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Author : Carol Kelly-Gangi (ed.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435118126
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)
Download or read book The Essential African American Wisdom written by Carol Kelly-Gangi (ed.) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Quinn
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 9780762412389
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (123 download)
Download or read book African-american Wisdom written by Elizabeth Quinn and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2001-12-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handsome palm-size volume presents a chorus of voices filled with jubilation, with memorable quotes from black writers, poets, athletes, entertainers, philosophers, and leaders. A treasury of African-American wisdom, observations, and proverbs, its contributors range from Coretta Scott King and W.E.B. Dubois to Satchel Paige.
Author : Joseph William Shorter, III
Publisher : Joseph Shorter
ISBN 13 : 0595850669
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Raaw written by Joseph William Shorter, III and published by Joseph Shorter. This book was released on 2007-07-30 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is addressing the African American condition? In "RAAW: Rediscovering African American Wisdom," author Joseph W. Shorter III attempts to explore American life from the unique perspective of a thirty-something black male. Shorter approaches common issues found in most American families, but he specifically focuses on African Americans and how they have contributed to society at large. He does not intend his questions to cause an explosion of rebirth, but rather to begin a process of self-reflection and understanding by peeling back the layers of the everyday humdrum. Shorter also addresses the feelings of victimization in the African American community, pointing out that remaining a victim to circumstances is a choice and that black society has the power within to do something about it. Because many African Americans blame their state of existence on every outside force possible, Shorter believes that it is imperative for them to take responsibility to facilitate awareness. Through the use of anecdotes, poems, quotes, and quizzes, Shorter creates a highly readable discussion on the African American experience. "RAAW" presents a compelling argument for change within the black community.
Author : Carol Kelly-Gangi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435168527
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (685 download)
Download or read book Essential Black Wisdom written by Carol Kelly-Gangi and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Essential Black Wisdom gathers together hundreds of powerful quotations from people of African descent into a singularly resonant collection of thought. Arranged thematically, the selections are drawn from speeches, memoirs, novels, proverbs, and folk sayings, and cover subjects as universal and singular as the speakers themselves. The rich array of contributors include artists and activists; writers and poets; politicians and journalists; leaders and statesmen; athletes, musicians, and comedians; scientists, saints, and scholars."--Book jacket.
Author : Camille Olivia Cosby
Publisher : Beyond Words/Atria Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Wealth of Wisdom written by Camille Olivia Cosby and published by Beyond Words/Atria Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of reminiscences, personal anecdotes, and words of wisdom from fifty-four African American leaders over the age of seventy includes Ossie Davis, David Dinkins, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, and Maya Angelou.
Author : Reginald McKnight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book African American Wisdom written by Reginald McKnight and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gift book is an elegant and valuable volume of collected wisdom, reflections, and folk sayings from African Americans. Contributors include Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, Sojourner Truth, Zora Neale Hurston, Alex Haley, and Bill Cosby.
Author : Joslyn Pine
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486112446
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Book of African-American Quotations written by Joslyn Pine and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original collection of quotations cites approximately 100 well-known African Americans from all walks of life, including Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Julian Bond, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison.
Author : Jonathan Scott Holloway
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469610701
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Jim Crow Wisdom written by Jonathan Scott Holloway and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Crow Wisdom: Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940
Author : Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764907029
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (7 download)
Download or read book African American Wisdom: Knowledge Cards written by Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated and published by . This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Millie MacKiney
Publisher : Great Quotations
ISBN 13 : 9781562453800
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (538 download)
Download or read book African American Wisdom written by Millie MacKiney and published by Great Quotations. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The common thread running through the fabric of our African-American community is a pride in our heritage. This collection of thoughts, dreams and wisdom celebrates our culture, our history and our people.
Author : William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806525105
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (251 download)
Download or read book The Wisdom of W.E.B. DuBois written by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Edward Burghardt DuBois was the most influential black American leader of the first half of the twentieth century. His work paved the way for the civil rights, Pan-African and Black Power movements and inspired generations of leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A brilliant writer and speaker, he was the outstanding black American intellectual of his time and co-founder of the NAACP. Drawing upon his many written works and speeches, this volume collects together some of his most thought-provoking and important ideas.
