Recommended Reading for Afrikans

8/7/2019 Recommended Reading for Afrikans

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African History1. The African Origins of Civilization - Cheik Anta Diop (1974)2. Black Man of the Nile - Yosef ben-Jochannan3. Africa: Mother of Western Civilizations - Yosef ben-Jochannan (1988)4. Black Athena, Vols. I and II Martin Bernal (1987, 1991)5. Introduction to African Civilizations - John G. Jackson6. The Destruction of Black Civilization Chancellor Williams (1976)7. The Cultural Unity of Black Africa - Cheik Anta Diop8. Stolen Legacy - George G. M. James9. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney1. Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World - John Thornton10. Africa Counts - Claudia Zaslavsky11. The C.L. R. James Reader Anna Grimshaw (1992)12. World's Great Men of Color, Vols. I and II - J. A. Rogers13. The Rise and Fall of the White Republic Alexander Saxton (1990)14. Sex and Race, Vols. I-III - J. A. Rogers15. Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization - Anthony T. Browder16. African Presence in Early Europe and Asia - Ivan Van Sertima (1987, 1988)

17. Nile Valley Civilizations - Ivan Van Sertima18. Light from Ancient Africa Na'im Akbar19. From Superman To Man J. A. Rogers (1917)20. African Origin of Biological Psychiatry - Richard King

African American History1. From Slavery to Freedom - John Hope Franklin2. Before the Mayflower: A History of Black Americans - Lerone Bennett, Jr.3. Notes For An African World Revolution - John Henrik Clarke4. African American History: A Journey to Liberation - Molefi K. Asante5. Black Reconstruction - W.E.B. DuBois6. David Walker's Appeal - David Walker7. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney8. They Came Before Columbus - Ivan Van Sertima9. There is a River: The Black Struggle for Freedom in America Vincent Harding (1983)10. Blacks in Science - Ivan Van Sertima11. Black Inventors of America - McKinley Burt, Jr.12. Great Negroes: Past and Present - Russell Adams13. Introduction to Black Studies - Maulana Karenga14. What They Never Told You in History Class Kush15. American Slavery - Peter Kolchin16. American Slavery, American Freedom - Edmund Morgan17. Assata: An Autobiography - Assata Shakur18. Africa's Gift to America - J. A. Rogers

19. Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey - Amy Jacques Garvey20. Marcus Garvey, Hero - Tony Martin21. Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa - John Henrik Clarke22. Up From Slavery - Booker T. Washington23. A Taste of Power - Elaine Brown24. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass25. Harriet Tubman - Ann Petry26. The Autobiography of W. E. B. DuBois: A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century - William Edward Burghardt Du Bois27. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Alex Haley28. Malcolm X Speaks - George Brietman29. Malcolm X, The Man and His Times - John Henrik Clarke30. King, A Biography - David Lewis31. Days Of Grace Arthur Ashe32. Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? Reginald F. Lewis and Blair Walker


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33. I Had a Hammer Hank Aaron34. Slave Culture - Sterling Stuckey35. The Strange Career of Jim Crow - C. Vann Woodward36. Sugar and Slaves - Robert Dunn37. Tobacco and Slaves - Allen Kulikoff

Race and Culture1. The Souls of Black Folk - W.E.B. DuBois (1903)2. Two Thousand Seasons Ayi Kwei Armah (1979)3. The Mismeasure of Man Stephen Gould (1981)4. Afrocentricity Molefi Asante (1988)5. Race and History: Selected Essays, 1938-1988 - John Hope Franklin (1989)6. The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin7. Peculiar Institution - Kenneth Stampp8. The Black Holocaust for Beginners - Sam Anderson9. Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans Molefi Asante & MarkMattson (1991)10. Malcolm X as Cultural Hero and Other Afrocentric Essays Molefi Asante (1

