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Our annual sale on books by Black authors returns for Black History Month 2023!

Many would agree that since 2020 and the rise of Black Lives Matter, little has changed in the racist halls of power across the US and indeed the world. Despite demands to defund the police, President Biden increased budgets in 2022, and, unsurprisingly, killings by police reached a record high. Recently, Govenor of Florida Ron DeSantis demanded the removal of sections of Black history from the A.P. curriculum, including the names of many Black writers associated with critical race theory, the queer experience and Black feminism.

This is why we must keep reading Black writers. We must honor the legacy of Black resistance in the United States and across the world.

Of Black Study

Of Black Study

Paperback

Joshua Myers

An exploration of the ways that Black intellectuals arrived at a critique of Western knowledge

$26.95

Abolition Revolution

Abolition Revolution

Paperback

Aviah Sarah Day, Shanice Octavia McBean

An abolitionist manifesto for everyone fighting for revolution

$19.95

Against Racial Capitalism

Against Racial Capitalism

Selected Writings

Paperback

Neville Alexander, Salim Vally, Enver Motala

A collection of writings from one of the anti-Apartheid struggle's major revolutionary public intellectuals

$31.95

Elite Capture

Elite Capture

How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)

Paperback

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

A powerful indictment of the ways elites have co-opted radical critiques of racial capitalism to serve their own ends

Anarchism and the Black Revolution

Anarchism and the Black Revolution

The Definitive Edition

Paperback

Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, William C. Anderson, Joy James

A revolutionary classic written by a living legend of Black Liberation

$19.95

After the Postcolonial Caribbean

After the Postcolonial Caribbean

Memory, Imagination, Hope

Paperback

Brian Meeks

Examines the history, and possible futures, of radical politics in the postcolonial Caribbean

$26.95

The History of Black Studies

The History of Black Studies

Paperback

Abdul Alkalimat

A peerless reference guide to the history of Black Studies from one of the discipline's founders

$37.00

The Future of Black Studies

The Future of Black Studies

Paperback

Abdul Alkalimat

At a turning point for the growing field of Black Studies, one of its founders looks to its future

$26.95

Cedric J. Robinson

Cedric J. Robinson

On Racial Capitalism, Black Internationalism, and Cultures of Resistance

Paperback

Cedric J. Robinson, H.L.T. Quan, Ruth Wilson Gilmore

A collection of essays by the influential founder of the black radical tradition

$26.95

Feminism, Interrupted

Feminism, Interrupted

Disrupting Power

Paperback

Lola Olufemi

It's time to reclaim a rebellious, radical feminism.

$14.95

Feminist Theory

Feminist Theory

From Margin to Center

Paperback

bell hooks

A sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics by one of feminism's most important and critical voices

Ain't I a Woman

Ain't I a Woman

Paperback

bell hooks

A provocative and inspiring book on the culture and politics of black women's rights

Feminism is for Everybody

Feminism is for Everybody

Passionate Politics

Paperback

bell hooks

A concise argument for the enduring importance of the feminist movement today by one of the world's leading feminist writers

The Point is to Change the World

The Point is to Change the World

Selected Writings of Andaiye

Paperback

Andaiye, Alissa Trotz

An inspiring collection from one of the Caribbean's most vital political figures.

$31.95

A Certain Amount of Madness

A Certain Amount of Madness

The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara

Paperback

Amber Murrey, Horace G. Campbell, Aziz Fall

Celebrating and critiquing the life of one of Africa’s most important anti-imperialist leaders

$37.00

Black Minded

Black Minded

The Political Philosophy of Malcolm X

Paperback

Michael E. Sawyer

The first book on the political philosophy of this radical hero

$29.95

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

The Artist as Revolutionary

Paperback

Gerald Horne

A biography of one of the most important political activists of a generation

$22.95

Moving Against the System

Moving Against the System

The 1968 Congress of Black Writers and the Making of Global Consciousness

eBook

David Austin

A revolutionary collection of black radical thought from a historic event in 1968.

$14.95

Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa

Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa

Paperback

Maha Ben Gadha, Fadhel Kaboub, Kai Koddenbrock, Ines Mahmoud, Ndongo Samba Sylla, Prabhat Patnaik

The story of how African societies are resisting financial dependency and colonial legacies

$26.95

Red International and Black Caribbean

Red International and Black Caribbean

Communists in New York City, Mexico and the West Indies, 1919-1939

Paperback

Margaret Stevens

A groundbreaking history of Communist organisations and struggle in the Caribbean, focusing on women, peasants of colour and black workers.

$33.00

Mask Off

Mask Off

Masculinity Redefined

Paperback

JJ Bola

From Blurred Lines to gang signs, how does society cause toxic masculinity?

$14.95

To Exist is to Resist

To Exist is to Resist

Black Feminism in Europe

Paperback

Akwugo Emejulu, Francesca Sobande

In a divided continent, Black women and women of colour come together to undertake creative resistances and imagine radical new futures.

$25.95

The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line

The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line

Paperback

Kojo Koram

An international collection of essays revealing the racism inherent in the War on Drugs.

$31.95

Dread Poetry and Freedom

Dread Poetry and Freedom

Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution

Paperback

David Austin

An exploration of the radical politics and poetics of Linton Kwesi Johnson.

$26.95