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My people : five decades of writing about Black lives

Hunter-Gault, Charlayne, author.

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2022

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305.896073 HUN

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Magically Black and other essays

Walker, Jerald, author.

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2024

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305.896073 WAL

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SD_ILS:725717

Encounter on the Seine : essays

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, author.

Publication Date

2024

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814.54 BAL

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Everybody's protest novel : essays

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, author.

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2024

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Abolition : politics, practices, promises. Volume 1

Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- author.

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2024

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364.6 DAV

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SD_ILS:714022

The unboxing of a Black girl

Shanté, Angela, author.

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2024

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818.609 SHA

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I just keep talking : a life in essays

Painter, Nell Irvin, author.

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2024

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The collected essays of Ralph Ellison

Ellison, Ralph, author.

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2024

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814.54 ELL

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You get what you pay for : essays

Parker, Morgan, author.

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2024

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SD_ILS:712032

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Relations : an anthology of African and diaspora voices

Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua, editor.

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2023

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820.8 REL

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SD_ILS:680733

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In search of a beautiful freedom : new and selected essays

Griffin, Farah Jasmine, author.

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2023

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SD_ILS:675003

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Black on Black : on our resilience and brilliance in America

Black, Daniel, author.

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2023

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