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Passageways: An Interpretive History of Black America
Volume I: 1619-1863; Volume II: 1863-1965

by Colin A. Palmer
[Buy Now]

Volume I addresses the principal developments in the history of the peoples of African descent in America to 1863.  It begins in 1619 with the arrival of Africans at Jamestown.  It ends with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.  Volume II interprets the history of Black Americans since the Emancipation.  Volume II ends at 1965.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Harcourt Brace ISBN 0-15-502482-5]


Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption
by Albert French
[Buy Now]

[Anchor: Doubleday ISBN 0-385-48363-5]


A Path to Healing: A Guide to Wellness for Body, Mind, and Soul
by Dr. Andrea D. Sullivan
[Buy Now]

Dr. Sullivan chooses alternative medicine and naturopathy to minister to her ethnically diverse clientele to help treat their whole body and not just their disease. Her book demystifies alternative medicine with special attention to stress, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, obesity, HIV/AIDS, arthritis, and depression.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Doubleday/Mainstreet Books ISBN 0-38548577-8]


The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice
by Mary Frances Berry
[Buy Now]

Berry examines both civil and criminal court cases to reveal episodes of racism and sexism in the courts from 1865 to the present. Berry, who was Assistant Secretary for Education during the Carter Administration, uses previously unexamined material from state appellate court cases. The stories are sometimes shocking.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Alfred Knopf ISBN 0-679-43611-1]


The Power of Soul: Pathways to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for African Americans
by Dr. Darlene Powell Hopson and Dr. Derek S. Hopson
[Buy Now]

This husband and wife team of psychologists offers an inspiring and insightful guide to discovering hope and passion. They believe that because African Americans have a history of overcoming obstacles with courage and dignity, they have a particular strength.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Quill ISBN 0-688-16630-X]


The Power of Soul
by Dr. Darlene Powell Hopson and Dr. Derek S. Hopson
[Buy Now]

According to the couple African Americans have a deep sense of connectedness, strength, faith, and the passion to act on their innermost feelings. However, many are separated from soul and need pathways to psychological and spiritual growth to mend the rift between them and God.

[William Morrow ISBN 0-688-15110-8]


Pride
by Lorene Cary
[Buy Now]

Four accomplished African-American women find their long friendship undergoing sharp twists and turns as they circumvent life's many crises.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Anchor Books ISBN 0-385-48183-7]


Pride
by Lorene Cary
[Buy Now]

Four vibrant women approaching their forties rediscover the beauty and importance of love, life, and friendship.

[Doubleday ISBN 0-385-48131-4]


Project Girl
by Janet McDonald
[Buy Now]

Raised in the projects of Brooklyn, NY, in the midst of poverty, drugs, and violence, McDonald tells the story of how she made it over the hurdles of life to attend Vassar, Columbia, and then NYU Law School.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Farrar ISBN 0-374-23757-3]


Propa Propaganda
by Benjamin Zephaniah
[Buy Now]

[Dufour ISBN 1-852-24372-4]


Proversity: Getting Past Face Value and Finding the Soul of People; A Managers Journey
by Lawrence Otis Graham
[Buy Now]

In a fictional account, Graham helps managers in real companies cope with differences, such as race, gender, or ethnicity, in their staffs.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Wiley ISBN 0-471-17818-7]


Race and Excellence:My Dialogue with Chester Pierce
by Ezra E. H. Griffith
[Buy Now]

Chester Pierce graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1952 and went on to become the president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Also founding chair of the Black Psychiatrists of America, Pierce has affected the thinking of African American psychiatrists during the last two decades, and is best known for his theories regarding how blacks cope with racism in the US.

[Univ. of Iowa Press ISBN 0-7745-628-3]


Race, Crime, and the Law
by Randall Kennedy
[Buy Now]

Kennedy takes us to the place where race relations in America meet the justice system, yet he steers clear of ideological biases.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Pantheon/Schocken Books ISBN 0-679-43881-5]


Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
by Brian Urquhart
[Buy Now]

This biography of the international diplomat and racial pioneer coincides with the four-part PBS series based on the book. New York University Press is also publishing a biography on this renowned gentleman.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Norton ISBN 0-393-31859-1]


Read Between the Lines.
by Lori Bryant Woolridge
[Buy Now]

Three women with secrets to hide find their lives embroiled in a confusing web as they get caught up in New York's high fashion industry.  Love, power, greed, and survival are parts of the game.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Doubleday ISBN 0-385-49214-6]


Respecting the Soul: Daily Reflections for Black Lesbians and Gays
by Keith Boykin
[Buy Now]

According to Boykin, the challenges facing Black lesbians and gays are internal, not external. With insight for each day of the calendar year, Boykin shares the wisdom and experience of hundreds of well-known people.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Avon Books ISBN 0-380-80021-7]


Right Here, Right Now
by Trey Ellis
[Buy Now]

This story about Ashton Robinson, a motivational speaker turned cult leader, is a social commentary on the fervor which people take to the American self-help industry.
[Reviewed by Corinne O. Nelson]

[Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-684-84592-X]


Romance
by Joan Riley
[Buy Now]

A story set in Jamaica, West Indies, about two sisters who are very different from each other; one bright and capable, but confused, the other is level-headed , but dissatisfied with her life as washerwoman for her husband.

[The Women's Press ISBN 0-7043-4319-3]


 

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