QUOTATION, AFFIRMATION, AND MOTIVATIONAL BOOKS: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Compiled by Angela Hilton

Angela Hilton is a doctoral student in American Studies and graduate assistant in the Black Cultural Center Library.


Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color
Iyanla Vanzant
Call number: 291.43 V395a 1993

African Love Poems and Proverbs 
Charlotte and Wolf Leslau, comp.
Call number: 398.9096 Af83 1995

African Openings to the Tree of Life: The Way of Ideas and Symbols
Erskine Peters
Call number: 299.6 P442a 1984

Black Pearls: Daily Meditations, Affirmations, and Inspirations for African Americans
Eric V. Copage
Call number: 158.108996073 C79b 1993

Black Pearls: Daily Meditations, Affirmations, and Inspirations for African American 
Parents 
Eric V. Copage
Call number: 242.6 C79b 1995

Brother's Keeper: Words of Inspiration for African-American Men 
Rod Terry, comp.
Call number: 081.08996073 B795 1996

Confirmation: The Spiritual Wisdom that has Shaped Our Lives 
Khephra Burns and Susan L. Taylor
Call number: 291.44 C76 1997

Faith of Our Fathers: African American Men Reflect on Fatherhood 
Andre C. Willis, ed.
Call number: 306.87420996073 F172 1996

Girlfriend to Girlfriend: Everyday Wisdom and Affirmation from the Sister Circle
Julia A. Boyd
Call number: 305.48896073 B692g 1995

Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations on Loving and Working for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Call number: 242.645 Ed27g 1995

In Praise of Our Fathers and Mothers: A Black Treasury by Outstanding Authors and 
Artists
Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, comp.
Call number: 305.8508996073 In105 1997

In Our Own Words: A Treasury of Quotations from the African-American Community 
Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd, comp.
Call number: 081.08996 In105 1996

In the Company of My Sisters: Black Women and Self-Esteem
Julia A. Boyd
Call number: 305.48896073 B692i 1993

Mental Morsels: A Collection of Quotes, Proverbs, and Anecdotes 
Kamau, ed.
Call number: 082 K127m 1995

My Mother Had a Dream: African American Women Share their Mothers' Words of Wisdom 
Tamara Nikuradse, ed.
Call number: 305.48896073 M99 1997

My Soul Looks Back 'Less I Forget: A Collection of Quotations by People of Color 
Dorothy Winbush Riley, ed.
Call number: 081.08996073 M99 1993 (Reference)

Quotations in Black 
Anita King, ed.
Call number: 081 Qu57 1981 (Reference)

Sister to Sister: Devotions for and from African American Women 
Susan D. Johnson Cook, ed.
Call number: 242.64308996073 Si84 1995

Spirit Speaks to Sisters: An Empowering Testimony of Faith and Love for Women of 
African Ascent 
June Juliet Gatlin
Call number: 291.44082 G226s 1996

Talking Drums: An African American Quote Collection 
Anita Doreen Diggs, ed.
Call number: 081.08996 T144 1995

A Treasury of African Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Myths, 
Legends, Epics,Tales, Recollections, Wisdom, Sayings, and Humor of Africa 
Harold Courlander
Call number: 398.20967 C834t 1975

The Value in the Valley: A Black Woman's Guide Through Life's Dilemmas 
Iyanla Vanzant
Call number: 646.70082 V395v 1995  

Victory of the Spirit: Meditations on Black Quotations 
Janet Cheatham Bell
Call number: 081.08996073 V666 1996

Voices of the Dream: African-American Women Speak
Venice Johnson
Call number: 081.08996 V87 1996

Wisdom of the Ages: The Mystique of the African-American Preacher
Robert  Johnson-Smith, ed.
Call number: 277.308208996073 W753 1995

The Wisdom of the Elders: Inspiring Reflections from the Heart of African American 
Culture 
Robert Fleming, ed.
Call number: 973.0496073 W753 1996