Name: Blacks (ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO) Special Limited Edition
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Gwendolyn Brooks

Blacks (ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO) Special Limited Edition

$25.00

This Special Limited Edition for “One Book, One Chicago” was funded by the Poetry Foundation and printed by Northwestern University Press

Blacks (ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO) Special Limited Edition

Molefi Kete Asante

Africa's Gifts Of The Spirit

$24.95

Molefi Kete Asante is a truth seeker and a warrior for humanity. His view of mankind is that there is only one “race”, that of Homo-sapiens. To this end, Asante has steadfastly argued for the liberation of the most oppressed of this species. As an Afrocentrist, he believes that everything needed to advance humanity can be found in the wisdom of ancient African teachings. Africa’s Gifts of the Spirit, clarifies and illuminates the power of “Nyanga” which is in itself a gift from mother Africa, one that has been transmitted across generations throughout space and time.

Book cover showing book title Africa's Gifts of the Spirit in gold lettering abive an image of a black woman against a golden moon on a black background

Gwendolyn Brooks

Maud Martha

$12.95

September 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of Maud Martha, the only novel published by esteemed poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Initially entitled ""American Family Brown"" the work would eventually come to symbolize some of Brooks' most provocative writing. In a novel that captures the essence of Black life, Brooks recognizes the beauty and strength that lies within each of us.

John Henrik Clarke

My Life in Search of Africa

$15.95

The author, one of the foremost scholars on Africa, fought to legitimize African history for more than 60 years. This book finally uncovers the tumultuous life of this great figure. Through a series of autobiographical essays, Clarke looks back on his lifelong struggle to restore African history to its proper place in the context of world history.

Jacob Carruthers

Intellectual Warfare

$19.95

Testifying that the foundation of modern Western thought, theory, and practice can be traced back to ancient African thought, theory, and practice, this book exposes the African influence on Greek and Roman thought and its influence on the development of modern Western society. It then establishes the urgency to defend and honor the role of Ancient African civilizations on this major event. Exposing fallacies and reestablishing new and undistorted ways of viewing the formation of Western society, the book shows how classic literature shaped the contemporary world in intricate and sometimes startlingly and brutally honest detail. Not satisfied with simply challenging the reader to think about things differently, the volume goes further, citing specific examples and offering instruction on how to begin to retrain oneself to think about the origins of modern society in other terms. The book is also separated from other such critical efforts by expanding the text with instruction for implementing new ways of looking at the educational curriculum--to ensure that the task of improving education can be taken up by future generations.

Bobby E. Wright

Psychopathic Racial Personality and Other Essays

$13.95

Presents a thought-provoking examination of the group personality of Europeans, as manifest in their behavior towards Black people. In the essay ""The Psychopathic Racial Personality,"" Dr. Bobby Wright contends that viewing white behavior towards nonwhites as psychopathic provides a new lens through which to analyze and combat the actions and aims of Europeans. The essay ""Black Suicide: Lynching by Any Other Name"" positions the phenomenon of Black suicide within the context of centuries of white genocide. In other essays Dr. Wright discusses ways in which to best educate Black children and sheds new light on the evolution of white supremacy.

Psychopathic Racial Personality and Other Essays

Gwendolyn Brooks

The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves

$19.95

All the tiger's fierce qualities do not satisfy him; he wants to be stylish and wear white gloves.

Gwendolyn Brooks

Aloneness

$7.95

A little boy reflects on the difference between being lonely and being alone

Useni Eugene Perkins

Afrocentric Self Inventory & Discovery Workbook

$5.95

For ages 12 to 15, the Afrocentric Self-Inventory And Discovery Workbook teaches critical thinking skills and introduces Black youth to the basics of African-centered cultural values. The easy to follow exercises will help

Afrocentric Self Inventory & Discovery Workbook

St. Clair Drake

Redemption of Africa and Black Religion

$6.95

This monograph explains the role of religion in the colonies of Africa and among the people of African descent in the United States.

Gil Scott-Heron

So Far, So Good

$14.95

A collection of poems written by the progressive jazz artist, Gil Scott Heron. These works are very political in nature and comment on the current matters of interest during the period of the 1970s and 1980s. The artist shows himself to be a keen analytical observer of the society and its impact upon the people.

Gwendolyn Brooks

Riot

$7.95

‘Riot’ by Gwendolyn Brooks is a poem that illustrates the dissonance that exists between the privileged and those who are driven to desperation to riot.

Carl C. Bell

Sanity of Survival

$27.95

Chicago-based psychiatrist Dr. Carl C. Bell presents this collection of articles spanning his 25-year-long career in community psychiatry. His work stresses the importance of providing for Blacks medical and psychiatric assistance.

