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From Glory to Shame: The Ris...Samuel L. Madison
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Taken from the book of the Prophet Hosea, Samuel Madison reveals the desperate and dire problems in Black America by comparing the judgment of God on Israel in the book of Hosea, to the judgment that God is seemingly bringing down on blacks… more |
From Glory to Shame: The Rise & Fall of Black America (And How She Can Rise Again) A Spiritual Bridge to Tavis Smiley’s The Covenant |
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The Rich and the Rest of Us:...Tavis Smiley, Cornel West
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Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the new middle … more |
The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto |
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Fail UpTavis Smiley
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“Failure is an inevitable part of the human journey,” says award-winning television and radio broadcaster and New York Times best-selling author Tavis Smiley. Smiley steps from behind the curtain of success to share intimate stories of his … more |
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Colorblind: The Rise of Post...Tim Wise“It’s a great book. I highly, highly, highly recommend it.” —Tavis SmileyIn this powerful follow-up to Between Barack and a Hard Place, Tim Wise argues against colorblindness” and for a deeper color-consciousness in both public and privat… more |
Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity (City Lights Open Media) |
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What I Know For SureTavis SmileyFrom the man who catapulted the Covenant with Black America to number one on the New York Times bestseller list comes a searing memoir of poverty, ambition, pain and atonment. Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in rural Indian, w… more |
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The Unfinished Agenda of Bro...The Editors of Black Issues ...
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Praise for The Unfinished Agenda of Brown V. Board of Education”My father, Oliver L. Brown, for whom Brown v. Board of Education is named, was a proud member of a group of a few hundred people, across the country, who took risks by taking a… more |
The Unfinished Agenda of Brown v. Board of Education (Landmarks in Civil Rights History) |
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Take a Lesson: Today's Black...Caroline V. Clarke
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Great minds reveal why you shouldTake a Lesson”Take a Lesson is a treasure trove of insight on what it takes to lead and to achieve success in today’s world. These lessons from African-American leaders transcend race. They are universal and… more |
Take a Lesson: Today’s Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned along the Way |
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Doing What's Right: How to F...Tavis SmileyIn Doing What’s Right, Tavis Smiley shows how each one of us can battle complacency and fight for the causes we support. Smiley is the host of “Black Entertainment Television Tonight with Tavis Smiley,” a one-hour nightly talk show that rea… more |
Doing What’s Right: How to Fight for What You Believe—And Make a Difference |
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On Air, the Best of Tavis SmileyTavis SmileyTavis Smiley brings us a collector’s edition of his thought-provoking and action-guided commentaries as heard by millions on The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Included are memorable on-air campaigns—which have changed how companies do business w… more |
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Pay Yourself First: The Afri...Jesse B. Brown
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“How do we help make black America better? Jesse Brown reminds us that we gain financial success and security when we pay ourselves first.”-Tavis Smiley, author of How to Make Black America Better: Leading Black Americans Speak Out”Jesse Br… more |
Pay Yourself First: The African American Guide to Financial Success and Security |
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America I AM LegendsTavis Smiley
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America I AM: The African American Imprint, a national traveling museum exhibition, was conceived by award-winning broadcaster and bestselling author Tavis Smiley as a one-of-a-kind multi-media experience that chronicles the distinct histor… more |
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Dear White America: Letter t...Tim Wise“Sparing neither family nor self … he considers how the deck has always been stacked in his and other white people’s favor… . His candor is invigorating.”Publishers Weekly”One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critic… more |
Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority (City Lights Open Media) |
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Too Important to Fail: Savin...Tavis Smiley Reports
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Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys is the companion volume to TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS PBS special which is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as part of its American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen initiative. It examin… more |
Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys |
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The New Jim CrowMichelle AlexanderOnce in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as brave and bold,” this book dir… more |
The New Jim Crow |
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Icons of Talk: The Media Mou...Donna L. HalperAmericans love talk shows. In a typical week, more than 13 million Americans listen to Rush Limbaugh, whose syndicated radio show is carried by about 600 stations. On television, Oprah Winfrey’s syndicated talk show is seen by an estimated… more |
Icons of Talk: The Media Mouths That Changed America (Greenwood Icons) |
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Keeping the Faith: Stories o...Tavis SmileyIn Keeping the Faith, nationally acclaimed author and commentator Tavis Smiley, host of NPR’s The Tavis Smiley Show, weaves stories of over one hundred African Americans into a rich tapestry of intimate testimonies about life, love, and inn… more |
Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courgae, Healing, and Hope from Black America |
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In a Shade of Blue: Pragmati...Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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In this provocative book, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., one of our nation’s rising young African American intellectuals, makes an impassioned plea for black America to address its social problems by recourse to experience and with an eye set on the … more |
In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America |
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On Air: the Best of Tavis Smiley: 2Tavis Smiley
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Tavis Smiley brings us a collector’s edition of his thought-provoking and action-guided commentaries from the years 2002-2003, as heard by millions on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Regarded by many as “The voice of Black America,” Smiley’s c… more |
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Blue Rage, Black Redemption:...Stanley Tookie WilliamsA gripping tale of personal revolution by a man who went from Crips co-founder to Nobel Peace Prize nominee, author, and antigang activist When his L.A. neighborhood was threatened by gangbangers, Stanley Tookie Williams and a friend form… more |
Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir |
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Quicklet on Brian Fikkert, S...Anne Lund
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ABOUT THE BOOK As we root around in our pockets or purses for change and crumpled dollars to buy a pack of gum, a paper, or cup of coffee, it is hard to fathom that 3-billion of the world’s population lives on less than $2 per day. In the U… more |
Quicklet on Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett and John Perkins’s When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself |



















