KNOWLEDGE OF SELF READING LIST
(Compiled by the Facebook group Global African Presence except where noted by an asterisk. Click on link for book description.)
African Holistic Health by Afrika, Llaila.
Melanin: What makes Black People Black by Afrika, Llaila. *
Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Akbar, Na’im. *
Chains and Images of Psychological Slaveryby Akbar, Na’im. *
The Community of Selfby Akbar, Na’im. *
Know Thyself by Akbar, Na’im. *
Light from Ancient Africa by Akbar, Na’im. *
Visions for Black Men by Akbar, Na’im. *
Black Labor, White Wealth: The Search for Power and Economic Justice by Anderson, Claude.
Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior by Ani, Marimba.
Two Thousand Seasons by Armah, Ayei Kwei.
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America; Sixth Revised Edition by Bennett, Lerone.
Black Man of the Nile by Ben-Jochannan, Yosef A. A.
From the Browder File: 22 Essays on the African American Experience (From the Browder File Series) by Browder, Tony.
Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization (Exploding the Myths) by Browder, Tony.
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by Burrell, Tom. *
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism by Clarke, John Henrik.
Africans at the Crossroads: African World Revolution by Clarke, John Henrik.
The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality by Diop, Cheikh Anta.
The Cultural Unity of Black Africa: The Domains of Patriarchy and of Matriarchy in Classical Antiquity by Diop, Cheikh Anta.
Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology by Diop, Cheikh Anta.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Douglass, Frederick.
Black Skin, White Masks by Fanon, Frantz. *
The Wretched of the Earth by Fanon, Frantz.
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans by Garvey, Marcus.
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire by Houston, Drusilla Dunjee.
Introduction to African Civilizationsby Jackson, John G.
The First Americans Were Africans: Documented Evidence by Imhotep, David.
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by James, C.L.R.
Stolen Legacy: The Egyptian Origins of Western Philosophy by James, George G.M.
Introduction to Black Studies by Karenga, Maulana.
Subliminal Seduction by Key, William Brian.
Brazil, Mixture or Massacre?: Essays in the Genocide of a Black People by Nascimento, Abdias Do.
Africa’s Discovery of Europe by Northrup, David.
Africa Must Unite! by Nkrumah, Kwame.
Class Struggle In Africa by Nkrumah, Kwame.
The City of Wellness: Restoring Your Health Through the Seven Kitchens of Consciousness by Queen Afua.
African Star Over Asia: The Black Presence in the East by Rashidi, Runoko.
Black Star: the African Presence in Early Europe by Rashidi, Runoko.
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Rodney, Walter.
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof: A Short Cut to the World History of the Negro by Rogers, J.A.
Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern by Van Sertima, Ivan.
Black Women in Antiquity by Van Sertima, Ivan.
The Golden Age of the Moor by Van Sertima, Ivan.
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Van Sertima, Ivan.
David Walker’s Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the World by Walker, David.
When We Ruled: The Ancient and Mediaeval History of Black Civilisations by Walker, Robin.
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Welsing, Frances.
Destruction of Black Civilization : Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C to 2000 A.D. by Williams, Chancellor.
Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century by Wilson, Amos.
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Woodson, Carter.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with Alex Haley.
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