In this classic collection of poetry, the reader will find a bold poem for each crucial issue of Black life.
Herb Boyd
By Any Means Necessary
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Compiled as a response to Manning Marable's controversial new biography of Malcolm X, more than 30 noted scholars from the African American community offer their opinions on Marable's portrayal of the man whose short life still inspires speculation of what might have been.
Sonia Sanchez
A Sound Investment
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A reprint of Sanchez' classic collection of children's stories.
Haki R. Madhubuti
Black Books Bulletin Words Work Volume 1/Number 4 1992
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Rare Black Books Bulletin Newspaper From 1992. In this Issue: Historical Essay By John H. Clark. Reviews on the latest Black books
Haki R. Madhubuti
Black Books Bulletin Words Work Volume 1/Number 1 1991
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Rare Black Books Bulletin Newspaper From 1991. In this Issue: Dr. Anderson Thompson on a new African World Order, Black books a growing industry?
Haki R. Madhubuti
Black Books Bulletin Volume 7/Number 3 1981
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Rare Black Books Bulletin From 1981. In this Issue: Land & Survival (Haki R. Madhubuti), Mobile Lynching's (Leonard Sykes), New Orleans/ Banana Republic (Kalamu ya Salaam).
Haki R. Madhubuti
Black Books Bulletin Volume 1/Number 3 1972
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Rare Black Books Bulletin from 1972. In this Issue: BBB Interviews Historian Lerone Bennett, "Frank Yerby, Golden Debunker" Darwin Turner, "What Good the Word Without the Wisdom? or 'English Ain't Relevant' " David Llorens. Reviews by Joyce Ladner and Sam Greenlee. Reviews of works of Chester Himes, Grier and Cobbs, Sam Cornish, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others.
Haki R. Madhubuti
Black Books Bulletin Volume 1/Fall 1971
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Rare Black Books Bulletin from 1971. The First Edition of Black Books Bulletin. In this Issue: BBB Interviews the Editor of BLACK WORLD, Hoyt W. Fuller, "Cultural Nationalism: The Black Novelist in America," Addison Gayle, "Blues, Soul, and Black Identity: The Forms of Things
Nicole Mitchell
Liberation Narratives (CD)
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In 2014, Mitchell was commissioned by the Jazz Institute of Chicago to write music inspired by the poetry of Haki Madhbuti. Liberation Narratives, the latest release by composer, flautist and conceptualist Nicole Mitchell, will be released by the notable African-American publisher, Third World Press. The founder and director of Third World Press is named Haki R. Madhubuti. The album features Madhubuti reading his own poetry spanning his entire career from the 1960s to the present. Known formerly as Don L. Lee, he was a protege of Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American poet to receive the Pulitzer Prize.
Kalamu ya Salaam
Precise Tenderness
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With Precise Tenderness, Kalamu ya Salaam, our long-cherished cosmic deputy, has gifted us another amazing collection of poetry. This volume is a unique exploration of haiku fueled by his seemingly boundless imagination, deft wordplay, and Black Aesthetic wanderings. This creative master artfully paints the page while orchestrating blues/jazz/gospel soundings. "Falling is minor," writes the poet in Haiku #13. What's major is how the poet soars and gets our spirits to fly as we read. Whether issuing political commentary, musing about love and self-inspection, or making his characteristic and inevitable visit to erotica, Kalamu ya Salaam is an immensely profound and inspiring craftsperson. This collection is not only precise tenderness. It is precise brilliance.
Mzee Lasana Okpara (Fred Lee Hord)
Straight Wobblings of My Father
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Hord focuses upon his relationship with his father, but other poems of love, friendship, and commitment to activism are included in this book.
Nora Brooks Blakely
Seasons (Paperback)
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Seasons: A Gwendolyn Brooks Experience captures her life and work in a new book filled with thematic collections of her poetry and prose; photos; memories from family, friends, peers and mentees and gripping illustrations from the award-winning artist, Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Now more than ever the words of Gwendolyn Brooks demonstrate their continued relevance in the 21st century. The national centennial celebration is one part of a resurgence of appreciation for her powerful work and the impact she had on 20th century literature as well as the Black Arts Movement.
