MADELIFE
Autobiography of
Assata Shakur The Fire Next
Time
ASSATA
SHAKUR JAMES
BALDWIN
An oldie but goodie. If
you’re looking to catch
up on your history, read
this personal and political
autobiography that paints
a different picture than
the mainstream one of
the Black Panther Assata A national bestseller
when it first appeared
in 1963, this book
gave a passionate
voice to the emerging
civil rights movement.
Baldwin paints an
evocative picture
of his early life in
Harlem, examining
personal consequences
of racial injustice.
Written as two letters,
on the centennial of
the Emancipation
Proclamation, Baldwin
aimed to for the book
to inspire all Americans
to stand up to racism
and it’s terrible legacy
in this country.
The Sisters Are
Alright: Changing
the Broken
Narrative of Black
Women in America
TAMARA
WINFREY
HARRIS
This book takes you
back in history on a trip
that acquaints you with
the origins of taboo
stereotypes including the
Mammy, Sapphire and
Jezebel. Tamara uses the
stereotypes to explore
connotations of beauty,
sex, marriage and more.
Interviewing women with
different backgrounds,
ages, and walks of life,
she show you just how
similar our experiences
and problems are.
Shakur. With wit and
candor, Assata recounts
the experiences that led
her to a life of activism.
And get her side of the
story of the fateful day
May 2, 1973 when a
shootout occurred on the
New Jersey Turnpike.
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