{"product_id":"black-voices-jessica-ann-mitchell-aiwuyor-9781577153771","title":"Black Voices: Inspiring \u0026 Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders","description":"\u003cb\u003eFind wisdom, inspiration, and new insight in this definitive volume of empowering quotes from the Pan African world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With over 60 quotations--carefully researched by National Black Cultural Information Trust founder, Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor--\u003ci\u003eBlack Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is your go-to source for powerful words from both\u003cb\u003e famous Black individuals in history\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003enew and lesser-known voices\u003c\/b\u003e. From this diverse spectrum of perspectives and experiences, gain a deeper understanding of Black culture and history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some of the inspirational quotes include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I'm very interested in, 'What does it mean for us to cultivate together?' Community that allows for risk, the risk of knowing someone outside your own boundaries, the risk that is love. There is no love that does not involve risk.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --bell hooks, African American feminist scholar \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Our youth, our drive, our diversity and openness, our boundless capacity for risk and reinvention means that the future should be ours. But that potential will only be realized if our democracy works. Only if our politics better reflects the decency of our people.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States and the first Black American president \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spotlighting Black writers, artists, scholars, politicians, activists, and visionaries from all eras and backgrounds, each quote is accompanied by a short biography of its writer or speaker. This engaging and information-packed book touches on aspects and subjects relevant to Black lives, including and featuring, among many others, the voices of: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCulture and History: \u003c\/b\u003e Werewere Liking, author (Cameroon) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEducation and Knowledge: \u003c\/b\u003e Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, author, poet, and playwright (Kenya) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJustice, Civil Rights, and Human Rights: \u003c\/b\u003e Ida B. Wells, journalist and activist (USA) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRace and Racism: \u003c\/b\u003e Paul Stephenson, civil rights activist (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGender, Feminism, and Womanism: \u003c\/b\u003e Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court (USA) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeace and Love: \u003c\/b\u003e Basetsana Kumalo, businesswoman and television personality (South Africa) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInspiration, Hope, and Perseverance\u003c\/b\u003e: Dudley Laws, activist (Canada) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFreedom and Liberation: \u003c\/b\u003e Claudia Jones, political activist and cofounder of Notting Hill Carnival (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitics: \u003c\/b\u003e Francia M疵quez, 13th vice president of Colombia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlackness: \u003c\/b\u003e Walter Rodney, scholar and activist (Guyana) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePan Africanism: \u003c\/b\u003e Amy Jacques Garvey, Pan Africanist, journalist, and civil rights activist (Jamaica) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book also features the lush, vibrant \u003cb\u003eartwork of six Black artists from around the world: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Affen Segun, Nigerian painter (Instagram: @affensegun) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Erin K. Robinson, American illustrator (Instagram: @brooklyndolly) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gilles Mayk Navangi, Belgian painter, illustrator, and sculptor (Instagram: @ngm_world) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nicole Collie, Bahamian painter (Portfolio: nicolecollie.com) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rendani Nemakhavhani, South African illustrator, visual artist, and art director (Instagram: @prsdnthoney) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Uzo Njoku, Nigerian American visual artist (Portfolio: uzonjoku.com) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have reference to Pan African culture and history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1577153774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781577153771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wellfleet Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 7.80w x 1.30d","brand":"Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44450359214335,"sku":"9781577153771","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_febdc25f-0f0a-46b6-8472-579e07a19989.jpg?v=1698504352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-voices-jessica-ann-mitchell-aiwuyor-9781577153771","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}