Reading List

History
The Destruction of Black Civilization by: Chancellor Williams
The Mis-Education of the Negro by: Carter G. Woodson
Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination by: Robin D.G. Kelley
The Afrocentric Idea by: Molefi Kete Asante
The Racial Contract by: Charles W. Mills

Democracy/Culture
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by: Gregory Palast
Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism by: Cornel West
Promises Betrayed: Waking Up From the American Dream by: Bob Herbert
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Mean by: Eric Schlosser
Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story by: Timothy B. Tyson

Education
The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by: Jonathan Kozol
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought edited by: Beverly Guy-Sheftall
The Covenant With Black America by: Tanis Smiley
White Nationalism, Black Interests: Conservative Public Policy and the Black Community by: Ronald W. Walters
African-Centered Education: Its Value, Importance and Necessity in the Development of Black Children by: Haki and Safisha Madhubuti

Economics/Wealth
Power-Nomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America by: Claud Anderson
The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality by: Thomas M. Shapiro
Economic Apartheid in America by: Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskei with United for a Fair Economy and Class Action
Should America Pay? Slavery and The Raging Debate on Reparations edited by: Raymond A. Winbush

Psychology/Mental Health
The Sanity of Survival: Reflections on Community Mental Health and Wellness by: Carl C. Bell, M.D.
Seeking the Sakhu: Foundational Writing for an African Psychology by: Wade W. Nobles

General
The Covenant with Black America Introduction by Tavis Smiley
Enough by Juan Williams
Race Matters by Cornel West
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
Waiting for a Miracle by Dr. James P. Comer
Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America by John McWhorter


By Author

Author - Derrick Bell
And We Are Not Saved; The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice (1989)
Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence of Racism (1993)
Confronting Authority: Reflections of an Ardent Protestor (1996)
Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth (2002)
Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and Unfilled Hopes for Racial Reform (2005)

Authors - Mary Frances Berry and John Blassingame
The Black Experience in America (1982)

Author - Stanley Crouch
Reconsidering the Souls of Black Folk (2003)

Author - Juan Williams
Thurgood Marshall – American Revolutionary (1998)

Edited by Camille Cosby and Renee Poussaint
A Wealth of Wisdom – Legendary African American Elders Speak (2004)

Author Walter E. Williams
How Not to Be Poor

Local Links

Urban League of Central Carolinas
urbanleaguecc.org

The Charlotte Post
thecharlottepost.com

Carolinas Association for Community Health Equity
cahenc.org

Millions More Movement - Charlotte
mmmcharlottenc.org

YMCA - Charlotte
ymcacharlotte.org

Right Moves for Youth
rightmovesforyouth.org

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
cms.k12.nc.us

Pride Magazine
pridecommunicationsinc.net

Rushmore Drive
rushmoredrive.com

Generation Engage Charlotte
generationaegnge.org/state/chltt/indexnew.php

Community Building Initiative
communitybuildinginitiative.org

Charlotte Black Chamber
blackchamberofcharotte.org

Afro American Cultural Center
aacc-charlotte.org

Johnson C Smith University
jcsu.edu

National Links

Civil Rights
civilrights.org

Children's Defense
childrensdefense.org

NAACP
naacp.org

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html

Ed in 08'
edin08.com