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In Audre's Footsteps amplifies the resistive and generative experiences of women of color educators, artists, activists, and scholars in Berlin and the U.S. who consider themselves friends in the struggle.
In Audre's Footsteps honors Black radical traditions set forth by W.E.B. Du Bois, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Angela Y. Davis, and Audre Lorde, all who were intellectually influenced by their experiences in Berlin. The text primarily...
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Now a days glasses are becoming very important material with different compositions in many preferred forms like lenses, screens, prisms and optical communication fibers which are in demand in regular life. These can be produced by many conventional techniques based on application [1-5].Glasses with heavy metal elements which are doped with different lanthanide ions have much attention fabrication of optical fiber amplifiers and solid state lasers...
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This stimulating and insightful book reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production in theater, literature, and even museum construction. Dominic Thomas's analysis unravels the complex cultural and political realities of long-standing mobility between Africa and Europe. Thomas questions the attempt to place strict limits on what it means to be French or European and offers a sense of what must happen to bring...
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How many unfinished tasks are you currently working on? If you're anything like the vast majority of us, you probably have a ton of projects you started but never finished, a ton of objectives you mentioned to your friends but never followed through on, and a ton of dreams that seem less and less likely to come true.And it's because of this that when you tell someone about your "next big endeavor," they could roll their eyes. When you begin a new...
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This work is a religious-political genre in rural setting depicting religious hypocrisy, abuse of power and subjugation of the marginalized by those who had the monopoly of power in the apartheid South Africa, and those who followed state's democratization system. The effects of racial discrimination, social class elitism, corruption, violence and separate development today however continue to haunt the poor and have brought about uneven society
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We Are Charleston not only recounts the events of that terrible day but also offers a history lesson that reveals a deeper look at the suffering, triumph, and even the ongoing rage of the people who formed Mother Emanuel A.M.E. church and the wider denominational movement.
On June 17, 2015, at 9:05 p.m., a young man with a handgun opened fire on a prayer meeting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South...
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For more than four centuries, communities of maroons (men and women who escaped slavery) dotted the fringes of plantation America, from Brazil through the Caribbean to the United States. Today their descendants still form semi-independent enclaves-in Jamaica, Brazil, Colombia, Belize, Suriname, Guyane, and elsewhere-remaining proud of their maroon origins and, in some cases, faithful to unique cultural traditions forged during the earliest days of...
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What if Everything you Thought you Knew About God Was Wrong?Within Demystifying God: Redefining Black Theology in the Age of iGod Shahidi Collection Vol 2 Shahidi Islam challenges the socio-political superstructures of modernity based on the interpretation that society has evolved into a new age: the age of iGod. Throughout Western history God has always been considered external and out in the great beyond, however, in the age of iGod people, and...
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During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male gangs known as "Bills" or "Yankees." Modeling themselves on the images of the iconic American cowboy from Hollywood film, the Bills sought to negotiate lives lived under oppressive economic, social, and political conditions. They developed their own style, subculture, and slang and as Ch. Didier Gondola shows, engaged in a quest for manhood through bodybuilding,...
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The Black American Handbook for 2024 by Albert Allen IIIContent:1. Why AI is an excellent Opportunity for Black Americans.2. How descendants of Black American Slaves Should Demand Reparations Payments from the United States of America for Free Labor.3. The Significance of Life Insurance for Building and Preserving Family Wealth among Black Americans.4. Why Black Americans should buy land.5. Why Black Americans should open their own Business in 2024.6....
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It's SLAVERY all over again! The New Slavemasters that are destroying hopes and dreams in families and relationships are even more threatening than their whip-wielding predecessors. These new Slavemasters' evil-rooted forces – drugs, gangs, violence, racism, materialism, deception, teen pregnancy, and sexual promiscuity – still WALK AND LIVE AMONG US.Nearly two centuries ago, Satan used mankind's deeply rooted sin that resulted in humanity enslaving...
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Explore Kenya with this fun and educational book! With Exploring Kenya: Fascinating Facts for Young Learners, readers are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through adorable illustrations and fun facts about the country's culture, history, language, geography, and wildlife, your children will get an up close and personal look at this beautiful country. Visit two children who live in Nairobi and Mombasa. Perfect for young history and geography...
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La Mala Educación del Negro - "The Mis-educación of the Negro" nel original - es un libro publicado en 1933 por el Dr. Carter G. Woodson. La tesis del Dr. Woodson en su libro es que los afroamericanos de su época estaban siendo adoctrinados culturalmente en lugar de educados en las escuelas estadounidenses. Este condicionamiento, afirma, hace que los afroamericanos se vuelvan dependientes y busquen lugares inferiores en la sociedad más amplia...
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A Black Theology from the Ghetto by the GhettoAs the world moves into late modernity urbanisation is slowly being replaced by ghettoisation with its attendant hypersexuality, hyperviolence, hyperexploitation, and underdevelopment. From within these conditions the Black underclass of Harlem, New York were able to build a last days theory and outlook that came to not only give them high levels of dignity and empowerment, but also give them a culture...
16) Ere Roosevelt Came: The Adventures of the Man in the Cloak - A Pan-African Novel of the Global 1930s
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'An outstanding contribution to literary Pan-Africanism' -- Rey Bowen, University of Chichester
'A compelling addition to the canon of Pan-African creative writing from the 1930s. The editors show how Ali brought to life core themes of African American literature for readers in colonial Africa' -- Stephanie Newell, Professor, Yale University
'Ali was a major force in early twentieth-century Pan-Africanism. The introductory material … offers...
17) Black Women and Narcissists: Refuse to Be Abused Discover Why Black Women Are Targets for Narcisstic
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You've been through it all - the gaslighting, the manipulation, the constant belittlement. It's time to break free from the clutches of narcissistic abuse and reclaim your power as a black woman. In this book, you will find the tools and knowledge to recognize and escape abusive situations, heal from the trauma, and embrace a future filled with self-love and empowerment. You deserve to live a life free from the chains of narcissistic abuse. Gain a...
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The enforced removal of individuals has long been a political tool used by African states to create generations of asylum seekers, refugees, and fugitives. Historians often present such political exile as a potentially transformative experience for resilient individuals, but this reading singles the exile out as having an exceptional experience. This collection seeks to broaden that understanding within the global political landscape by considering...
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"Not unlike some of Ralph Ellison's or Richard Wright's best work. White Guilt, a serious meditation on vital issues, deserves a wide readership." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
In 1955 the killers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted because they were white. Forty years later, despite the strong DNA evidence against him, accused murderer O. J. Simpson went free after his attorney portrayed him as a victim of racism. The age of white...
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“History at its best-clear, intelligent, moving. Paula Giddings has written a book as priceless as its subject”-Toni Morrison
Acclaimed by writers Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou, Paula Giddings's When and Where I Enter is not only an eloquent testament to the unsung contributions of individual women to our nation, but to the collective activism which elevated the race and women's movements that define our times. From Ida B. Wells to the...
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