African/aa History And Culture

eri · 06-12-2003, 07:53 PM

ok, so i admit it. i'm not as knowledgeable as i should be about our hisory, in africa and in the us. i looked at the thread on conscious bookstores and jotted down some titles, but for some reason i feel like i don't know where to start. i'm looking for any books you can suggest that would be good starting points or must reads.
thanks ladies!

LotsOfLocs · 06-12-2003, 08:09 PM

The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology
Precolonial Black Africa
Towards the African Renaissance: Essays in African Culture and Development, 1946-1960
Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated State
The Peopling of Ancient Egypt & the Deciphering of the Meroitic Script
All by Cheikh Anta Diop

The Iceman Inheritance: Prehistoric Sources of Western Man's Racism, Sexism and Aggression
World's Great Men of Color
The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo
Introduction to African Civilizations
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust

All by John Henrik Clarke

Assata - Assata Shakur

The Community of Self
Visions for Black Men
Know Thy Self
All by Naim Akbar

They Came Before Columbus
African Presence In Early
All by Ivan Van Sertima

Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of Race (4500BC - 2000AD) - Chancellor Williams

Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy - George G.M. James

The Isis (Yssis Papers/Keys To The Colors) - Francis Cress Welsing

African Origins of Major 'Western Religions' -by Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan, Yosef B. Jochannan

Black Man of the Nile and His Family Nubian Kingdoms (African Civilizations) Kush, the Jewel of Nubia: Reconnecting... A Chronology of the Bible: Challenge to the Standard Version by Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Not Out Of Greece: Ra Un Nefer Amen

The Missing Pages of "His-Story" - by Indus Khamit-Kush

What They Never Told You In History- by Indus Khamit-Kush

The Black Holocaust - by Del Jones

Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage - William Katz

Forced Into Glory" Abrahams Lincolns White Dream -by Lerone Bennett Jr.

I'll post more later. I am not home.

tamtam · 06-12-2003, 08:09 PM

Hi Eri

I have this book at home Africana

Everything about the African and African American experience in one big encyclopedia.
I like it a lot. HTH

Tammy

eri · 06-12-2003, 08:14 PM

lots, i was hoping you would see this!
tamtam, an encyclopedia--cool.
thanks so much ladies

LotsOfLocs · 06-12-2003, 08:19 PM

Eri, this book may be a good start ,Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of Race (4500BC - 2000AD) - Chancellor Williams.

Diops books are fantastic. He was the African Black man to scientifically prove the Egyptians(People of Khemit) were Black!

John Henrik Clarke is also the man.

tamtam · 06-12-2003, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by eri@Jun 12 2003, 03:14 PM
lots, i was hoping you would see this!
tamtam, an encyclopedia--cool.
thanks so much ladies

No problem.
The encyclopedia seems like a nice concise place to start . I bought it because like you I wanted to get a little more knowledge. I like that it was one big book. Now whether it's lacking because of it being that concise, I haven't discovered that yet. I am not that much of a historian of ANY one culture - I am trying though.

blackcoffee · 06-14-2003, 06:00 AM

Originally posted by LotsOfLocs@Jun 12 2003, 08:09 PM
The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology
Precolonial Black Africa
Towards the African Renaissance: Essays in African Culture and Development, 1946-1960
Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated State
The Peopling of Ancient Egypt & the Deciphering of the Meroitic Script
All by Cheikh Anta Diop

The Iceman Inheritance: Prehistoric Sources of Western Man's Racism, Sexism and Aggression
World's Great Men of Color
The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo
Introduction to African Civilizations
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust

All by John Henrik Clarke

Assata - Assata Shakur

The Community of Self
Visions for Black Men
Know Thy Self
All by Naim Akbar

They Came Before Columbus
African Presence In Early
All by Ivan Van Sertima

Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of Race (4500BC - 2000AD) - Chancellor Williams

Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy - George G.M. James

The Isis (Yssis Papers/Keys To The Colors) - Francis Cress Welsing

African Origins of Major 'Western Religions' -by Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan, Yosef B. Jochannan

Black Man of the Nile and His Family Nubian Kingdoms (African Civilizations) Kush, the Jewel of Nubia: Reconnecting... A Chronology of the Bible: Challenge to the Standard Version by Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Not Out Of Greece: Ra Un Nefer Amen

The Missing Pages of "His-Story" - by Indus Khamit-Kush

What They Never Told You In History- by Indus Khamit-Kush

The Black Holocaust - by Del Jones

Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage - William Katz

Forced Into Glory" Abrahams Lincolns White Dream -by Lerone Bennett Jr.

I'll post more later. I am not home.

:thumbsup: Thanks for posting these titles.

I hate to admit but I am also not the most culturally aware person. On my way to being natural, I also want to gain knowledge of self...become a more spirtually and culturally aware.

Thanks again.

Kdeuce001 · 06-15-2003, 07:29 PM

i think lotoflocs hit us all. I am conscious but i see i still have a long way to go. Thanks from me too.

Kdeuce

EarthTones · 06-17-2003, 02:09 AM

What They Never Told You In History- Indus Khamit Kush- my cousin gave me this book when she was at Hampton Univ...I was just starting high school and was so in awe by what was put forth in this book.

The Miseducation of the Negro- Carter G. Woodson- this was the most profound book I have read to date about our history...it's like a cup of strong black coffee....it'll wake you the hell up!

Two books I'd like to add to LotsofLocs very comprehensive list...

From Afrikan Captives to Insane Slaves: The Need for Afrikan History in Solving the "Black" Mental Health Crisis in "America" and the World
-Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Africa: Mother of Western Civilization-Yosef Ben-Jochannan

EarthTones · 06-17-2003, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by tamtam@Jun 12 2003, 04:09 PM
Hi Eri

I have this book at home Africana

Everything about the African and African American experience in one big encyclopedia.
I like it a lot. HTH

Tammy

This is a good reference book too...will give you a good bibliography to use when looking for additional texts.