The Covenant with Black America

Smiley, Tavis, ed. (Third World Press/Smiley Group, c2006)
Shelf Number: 305.896073/C8733c

This collection of essays contributed by multiple authors is a pact of covenants, pledging individual effort in the areas of health care, public education, criminal justice, community-centered policing, affordable neighborhoods, democracy, agriculture, economics, environmental justice, and technology. Each section offers facts on racial disparities in the U.S. ; practical suggestions on what individuals, communities, and the government can do to rectify problems; and other helpful resources. Although specifically aimed at problems and issues facing black America , this work has appeal for all readers interested in social issues that plague the nation as a whole.

Creating Black Americans: African-American History and its Meanings, 1619 to the Present

Painter, Nell Irvin (Oxford Univ. Press,c2006)
Shelf Number: 973.0496/P1485c

Enhanced by nearly 150 images of paintings, sculptures, photographs and quilts, by black artists, this title offers a survey of African-American history, including political, economic and demographic conditions.

Delilah's Everyday Soul: Southern Cooking with Style

Winder, Delilah (Running Press, c2006
Shelf Number: 641.5975/W763d

Former business analyst Winder, now owner of six Delilah's Southern Cuisine stands, serves up a feast of recipes and menus, along with special memories, tips, and suggestions for preparing soul food dishes, including her famous Macaroni & Cheese.

Diversity: Leaders Not Labels

Graham, Stedman (Free Press, c2006)
Shelf Number: 658.3008/G7422d

Predicting greater opportunities for workers of all backgrounds in the American workplace, a guide for aspiring employees cites the examples of people who drew on their cultural strengths to fulfill their potential and become business leaders.

Einstein on Race and Racism

Jerome, Fred (Rutgers Univ. Press, c2005)
Shelf Number: 530.092/El35je

Most books about Einstein are either about his work or his personal life; this book is different. Much of the book discusses Einstein's relationship with singer Paul Robeson. Both men had strong feelings about discrimination against blacks, and separately and together they spoke out against it.

Enough: the Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure that are Undermining Black America -and What We Can Do About It

Williams, Juan (Crown Pub. Random House,c2006)
Shelf Number: 973.0496/W679e

The author identifies key problems within the black community that have resulted in the continuing black poverty in America . He argues that a skepticism about formal education, perverted individualism, hip-hop nihilism, and politics of protest and performance rather than meaningful action have exacerbated the problems.