Author : Linda Strozdas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (439 download)
Download or read book The Meaning of Wisdom for African-American Women written by Linda Strozdas and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roderick Terry
Publisher : Gnosophia Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0977339157
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk written by Roderick Terry and published by Gnosophia Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another book of quotations? Indeed there are numerous excellent extant anthologies of quotations, but these tend to be very broad, with a bias toward classical and well-known authors; those works which document the contributions of Black authors have tended to focus on African-Americans, considerable as their output is. Undeniable recognition of this prevalence is reflected in the title of the present volume which pays homage to W. E. B. Du Bois? classic work and in the preponderance of entries from American sources. Nevertheless, effort has been made to cast a wider net to capture under-represented and unfamiliar voices. Khemetic texts preserved in papyri and stelae are the earliest literature to have survived, followed by the writings of North African Romans and Ethiopian philosophers and clerics, and the lately recovered Timbuktu manuscripts from their repositories in the desert sands of Mali. The Transatlantic slave experience gave rise to the slave narratives and abolitionist literature from both sides of the Atlantic, which remained predominant right up to the 20th century. Post-Emancipation under colonial rule and white domination, Black poetry and prose emerged, adhering to prevailing standards, evidenced typically in the work of Phillis Wheatley and the sonnets of Claude McKay. With the Civil Rights and Black Power movements would come iconoclastic expressions of protest and identity. There is a sizeable body of literature by Black authors from Africa and the diaspora who speak to universal values and eternal verities. This anthology of their work focuses on the inner life, on personal development and self-actualization. 3000 quotations have been selected to inspire, enlightenand encourage; they have been arranged in 200 psycho-spiritual categories and in chronological order. The resulting timeline of thought in itself is useful and instructive as it demonstrates very clearly the evolution of consciousness evident in the contemporary thinking on particular subjects. Like its predecessor, Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing, this volume contains a full biographical index and bibliographical references. Much of the material is anthologized here for the first time.
Author : Aberjhani
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 0806540222
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)
Download or read book The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois written by Aberjhani and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men and women who shaped our world—in their own words. The Wisdom Library invites you on a journey through the lives and works of the world’s greatest thinkers and leaders. Compiled by scholars, this series presents excerpts from the most important and revealing writings of the most remarkable minds of all time. THE WISDOM OF W.E.B. DU BOIS “Throughout history, the powers of single blacks flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote of W.E.B. Du Bois, “History cannot ignore [him] because history has to reflect truth, and Dr. Du Bois was a tireless explorer and a gifted discoverer of social truths. His singular greatness lay in his quest for truth about his own people.” Du Bois was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard (1896). A brilliant writer and speaker, he was the outstanding African-American intellectual of his time. His lifelong active struggle for racial equality and civil rights resulted in the founding of both the Niagara Movement and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As editor of the NAACP’s magazine, The Crisis, Du Bois presented the literary genius of many of the Harlem Renaissance’s most compelling voices; and his own works—the sociological study The Philadelphia Negro and his famous 1903 treatise, The Souls of Black Folk—eloquently delineated the African-American struggle for identity in America. During his lifetime, Du Bois was a powerful force in academia, literature, civil rights, and the peace movement. Using excerpts from his many books as well as from articles, essays, poems, letters, and speeches, The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois provides a telling portrait of the man and his groundbreaking ideas. It is a tribute to a voice that would not be silenced and to a pioneer who, in his passion for justice movingly declared, “the cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”
Author : Kendra King
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745632807
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)
Download or read book African American Politics written by Kendra King and published by Polity. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an introduction to the political successes, failures, and persistent challenges of African-American political participation in the United States. This book provides the reader with an analysis of what appears to be 'irreconcilable differences' between the American political system and its historically subjugated constituency groups.
Author : Robert Fleming
Publisher : One World
ISBN 13 : 0307561224
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Elders written by Robert Fleming and published by One World. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Know whence you came. If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go." --James Baldwin In these troubled times, wisdom often seems in short supply. But as this magnificent volume reminds us, African Americans have been blessed with a precious legacy of wisdom, gained through long hard years of struggle by those who have gone before. Wisdom is the most hallowed gift born of experience and endurance. The life-affirming guidance in The Wisdom of the Elders has been gleaned from this bountiful harvest and includes some of the most electrifying and deeply moving writings and speeches ever produced. Here are the unedited works of such luminaries as Sojourner Truth, W. E. B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., Elijah Muhammad, Lorraine Hansberry, Thurgood Marshall, Zora Neale Hurston, Adam Clayton Powell, Mary McLeod Bethune, Marcus Garvey, Barbara Jordan, Paul Robeson, Jean Toomer, and many others. The elders' empowering messages and Robert Fleming's interpretations offer us mother wit, cultural truths, and spiritual sustenance. These words challenge and inspire us to build on the best of our past, to insure our future.
Author : Paula Michele Adams
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982254297
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Rhythm written by Paula Michele Adams and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Americans have a culture rich in diversity, knowledge, and wisdom. The valuable lessons learned from slavery through the present day will be passed on for generations, many times in the form of quotes, which implore us to expand our minds to reach a higher level of being. Quotes resonate within your soul in a way that opens your world to a whole new outlook. “Rhythm ... Uplifting Quotes from the African American Perspective” highlights inspirational, motivating, and encouraging life lessons from noteworthy African Americans. It takes you on a journey to enlightenment, insight, and self-awareness on a variety of life’s most important topics. This collection of quotes is not specific to any one race. All ethnicities can learn from the history, challenges, and obstacles that African Americans have had to endure. In essence, these quotes can aid all cultures into coming together and understanding our community more empathetically.
