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Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

Solomon Northup was born and thrived as a free man – until he was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery by criminals who captured runaway slaves and free blacks alike. Once a dedicated father, labourer and talented violinist, Northup’s twelve years in slavery were defined by powerlessness, violence, and exploitation. Later adapted into a film which won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture, ... Read more

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Solomon Northup was born and thrived as a free man – until he was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery by criminals who captured runaway slaves and free blacks alike. Once a dedicated father, labourer and talented violinist, Northup’s twelve years in slavery were defined by powerlessness, violence, and exploitation. Later adapted into a film which won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture,
... Read more

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Remembering Roots

How an American Classic Transformed the World

by Lucas L. Johnson II ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

**"**Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope."—LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of RootsDiscover how the book and TV miniseries Roots became a cultural phenomenon that has shaped our understanding of her... ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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**"**Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope."—LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of RootsDiscover how the book and TV miniseries Roots became a cultural phenomenon that has shaped our understanding of her...
... Read more

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Let Me Be Real with You

Inspiring Lessons on Living a Life of Service

by Arshay Cooper ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

6 hours

Instant #1 USA Today BestsellerFrom the celebrated athlete and award-winning author, an inspirational collection of personal stories and lessons that will spark change within you and transform how you contribute to the world.Arshay Cooper believes in bringing people together, seeking out opposing ideas to collaborate and find consensus rather than focusing on differences and “othering.” In Let Me ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Instant #1 USA Today BestsellerFrom the celebrated athlete and award-winning author, an inspirational collection of personal stories and lessons that will spark change within you and transform how you contribute to the world.Arshay Cooper believes in bringing people together, seeking out opposing ideas to collaborate and find consensus rather than focusing on differences and “othering.” In Let Me
... Read more

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Striving for Justice

A Black Sheriff in the Deep South

by Nathaniel Glover ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

On a sweltering day in August 1960, in the segregated Deep South city of Jacksonville, Florida, a seventeen-year-old Black boy finished his dishwashing job at Morrison’s Cafeteria, walked out the back door, and found himself in the middle of a nightmare.Hundreds of white men with ax handles and baseball bats were attacking Black sit-in protestors in Hemming Park. Suddenly surrounded, the young man ... Read more

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On a sweltering day in August 1960, in the segregated Deep South city of Jacksonville, Florida, a seventeen-year-old Black boy finished his dishwashing job at Morrison’s Cafeteria, walked out the back door, and found himself in the middle of a nightmare.Hundreds of white men with ax handles and baseball bats were attacking Black sit-in protestors in Hemming Park. Suddenly surrounded, the young man
... Read more
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Minding the Wealth Gap

Our Playbook to Close It Together

by Cliff Goins IV ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

The US racial wealth gap is large, and it's compounding. It's time to close it. Minding the Wealth Gap shines a light on people doing this important work and explores how you can get involved too.Generations of public and private practices have left Black households $15 trillion and 400 years behind white households. Engaging storytelling backed by data, Minding the Wealth Gap highlights the wide ... Read more

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The US racial wealth gap is large, and it's compounding. It's time to close it. Minding the Wealth Gap shines a light on people doing this important work and explores how you can get involved too.Generations of public and private practices have left Black households $15 trillion and 400 years behind white households. Engaging storytelling backed by data, Minding the Wealth Gap highlights the wide
... Read more
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Finding Freedom in Jesus

The 21 Attributes of Your Identity in Christ

by Matt Williams, JP Foster ...

Narrated by Dr. JP Foster, James Shippy ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

Break free from the chains of negative self-perceptions, and step boldly into the freedom and identity God has designed for you.Have you ever wrestled with feelings of inadequacy or struggled to get past hurts or moments that made you question who you are? In Finding Freedom in Jesus, you'll unveil 21 powerful biblical terms that will recenter you as a believer in Christ.Each chapter focuses on ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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Break free from the chains of negative self-perceptions, and step boldly into the freedom and identity God has designed for you.Have you ever wrestled with feelings of inadequacy or struggled to get past hurts or moments that made you question who you are? In Finding Freedom in Jesus, you'll unveil 21 powerful biblical terms that will recenter you as a believer in Christ.Each chapter focuses on
... Read more

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Garvey in the Dark

by Nikki Grimes ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

1 hour 23 min

What can one voice do?As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices.Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him.But it will.When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice—Garvey's ... Read more

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What can one voice do?As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices.Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him.But it will.When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice—Garvey's
... Read more

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Seven Million Steps

The True Story of Dick Gregory's Run for the Hungry

by Derrick Barnes, Christian Gregory ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

19 min

From award-winning creators, Derrick Barnes, Frank Morrison, and Dr. Christian Gregory comes the true story of comedian and activist Dick Gregory’s remarkable Food Run of 1976.1 man. 1,011 hours. 3,200 miles. 7 million steps.What would you do?In April of 1976, Dick Gregory sets off on a Herculean and grueling two-and-a-half month run. His goal: to raise awareness about the epidemic of poverty and ... Read more

$6.99 USD

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From award-winning creators, Derrick Barnes, Frank Morrison, and Dr. Christian Gregory comes the true story of comedian and activist Dick Gregory’s remarkable Food Run of 1976.1 man. 1,011 hours. 3,200 miles. 7 million steps.What would you do?In April of 1976, Dick Gregory sets off on a Herculean and grueling two-and-a-half month run. His goal: to raise awareness about the epidemic of poverty and
... Read more

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The Affirmative Action Myth

Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed

by Jason L Riley ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley, a contrarian argument that racial preferences have done more harm than good for black AmericansAfter the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the use of race in college admissions was unconstitutional, many predicted that the black middle class was doomed. One byproduct of a half century of affirmative action is ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley, a contrarian argument that racial preferences have done more harm than good for black AmericansAfter the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the use of race in college admissions was unconstitutional, many predicted that the black middle class was doomed. One byproduct of a half century of affirmative action is
... Read more

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Black Cloud Rising

by David Wright Faladé ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks.Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. In December, the newly formed African Brigade, a unit of these former slaves led by General Edward Augustus Wild—a one-armed ... Read more

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By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks.Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. In December, the newly formed African Brigade, a unit of these former slaves led by General Edward Augustus Wild—a one-armed
... Read more

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Across the Way

by Mary Monroe ...

Narrated by Beresford Bennett, Kentra Lynn, Adenrele Ojo, James Shippy ...

Series series Neighbors
Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe's captivating series that sweeps readers back to 1930s Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their troubles...In this captivating Depression-era set novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary ... Read more

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Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe's captivating series that sweeps readers back to 1930s Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their troubles...In this captivating Depression-era set novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary
... Read more

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Only God Can Judge Me

The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

by Jeff Pearlman ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

16 hours 48 min

“Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness.”—Chuck D“Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur’s life and legacy—not just once or twice—but throughout each lively page...This is the type of needed journalism, reporting, and ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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“Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness.”—Chuck D“Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur’s life and legacy—not just once or twice—but throughout each lively page...This is the type of needed journalism, reporting, and
... Read more

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