Amiri Baraka

Razor

$23.95

Intended to cut clean through the oppression imposed upon the mainstream by society's ""intellectual superstructure,"" this collection of revolutionary essays by literary and cultural legend Amiri Baraka raises numerous issues concerning contemporary African American life. The socially conscious will appreciate the creative analyses and stimulating critiques on display here, buoyed by Baraka's distinctive, bold, and aggressive opinions about the ways our culture bestows ignorance upon the ignorant merely to exploit them. Further developing the ideals of black nationalism and social justice that put Baraka on the cultural map, these essays dissect the sedentary attitudes of the American majority to promote a finer tomorrow.

Asa G. Hilliard

Infusion of African and African American Content in the School Curriculum

$14.95

Contains workable recommendations for changing the school curriculum to include more African and African-American content.

Infusion of African and African American Content in the School Curriculum

Edmund W. Gordon

Black Radical Love

$24.95

Thought. Activism. Love. These are three words that well characterize the life, career, and contributions of Edmund W. Gordon. Like his mentor W.E.B. Du Bois, Edmund W. Gordon has led a pragmatist line of inquiry, a concern with the practical application of ideas in a universe that's understood to be always changing but still informed by underlying persistent challenges.

Gwendolyn Brooks

Beckonings

$7.95

"The aching loveliness of these poems is sometimes close to unbearable. Through the magic of Gwendolyn Brooks' words, we hold in our souls' eye a vivid image of our beauty, we glimpse what we might yet be. An incredible woman, this poet: she would urge us into our ultimate, our transcendent humanity, with her love."

Gwendolyn Brooks

Primer for Blacks

$5.00

Brooks talks to her Black sisters and writes a short statement about the need for Black self-awareness.

Lasana D. Kazembe

Not Our President

$22.95

Donald J. Trump is the 45th president of the United States. This happened in 2016 and it is not a hallucination. Trump’s political ascendancy, cabinet-level federal appointments, and subtle endorsement of white nationalism, have expedited feelings of fear, loathing, and endless uncertainty among many Americans – in particular, the poor and working-class.

Gwendolyn Brooks

To Disembark

$8.00

Unforgettable poetic imagery by one of the greatest female African American poets that captures the viality and complexity of Black life.

Gwendolyn Brooks

Near-Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems

$4.00

Brooks writes about Africa and the African Americans.

Margaret Walker

How I Wrote ""Jubilee""

$1.50

Compelling and insightful, this chronicle relays the birth, growth, and development of ""Jubilee,"" one of the most influential novels of the 20th century.

Chancellor Williams

Destruction of Black Civilization

$19.95

The Destruction of Black Civilization took Chancellor Williams sixteen years of research and field study to compile. The book, which was to serve as a reinterpretation of the history of the African race, was intended to be ""a general rebellion against the subtle message from even the most 'liberal' white authors (and their Negro disciples): 'You belong to a race of nobodies. You have no worthwhile history to point to with pride.'"" The book was written at a time when many black students, educators, and scholars were starting to piece together the connection between the way their history was taught and the way they were perceived by others and by themselves. They began to question assumptions made about their history and took it upon themselves to create a new body of historical research. The book is premised on the question: ""If the Blacks were among the very first builders of civilization and their land the birthplace of civilization, what has happened to them that has left them since then, at the bottom of world society, precisely what happened? The Caucasian answer is simple and well-known: The Blacks have always been at the bottom."" Williams instead contends that many elements—nature, imperialism, and stolen legacies— have aided in the destruction of the black civilization. The Destruction of Black Civilization is revelatory and revolutionary because it offers a new approach to the research, teaching, and study of African history by shifting the main focus from the history of Arabs and Europeans in Africa to the Africans themselves, offering instead ""a history of blacks that is a history of blacks. Because only from history can we learn what our strengths were and, especially, in what particular aspect we are weak and vulnerable. Our history can then become at once the foundation and guiding light for united efforts in serious[ly] planning what we should be about now."" It was part of the evolution of the black revolution that took place in the 1970s, as the focus shifted from politics to matters of the mind.

Haki R. Madhubuti

Black Men, Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?

$15.95

Here is the seminal and critical work that helped solidify Haki Madhubuti as an informed, passionate, and caring commentator on Black life, culture, relationships, and the development and stability of the Black community. In ""Black Men,"" an integral text for anyone with vested interest in building healthy, thriving Black families and communities, Madhubuti takes aim at some of the critical issues facing the African American family. He offers useful, pointed, practical solutions for overcoming these obstacles and challenges.

Useni Eugene Perkins

Black Fairy and Other Plays

$19.95

A series of short plays for young children that can be used as a teaching tool.

Wade W. Nobles

Seeking the Sakhu

$27.95

A complete discussion of the history and principles of African-centered psychology, this work explores the development of the African American mindset in society and reveals the thought processes of the African mind in America.

Marc Lamont Hill

The Classroom and the Cell

$14.95

This collection of conversations between celebrity intellectual Marc Lamont Hill and famed political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is a shining example of African American men speaking for themselves about the many forces impacting their lives. Covering topics such as race, politics, hip-hop culture, education, mass incarceration, and love, their discussions shine a spotlight on some of the most pressing issues in 21st century African American life.