyeyemi's] prose is not without its playful bite." –VogueThe prize-winning, bestselling author of Boy Snow Bird, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, and Peaces returns with a bewitching and imaginative novel.**Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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"Exhilarating...A wildly imagined, head-spinning, deeply intelligent novel." - The New York Times Book Review**"[W]ildly inventive…[Helen Oyeyemi's] prose is not without its playful bite." –VogueThe prize-winning, bestselling author of Boy Snow Bird, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, and Peaces returns with a bewitching and imaginative novel.**Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in
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Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

by Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite ...

Narrated by Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

“I couldn’t put Dear Haiti, Love Alaine down!” —New York Times bestselling author Jasmine GuilloryCo-written by sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite, this exceptional debut novel captures a sparkling new voice and irrepressible heroine in a story sure to thrill fans of Nicola Yoon and Ibi Zoboi!Alaine Beauparlant has heard about Haiti all her life…But the stories were always passed do... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“I couldn’t put Dear Haiti, Love Alaine down!” —New York Times bestselling author Jasmine GuilloryCo-written by sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite, this exceptional debut novel captures a sparkling new voice and irrepressible heroine in a story sure to thrill fans of Nicola Yoon and Ibi Zoboi!Alaine Beauparlant has heard about Haiti all her life…But the stories were always passed do...
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Lakewood

A Novel

by Megan Giddings ...

NPR Book of the Year 2020Electric Literature: One of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Color to Read in 2020 | Lit Hub & The Millions: Most Anticipated Books of 2020 | Ms. Magazine: Anticipated 2020 Feminist Books | Refinery29: Books by Black Women We are Looking Forward To Reading | One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Reads of 2020 | Amaz... ... Read more

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NPR Book of the Year 2020Electric Literature: One of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Color to Read in 2020 | Lit Hub & The Millions: Most Anticipated Books of 2020 | Ms. Magazine: Anticipated 2020 Feminist Books | Refinery29: Books by Black Women We are Looking Forward To Reading | One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Reads of 2020 | Amaz...
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Leave the World Behind

A Novel

by Rumaan Alam ...

Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan AlamA Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in FictionOne of ... Read more

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Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan AlamA Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in FictionOne of
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