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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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Phenomenal and absolutely essential!
- By Maik B on 25-02-21
By: Malcolm X, and others
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Woke Racism
- How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the social fabric....
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WoW
- By Craig Hart on 23-02-22
By: John McWhorter
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Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice
- By: Dennis Kimbro, Napoleon Hill
- Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Author and entrepreneur Dennis Kimbro combines best-selling author Napoleon Hill's law of success with his own vast knowledge of business....
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A great book full of takeaway principles
- By Chrissi on 17-05-16
By: Dennis Kimbro, and others
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Frederick Douglass
- Prophet of Freedom
- By: David W. Blight
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era....
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Can we talk about the narrator
- By Mr on 17-09-19
By: David W. Blight
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Pregnant While Black
- Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America
- By: Monique Rainford MD
- Narrated by: Monique Rainford MD
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them....
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Blackout
- How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
- By: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Narrated by: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Black Americans have long been shackled to the Democrats. Seeing no viable alternative, they have watched liberal politicians take the Black vote for granted without pledging anything in return. In Blackout, Owens argues this automatic allegiance is both illogical and unearned....
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a well needed book.
- By James Michaels on 15-09-20
By: Candace Owens, and others
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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Phenomenal and absolutely essential!
- By Maik B on 25-02-21
By: Malcolm X, and others
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Woke Racism
- How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Best-selling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the social fabric....
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WoW
- By Craig Hart on 23-02-22
By: John McWhorter
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Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice
- By: Dennis Kimbro, Napoleon Hill
- Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Author and entrepreneur Dennis Kimbro combines best-selling author Napoleon Hill's law of success with his own vast knowledge of business....
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A great book full of takeaway principles
- By Chrissi on 17-05-16
By: Dennis Kimbro, and others
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Frederick Douglass
- Prophet of Freedom
- By: David W. Blight
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era....
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Can we talk about the narrator
- By Mr on 17-09-19
By: David W. Blight
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Pregnant While Black
- Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America
- By: Monique Rainford MD
- Narrated by: Monique Rainford MD
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them....
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Blackout
- How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
- By: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Narrated by: Candace Owens, Larry Elder
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Black Americans have long been shackled to the Democrats. Seeing no viable alternative, they have watched liberal politicians take the Black vote for granted without pledging anything in return. In Blackout, Owens argues this automatic allegiance is both illogical and unearned....
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a well needed book.
- By James Michaels on 15-09-20
By: Candace Owens, and others
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The Invisible Ache
- Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power
- By: Courtney B. Vance, Dr. Robin L. Smith
- Narrated by: Courtney B. Vance, Dr. Robin L. Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving combination of memoir, psychology, and practical tools, this book offers Black men guidance and support for reclaiming mental well-being and finding whole, full-hearted living....
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The honesty on difficult subjects and how to work through them.
- By Andrew Mayhew on 22-12-23
By: Courtney B. Vance, and others
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The New Negro
- An Interpretation
- By: Alain Leroy Locke
- Narrated by: David S. Dear
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The New Negro Movement of the 1920s marked a shift in the pursuit of African American equality. African American soldiers were returning home from World War I, and after fighting for freedoms abroad, they were inspired to continue that fight on their own soil....
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Malcolm X
- A Life of Reinvention
- By: Manning Marable
- Narrated by: G. Valmont Thomas
- Length: 22 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Years in the making, this is the definitive biography of the legendary black activist....
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Critical Diagnosis of Malcom X
- By Tino Bvunzawabaya on 20-06-20
By: Manning Marable
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Devil in the Grove
- Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
- By: Gilbert King
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The story of Thurgood Marshall's defense - depsite death threats and KKK intimidation - of four Black youths falsely accused of rape....
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Just listen to THE letter
- By RitchD on 02-03-20
By: Gilbert King
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Back to Black
- Black Radicalism for the 21st Century
- By: Kehinde Andrews
- Narrated by: Kehinde Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Back to Black seeks to show us the long, powerful and painful history of Black radical politics. Born out of resistance to slavery and colonialism, its rich past encompasses figures such as Marcus Garvey, Angela Davis, the Black Panthers and the activists of today....
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Pure passion for the material
- By Christian Williams on 08-01-24
By: Kehinde Andrews
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The Sound of Freedom
- Marian Anderson, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert That Awakened America
- By: Raymond Arsenault
- Narrated by: David Crommett
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning civil rights historian Ray Arsenault describes the dramatic story behind Marian Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial....
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Love and Rage
- The Path of Liberation Through Anger
- By: Lama Rod Owens
- Narrated by: Lama Rod Owens
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation? Lama Rod Owens explains....
