Dr. Keisha N. Blain Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Keisha N. Blain is a writer and scholar of American and African-American history. ✨Award-winning Historian, Writer, and Professor | Columnist @MSNBC | Guggenheim Fellow & Carnegie Fellow✨
Capitalism and Slavery
Eric WilliamsDr. Keisha N. Blain“84 years after his work was rejected in the UK, and 78 years after it was first published in America, where it became a highly influential anti-colonial text, [Eric] Williams’s book, Capitalism and Slavery, will finally be published in Britain.” https://t.co/soBVuouEeS
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Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
Tomiko Brown-NaginDr. Keisha N. BlainLove this! An excerpt of @TBrownNagin's new book, “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality.” #history #Blackwomenlead https://t.co/28rNSOVrXQ
Paperback, 2023
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Claudia Jones: Visions of a Socialist America
Denise LynnDr. Keisha N. BlainIn this compelling, well-researched, and thoughtful biography, Denise Lynn documents how Black radical feminist Claudia Jones fundamentally shaped our politics. Jones’s ideas on the intersections of race, gender, and class left an indelible legacy.
Paperback, 2024
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
Donovan X. RamseyDr. Keisha N. Blain“In ‘When Crack Was King,’ Donovan X. Ramsey offers a fresh history of the epidemic that gripped minority communities, inflamed media coverage and led to draconian drug laws.” https://t.co/489zOWa0Uj
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Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity
Sarah F. DerbewDr. Keisha N. BlainGreat interview with Sarah Derbew on her new book, 'Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity' (Cambridge University Press, 2022). #history @PublicBooks https://www.publicbooks.org/finding-black-people-in-antiquity-talking-the-future-of-classics-with-sarah-derbew/
Paperback, 2024
$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy
Jeffrey O. G. OgbarDr. Keisha N. BlainAmerica’s Black Capital is a towering achievement. It powerfully captures the dynamism of Black politics in Atlanta—in great depth and sheer brilliance. This remarkable book is an inspiring work of history in which Black people take center stage as the key architects of their own destiny.
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Linda VillarosaDr. Keisha N. Blain📚"In her book, Under the Skin, [Linda] Villarosa argues that any effort to close the gap in health outcomes must also address the structural racism that underpins the U.S. health care system." https://t.co/hXYjlDPAAy
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty
Annelise OrleckDr. Keisha N. Blain📚Great interview with @AnneliseOrleck1 on her groundbreaking book, ‘Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty’ @MsMagazine @BeaconPressBks https://t.co/yR2d1XfTnh
Paperback, 2023
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first bookStorming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty
Annelise OrleckDr. Keisha N. Blain📚Great interview with @AnneliseOrleck1 on her groundbreaking book, ‘Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty’ @MsMagazine @BeaconPressBks https://t.co/yR2d1XfTnh
Paperback, 2023
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Uché BlackstockDr. Keisha N. Blain📚Excited to have an advance copy of Dr. Uché Blackstock’s new book! Highly recommended. 👏🏾👏🏾
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book