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BY MAULANA KARENGA
Million Man March/
Day of Absence
Mission Statement
BY D. ZIZWE POE
Kwame Nkrumah’s
Contribution to
Pan-Africanism:
An Afrocentric Analysis
In his book, Kwame Nkrumah’s Contribution to Pan-Africanism: An Afrocentric Analysis, Professor Poe provides a unique, comprehensive and critical account of the political thought and practice of Kwame Nkrumah, a pioneer and pivotal leader in the Pan-African Movement from 1945-1966. Employing an Afrocentric approach in his study, he argues that the life and work of Nkrumah offer an essential philosophical foundation and strategic model of optimal agency in the pursuit of Pan-African initiatives and critical Afrocentric studies.
BY MAULANA KARENGA
Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition
OVERVIEW Introduction to Black Studies is a unique and highly acclaimed introduction to the discipline of Black/Africana Studies, providing students with an essential intellectual basis for a critical understanding and discussion of the history, scope and fundamental concepts, areas and issues which ground and define the discipline.
STRUCTURE The text offers an effective organization which outlines and engages the triple mission of Black/Africana Studies: cultural grounding, academic excellence and social responsibility. Part I explains the history, scope and defining concepts and issues of Black Studies; Part II brings into focus and critical discussion current data in fundamental subject areas or fields of Black Studies, i.e., history, religion, sociology, politics, economics, creative production and psychology; Part III explores current critical social issues in Africana Studies as a way to address the disciplinary stress on social responsibility and engagement and to cultivate and enhance critical and ethical thinking about self, society and the world.
144 pages
7 x 9 inches
ISBN-10
0-943412-27-7
ISBN-13
978-0-943412-27-6
Hardcover
$24.95
ISBN
978-0-943412-28-3
Paperback
$19.95
BY MAULANA KARENGA
THE CREATOR OF KWANZAA
Kwanzaa
A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture
Written by the creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture provides a thorough understanding of the views and values of Kwanzaa, its historic origins and cultural background and its cultural meaning to millions of Africans who celebrate it throughout the world African community. A beautifully illustrated text with over 45 color photos, rare archival photographs from the first Kwanzaa celebration, suggestions for family and community activities, African wisdom teachings and proverbs, answers to frequently asked questions on Kwanzaa through an exclusive interview with Dr. Karenga, and a Swahili-English pronunciation guide.
224 pages
8 3/8 x 5 2/8 inches
ISBN-10
0-7456-4828-2
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-4828-6
Paperback
$19.95
224 pages
8 1/2 x 5 6/8 inches
ISBN-10
0-745648-27-4
ISBN-13
978-0-745648-27-9
Hardcover
$64.95
BY MOLEFI KETE ASANTE
Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait
In this book, the most prolific contemporary African American scholar and cultural theorist Molefi Kete Asante leads the reader on an informative journey through the mind of Maulana Karenga, one of the key cultural thinkers of our time. Not only is Karenga the creator of Kwanzaa, an extensive and widespread celebratory holiday based on his philosophy of Kawaida, he is an activist-scholar committed to a “dignity-affirming” life for all human beings. Asante examines the sources of Karenga’s intellectual preoccupations and demonstrates that Karenga’s concerns with the liberation narratives and mythic realities of African people are rooted in the best interests of a collective humanity.
The book shows Karenga to be an intellectual giant willing to practice his theories in order to manifest his intense emotional attachment to culture, truth and justice. Asante’s enlightening presentation and riveting critique of Karenga’s works reveal a compelling account of a thinker whose contributions extend far beyond the Academy. Although Karenga began his career as a student activist, a civil rights leader, a Pan Africanist, and a culturalist, he ultimately succeeds in turning his fierce commitment to truth toward dissecting political, social, and ethical issues. Asante carefully analyzes Karenga’s important works on Black Studies, but also his earlier works on culture and his later works on ethics, such as The Husia, and Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings.
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112 pages
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
ISBN-10
0-943412-14-5
ISBN-13
978-0-943412-14-6
Paperback
$11.95
BY MAULANA KARENGA
The Book of Coming Forth by Day
The Ethics of the Declarations of Innocence
The Book of Coming Forth By Day is a translation and ethical commentary on one of the most important and well-known ancient Egyptian sacred texts. Misnamed The Book of the Dead by European Egyptologists, the text centers around a process which involves breaking the bonds of death and coming forth spiritually into the light that lasts for eternity. This volume focuses on Chapter 125, “The Declarations of Innocence,” in The Book of Coming Forth By Day, and explores the ancient Egyptian ethical ideal in terms relevant to modern moral discourse, including right relations with the Divine, Nature and others.
BY MOLEFI KETE ASANTE
Cheikh Anta Diop
An Intellectual Portrait
This volume is a lucid and essential contribution to our critical understanding of the intellectual and practical work of Cheikh Anta Diop. Professor Asante identifies and clarifies the key components, concerns and evolutionary contours in Diopian thought, and weaves them into a richly textured pattern and composite portrait of this distinguished scholar of astounding erudition and extraordinary insight. Asante traces Diop’s intellectual and political evolution, opens critical vistas into his multidisciplinary competence and approach. The book focuses on Diop’s constant concern with putting knowledge and science in the service of the dignity and development of Africa. Moreover, Asante reaffirms Diop’s towering position as a founding figure in African-centered scholarship and his expansive and enduring influence in the world African community.
MAULANA KARENGA and JACOB CARRUTHERS, Editors
Kemet and the African Worldview
Selected papers from the proceedings of the first and second annual conferences of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC). Contributors include: Molefi Asante, Rhkty Amen, Asa Hilliard III, Maulana Karenga, Wade Nobles and others.
144 pages
6 x 9 inches
ISBN-10
0-943412-26-9
ISBN-13
978-0-943412-26-9
Paperback
$19.95
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HAKI MADHUBUTI and MAULANA KARENGA, Editors
Million Man March/
Day of Absence
A Commemorative Anthology
Speeches, Commentary, Photography, Poetry, Illustrations and Documents
This is a commemorative and reflective account of the historic October 16, 1995 march in Washington, D.C. The first and only book to incorporate the ideas, experiences and visions of the Million Man March/Day of Absence organizers, participants and observers. Contains over 35 essays, speeches, poems, and documents as well as over 50 photographs.
Translation and Commentary
A Kawaida Interpretation
BY MAULANA KARENGA
Odù Ifá
The Ethical Teachings
The Odù Ifá, the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of Ifá, is one of the great sacred texts in the world and a classic of African and world literature. It is the unique sacred text of a world religion with its origins in Africa, and with orthodox and varied forms throughout the Western Hemisphere. Odù Ifá: The Ethical Teachings is the first of its kind. It is a compilation and translation of the ethical teachings of the Odù Ifá, with commentaries. This book serves as a model and inspiration for modern moral reflection on critical issues of our time.
BY MAULANA KARENGA
Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle
BY MAULANA KARENGA
Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt
A Study in Classical African Ethics
Selected and Retranslated
BY MAULANA KARENGA