New Book Release 03.2026
Elder Katie’s spiritually grounded community prepared her for the obstacles that are posed by the insidious systems of White Supremacy and Patriarchy. From working through the social work system, to being a teacher in elementary schools, to establishing AAAL, Elder Katie Sample has faced the many challenges posed by systems of evil while also being a wonderful mother to three children and grandmother of fourteen grandchildren.
All Things Work Together for Good: My Journey of Truth, Faith, and Justice is more than a memoir, but a historical record to remind us of the battles that have been fought in the name of racial justice and care for black children while also being an enlightening piece of spiritual literature.
I have known Katie for about 50 years. She is one of the best examples I know of someone who is living the committed life — of love, of caring, of moral power! Her story is one of courage, bravery, faith, and family, providing examples of how to behave and struggle. Great lady — exclamation point! Like in your face great lady!
Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati
Professor Emeritus of Macalester College
Author of The Myth of Race/The Reality of Racism
In Black Ink is a publishing arts initiative that provide opportunities for communities that have been disenfranchised historically, and continue to be presently. IBI’s cultural literacy programming mitigates the damage of economic, educational, and cultural inequities that are the result of past and current prejudice and discrimination.
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SANKOFA SERIES AND EVENT
An annual event that provides an intergenerational forum to discuss critical and relevant issues concerning the community. An issue-oriented publication is produced to accompany discussions and events.
LITERARY DATABASE
A repository of artists of African descent that contribute to and/or participate in the local publishing arts community in Minnesota. The Author’s Database will launch at the end of Fall 2025.
ELDER STORIES AND ARCHIVE
Elder’s Story and Archival Circles: where
elders gather to share stories of specific moments in time and/or accounts of their life stories. Stories, circle time, and events are videotaped and archived for the purpose of building the IBI archival
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The Myth of Race/Reality of Racism
There is an Ashanti proverb that says If you know the beginning well, the end won’t trouble you. In this 20th anniversary release of Mahmoud El-Kati s The Myth of Race The Reality of Racism, he poses his thesis on the concept of race and the impact of racism.
Black Media in Minnesota
Black Media in Minnesota: Tradition, Practice, & Vision curates an anthology of scholar-activists and media makers. The contributors in this publication represent collectively hundreds of years of experience on the front line, bringing the news and education through newspaper, radio, television, podcast, film, social media, and community programming to the community, country, and world.
Ethel Ray: Living in the White, Gray, and Black
Ethel Ray: Living in the White, Gray, and Black by Karen Felecia Nance tells an amazing rites of passage story about Ethel Ray, one of the early African American residents in Duluth. Be a part of history as Karen Nance’s book chronicles the early life of her grandmother, Ethel Ray Nance for the very first time.
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