Au, Wayne. and Bill Bigelow, and Stan Karp. Eds.
Rethinking Our Classrooms Vol. 1 -
Revised.
Milwaukee: Rethinking Schools Ltd., 2007.
This anthology contains the short story "Little Things are Big" by Jesus Colon on
page 113.
Lee, Enid. Deborah Menkart, and Margo Okazawa-Rey. Eds.
Beyond Heroes and
Holidays: A Practical Guide to K- 12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education, and Staff
Development.
Maryland: McArdle Printing, 1998.
This anthology contains the poem "On the Question of Race" by Enrique Aviles and
Michelle Banks on page 403.
Malcolm X and Alex Haley.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
. New York: Ballentine Books, 1964.
Malcolm X and Alex Haley collaborated to create this book that tells of the profound
metamorphosis of a young black boy ripped from his home and the care of his parents,
turned hustler as a young adult, served seven years in prison, became a Muslim in
prison, and educated himself to become the most powerful voice for the Nation of
Islam in the United States before his assassination in 1965.
McCormack, Robert. Ed.
Through African Eyes, Vol.1
. Canada: Canadian Association of African Studies, 1991.
This volume contains "The Parable of the Eagle" by James Aggrey.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. Ed.
This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World.
U.S.: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
This eclectic and rich collection of poems contains both the poem "Locked In" on
page 152 and "The Prison Cell" on page 48.
Oliver, Mary.
Dream Work
. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986.
This collection contains the poem "The Journey" on page 38.
Rodriguez, Luis J.
My Nature Is Hunger
. New York: Curbstone Press, 1989-2004.
This collection of poems contains "The Calling."
Shakur, Tupac.
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
. New York: Pocket Books, 1999.
This collection of Tupac's poetry published posthumously contains "Sometimes I
Cry," on page 7, and "Wake Me When I am Free" on page 15.
Simmons, Danny. Ed.
Russell Simmons def Poetry Jam on Broadway . . . and more
. New York: Atria Books, 2003.
Poems and photos of the poets that made up the Broadway performance, including the
poem "Urges" on page 153, and "Dating Myself" on page 65, by Poetri.
Soto, Gary.
Home Course in Religion
. New York: Chronicle Books, 1991.
This collection of poems contains "Saturday at the Canal."
Thomas, James and Denise Thomas and Tom Hazuka. Eds.
Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short
Stories
. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1992.
This collection contains the short story "Deportation at Breakfast" by Larry
Fondation, on page 213.
Thurber, James.
The Thurber Carnival
. New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1945
This collection of short stories, fables, and cartoons contains the fable, "The Moth and
the Star" on page 261.