Support YGB when you purchase Beloved.

Beloved by Toni Morrison is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988. The book follows the life of Sethe, who grew up on a slave plantation in Kentucky and escaped, only to be discovered by her former owners. Under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1860, slave owners were allowed to track down their slaves across state borders, and Sethe, fearing for the life of her children, was forced to kill her unnamed daughter. The book then follows Sethe’s life years later, where she is haunted by the ghost of her dead daughter. The novel delves into the issues family relationships and the psychological impact of slavery in a beautifully artistic way.

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Support YGB when you purchase They Came Before Columbus.

They Came Before Columbus by Ivan van Sertima describes the supposed presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. The book uses many details and builds evidence to claim that Africans were present in the New World prior to Columbus’ arrival. This book is one of the most compelling claims to “Pre-Columbian Trans-Oceanic Contact Theories.”

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Behind the polite personality of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch lies a troubling record in race relations.

Gorsuch has been repeatedly called “the next Scalia,” which is troubling in itself. The late Justice Scalia was ultra-conservative and opposed policies such as Affirmative Action and allowing the City of Richmond to direct contracts specifically to entrepreneurs of color. If Gorsuch continues this legacy of failing to give an economic advantage to those who have been historically disenfranchised - people of color - our racial disparity epidemic will inevitably persist.

Gorsuch, while a student at Columbia University, criticized anti-apartheid protesters in South Africa. Gorsuch also vocalized support for gentrification, limited voting rights, and right wing Nicaraguan Contras. One of Gorsuch’s most infamous rulings was in 2009, when he was the only judge to rule against Alphonse Maddin, a Black truck driver who had to abandon his truck due to nearly dying from hypothermia in -27 degree temperatures.

With such a passion for regressive policies that favor corporations over human rights, it’s clear that Neil Gorsuch does not have our best interests at heart. And we are here to change that. Please help us build power by donating here. For more information on Neil Gorsuch, please click here.

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 Another Country by James Baldwin is a novel written in 1962. Set in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, the book depicts the then-taboo issues of bisexuality, interracial couples, and extramarital affairs. The novel touches on race, nationalism, and internalized oppression through the perspective of one of its main characters, jazz drummer Rufus Scott, and describes the struggle for love between African Americans and white liberals in spite of all obstacles.

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