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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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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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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
- By: Issa Rae
- Narrated by: Issa Rae
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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"My name is 'J' and I'm awkward - and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be....
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amazing! !!
- By A. Campbell on 30-03-17
By: Issa Rae
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The Color of Water
- A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Susan Denaker
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Color of Water touches listeners of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son....
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Very interesting book
- By ania on 05-11-20
By: James McBride
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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
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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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The Other Wes Moore
- One Name, Two Fates
- By: Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley - afterword
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship....
By: Wes Moore, 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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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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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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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
- By: Issa Rae
- Narrated by: Issa Rae
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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"My name is 'J' and I'm awkward - and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be....
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amazing! !!
- By A. Campbell on 30-03-17
By: Issa Rae
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The Color of Water
- A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Susan Denaker
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Color of Water touches listeners of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a lyrical valentine to a mother from her son....
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Very interesting book
- By ania on 05-11-20
By: James McBride
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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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The Other Wes Moore
- One Name, Two Fates
- By: Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley - afterword
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship....
By: Wes Moore, and others
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African Goddess Initiation
- Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy
- By: Abiola Abrams
- Narrated by: Abiola Abrams
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
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A sacred feminine initiation of self-love and soul care rituals, tools, and exercises....
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Educational, Beautiful and inspiring
- By Leekie on 12-07-22
By: Abiola Abrams
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Outlaw Culture
- Resisting Representations
- By: Bell Hooks
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore Bell Hooks's electrifying feminist explorations. Targeting cultural icons as diverse as Madonna and Spike Lee, Outlaw Culture presents a collection of essays that pulls no punches....
By: Bell Hooks
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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
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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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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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My Vanishing Country
- A Memoir
- By: Bakari Sellers
- Narrated by: Bakari Sellers
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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What J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst and one of the youngest state representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for the rural South, illuminating the lives of America’s forgotten Black working-class men and women....
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Brilliant!
- By Tony on 12-04-22
By: Bakari Sellers
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Read This to Get Smarter
- About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More
- By: Blair Imani
- Narrated by: Blair Imani
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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An approachable guide to being an informed, compassionate, and socially conscious person today - from discussions of race, gender, and sexual orientation to disability, class, and beyond - from critically acclaimed historian, educator, and author Blair Imani....
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Got Smarter in Seconds!
- By Lucia Serritiello on 16-10-23
By: Blair Imani
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Dear Bi Men
- A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure
- By: J.R. Yussuf, Da'Shaun L. Harrison
- Narrated by: J.R. Yussuf
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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Through cutting social analysis, personal stories, and need-to-know advice, Dear Bi Men reclaims bi+ visibility in a culture of erasure—and unapologetically centers Blackness in a practical and deeply researched guide to navigating life, work, and relationships as a Black bi+ man....
By: J.R. Yussuf, 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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Before the Mayflower
- A History of Black America
- By: Lerone Bennett
- Narrated by: John Ridle
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The black experience in America - starting from its origins in western Africa up to 1961 - is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure....
By: Lerone Bennett
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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
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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 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 Need to Be Whole
- By: Wendell Berry
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Need to Be Whole continues the work Wendell Berry began in The Hidden Wound (1970) and The Unsettling of America (1977), demanding a careful exploration of this hard, shared truth: The wealth of the mighty few governing this nation has been built on the unpaid labor of others....
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Thought Provoking
- By Anonymous User on 24-04-23
By: Wendell Berry
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Feminism Is for Everybody
- Passionate Politics
- By: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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What is feminism?
In this short, accessible primer, Bell Hooks explores the nature of feminism and its positive promise to eliminate sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. With her....
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THE BOOK IS AMAZING but Audible is missing a proper description.
- By Beatriz Maues on 13-10-20
By: bell hooks
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Nature Knows No Color-Line
- By: J.A. Rogers
- Narrated by: Will Stauff
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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In the vibrant tapestry of humanity, "Nature Knows No Color-Line" unravels the threads of shared ancestry across continents and time. This groundbreaking work challenges rigid racial lines, exposing the myths of purity and celebrating the interconnectedness of our roots.
