Evelyn C. White

"The rich, complex story White tells . . . is never less than fascinating." ― New York Times Book Review Alice Walker's life is remarkable not only because she was the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction (the book that won her that award, The Color Purple , has been translated into nearly thirty languages and made into an Academy Award–nominated film), but also because these accomplishments are merely highlights of a luminous and varied career made from inauspicious beginnings in rural Georgia. Drawing on extensive interviews and exhaustive research, Evelyn C. White brings this life to light. 16 pages of illustrations

More than fifty black women write about the health issues that affect them and their communities, in a revised, expanded edition that features twelve new pieces from such noted writers as Toni Morrison. Original.

Offering practical information for African-American women in physically or emotionally abusive relationships, the editor of The Black Women's Health Book discusses identifying abuse, the cycle of violence, agencies and shelters, and using the legal system. Original. IP.

Disaffected with increasingly repressive laws that aimed to curtail their hard-won freedom, a courageous group of blacks in California left the state in the 1850s and settled in western Canada, notably on Salt Spring Island. Today, direct descendants of the early black pioneers still reside in the pastoral landscape also hailed as one of the top artist colonies in North America. In recent years, people of African descent from the U.S., the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, the South Pacific Islands, and other regions of Canada have settled on Salt Spring inspiring a renaissance in the island's black heritage. Resplendent with archival and contemporary photos, Every Goodbye Ain't Gone documents the intriguing racial history of Salt Spring and, as such, serves as a celebration of the multicultural roots of Canada.