i dont know if Ive put this in the right place

i have teenage children who are into reading, i would like to know where the best shops/websites are for black authors who write for black teens, are there any children's comedy books that have been written and books that deal with issues for black children

i also would like some advice for me as a black woman,i would like to learn more about black history, but not the media stuff - you know, we were slaves ,we died the end!!!. I'm ashamed to say it but i know next to nothing about my history

where would be the best starting point to learn more and teach my children more about black history without trapping them in second class mentality.

i am feeling kinda "lost" today and just need a sign to point me in the right direction

ta

Black DVD's 4 U: African-American movies and rare films, on DVD and VH

A good site, loads of dvds on there I didn't know were out.

thanks for the link, but i was mainly looking for books. ive found a few on amazon, the prices seem reasonable even when you take into accont their delivery charges, some brand new book you can buy for a penny, and it still works out cheaper than going to stores like whsmith or waterstones.

here are some links that i hope others find useful



Amazon.co.uk: "BLACK BOOKS ONLY.....THE best!!!!"

Amazon.co.uk: The Real Deal: A Spiritual Guide for Black Teen Girls: Amazon.co.uk:: Billie Montgomery
Cook

Amazon.co.uk: The Black Man's Guide to Parenting: 50 Ways to Be an Effective Father: Books: C. F. Gipson

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Raising-Black-Children-Plume-Comer/dp/0452268397/ref=cm_lmf_tit_14_rsrsrs0





Amazon.co.uk: Pop: A Celebration of Black Fatherhood: Books: Carol Ross


Amazon.co.uk: Motivating and Preparing Black Youth for Success: Books: Jawanza Kunjufu

Amazon.co.uk: black children education: Books


Amazon.co.uk: Developing Positive Self-images and Discipline in Black Children: Books: Jawanza Kunjufu

Amazon.co.uk: Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys: v. 1-4: Books: Jawanza Kunjufu

Amazon.co.uk: when we ruled

Amazon.co.uk: Hip Hop Street Curriculum: Keeping It Real: Books: Jawanza Kunjufu

Amazon.co.uk: black males - Amazon.co.uk: Books

Amazon.co.uk: black females: Books

Amazon.co.uk: black hair: Books

Amazon.co.uk: everything but the burden: Books

Hello nat2323. I have actually posted a list of various black bookshop outlets in the Blac Bookshop thread in The Book Review section. I will post them here for you benefit


African Oneline Shop
Address: 2 Surrenden, Brighton, BN1, 6PP
Telephone: 0207 681 3968


Eygpt on my Mind
Address: 39 High Street, Thornton Heath, CR7, 7JF
Telephone: 0208 239 0939


Sankofa
Address: 132 Claremont Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4RT
Telephone: 0161 342 0925


Concious Equation Bookshop
Address: 151 Dudley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B18,7QY
Telephone: 0800 781 0847


Centerprise Bookshop
Address:136 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, E8, 2NS
Telephone: 0207 245 9632
Specialises in Black writing, contemporary fiction and books for children; plus cards, giftwraps and book tokens. Orders accepted for any book in print; and the bookshop can supply books on invoice to schools and libraries.
Email: eamevor@centerprisetrust.org.uk

Maarifa Bookshop
Address: 6 Bradbury Street ,Dalston
Telephone: 0207 503 0300
Maarifa Books

Mama Afrika Kulcha Shap
Address: 282 High Road, Leyton E10, 5PW
Telephone: 0208 539 2154

Muatta Books
Address: 58 Clarence Road, Clapton, E5, 8HB
Telephone: 07956 134 370
Email: muattabooks@yahoo.co.uk


New Beacon Books
Address: 76 Stroud Green Road, London, N4, 3EN
Telephone: 0207 272 4889
newbeacon-books.com
Has been holding books documenting life in Black Britain since 1966.

