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Thumper
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Username: Thumper
Post Number: 569
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 01:05 pm: | 
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Hello All,
Way back in the day, when AALBC.com was still young, there was a list from a college prep book for black students that contained a list of the books that all incoming freshmen should have read when they enter college. Due to the time of the year, and since its been a while, I thought it would be good to revisit that list. Strangely enough, I can not find it anywhere. Tell me, what books do you all think should make up the list. |
Emanuel
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Username: Emanuel
Post Number: 626
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 03:11 pm: |
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Racism 101 by Nikki Giovanni
Race Matters by Cornel West
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
All About Love by bell hooks
Where we stand: Class Matters by bell hooks
Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing
That's all I can think of for now but I'm sure others will keep it going. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 12587
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 11:00 am: |
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Also:
"Man Child in the Promised Land" by Claude Brown
"The Coldest Winter Ever" by Sista Soljah
"Makes Me Wanna Holla" by Nathan McCall
"Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Any biography of Martin Luther King and Frederick Douglass |
Emanuel
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Username: Emanuel
Post Number: 627
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 09:08 pm: |
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I think black college students should also learn more about becoming entrepenuers. Most colleges only prepare you for working for someone else. Books that teach you what to expect when starting your own business could be helpful. Two I can think of are: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber and "Psychologically Unemployable" by Jeffery Combs. |
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