Van Jones: The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
BUY THIS BOOK!!!
Sherman A. Jackson: Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection
This one has gotta get read. Put it high on the list.
William C. Rhoden: Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete
You want context? here's context.
Ferentz Lafargue: Songs in the Key of My Life: A Memoir
hey, have not read it yet, but this is an excellent person who we have just now tipped the iceberg of his full range. check it out!
Farid ud-Din Attar: Conference of the Birds: a Sufi fable
"The soul had a share of that which is high, and the body a share of that which is low; it was formed of a mixture of heavy clay and pure spirit. By this mixing, man became the most astonishing of mysteries ... many know the surface of the ocean, but they understand nothing of its depths"
Dave Zirin: What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States
are you the anti-war person in your locker room? do you find it hard to express your poltical views with your team because they are a bunch of nazi's?
well, here's the progresssive sports book for you!
Jeff Chang: Can't Stop Won't Stop : A History of the Hip Hop Generation
this book is what some have called the "Common Ground" of hip hop, referrign to that landmark book about the busing in the 60's and 70's. ironically, it deals with a similar time and investigaes class, culture, and conciousness in the USA. this should be on every coffee table, school library, revolutionary reading list, bathroom stack, laundry room, bedside table and commuter staple - read.
Jee Kim: Future 500: Youth Organizing and Activism in the United States
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