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鈥淚n this novel, Amalia G贸mez thinks she sees a large silver cross in the sky. A miraculous sign, perhaps, but one the down-to-earth Amalia does not trust. Through Amalia, we take鈥
鈥淪et in 1902, members of a Gullah family from the Sea Islands off Georgia鈥檚 coast struggle with the decision to move North, leaving behind a culture still very close to its鈥
鈥淒ocuments the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period.鈥
鈥淓thnic Notions is Marlon Riggs鈥 Emmy-winning documentary that takes viewers on a disturbing voyage through American history, tracing for the first time the deep-rooted鈥
鈥淚n this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action鈥
鈥淭his now-classic collection of articles, personal stories, and poems by fat women about their lives and the fat-hating society in which we live. Shadow on a Tightrope also鈥
鈥淛adine Childs is a Black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a Black fugitive who embodies everything鈥
鈥淓mplumada is Lorna Dee Cervantes鈥檚 first book, a collection of poems remarkable for their surface clarity, precision of image, and emotional urgency. Rooted in her Chicana鈥
鈥淭wo teenagers at the time of the Normandy invasion in 1944 are friends but they are divided by the same thing that unites them--their faith. Though both are devout Jews, there鈥檚鈥
鈥淎s Elissa Washuta makes the transition from college kid to independent adult, she finds herself overwhelmed by the calamities piling up in her brain. When her mood-stabilizing鈥