Pepukayi Distribution Services
Address: 58 Carew Road, Tottenham, N17 9BA
Telephone:0208 801 0205




One world books (Internet shop)
Address: 8 Ricketts Street, SW6, 1RU
Telephone: 0207 381 4996
One World Book Company



Passionet.net (Internet store)
Address: 537 Norwood Road, Chestnut Road, West Norwood, SE27, 9DL
Telephone: 0845 330 9498
www.passionnet.net


Harriet Tubman Bookshop
Address: 27 Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham
Telephone:0121 554 8479

Cards of Colour
Address: 32 Model Market, 186 Lewisham High Street, SE13
Telephone:0208 297 1511

Multicultural Books LTD
Address: PO Box 107, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 9YX
Telephone:0208 613 1978


Kizala
Address: 9a George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1LA
Telephone: 0208 688 2601
Email: www.kizala.co.uk

Hylton’s Estates
Address: Unit 30, Rye Lane Market, Peckham, SE15 5ER
Telephone:07946546544
Specialise in afro-caribbean books on history, empowerment, education videos, dvd’s etc

African Books Collective
Address:The Jam Factory, 27 Park Street, Oxford, OX1, 1HU
Telephnone:01865 726686
For books about African culture published by Africa’s leading publishers

Airlift Book Company
Telephone: 0208 804 0400
For African American publications

Francis Lincoln Publishers
Telephone:0207 284 4009


Headstart Books and Crafts
Address: 25 West Green Road, N15, 5BX
Telephone: 0208 802 2838
Email: wboaye@yahoo.co.uk


Hansib Publications Limted
Address: 3rd Floor Tower House, 141 –149 Fonthill Road, N4,3HF
Telephone: 0207 281 1191


BIS Publications
Address: PO BOX 14918 N17 8WJ
Telephone: 0845 226 4066
BIS Publications
info@bispublications.com





Yemanja-A Window to Afrika
Address: 446 Birchfield Road, Perry Bar, Birmingham, B20 3JQ
Telephone: 0121 344 3744
YEMANJA ONLINE: a window to Afrika


African Books Ltd
Address: 3 Galena Road, W6 0LT
Telephone:0207 746 3646


Soma Books
Address:38 Kennington Lane, SE11 4LS
Telephone: 0207 785 2101
Imports African, Caribbean, and Asian books.




West Indian Cultural Centre
Address :Carmoor Road, Manchester
Telephone : 0161 257 2092

Grounding
Address: Unit 30, 231 High Road, Tottenham, N15
Telephone: 0208 800 2727

A Darker Shade
Address: 42 Chadsworth Road, Hackney, E5, OLP
Telephone: 07949211122
Welcome To A Darker Shade Online, We are "Providing Diverse Products for a Diverse People"
a_darkershade@yahoo.co.uk


Rainbow Books
Address : 17 McIntyre Studley Road,Clapham London ,SW4 6RX
Telephone:0207 627 2846
Rainbow Books


Nubian Art Centre
Address:27 Catford Broadway, Catford, SE6, 4SN
Telephone: 0208 690 1009
Selling black books, greeting cards, scented candles, incense, fragrence oils, posters.




Mind Supreme Bookstore/Tamare House Publishing
Address:25 Brixton Station Road, Brixton, SW2,
Telephone: 0207 978 8321
Email: supremenine@aol.com @(also in Thornton Heath)
TamaRe House Publishers

Tree of Knowledge
Address: 48 Balls Pond Road, Dalston, N1 4AP
Telephone: 0208 254 6442



Ankh
Address: Unit 20 Groveglade Shopping Hall, 9-13 The Broadway, West Ealing, W13 9DA
Telephone: 07946 835 686
Email: kwazenbooks@ginikanwa.com

Playfare Toys LTD
Address: 30 High Street, Harlesden, NW10, 4LX
Telephone:0208 965 4477
Email: store@playfare.com



Respect 4 Life
Address: 1st Floor Crossbow House, 40 Liverpool Road, Slough Berkshire, SL1 4X7
Telephone: 01753 774591


D’ JED
Address: The New Shepherds Bush Market, UNIT L32- L34
Uxbridge Road, London W2 8LF
Telephone: 0208 743 1985 /07836 355 416 / 07946 743 108



Kuumba
Address: 23 Glenworth Road, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 5QN
Telephone: 01115 847 7232 / 079522369112


Adonis and Abbey Publishers Ltd
Address: PO Box 4433418, London, SE11, 4XZ
Telephone: 0207 733 8803
Adonis & Abbey Publishers


Pempansie
Address: 102 Brixton Hill, London, SW2, 1AH
Telephone: 0208 678 7555


Tamarind Books Ltd
Address: PO Box 52, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6, 1UN
Trelephone: 0208 866 8808
Tamarind - Publisher of Multicultural books for a Multicultural world
tamarindLTD@aol.com


