Spirited Minds: African American Books for Our Sons and Our Brothers, edited by Archie Givens, Jr. OUT OF PRINT
Strong Souls Singing: African American Books for Our Daughters and Our Sisters, edited by Archie Givens, Jr. (limited copies still available)
Captain Blackman, by John A. Williams
Dem, by William Melvin Kelley
Bird At My Window , by Rosa Guy
The Cotillion , by John Oliver Killens
The Givens Foundation for African American Literature has produced two unique books, SPIRITED MINDS and STRONG SOULS SINGING, which each contain lively, informative descriptions of more than one hundred outstanding works of literature. With selections for readers of all ages, these works of fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, folk tales, drama, and history celebrate the African experience from childhood to adulthood. The selections have been made with the input of scholars, teachers, librarians, and young readers themselves.
Strong Souls Singing: African American Books for Our Daughters and Our Sisters (W. W. Norton & Company, 1998)Edited by Archie Givens
Introduction by Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.
Here are glowing signposts to works by the great writers and heroes of African American life-Ida B. Wells, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Gloria Naylor, Lorraine Hansberry, Toni Cade Bambara, and many more. Written expressly for parents, grandparents, teachers, mentors, and others, here is the key to unlocking a rich cultural heritage for African American young women and encouraging them to become lifelong readers. It is a unique and invaluable resource for learning and inspiration.
"With Strong Souls Singing, Archie Givens has given us a place to start our children.. If there is a black girl in your life, you need this book. If you are a parent, teacher, or adult who cares about our black youth, you need this book. Take a step: Introduce a black child to the wonderful books listed here. Read with her and watch her mind open and her heart soar. Do it today." - Marian Wright Edelman.
Sprited Minds: African American Books for Our Sons and Our Brothers (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997)Edited by Archie Givens
Introduction by Gordon Parks, New York
Here are glowing signposts to works by the great writers and heroes of African American life- Langston Hughes, Walter Mosley, Malcolm X, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Julius Lester, and many more. Written expressly for parents, grandparents, teachers, mentors, and others, here is the key to unlocking a rich cultural heritage for African American males and encouraging them to become lifelong readers. It is a unique and invaluable resource for learning and inspiration.
"An outstanding new reading resource for parents, grandparents, teachers and mentors." - Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby")
Spirited Minds was prepared with the generous support of the Lilly Endowment Inc.
SAY IT LOUD Black Arts Movement Series by Coffee House Press
The Givens Foundation for African American Literature, in conjunction with the nationally renowned independent press, Coffee House Press, and others, is developing a landmark series examining the Black Arts Movement, a period of powerful and unprecedented artistic expression that began in the 1960s and continued through the mid 1970s.
These out-of-print Black Arts Movement-era books are now available through Coffee House Press in Minneapolis. Each has been reissued with accompanying readers’ guides in order to give BAM writers long overdue recognition for their significant contributions to our culture.
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Captain Blackman, by John A. Williams |
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dem, by William Melvin Kelley |
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Bird at My Window, by Rosa Guy |
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The Cotillion or One Good Bull is Half The Herd, by John Oliver Killens |
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