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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Doubleday ISBN 0-385-48131-4]

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]

[Dufour ISBN 1-852-24372-4]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]