By: J.A. Rogers
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Destruction of Black Civilization
- Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
- By: Chancellor Williams
- Narrated by: Joseph Kent
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The Destruction of Black Civilization is revelatory and revolutionary because it offers a new approach to the research, teaching, and study of African history by shifting the main focus from the history of Arabs and Europeans in Africa to the Africans themselves....
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Annoying Narration, better to read
- By Amazon Customer on 21-07-20
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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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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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Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
- By: Ytasha L. Womack
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Wonderfully narrated by Karen Chilton, Afrofuturism is an engaging, hip, and accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism. Author Ytasha Womack introduces listeners to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works....
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Inspiring, insightful and powerful read!
- By Anonymous User on 27-06-23
By: Ytasha L. Womack
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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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Beyoncé in Formation
- Remixing Black Feminism
- By: Omise'eke Tinsley
- Narrated by: Omise'eke Tinsley
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley’s undergraduate course “Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism” has inspired students from all walks of life. Tinsley now takes her rich observations beyond the classroom....
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Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?
- 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away
- By: Keith Boykin
- Narrated by: Keith Boykin
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of Black inferiority, or rebrand racism as something else entirely....
By: Keith Boykin
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The Delectable Negro
- Human Consumption and Homoeroticism Within US Slave Culture
- By: Vincent Woodard, E. Patrick Johnson - foreword, Justin A. Joyce - editor, and others
- Narrated by: Stan Brown
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Scholars of US and transatlantic slavery have largely ignored or dismissed accusations that Black Americans were cannibalized. Vincent Woodard takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously....
By: Vincent Woodard, and others
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The Sisters Are Alright (Second Edition)
- Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America
- By: Tamara Winfrey Harris
- Narrated by: Tamberla Perry
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A slew of harmful stereotypes continues to follow Black women. The second edition of this best seller debunks vicious misconceptions rooted in long-standing racism and shows that Black women are still all right....
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Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace
- A Guide for Equity and Inclusion
- By: Janice Gassam Asare
- Narrated by: Donna M. Schiele
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Your DEIJ efforts are stagnating because you continue to center whiteness. Creating a truly anti-racist organization requires learning how to identify and rectify the systemic, and often unconscious, centering of white culture and values in the workplace....
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Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Walter Baron
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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"Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass" is a pivotal collection showcasing Frederick Douglass's eloquence, determination, and leadership in advocating for the abolition of slavery and civil rights.
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Blue-Coated Terror
- Jim Crow New Orleans and the Roots of Modern Police Brutality
- By: Jeffrey S. Adler
- Narrated by: Arnell Powell
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Contrary to competing popular beliefs, police violence against African Americans has neither remained unchanged since the era of slavery nor is it a recent phenomenon disconnected from the past. In Bluecoated Terror, Jeffrey S. Adler draws on rich archival accounts to show how racialized police brutality is part of a larger system of state oppression with roots in the early twentieth-century South, particularly New Orleans.
By: Jeffrey S. Adler
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Dear Bi Men
- A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure
- By: J.R. Yussuf, Da'Shaun L. Harrison
- Narrated by: J.R. Yussuf
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Through cutting social analysis, personal stories, and need-to-know advice, Dear Bi Men reclaims bi+ visibility in a culture of erasure—and unapologetically centers Blackness in a practical and deeply researched guide to navigating life, work, and relationships as a Black bi+ man.
By: J.R. Yussuf, and others
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Abolitionist Intimacies
- By: El Jones
- Narrated by: Aiza Ntibarikure
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In Abolitionist Intimacies, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist principles of care and collectivity. Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, Jones observes how practices of intimacy become imbued with state violence at carceral sites including prisons, policing and borders, as well as through purported care institutions such as hospitals and social work.
