Undoubtedly the most influential black intellectual of the twentieth century and one of America's finest historians, W.E.B. Du Bois knew that the liberation of African Americans required liberal education and not vocational training. He saw education as a process of teaching certain timeless values: moderation, an avoidance of luxury, a concern ......
This is an intimate, empowering collection of stories focussing on Black experiences of menopause. Each story centres lived experiences and contains contributions from a diverse range of people spanning various heritages, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ages allowing for a nuanced understanding of this rite of passage.
An essential guide to creating life-changing dialogue
The Race Conversation offers a guide to support black, white and mixed-race people, caught in the tight grip of race discomfort, to make a shift towards having more successful and meaningful race conversations.
How Charlie Sifford and Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA
The compelling, little-known story of golfer Charlie Sifford and attorney Stanley Mosk who together made history by taking on the PGA and their Caucasians Only by-law.
It began with a chance meeting at a Los Angeles country club in 1959. That was the day Charlie Sifford, the first Black golfer to get his PGA card, and ......
Muhammad Ali: A Humanitarian Life is the first biography of this iconic champion to chronicle his rise as a great humanitarian alongside his rise as a fighter, revealing the profound influence Ali had both in and out of the ring and that will endure for ages to come.
Collected in a single volume for the first time, the writings in this novel anthology represent more than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Associations Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States.
The stories of expatriates in Hong Kong the most dynamic, dramatic and diverse city in the Asia-Pacific region come to life in this book. Why did they come? Why do they stay? How did Hong Kong change them and their view of the world? What did they gain and what did they lose? Human beings are on the move, driven by economic globalisation, ......
These imagined dialogues between the elders on freedom, liberation, and more offer rich reflection and a unique vantage point for understanding the luminaries of liberation through the generations. An important resource for the contemporary task of Black liberation.
From its 19th-century roots to its position today as a global symbol of American culture, basketball has been a force in American society. This book presents the first cultural history of the sport from the street to the highest levels of professional mens and womens competition, chronicling the relationship between the sport and American society.