993)11. Crisis of Color and Democracy in America - Manning Marable12. Race, Reform, and Rebellion - Manning Marable13. And We Are Not Saved Derrick Bell14. Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism Derrick Bell (1992)15. The Racial Economy of Science: Toward a Democratic Future Sandra Harding (1993)16. Africanisms in American Culture - Joseph E. Holloway (1990)17. Cultural Genocide in the Black and African - Yosef ben-Jochannan (2004)18. The Isis Papers - Frances Cress- Welsing (1991)19. Women, Race, and Class - Angela Y. Davis20. Black Power - Stokely Carmichael21. Race Matters - Cornel West22. Racial Matters - Kenneth O'Reilly23. Sex and Race - Helga M. Rogers24. Soul on Ice - Eldridge Cleaver25. Race, Writing, and Difference - Henry Louis Gates, Jr.26. Loose Canons - Henry Louis Gates, Jr.27. The Ruling Race - James Oakey28. Seize the Time - Bobby Seale

Education1. The Miseducation of the Negro - Carter G. Woodson2. Afrocentricity - Molefi Kete Asante3. Black Students Guide to Positive Education - Zak Kondo4. African Centered Rites of Passage and Education Lathardus Goggins II5. Issues in African American Education - Walter Gill6. For the Children - Madeline Cartwright7. Africa Counts - Claudia Zaslavsky8. The Six Black Presidents: Black Blood, White Masks - Auset Bakhufu9. SBA: The Reawakening of the African Mind - Asa G. Hilliard III10. Maroons Within Us - Asa G. Hilliard III11. Young, Gifted and Black - Asa G. Hilliard III, Theresa Perry, Claude Steele12. Infusion of African and African American Content in the School Cirriculum - Asa G. Hilliard III, Lucretia Payton-Stewart, Larry Obadele Williams13. The Failure of Public Education in the Black Community Anyim Palmer14. The Crisis and Challenge of Black Mis-Education in America - Gyasi A. Foluke15. African-Centered Schooling in Theory and Practice - Diane S. Pollard


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16. The Education of Black People - W.E.B. DuBois and Herbert Aptheker17. Going to School: the African American Experience - Kofi Lomotey18. Nationbuilding: Theory and practice in Afrikan-centered education - Kwame

Agyei Akoto19. Too Much Schooling, Too Little Education - Mwalimu J. Shujaa20. Sailing Against the Wind: African Americans and Women in U.S. Education -

Kofi Lometey21. Educating Our Black Children: New Directions and Radical Approaches - Richard Majors22. Unbank the Fire: Visions for the Education of African American Children -

Janice E. Hale23. The White Architects of Black Education: Ideology and Power in America, 1865-1954 - William H. Watkins24. Improving Schools for African American Students: A Reader for Educational

Leaders - Sheryl Denbo25. Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior - Marimba Ani (1994)26. African-Centered Pedagogy: Developing Schools of Achievement for AfricanAmerican Children - Peter C. Murrell, Jr.

27. Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students Donna Y. Ford28. Center Shift: An African-Centered Approach for the Multi-Cultural Curriculum - Joan D. Ratteray29. Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria - Beverly Daniel Tatum30. Learning to Survive: Black Youth Look for Education and Hope - Atron A. Gentry31. A Black Parent's Handbook to Educating Your Children (Outside of the Classroom) - Baruti K. Kafele32. Introduction to Black Studies Maulana Karenga (1982)33. Dictionary of African Historical Biography - Mark R. Lipschutz and R. Kent Rasmussen (1986)

Teaching Children1. A Handbook for Teachers of African American Children - Baruti K. Kafele2. A Talk With Jawanza - Jawanza Kunjufu3. Black Students/Middle Class Teachers - Jawanza Kunjufu4. Keeping Black Boys Out of Special Education - Jawanza Kunjufu5. Black Children - Janice Hale6. Learning While Black - Janice Hale7. Marva Collins Way - Marva Collins8. Ordinary Children/Extraordinary Teachers - Marva Collins9. I Choose To Stay - Salome Thomas-El10. Black Teachers on Teaching - Michele Foster11. From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students- Crystal Kuykendall12. African-Centered Interdisciplinary Multi Level Hands-On Science - Bernida Thompson13. Positive Afrikan Images for Children (Social Studies Curriculum) - Red Sea Press14. African American Children: A Self-Empowering Approach to Modifying Behavior Problems and Preventing Academic Failure - Carolyn M. Tucker15. Heritage - Joyce Jarrett16. How to Teach Math to Black Students - Shahid Muhammad

