Books

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What looks like crazy on an ordinary day-- What looks like crazy on an ordinary day-- Pearl Cleage E-book extra: Reading group guide.That one unthinkable, unmistakable thing is happening to Ava Johnson in sleepy Idlewild after a decade of luxe living in Atlanta: she is falling in love. The classic… OL151644W
The salt eaters The salt eaters Toni Cade Bambara "Story of a community of black people searching for the healing properties of salt, who witness an event that will change their lives forever. Some of them are centered, some are off-balance; some ar… OL15289W
Voices of the dream Voices of the dream Venice Johnson Quotations by notable African American women are accompanied by reproductions of paintings, drawings, and mixed-media art works by contemporary African American women artists. OL17996969W
Labor of love, labor of sorrow Labor of love, labor of sorrow Jacqueline Jones An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family … OL1965374W
Sister Outsider Sister Outsider Audre Lorde,Robin Eller A collection of fifteen essays written between 1976 and 1984 gives clear voice to Audre Lorde's literary and philosophical personae. These essays explore and illuminate the roots of Lorde's intellect… OL2191789W
A shining thread of hope A shining thread of hope Darlene Clark Hine At the greatest moments and in the cruelest times, black women have been a crucial part of America's history. Now, the inspiring history of black women in America is explored in vivid detail by two … OL23660W
Black Women in White America Black Women in White America Gerda Lerner Recipient of the 2002 Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Historical Writing. In this “stunning collection of documents” (*Washington Post Book World*), African-American women speak of… OL2732706W
In Search of Our Mother's Garden In Search of Our Mother's Garden Alice Walker In this, her first collection of nonfiction, the author speaks out as a Black woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Among the contents a… OL273646W
Bone Black Bone Black Bell Hooks Stitching together girlhood memories with the finest threads of innocence, feminist intellectual bell hooks presents a powerfully intimate account of growing up in the South. A memoir of ideas and pe… OL31113W
Feminist theory Feminist theory Bell Hooks,Noomi B. Grüsig,Nassira Hedjerassi A sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics, bell hooks' new book Feminist Theory: from margin to center argues that the contemporary feminist movement must establish a new direction… OL31115W
Sisters of the Yam Sisters of the Yam Bell Hooks In *Sisters of the Yam*, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where bl… OL31124W