By: Lama Rod Owens
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The Last Plantation
- Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress
- By: James R. Jones
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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A must-listen for anyone concerned about social justice and the future of our democracy, The Last Plantation exposes the mechanisms that perpetuate racial inequality in the halls of Congress and challenges us to confront and transform this unequal workplace that shapes our politics and society.
By: James R. Jones
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Black AF History
- The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- By: Michael Harriot
- Narrated by: Michael Harriot
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot comes a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans....
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[Sing] You're a shining star
- By marlon smith on 06-04-24
By: Michael Harriot
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The Love Jones Cohort
- Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class
- By: Kris Marsh
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality, and respectability politics, The Love Jones Cohort centers on the voices and lifestyles of members of the Black middle class who are single and living alone (SALA)....
By: Kris Marsh
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BMF
- The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
- By: Mara Shalhoup
- Narrated by: L. Steven Taylor
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In the early 1990s, Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and his brother, Terry "Southwest T", rose up from the slums of Detroit to build one of the largest cocaine empires in American history: the Black Mafia Family....
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Serious Audiobook must hear
- By Real talk on 11-09-21
By: Mara Shalhoup
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Algorithms of Oppression
- How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
- By: Safiya Umoja Noble
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms....
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Really good intro to systems of opression
- By Zarina Dempsey on 04-05-24
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Imagine Freedom
- Transforming Pain into Political and Spiritual Power
- By: Rahiel Tesfamariam
- Narrated by: Rahiel Tesfamariam
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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A social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker who has become a powerful and brilliant voice of her generation offers a bold path to liberation and healing for people of African descent struggling in the shadows of the American Dream....
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All Aunt Hagar's Children
- Selected Stories
- By: Edward P. Jones
- Narrated by: James Peter Francis
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Returning to the city that inspired his first prize-winning book, Lost in the City, Jones has filled this new collection with people who call Washington, D.C., home....
By: Edward P. Jones
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African American Herbalism
- A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions
- By: Lucretia VanDyke
- Narrated by: Sanya Simmons
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the roots of modern-day herbal remedies, plant medicine, holistic rituals, natural recipes, and more that were created by African American herbal healers throughout history....
By: Lucretia VanDyke
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Our African Unconscious
- The Black Origins of Mysticism and Psychology
- By: Edward Bruce Bynum PhD ABPP, Linda James Myers
- Narrated by: Edward Bruce Bynum Ph.D. ABPP
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The fossil record confirms that humanity originated in Africa. Yet somehow we have overlooked that Africa is also at the root of all that makes us human - our spirituality, civilization, arts, sciences, philosophy, and our conscious and unconscious minds....
By: Edward Bruce Bynum PhD ABPP, and others
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The Audacity of Hope
- Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Abridged
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Winner of aGrammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, 2008.
In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum....
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Much better than its title.
- By Duncan on 10-04-08
By: Barack Obama
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Brainwashed
- Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority
- By: Tom Burrell
- Narrated by: Sylvester Brown Jr.
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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"Black people are not dark-skinned white people", says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are much more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds....
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Brilliant
- By Dunks on 10-01-23
By: Tom Burrell
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Manchild in the Promised Land
- By: Claude Brown
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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With more than two million copies in print, Manchild in the Promised Land is one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time - the definitive account of African-American youth in Harlem of the 1940s and 1950s, and a seminal work of modern literature....
By: Claude Brown
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So You Want to Talk About Race
- By: Ijeoma Oluo
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that listeners of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide....
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An incredible eye-opener
- By Amazon Customer on 26-03-20
By: Ijeoma Oluo
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
- By: Carter Goodwin Woodson
- Narrated by: Anthony Stewart
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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An unapologetic look into the factors that have caused so many Blacks to think and act in the negative way they do towards themselves and others....
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Eye opening view of the hard to swallow truth
- By lionel on 24-04-17
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The Ultimate Self-Love Guide for Black Women
- How to Be Kind to Yourself in an Unkind World - Prioritize Self-Care, Embrace Self-Compassion, and Love Yourself Unconditionally
- By: Kweli Carson
- Narrated by: Nicole Cash
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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It's time to offer yourself the same care, kindness, and love that you generously extend to others.
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Ultimate guide to self care!
- By Ali G. on 08-06-24
By: Kweli Carson
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Teaching Critical Thinking
- Practical Wisdom
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator Bell Hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today.
By: Bell Hooks
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Hellhound on His Trail
- The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Hampton Sides
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox....
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superb
- By gerry on 16-10-20
By: Hampton Sides
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An Unholy Traffic
- Slave Trading in the Civil War South
- By: Robert K. D. Colby
- Narrated by: James R. Cheatham
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men, women, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War for all inhabiting the American South.