Motivating & Inspiring Children1. Awakening the Natural Genius of Black Children - Amos N. Wilson2. Developing Positive Self-Images and Discipline in Black Children - Jawanza Kunjufu3. To Be Popular or Smart: The Black Peer Group - Jawanza Kunjufu4. Motivating and Preparing Black Youth for Success - Jawanza Kunjufu


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5. Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth - Useni E. Perkins

Black Males1. Black Man: Single, Obsolete Dangerous? Haki Madhubuti (1980)2. Makes Me Wanna Holler - Nathan McCall3. Message to the Blackman - Elijah Muhammad4. Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys, Vols. I-IV - Jawanza Kunjufu5. Bringing the Black Boy to Manhood: The Hare Plan - Nathan and Julia Hare6. Educating African American Males: Detroit's Malcolm X Academy Solution -

Clifford Watson and Geneva Smitherman7. Coming of Age - Paul Hill8. African American Males in School and Society - Vernon C. Polite9. Practical Application of Social Learning Theories in Educating Young African American Males - George R. Taylor10. Curriculum Strategies: Social Skills Intervention for Young African Males

- George R. Taylor11. Kill Them Before They Grow: The Misdiagnosis of African American Boys in

America's Classrooms - Michael PorterEconomics1. Success Runs In Our Race: The Complete Guide to Effective Networking in

the African-American Community - George Fraser2. How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America - Manning Marable3. Black Economics - Jawanza Kunjufu4. Powernomics - Claud Anderson5. The Judas Economy William Wolman & Anne Colamosca6. The End of Work Jeremy Rifkin7. Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki8. The Millionaire Next Door Thomas Stanley & William Danko9. Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow Marsha Sinetar10. The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey11. First Things First Stephen Covey12. What Makes The Great Great Dennis Kimbro13. Think & Grow Rich: A Black Choice Napoleon Hill & Dennis Kimbro14. Think & Grow Rich Napoleon Hill15. The Warren Buffet Way Robert Hagstrom16. The Unemotional Investor Robert Sheard17. Rich Dad's Guide To Investing Robert Kiyosaki

Religion & Spirituality1. African Religions and Philosophy John S. Mbiti2. African Origins of Major World Religions - Yosef ben-Jochannan (1970)3. Man, God and Civilization - John G. Jackson4. Christianity Before Christ - John G. Jackson5. Introduction to African Religions - John S. Mbiti (1975)6. Of Revelation and Revolution: Christianity, Colonialism and Consciousness in South Africa Jean and John Comaroff (1991)7. The Spirit Of A Man Iyanla Vanzant8. There Is A Spiritual Solution To Every Problem Wayne Dyer9. Keeping Faith - Cornel West

Health1. African Holistic Health - Llaila O. Afrika2. Good Health For African Americans - Barbara M. Dixon3. How To Eat To Live - Elijah Muhammad4. The African American Kitchen - Angela Shelf Medearis (1997)

Inspiration / Motivation / Self-Help


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2. Salvation: Black People and Love Bell Hooks3. Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem Bell Hooks4. The Four Agreements - D. Miguel Ruiz5. Lanterns Marion Wright-Edelman6. Mutant Message Down Under Marlo Morgan7. The Power Of Now Eckhart Tolle8. The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield9. Way Of The Peaceful Warrior Dan Millman

Psychology1. Developmental Psychology of the Black Child - Amos N. Wilson2. Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery - Na'im Akbar3. African-Centered Psychology: Cultural Focusing for Multi-Cultural Competence - Daudi Ajani Ya Azibo

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Recommended Reading for Afrikans