Randall Robinson
1) Makeda
Author
Language
English
Description
A "hypnotic" novel about the bond between a remarkable African-American matriarch and her grandson in the 1950s South (Essence).
Makeda Gee Florida Harris March is a proud matriarch, the anchor and emotional bellwether who holds together a hard-working African American family living in 1950s Richmond, Virginia. Lost in shadow is Makeda's grandson Gray, who begins escaping into the magical world of her tiny parlor.
Makeda, a woman blind since birth...
Author
Language
English
Description
A national best-selling author and founder of the TransAfrica forum, Randall Robinson is one of the most respected voices of the African-American community. In this powerful book, he convincingly argues that African Americans must fight the growing presence of modern prisons, which hold an alarmingly disproportionate number of black inmates.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the sweltering summer of 1789, James Madison penned what would become the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In the first sixteen words of this spare prose, the founding fathers of a young government pledged separating of church and state, thus guaranteeing religious freedom for its citizens and establishing a free marketplace for religion in the United States. Utterly unprecedented in Western history, this construction of a government...