Celebrate Kwanzaa

A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole

by Jawando, Will

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) and Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility). In this rousing debut, attorney and community leade...Show more This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) and Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility). In this rousing debut, attorney and community leader Jawando brilliantly uses the arc of his life to root out how "Black male mentors... make America a more just place for Black boys and a better place for all Americans." [...] In vivid and moving passages, he describes the impact these men had on him during crucial times in his life. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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AphroChic

Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home

by Mason, Bryan

eBook - 2022

This book celebrates Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) and Kuumba (Creativity). In “AphroChic,” authors Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason acknowledge the bigotry ...Show more This book celebrates Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) and Kuumba (Creativity). In “AphroChic,” authors Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason acknowledge the bigotry and institutionalized racism — restrictive covenants, redlining policies — that once made homeownership a near-impossible dream for Black Americans and even made renting a demoralizing endeavor. [...] These are beautiful interiors, as well as statements about identity, autonomy and, most important, security. They are inherently personal as well as political. -- The Washington Post Show less

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Black Love Matters

Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Umoja (Unity). Book Riot columnist Pryde collects 14 essays on the myriad forms that Black romance takes in this moving and original ...Show more This book celebrates Umoja (Unity). Book Riot columnist Pryde collects 14 essays on the myriad forms that Black romance takes in this moving and original anthology. [...] The collection's strength is in its thoughtfulness and wealth of perspectives. The result is as unique as it is heartfelt. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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How We Can Win

Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged

by Jones, Kimberly

Book - 2021

This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), and Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics). In "How We Ca...Show more This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), and Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics). In "How We Can Win," Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism and reveals how her formative years in Chicago gave birth to a lifelong devotion to justice. [...] And, most of all, Jones delivers strategies for how we can effect change as citizens and allies while nurturing ourselves—the most valuable asset we have—in the fight against a system that is still rigged. -- GoodReads Show less

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This Here Flesh

Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us

by Arthur Riley, Cole

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Nia (Purpose) and Imani (Faith). With this debut, Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies, has given us a wonderfully winsome, heart...Show more This book celebrates Nia (Purpose) and Imani (Faith). With this debut, Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies, has given us a wonderfully winsome, heartbreakingly honest, and ever-poetic work of spiritual biography and theological reflection. -- Library Journal Show less

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The Purpose of Power

How We Come Together When We Fall Apart

by Garza, Alicia

Book - 2020

This book celebrates Umoja (Unity), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), and Nia (Purpose). Drawing on feminist theory, political and economic his...Show more This book celebrates Umoja (Unity), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), and Nia (Purpose). Drawing on feminist theory, political and economic history, and the principles of organizing, Garza makes a spirited and persuasive case for rethinking community activism in the era of social media. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Race and Reckoning

From Founding Fathers to Today's Disruptors

by Cose, Ellis

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Umoja (Unity) and Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility). A survey of ethnic relations in America that links past and present in...Show more This book celebrates Umoja (Unity) and Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility). A survey of ethnic relations in America that links past and present injustices. [...] At stake, notes the author, is the vision of an American nation made up of equals as opposed to one in which only some Americans are entitled to the benefits of citizenship, including voting rights. -- Kirkus Reviews Show less

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Watermelon & Red Birds

A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations

by Taylor, Nicole A.

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Nia (Purpose) and Kuumba (Creativity). Taylor’s is the first cookbook wholly dedicated to Juneteenth that’s been released by a major...Show more This book celebrates Nia (Purpose) and Kuumba (Creativity). Taylor’s is the first cookbook wholly dedicated to Juneteenth that’s been released by a major commercial publisher. For most of book publishing’s history, a perceived lack of commercial appeal for Black culinary art has severely limited opportunities for Black cookbook authors, placing an enormous pressure on a select few authors to offer comprehensive, singular views of their cuisines. Watermelon & Red Birds throws this idea out the window, showing that the holiday is much more than a static menu of traditional dishes. -- Epicurious Show less

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The Black Church

This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

by Gates, Henry Louis

Book - 2021

This book celebrates Umoja (Unity) and Imani (Faith). In the era of Black Lives Matter and of continuing white-supremacist violence, the Black church face...Show more This book celebrates Umoja (Unity) and Imani (Faith). In the era of Black Lives Matter and of continuing white-supremacist violence, the Black church faces a question that, as Augustine wrote, is ever ancient, ever new: What now? [...] In Gates’s telling, the Black church shines bright even as the nation itself moves uncertainly through the gloaming, seeking justice on earth — as it is in heaven. -- The New York Times Show less

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The Light We Carry

Overcoming in Uncertain Times

by Obama, Michelle

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination). After sharing her life story in "Becoming," former first lady Michelle Obama now offers ...Show more This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination). After sharing her life story in "Becoming," former first lady Michelle Obama now offers readers an exceptional follow-up—“a glimpse inside my personal toolbox”—in "The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times." [...] In these frequently dark times, [this book] feels like a hug from a trusted advisor and a good friend. -- BookPage Show less

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The Movement Made Us

A Father, A Son, and the Legacy of A Freedom Ride

by Dennis, David J.

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) and Nia (Purpose). This memoir of survival is critical to understanding the movement from ...Show more This book celebrates Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) and Nia (Purpose). This memoir of survival is critical to understanding the movement from the perspective of the people on the ground. Moving, evocative, and haunting, this father-son perspective on the civil rights movement is a necessary read -- Library Journal Show less

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Black Boy Smile

A Memoir in Moments

by Watkins, D.

Book - 2022

This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) and Kuumba (Creativity). How a sexually and physically abused Black boy from Baltimore became a vio...Show more This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) and Kuumba (Creativity). How a sexually and physically abused Black boy from Baltimore became a violent, wildly successful drug dealer—and then something else entirely. [...] A startling and moving celebration of a brutal life transformed by language and love. -- Kirkus Reviews Show less

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The Deeper the Roots

A Memoir of Hope and Home

by Tubbs, Michael

Book - 2021

This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), and Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics). "The Deeper t...Show more This book celebrates Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), and Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics). "The Deeper the Roots" is a memoir astonishing in its candor, voice, and clarity of vision. Tubbs shares with us the city that raised him, his family of badass women, his life-changing encounters with Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama, the challenges of governing in the 21st century and everything in between―en route to unveiling his compelling vision for America rooted in his experiences in his hometown. -- GoodReads Show less

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