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Teaching Critical Thinking
- Practical Wisdom
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator Bell Hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In a series of short, accessible, and enlightening essays, Hooks explores the confounding and sometimes controversial topics that teachers and students have urged her to address since the publication of the previous best-selling volumes in her Teaching series, Teaching to Transgress and Teaching Community.
By: Bell Hooks
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Everything and Nothing at Once
- A Black Man's Reimagined Soundtrack for the Future
- By: Joél Leon
- Narrated by: Joél Leon
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in the Bronx, Joél Leon was taught that being soft, being vulnerable, could end your life. Shaped by a singular view of Black masculinity espoused by the media, by family and friends, and by society, he learned instead to care about the gold around his neck and the number of bills in his wallet. He absorbed the “facts” that white was always right and Black men were seen as threatening or great for comic relief but never worthy of the opening credits. It wasn’t until years later that Joél understood he didn’t have to be defined by these things.
By: Joél Leon
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Feminist Theory
- From Margin to Center
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual audiences frequently found the theory unsettling or provocative. Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in this audiobook remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in Hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist Theory embodies the hope that feminists can find a common language to spread the word and create a mass, global feminist movement.
By: Bell Hooks
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Teaching Community
- A Pedagogy of Hope
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Ten years ago, Bell Hooks astonished readers/listeners with Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. Now comes Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope - a powerful, visionary work that will enrich our teaching and our lives. Combining critical thinking about education with autobiographical narratives, hooks invites listeners to extend the discourse of race, gender, class and nationality beyond the classroom into everyday situations of learning. Bell Hooks writes candidly about her own experiences.
By: Bell Hooks
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I Have a Dream (60th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Martin Luther King, Bernice A. King, Blair Underwood
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before thousands of Americans who had gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the name of civil rights. Including the immortal words, “I have a dream,” Dr. King’s keynote speech would energize a movement and change the course of history.
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An Unholy Traffic
- Slave Trading in the Civil War South
- By: Robert K. D. Colby
- Narrated by: James R. Cheatham
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men, women, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War for all inhabiting the American South.
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Teaching Critical Thinking
- Practical Wisdom
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator Bell Hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In a series of short, accessible, and enlightening essays, Hooks explores the confounding and sometimes controversial topics that teachers and students have urged her to address since the publication of the previous best-selling volumes in her Teaching series, Teaching to Transgress and Teaching Community.
By: Bell Hooks
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Everything and Nothing at Once
- A Black Man's Reimagined Soundtrack for the Future
- By: Joél Leon
- Narrated by: Joél Leon
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in the Bronx, Joél Leon was taught that being soft, being vulnerable, could end your life. Shaped by a singular view of Black masculinity espoused by the media, by family and friends, and by society, he learned instead to care about the gold around his neck and the number of bills in his wallet. He absorbed the “facts” that white was always right and Black men were seen as threatening or great for comic relief but never worthy of the opening credits. It wasn’t until years later that Joél understood he didn’t have to be defined by these things.
By: Joél Leon
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Feminist Theory
- From Margin to Center
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual audiences frequently found the theory unsettling or provocative. Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in this audiobook remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in Hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist Theory embodies the hope that feminists can find a common language to spread the word and create a mass, global feminist movement.
By: Bell Hooks
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Teaching Community
- A Pedagogy of Hope
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Ten years ago, Bell Hooks astonished readers/listeners with Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. Now comes Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope - a powerful, visionary work that will enrich our teaching and our lives. Combining critical thinking about education with autobiographical narratives, hooks invites listeners to extend the discourse of race, gender, class and nationality beyond the classroom into everyday situations of learning. Bell Hooks writes candidly about her own experiences.
By: Bell Hooks
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I Have a Dream (60th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Martin Luther King, Bernice A. King, Blair Underwood
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before thousands of Americans who had gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the name of civil rights. Including the immortal words, “I have a dream,” Dr. King’s keynote speech would energize a movement and change the course of history.
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Bloody Tuesday
- The Untold Story of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Tuscaloosa
- By: John M. Giggie
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In Bloody Tuesday, John Giggie powerfully recovers one of the last great untold stories of the civil rights movement and its role in the reckoning with America's ongoing struggle for racial justice.
By: John M. Giggie
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Banished from Johnstown
- Racist Backlash in Pennsylvania
- By: Cody McDevitt, Tony Norman - foreword
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Author and journalist Cody McDevitt tells the story of one of the worst civil rights injustices in Western Pennsylvania history. In 1923, in response to the fatal shooting of four policemen, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time and were forced out at gunpoint.