By: El Jones
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My Black Country
- A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future
- By: Alice Randall
- Narrated by: Alice Randall
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood’s “XXX’s and OOO’s”. Randall found inspiration and comfort in the sounds and history of the first family of Black country music: DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries who, together, made up a community of Black Americans rising through hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity.
By: Alice Randall
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The Fire Next Time
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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James Baldwin's impassioned plea to 'end the racial nightmare' in America was a bestseller when it appeared in 1963, galvanising a nation and giving voice to the emerging civil rights movement. Told in the form of two intensely personal 'letters', The Fire Next Time is at once a powerful evocation of Baldwin's early life in Harlem and an excoriating condemnation of the terrible legacy of racial injustice.
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love
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-24
By: James Baldwin
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Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Walter Baron
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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"Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass" is a pivotal collection showcasing Frederick Douglass's eloquence, determination, and leadership in advocating for the abolition of slavery and civil rights.
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Blue-Coated Terror
- Jim Crow New Orleans and the Roots of Modern Police Brutality
- By: Jeffrey S. Adler
- Narrated by: Arnell Powell
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Contrary to competing popular beliefs, police violence against African Americans has neither remained unchanged since the era of slavery nor is it a recent phenomenon disconnected from the past. In Bluecoated Terror, Jeffrey S. Adler draws on rich archival accounts to show how racialized police brutality is part of a larger system of state oppression with roots in the early twentieth-century South, particularly New Orleans.
By: Jeffrey S. Adler
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Dear Bi Men
- A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure
- By: J.R. Yussuf, Da'Shaun L. Harrison
- Narrated by: J.R. Yussuf
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Through cutting social analysis, personal stories, and need-to-know advice, Dear Bi Men reclaims bi+ visibility in a culture of erasure—and unapologetically centers Blackness in a practical and deeply researched guide to navigating life, work, and relationships as a Black bi+ man.
By: J.R. Yussuf, and others
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Abolitionist Intimacies
- By: El Jones
- Narrated by: Aiza Ntibarikure
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In Abolitionist Intimacies, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist principles of care and collectivity. Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, Jones observes how practices of intimacy become imbued with state violence at carceral sites including prisons, policing and borders, as well as through purported care institutions such as hospitals and social work.
By: El Jones
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My Black Country
- A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future
- By: Alice Randall
- Narrated by: Alice Randall
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood’s “XXX’s and OOO’s”. Randall found inspiration and comfort in the sounds and history of the first family of Black country music: DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries who, together, made up a community of Black Americans rising through hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity.
By: Alice Randall
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The Fire Next Time
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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James Baldwin's impassioned plea to 'end the racial nightmare' in America was a bestseller when it appeared in 1963, galvanising a nation and giving voice to the emerging civil rights movement. Told in the form of two intensely personal 'letters', The Fire Next Time is at once a powerful evocation of Baldwin's early life in Harlem and an excoriating condemnation of the terrible legacy of racial injustice.
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love
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-24
By: James Baldwin
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Notes of a Native Son
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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James Baldwin's breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father and his experiences of Paris, they capture the complexity of black life at the dawn of the civil rights movement with effervescent wit and prophetic wisdom.
By: James Baldwin
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DARE to Say No
- Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools
- By: Max Felker-Kantor
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education program of the 1980s and 1990s. But behind the cultural phenomenon is the story of how DARE and other antidrug education programs brought the War on Drugs into schools and ensured that the velvet glove of antidrug education would be backed by the iron fist of rigorous policing and harsh sentencing.
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The Radical Imagination of Black Women
- Ambition, Politics, and Power
- By: Pearl K. Ford Dowe
- Narrated by: L. Malaika Cooper
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that ambition for Black women cannot be measured only by political candidacies and ascents of the political chain of power. Black women are uniquely positioned within their communities to influence politics and public policy, which stems from unique variables of socialization, gender and racial identity, and marginalization that shape the political attitudes of Black women. Thus, Dowe asserts that Black women's political ambition often manifests outside formal politics, in activism and community building, a process that is linked to a wider radical vision.
