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The World According to Fannie Davis

My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

de Bridgett M. Davis ...

As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black America" (James McBride).In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee, borrowed $100 ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

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As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black America" (James McBride).In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee, borrowed $100
... Leer más

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Daddy Was a Number Runner (55th Anniversary Edition)

de Louise Meriwether, Bridgett M. Davis, Farah Griffin, Deesha Philyaw ...

**"**A most important novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA new edition of Louise Meriwether’s classic novel about a young Black girl’s coming-of-age in Harlem in the 1930s, featuring new writing celebrating Meriwether’s life, work, and activism.Francie Coffin is the daughter of a number runner, someone who collects bets for the underground lottery that drives Harlem’s secret economy. In Louise ... Leer más

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**"**A most important novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA new edition of Louise Meriwether’s classic novel about a young Black girl’s coming-of-age in Harlem in the 1930s, featuring new writing celebrating Meriwether’s life, work, and activism.Francie Coffin is the daughter of a number runner, someone who collects bets for the underground lottery that drives Harlem’s secret economy. In Louise
... Leer más
Into the Go-Slow

de Bridgett M. Davis ...

A young black woman visits Africa on a quest for peace, meaning, and love in "a beautiful allegory at the heart of a realist novel . . . A strong book" (Chris Abani, author of The Secret History of Las Vegas).In 1986 Detroit, twenty-one-year-old Angie is still mourning the death of her brilliant, radical sister, Ella, when she impulsively decides to pack up and go to the place where Ella ... Leer más

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A young black woman visits Africa on a quest for peace, meaning, and love in "a beautiful allegory at the heart of a realist novel . . . A strong book" (Chris Abani, author of The Secret History of Las Vegas).In 1986 Detroit, twenty-one-year-old Angie is still mourning the death of her brilliant, radical sister, Ella, when she impulsively decides to pack up and go to the place where Ella
... Leer más
Shifting Through Neutral

A Novel

de Bridgett M. Davis ...

Not yet a woman yet more than a little girl, Rae Dodson is caught up in her family's drama. Her hip older sister, Kimmie, whom her mother favors, has moved from New Orleans to join them in Detroit, a city that moves as if in synch with the Stevie Wonder tunes that play giddily from new automobiles fresh off the factory lots. Her bid whist–playing mother is as nervous as ever, and her father's ... Leer más

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Not yet a woman yet more than a little girl, Rae Dodson is caught up in her family's drama. Her hip older sister, Kimmie, whom her mother favors, has moved from New Orleans to join them in Detroit, a city that moves as if in synch with the Stevie Wonder tunes that play giddily from new automobiles fresh off the factory lots. Her bid whist–playing mother is as nervous as ever, and her father's
... Leer más
Love, Rita

An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy

de Bridgett M. Davis ...

A searing tribute of sisterhood and family, a moving memoir of profound love and loss from the acclaimed author of The World According to Fannie Davis.In Love, Rita Bridgett M. Davis tells the story of her beloved older sister Rita, who knew Bridgett before she knew herself. Just four years apart in age, as the two sisters grew into young adulthood they left behind their childhood rivalry and ... Leer más

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A searing tribute of sisterhood and family, a moving memoir of profound love and loss from the acclaimed author of The World According to Fannie Davis.In Love, Rita Bridgett M. Davis tells the story of her beloved older sister Rita, who knew Bridgett before she knew herself. Just four years apart in age, as the two sisters grew into young adulthood they left behind their childhood rivalry and
... Leer más

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Black Summers

Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors

de Cassandra Spratling, Tommye Blount, D'Nae Hearn, Pamela Hilliard Owens, various authors, Zig Zag Claybourne, Luther Keith, Renee Simms, Shannon Garth-Rhodes, Keith A. Owens, Esperanza Cintrón0, Mic Jennings1, Satori Shakoor2, Desiree Cooper4, Jean Alicia Elster5, Chace Morris6, Rochelle Wilson-Ellis7, Isaiah Chambers8, Xavier Jackson9, Brittany Rogers0, Stephen Henderson1, Kahn Santori Davison2, MARS. Marshall3, Lillien Waller4, Justin Boggués5, Charisma Holly6, Kamron Reynolds7, Bridgett M. Davis8, Nandi Comer9, Angela Atabex Lugo-Thomas0 ...

