Turning Pages at Zawadi Books
“One day, some identifiable life form will come to earth and ask, “Who are these people…these Black Americans?” And we will proudly present our book containing our songs, plays, speeches and poetry. We will proudly say, “We are the people who believe in the possibilities.“ Nikki Giovanni from Racism 101.
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood edited by Kwame Mbalia
Black Pharaoh: Golden Age of Triumph by Emmanuel Kulu, Jr.
Blackout: Even Love Stories Can Glow When the Lights Go by Dhonelle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon
Children of the Stars by Divine Lord Sekhem
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola
The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois: A novel by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin Diangelo
Shady Baby (picture book) by Gabrielle Union-Wade and Dwayne Wade, Jr.
Want to learn more about Zawadi Books ( formerly known as Harambee Books) and its founding proprietors Sharon and Kenneth Holley Here’s a great interview on Doug Ruffin’s Buffalo History Channel that went live in September 2021!