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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. "The Ultimate Self-Love Guide for Black Women” is an essential toolkit for incorporating self-care into your busy life, understanding the importance of self-compassion, and transforming self-love from a concept into a daily practice.
By: Kweli Carson
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A Hard Rain
- America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost
- By: Frye Gaillard
- Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
- Length: 25 hrs and 27 mins
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With A Hard Rain, Gaillard gives us a deeply personal history, bringing his keen storyteller's eye to this pivotal time in American life. He explores the competing story arcs of tragedy and hope through the political and social movements of the times: civil rights, black power, women's liberation, the war in Vietnam, and the protests and movements against it.
By: Frye Gaillard
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Muslim Cool
- Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States
- By: Su'ad Abdul Khabeer
- Narrated by: Ja'Air Bush
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Muslim Cool is a way of being an American Muslim-displayed in ideas, dress, social activism in the 'hood, and in complex relationships to state power. Constructed through hip hop and the performance of Blackness, Muslim Cool is a way of engaging with the Black American experience by both Black and non-Black young Muslims that challenges racist norms in the U.S., as well as dominant ethnic and religious structures within American Muslim communities.
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Before the Movement
- The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights
- By: Dylan C. Penningroth
- Narrated by: Terrence Kidd
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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In Before the Movement, Dylan C. Penningroth brilliantly revises the conventional story. Drawing on long-forgotten sources found in the basements of county courthouses across the nation, Penningroth reveals that African Americans, far from being ignorant about law until the middle of the twentieth century, have thought about, talked about, and used it going as far back as even the era of slavery.
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Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1
- By: Angela Y. Davis
- Narrated by: Angela Y. Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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An icon of revolutionary politics, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison abolition for over fifty years. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, conversations, and interviews over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation.
By: Angela Y. Davis
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The Black Box
- Writing the Race
- By: Henry Louis Gates Jr
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Distilled over many years from Henry Louis Gates Jr's legendary Harvard course in African American Studies, The Black Box: Writing the Race is the story of Black self-definition in America through the prism of the writers who have led the way. From Phillis Wheatley and Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington, to Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison, these writers used words to create a liveable world – a “home” – for Black people destined to live in a bitterly racist society.
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Wake Up America
- Black Women on the Future of Democracy
- By: Keisha N. Blain - Edited by
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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In 1968, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer called for Americans to "wake up" if they wanted to "make democracy a reality." Today, as Black communities continue to face challenges built on centuries of discrimination, her plea is increasingly urgent. In this exhilarating anthology of original essays, Keisha N. Blain brings together the voices of major progressive Black women politicians, grassroots activists, and intellectuals to offer critical insights on how we can create a more equitable political future.
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Empowering Affirmations for Black Women
- 1000 Daily Positive and Inspirational Affirmations for BIPOC Women to Foster Happiness, Health, Success, Enhance Confidence, and Self-Love
- By: Serenity Beaumont
- Narrated by: Yasmine Johnson
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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Envision a life where you navigate confidently, fueled by self-esteem, motivation, and a commitment to embrace love, happiness, and success. As Black women, our shared history is one of strength and courage; within this sisterhood lies the potential for extraordinary achievements.
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Positive Declarations for Women
- By Osiko on 21-04-24
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Black Roots of Mindset
- A New Era of Mental Health Advocacy for the African American Community
- By: Dr. Ketty Ngona
- Narrated by: Blaze Goldburst
- Length: 32 mins
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Delve into the rich tapestry of mental health within the African American community with "Black Roots of Mindset," authored by Dr. Ketty Ngona and eloquently narrated by Blaze Goldburst. In a landscape where mental well-being is often neglected, this audiobook serves as a beacon, illuminating the complexities and challenges faced by African Americans.
By: Dr. Ketty Ngona