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  • Living While Black
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    Living While Black: Portraits of Everyday Resistance

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    Ajuan Mance (A and ILT) List Price: $22.95 (Hardcover - African American Resistance in Black America -2022) In homage to the radical power of art, ...

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    From Here to Equality Reparations for Black Americans In The Twenty-First Century

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    William A. Darity Jr. (A) and A. Kirsten Mullen (A)  List Price:  $20.00   (Paperback -   A Case for Reparations - 2022) Racism and discrimination...

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    The Light We Carry

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    Michelle Obama (A)  List Price: $32.50 (Hardcover - Wisdom and Strategies for Staying Hopeful - 2022)  #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER...

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    Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy

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    George G. M. James (A) List Price: $13.95 (Paperback - Ancient Egyptian History vs Greek History / Arts and Sciences / Acknowledgement - 1954) The ...

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  • The Pan-Africanists
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    The Pan-Africanists

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    Kofi A. Annan (A), Dudley J. Thompson (A) and Barrington A. Watson (ILT) List Price: $15.00 (Paperback - Biographies / Pan Africanists - 2005) This...

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  • We Are Each Other's Harvest
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    We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy

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    Natalie Baszile (A) List Price: $39.99 (Hardcover - Black Farming History and Present - 2021) From the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically...

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  • We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

    We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

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    Bettina Love (A) List Price: $16.00 (Paperback - Teaching Reference / Educational Reform - 2020) Drawing on personal stories, research, and histor...

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  • The History of African Civilizations at AshayByTheBay.com

    A History of African Civilizations

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    Prof. Manu Ampim (A)  List Price: $24.99 (Paperback - African History - 2019)  Description: The History of African Civilizations is a textbook and ...

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    Akbar Papers in African Psychology

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    Dr. Naim Akbar (A) List Price: $18.99 (Paperback - Psychology / African / Worldview - 2003) Description: African Psychology is not a thing, but a p...

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  • The Souls of Black Folks

    The Souls of Black Folks

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    W. E. Du Boise List Price: $4.99 (Hardcover - African American History / Negro Life / 20th Century / Race - 2005) This landmark book is a founding ...

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  • Sacred Woman. AshayByTheBay.com
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    Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind & Spirit

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    Queen Afua (A) List Price: $20.00 (Paperback - Black Women / Holistic Health - 2001) A Best Seller! Description:Queen Afua is a nationally renowned...

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    The New Jim Crow

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    Michelle Alexander (A) List Price: $18.99 (Paperback - Social Justice /American Criminal Justice System/ African American Incarceration - 2010) The...

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  • Exploding The Myths, Vol. I: Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization at AshayByTheBay.com

    Exploding The Myths, Vol. I: Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization

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    Anthony T. Browder (A) List Price: $25.00 (Paperback - Ancient African History / Nile Valley - 1992) An in-depth examination of Nile Valley civiliz...

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  • How The Word is Passed
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    How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

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    Clint Smith (A)  List Price: $29.00 (Hardcover - Racism in America - 2021) A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021A Time 10 Best Nonfiction Books...

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  • Know Thy Self at AshayByTheBay.com

    Know Thy Self

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    Naim Akbar (A) List Price $13.00 (Paperback - Knowledge / Self - 1998) This exciting book lays out guidelines for establishing a genuine curriculum...

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  • The Destruction of Black Civilization

    The Destruction of Black Civilization

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    Chancellor Williams (A) List Price: $19.95 (Paperback - African Civilizations / Invasions - 1987) A foundation and new approach to the history of o...

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  • The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors

    The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors

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    Dr. Frances Cress Welsing (A) List Price: $19.95 (Paperback - 25 Essays on White Supremacy - 2004) During the course of the struggle of African peo...

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  • The Warmth of Other Suns

    The Warmth of Other Suns

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    Isabel Wilkerson (A) List Price: $17.95 (Paperback - African American History / The Migration South from 1915-1970 - 2010). The Warmth of Other Sun...

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  • To Be A Slave

    To Be A Slave

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    Tom Feelings (A) and Julius Lester (ILT) List Price: $8.99 (Paperback - History / Slave Narratives - 2005) What was it like to be a slave? Listen t...

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    Things Fall Apart

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    Chinua Achebe (A) List Price: $13.00 (Paperback - African History / Post Colonization - 1994) Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, bo...

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  • What They Never Told You In History Class Vol. 1

    What They Never Told You In History Class Vol. 1

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    Indus Khamit-Kush (A) and Lon Sharpe (EDIT) List Price: $19.95 (Paperback - African History / Origins / Contributions - 2003) Author: Indus Kham...

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  • Black History for Beginners at AshayByTheBay.com

    Black History for Beginners

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    Denise Dennis (A) and Susan Willmarth (ILT) List Price: $15.99 (Paperback- Graphic Novel / African American History - 2007) This book covers a rich...

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    African History for Beginners

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    Herb Boyd (A) and Shey Wolvek Pfister (ILT) List Price: $14.95. (Paperback - Graphic Novel / African History - 2007) African History For Beginners ...

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  • My Global Journeys in Search of theAfrican Presence

    My Global Journeys in Search of the African Presence

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    Runoko Rashidi (A)  List Price: $39.95 (Paperback - African Presence / Global Journeys - 2017) Description: As a young man Runoko Rashidi was insp...

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