Narrado por Janina Edwards1, Patryce Williams2, JD Jackson3, André Santana4, January LaVoy5, Robin Miles6, Dion Graham7, Ron Butler8 ...

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5 hora 45 minutos

A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites listeners to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to ... Leer más

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A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites listeners to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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The World According to Fannie Davis

My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

de Bridgett M. Davis ...

Narrado por Bridgett M. Davis ...

Completo

10 hora 14 minutos

As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black America" (James McBride).In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee, borrowed $100 ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black America" (James McBride).In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee, borrowed $100
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Love, Rita

An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy

de Bridgett M. Davis ...

Narrado por Bridgett M. Davis ...

Completo

16 hora 29 minutos

A searing tribute of sisterhood and family, profound love and loss from the acclaimed author of The World According to Fannie Davis.In Love, Rita Bridgett M. Davis tells the story of her beloved older sister Rita, who knew Bridgett before she knew herself. Just four years apart in age, as the two sisters grew into young adulthood they left behind their childhood rivalry and became best friends ... Leer más

$39.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

A searing tribute of sisterhood and family, profound love and loss from the acclaimed author of The World According to Fannie Davis.In Love, Rita Bridgett M. Davis tells the story of her beloved older sister Rita, who knew Bridgett before she knew herself. Just four years apart in age, as the two sisters grew into young adulthood they left behind their childhood rivalry and became best friends
... Leer más

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Alice

Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute

de Ivy Anderson, Devon Angus ...

Narrado por Marguerite Gavin ...

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9 hora 55 minutos

The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today’s worldIn 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by Alice Smith. “A Voice from the Underworld” detailed Alice’s humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the ... Leer más

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The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today’s worldIn 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by Alice Smith. “A Voice from the Underworld” detailed Alice’s humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the
... Leer más

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Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

de Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin ...

Narrado por JD Jackson ...

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6 hora 55 minutos

Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor. One of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, he is also a fearless activist, grassroots philanthropist, and organizer.Bennett, a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, has gained international recognition for his public support for the Black Lives ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor. One of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, he is also a fearless activist, grassroots philanthropist, and organizer.Bennett, a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, has gained international recognition for his public support for the Black Lives
... Leer más

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Water Tossing Boulders

How a Family of Chinese Immigrants Led the First Fight to Desegregate Schools inthe Jim Crow South

de Adrienne Berard ...

Narrado por Moe Egan ...

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6 hora 5 minutos

A generation before Brown v. Board of Education struck down America’s “separate but equal” doctrine, one Chinese family and an eccentric Mississippi lawyer fought for desegregation in one of the greatest legal battles never toldOn September 15, 1924, Martha Lum and her older sister Berda were barred from attending middle school in Rosedale, Mississippi. The girls were Chinese American and ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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A generation before Brown v. Board of Education struck down America’s “separate but equal” doctrine, one Chinese family and an eccentric Mississippi lawyer fought for desegregation in one of the greatest legal battles never toldOn September 15, 1924, Martha Lum and her older sister Berda were barred from attending middle school in Rosedale, Mississippi. The girls were Chinese American and
... Leer más

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The Queen

The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth

de Josh Levin ...

Narrado por January LaVoy ...

Completo

12 hora 44 minutos

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyIn this critically acclaimed true crime tale of "welfare queen" Linda Taylor, a Slate editor reveals a "wild, only-in-America story" of political manipulation and murder (Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author).On the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyIn this critically acclaimed true crime tale of "welfare queen" Linda Taylor, a Slate editor reveals a "wild, only-in-America story" of political manipulation and murder (Attica Locke, Edgar Award-winning author).On the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry.
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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