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Sander,
Joelle. BEFORE THEIR TIME: FOUR GENERATIONS OF
TEENAGE MOTHERS.
A profile of one family.
Dickens,
Floyd. THE BLACK MANGER: MAKING IT IN THE CORPORATE
WORLD.
A survival guide.
Broussard,
Cheryl D. THE BLACK WOMEN'S GUIDE TO FINANCIAL
INDEPENDENCE: MONEY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE
1990s.
Phelps,
Timothy M. and Winternitz, Helen. CAPITOL GAMES:
CLARENCE THOMAS, ANITA HILL, AND THE STORY OF A
SUPREME COURT NOMINATION.
Kasinitz,
Philip. CARIBBEAN NEW YORK: BLACK IMMIGRANTS AND
THE POLITICS OF RACE.
Edwards,
Audrey. CHILDREN OF THE DREAM: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF
BLACK SUCCESS.
Profiles and strategies of successful
Black baby boomers.
George,
Nelson. ELEVATING THE GAME: BLACK MEN AND
BASKETBALL.
How Black players changed the sport.
Jhally,
Sut and Lewis, Justin. ENLIGHTENED RACISM: THE
COSBY SHOW, AUDIENCES, AND THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
Rivlin,
Gary. FIRE ON THE PRAIRIE: CHICAGO'S HAROLD
WASHINGTON AND THE POLITICS OF RACE.
A behind-the-scenes look at the 1983
mayoral election and the tenuous interracial
coalition that followed.
DeSantis,
John. FOR THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN: THE MURDER OF
YUSUF HAWKINS AND THE TRIAL OF BENSONHURST.
Pemberton,
Gayle. THE HOTTEST WATER IN CHICAGO: FAMILY, RACE,
TIME, AND AMERICAN CULTURE.
Raspberry,
William. LOOKING BACKWARD AT US.
A selection of his "Washington Post"
columns on topics ranging from Louis Farrakhan, to
gay bashing and standard English.
Mathabane,
Mark and Gail. LOVE IN BLACK AND WHITE: THE TRIUMPH
OF LOVE OVER PREJUDICE AND TABOO.
The author of "Kaffir Boy" and his white
American wife tell their story.
Edelman,
Marian Wright. THE MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS: A LETTER
TO MY CHILDREN AND YOURS.
The president of the Children's Defense
Fund offers compassionate guidelines for personal
and social responsibility.
Hutchinson,
Earl Ofari. THE MUGGING OF BLACK AMERICA.
Myths surrounding Black crime.
Terkel,
Studs. RACE: HOW BLACKS AND WHITES THINK AND FEEL
ABOUT THE AMERICAN OBSESSION.
Hacker,
Andrew. TWO NATIONS: BLACK AND WHITE, SEPARATE,
HOSTILE, UNEQUAL.
A frank look at racial tensions in the
United States.
Johnson,
Earvin "Magic." WHAT YOU CAN DO TO AVOID AIDS.
This
selected list was compiled by Moonyean Carlton,
General Library, Reader and Information Services;
Winsome Hudson, Brighton Branch; Janice
Knight, Mattapan Branch; Deborah Roach,
Codman Square Branch; Miriam Temsky,
General Library, Teen Department; Denice
Thornhill, Dudley Branch; and Jacquelyn
Hogan, Grove Hall Branch,
Chairperson.
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