A story of race, guns, and self-protection in America today, through the quest--funny and searing--of a young black man learning to shoot a handgun better than a white person
Four of Ida B. Wells-Barnett's moving anti-lynching essays are presented in this volume.
Issues and Trends in Afro-American Journalism
Robinson's defensive scheme is just as responsible . He can't be retained . KC's fan base has had enough of Robinson , and so have the Chiefs ' defensive players . Vermeil needs to show Robinson the same amount of loyalty he shows a non ...
Roscoe Dunjee: Champion of Civil Rights
And with a city and his new "family" under siege, Darryl Billups is after justice...as well as the story of a lifetime. But it could cost him his life to get it.
John Henry Days is a riveting portrait of America. Through a patchwork of interweaving histories Colson Whitehead triumphantly reveals how a nation creates its present through the stories it tells of its past.
'John Henry Days' is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. Recognised as one of the novels of 2001, it establishes Colson Whitehead as one of the pre-eminent young American writers of our time.
Journalist Darryl Billups unwittingly places himself within the deadly orbit of a twisted soul who is killing young African-Americans and defiling their faces with Confederate flag decals.
In examining Austin's life, Gershenhorn narrates the story of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina from a new vantage point, shedding new light on the vitality of black protest and the black press in the twentieth century.
The illustrated novella melds stunningly beautiful original artwork with a dynamic "ripped from the headlines" mystery tale.