The Blacker the Berry

The Blacker the Berry
Author: Wallace Thurman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0486461343

A source of controversy upon its 1929 publication, this novel was the first to openly address color prejudice among black Americans. The author, an active member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers insightful reflections of the era's mood and spirit in an enduringly relevant examination of racial, sexual, and cultural identity.

The Blacker the Berry

The Blacker the Berry
Author: Joyce Carol Thomas
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060253754

We are color struck The way an artist strikes His canvas with his brush of many hues Look closely at these mirrors these palettes of skin Each color is rich in its own right Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of black beautifully.

The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader

The Portable Harlem Renaissance Reader
Author: David Levering Lewis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1995-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0140170367

Gathering a representative sampling of the New Negro Movement's most important figures, and providing substantial introductory essays, headnotes, and brief biographical notes, Lewis' volume—organized chronologically—includes the poetry and prose of Sterling Brown, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, and others.

Sweeter the Juice

Sweeter the Juice
Author: Shirlee Haizlip
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1995-01-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0671899333

Author's memoir and history of her family spanning six generations, chronicling what it is like to be racially mixed.

Infants of the Spring

Infants of the Spring
Author: Wallace Thurman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0486316211

Minor classic of the Harlem Renaissance centers on the larger-than-life inhabitants of an uptown apartment building. The rollicking satire's characters include stand-ins for Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alain Locke.

Coffee Will Make You Black

Coffee Will Make You Black
Author: April Sinclair
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504018656

“A funny, fresh novel about growing up African-American in 1960s Chicago” by an author who “writes like Terry McMillan’s kid sister” (Entertainment Weekly). In this hilarious and insightful coming-of-age novel, author April Sinclair introduces the charming Jean “Stevie” Stevenson, a young woman raised on Chicago’s South Side during an era of irrevocable social upheaval. Curious and witty, bold but naïve, Stevie grows up debating the qualities of good hair and dark skin. As the years pass, her family and neighborhood are changed by the times, from the War on Poverty to race riots and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., from “Black Is Beautiful” to Black Power. Against this remarkable backdrop, Stevie makes the sometimes harrowing, often comic, always enthralling transformation into a young adult—socially aware, discovering her sexuality, and proud of her identity. “Whether she’s dealing with a subject as monumental as the civil rights movement or as intimate as Stevie’s first sexual encounters,” writes the Los Angeles Times, “Sinclair never fails to make you laugh and never sacrifices the narrative to make a point.” Winner of the Carl Sandburg Award from the Friends of the Chicago Public Library and named a best book of the year in young adult fiction by the American Library Association, Coffee Will Make You Black is an exquisite portrait of adolescence that will resonate with readers of all ages.

Negroes with Guns

Negroes with Guns
Author: Robert Franklin Williams
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1998
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 9780814327142

A southern black community's struggle to defend itself against racist groups.

The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect
Author: Marcus J. Moore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982107596

This “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America­—perfect for fans of Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s Empire State of Mind. Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game. The thirteen-time Grammy Award­-winning rapper is just in his early thirties, but he’s already won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, produced and curated the soundtrack of the megahit film Black Panther, and has been named one of Time’s 100 Influential People. But what’s even more striking about the Compton-born lyricist and performer is how he’s established himself as a formidable adversary of oppression and force for change. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people. Written by veteran journalist and music critic Marcus J. Moore, this is much more than the first biography of Kendrick Lamar. “It’s an analytical deep dive into the life of that good kid whose m.A.A.d city raised him, and how it sparked a fire within Kendrick Lamar to change history” (Kathy Iandoli, author of Baby Girl) for the better.

Blacker Than Me

Blacker Than Me
Author: Jamara Washington
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre:
ISBN:

Blacker Than Me: is an eye-opening glimpse into the trials and tribulations faced by many Black Americans in today's societies. This book dives deep into the life of Jamara Washington who admittedly started his criminal career early in life, around the age of five. Through numerous prison incarcerations, Jamara discovered more than just what it takes to be a free, legal, successful businessman. He has also uncovered many unbelievable corruptions in Corporate America, our government, the Judicial system, and even the way we are programmed to think, which he says are vital to being successful in today's world as a Black man, Black American, or American.