By: Cody McDevitt, and others
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Frontline Bodies
- Sports and Black Struggles for Justice Since the Late Nineteenth Century
- By: Nicolas Martin-Breteau, Lucy Garnier - translator, Damion L. Thomas - foreword
- Narrated by: Amir Abdullah
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In Frontline Bodies, Nicolas Martin-Breteau argues that sports are not—and have never been—purely about entertainment for Black Americans. Instead, beginning in the 1890s during Reconstruction, Black Americans proactively used athletics as a tactic to fight racial oppression. Martin-Breteau considers the work of Edwin B. Henderson, a prominent Black physical educator, civil rights activist, and historian of Black sports.
By: Nicolas Martin-Breteau, and others
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Rhythm of Resistance
- The Soulful Echoes of Black Musicians in the Era of Martin Luther King Jr. (1957-1968)
- By: Eroms Ehiagwina
- Narrated by: Kevin Key
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Rhythm of Resistance: The Soulful Echoes of Black Musicians in the Era of Martin Luther King Jr. (1957-1968) is an essential story that illuminates the crucial role of music during the Civil Rights Movement and a tribute to musicians who revolutionized the music scene during this period.
By: Eroms Ehiagwina
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The Black Practice of Disbelief
- An Introduction to the Principles, History, and Communities of Black Nonbelievers
- By: Anthony Pinn
- Narrated by: Darian Dauchan
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In the United States, to be a Black American is to be a Black Christian. And there’s something to this assumption in that the vast majority of African Americans are Christian. However, in recent years a growing number of African Americans have said they claim no particular religious affiliation—they are Black "nones." And of these Black "nones," the most public and vocal are those who claim to be humanists. What does it mean to be a Black humanist? What do Black humanist believe, and what do they do? This slim volume answers these questions.
By: Anthony Pinn
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Beyond 1619
- The Atlantic Origins of American Slavery
- By: Paul J. Polgar - editor, Marc H. Lerner - editor, Jesse Cromwell - editor
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Beyond 1619 brings an Atlantic and hemispheric perspective to the year 1619 as a marker of American slavery's origins and the beginnings of the Black experience in what would become the United States by situating the roots of racial slavery in a broader, comparative context.
By: Paul J. Polgar - editor, and others
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The Last Plantation
- Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress
- By: James R. Jones
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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A must-listen for anyone concerned about social justice and the future of our democracy, The Last Plantation exposes the mechanisms that perpetuate racial inequality in the halls of Congress and challenges us to confront and transform this unequal workplace that shapes our politics and society.
By: James R. Jones
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Black American History and Crime
- 2-in-1 Book Compilation on Group Survival and Lawlessness: Examine the Impact Systemic Injustice Has on African American Behavior, Statistics, and Lifespan
- By: DC Cannon
- Narrated by: Will Norris
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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This unique 2-in-1 book compilation combines the impactful narratives of two essential works: Black American History and Crime in Black America. Each standalone book is a treasure trove of insights and revelations, shedding light on critical aspects of the Black experience in America. In Black American History, the listener is taken on a journey through the depths of slavery, the injustices of Jim Crow, and the pervasive effects of police misconduct.
By: DC Cannon
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A Seat at the Table
- The Life and Times of Shirley Chisholm
- By: Drs. Glenn L. Starks, F. Erik Brooks
- Narrated by: Kim Staunton
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisolm rose from being the child of immigrants to running for the highest office in the land. She was both the first African American woman elected to the US Congress and the first African American woman of a major political party to make a serious run for president of the United States. These achievements were not in spite of her background but rather because of it. She persevered by being steadfast in her political convictions and unwilling to compromise on the issues she believed in.
By: Drs. Glenn L. Starks, and others
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Black Meme
- A History of the Images That Make Us
- By: Legacy Russell
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Representations of Blackness have always been integral to our understanding of of the modern world. In Black Meme, Legacy Russell, author of Glitch Feminism, explores the construct, culture, and material of the "meme" as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to present day. Mining archival and contemporary media Russell explores the impact of Blackness, Black life, and death on contemporary conceptions of viral culture, borne in the age of the internet.
By: Legacy Russell
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Under Jackie's Shadow
- Voices of Black Minor Leaguers Baseball Left Behind
- By: Mitchell Nathanson
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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The stories of thirteen Black Minor League baseball players during the post-Jackie Robinson era, from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, who were figuratively and literally left behind even as both baseball and the country claimed a newfound racial progressiveness.
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Harlem Renaissance
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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When the American Civil War finally drew to an end in 1865, victory for the North seemed to herald a new beginning for African Americans. Emancipation for thousands of former slaves appeared, for the first time, to offer people the chance of full and equal participation in American society. That dream didn't last for long, particularly in the Southern states where new Jim Crow laws prevented African Americans from exercising fundamental rights, including the right to vote.
By: Hourly History