Bookscan
Address: Unit 9 Angela Davis Industrial Estate, Somerlyton Road, Brixton, SW9, 8TZ
Telephone: 0207 274 6499



Peepaltree press Publishers
Address: 17 Kings Avenue, Leeds, LS6, 1QS
Telephone: 01132451703
Peepal Tree Press - Home


Brown Skin Books
Address:PO Box 46504, London N1 3YA
Tel: 020 8986 1115
Email: info@brownskinbooks.co.uk
Brown Skin Books - Buy online


Ayebia Clarke Literary Agency & Publishing Ltd
7 Syringa Walk
Banbury
Oxfordshire, OX16 1FR
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1295 709228
Fax: +44 (0)1295 267681
email: info@ayebia.co.uk
Ayebia: Literary Agency and Publishing


Cana Publishing UK Ltd
13 Walnut Close,
Weldon, Corby
NN17 3EE
England

Telephone
+44 (0) 1536 443502

FAX
+ 44 (0)1536 443502

sales@canapublishinguk.com
index


Centrepoint
9 Cambridge Street
Wellingborough
NN8 1DJ

01933229775



Rise Books
PO BOX 56385
London
SE16 7XW
I see myself rise- Books, sculptures and paintings from around the world
risebooks@aol.com
07765 651747


www.nubiangits.co.uk

Another suggestion would be to checkout you local library. Every now and then they host book fair s, and you may be lucky and find some black books there.

For example in my borought there is an African Caribbean Community Library which is part of Clapham Junction Libraray located on Lavender Hill opposite Asda. TThey have a wealth of Black books covering a variety of issues. Last year they had a book fair ( which I was not aware of until the last minute). I was able to purchase a childrens African folktales books which had stories based on the Benin Kingdom for 30p.

Two weeks ago I happen to be in South Norwood giving in an application form, and decided to take a visit to the local libraray. They were also having a small boook fair, and I was able to by a book by one of Britains most celebrated Black Authrs Malorie Blackman for 20p.


You also mentioned something about wanting to learnm more about your history.
Here are a few suggestions.

1. In The Village Section of this website etehr is a thread called Pirate Radio Stations. In there I have posted a list of Black community Radio stations of interest that deal with our issues from a grassroots level. Some of the hosts on some of these stations are associated with orgnaisations who host various events which deal with our history.

For example Galaxy 99.5FM have a host called Bro Omowale who is part of many Pan African Organisations. He co hosts a talkshow with Bongo Tetteh on Sunday afternoons from 12pm -3pm. Between 12 -12.30pm he usually reads out a list of upcoming community events.

He also host The Pan African Peoples Phone In on Sundays from 10pm -12am, which deals with current serious issues, black history, etc etc. I would go deeper, but its best if you checkout the list for yourself.


You should also checkout the Community Announcement section, where people post up upcoming events.


If you need any more info feel free to PM me.

Agree with Judge J, don't let Amazon teif your money, make a list and place an order with a black owned bookstore, the prices aren't that far off from what they offer on Amazon although I'm finding that some owners can be their own worst enemy letting their own veiws get in the way of business, tried to place an order with one store and they didn't order it in because they're christian and the book was about the Kabbalah. Annoying but try it anyway.

thanks for the suggestions

i was just feeling lost as to where i should start with my children about our history, i did not want to start with slavery, i wanted to start with black people before them, and then introduce it after, i dont want them to read the slavery material first, and then develop a second class mentality, my aim is to arm with knowledge, hope, inspiration and also warn them of some the obstacles they will face as black adults.

i want them to feel comfortable and proud of who they are, and still be able to stand strong when they are faced with the hatred of others.

i want them to read books that inspire them to go forward and reach their full potential, no matter who tries to hold them back

i hope that make sense

Regarding Black History courses:

Black History Studies / info@blackhistorystudies.com

There are short and long courses. The long courses are done in North and South London, and Birmingham and i think in Liverpool.

The other place i know is in Walthamstow
Onyeka - one of the UK's foremost black writers

Also if your in London, 100 black Men organisation hosts a number of events/talks on black history called "Education through film".

London Black History Walks - Next FILM is on..