Christine List
The Screenwriter's Guidebook
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Christine Houston wrote Two Twenty Seven, a play about her childhood growing up at
T. M. Stringfellow
More Than Dancing
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Challenging modern America's perspective on love, history, and race relations, these poems deviate from such techniques as free verse and abstraction to concentrate on structured forms such as odes and Italian sonnets. The unifying idea of the book also comes from the classics: the poet views black artists as Prometheus figures, giving fire and inspiration to American culture even when they are barely acknowledged. The poetry's message, however, is gritty and emotional--and sometimes deliberately sentimental--as it pits the joys of love, romance, and racial pride against the sorrows of slavery and segregation.
Haki R. Madhubuti
Medasi (CD)
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A spoken word audio CD that features Haki Madhubuti and the Afrikan Liberation Arts Ensemble.
Hoyt W. Fuller
Journey to Africa
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A candid memoir of an African American's journey to a continent which bears the scars of centuries of oppression, this volume looks at Africa head-on, full of honesty and devoid of romanticism.
Ginger Mance
I Say a Prayer for You Black Men
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This book-length poem is a love poem and prayer to all Black men, a wake-up call for America to atone for its injustices towards Black men, and a voice of instruction for Black women.
Edmund W. Gordon
Human Variance and Assessment For Learning
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This essay collection concerns the myriad implications of human diversity as they intersect with teaching, learning, and assessment for education. Seven of the essays were initially written for and published by the Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment for Education.
Mawuli Davis
We Need You!
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In honor of the heroic role youth played in the Civil Rights Movement Third World Press releases We Need You
James E. Cherry
Honoring the Ancestors
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The frustration, anger, and restlessness caused by African American oppression are exorcised in this moving collection of poetry. Speaking initially from the perspective of black struggle, these works evolve to invoke the common denominator of all humanity. A familiar voice laments the feelings of a shared past, including tributes to Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Muhammad Ali, as well as non-African American icons such as Che Guevara, ultimately offering a more thoughtful and transcendental vision of human suffering and injustice.
Donald G. Evans
Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry
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The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame has partnered with Chicago publishers After Hours Press and Third World Press to produce a definitive collection of poetry by living Chicago poets. Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry features the work of a widely diverse list of over 160 poets and artists all with strong ties to Chicagoland. With a Foreword by noted scholar Carlo Rotello, the new anthology is edited by Donald G. Evans (executive director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame) who completed the project begun by the late poet-editor-teacher Robin Metz formerly of Knox College.
Sterling Plumpp
Home/Bass
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Home/Bass ""brings to the forefront the myriad of folks that inhabit the up-South streets of Chicago or the unaltered roads of Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and other pockets inhabited by Blacks throughout the South. Sterling Plumpp has lived with these folks--sharecroppers, preachers, misplaced Mississippi blues men and women. He has been in their houses, has dined at their tables, and has drunk at the bars on the corners. He is not a stranger to their articulations--voices that call to him from a Natchez cemetery, from the outskirts of some Mississippi Delta town, or settle on Maxwell Street in Chicago--all through the observant and often omnipresent lens of blues artist Willie Kent. Plumpp is always mindful of the slow, steady rhythms of the blues, not as backdrop, but as the foundation and framework on which he structures the components of this book. With the publication of ""Home/Bass, ""Plumpp has once again captured the very essence of language and the blues from the inside out.
Regina Jennings
Race, Rage, and Roses
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In this collection, Regina Jennings' poems passionately reveal the beauty and tragedy of women in the Black Panther Party and beyond. She explores the often haunting reality of growing up Black and female during the spirited, tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. In spare, often brutally honest narrative verse, Jennings spins stories of home, homelessness, and rebuilding home.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Winnie
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A group of poems dedicated to Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela who was the first indigenous leader to hold the office of President of the Republic of South Africa.
Useni Eugene Perkins
Explosion of Chicago's Black Street Gangs-1900 to Present
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This book is the bible on the social pathology of street gangs in Chicago. It should be read by all professionals working with young adults, especially those involved in law enforcement.
Geneva Smitherman
Educating African American Males
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Educating African American Males: Detroit's Malcolm X Academy Solution shows an African-centered educational program in action, documenting its success stories and new challenges. It is must reading for teachers, parents, and all those concerned about the future of our children and our community. For years, Detroit's Malcolm X Academy has been on the frontline of the struggle to reclaim our youth and our community. Their philosophy, curriculum, and pedagogy are African-based and proven effective.
