African-American Cultural Studies | African-American Studies - Interest
Jun.18.2012
Black Cool explores the ineffable state and aesthetic of Black Cool. From the effortless reserve of Miles Davis in khakis on an early album cover, to the shock of resistance in black women’s fashion from Angela Davis to Rihanna, to the cadence of poets as diverse as Staceyann Chin and Audre...
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Jan.26.2012
Caribbean Erotic is a revealing, wide-ranging and in-depth exploration of the many facets of the erotic in contemporary Caribbean literature. It includes poetry, short fiction and critical essays; work that celebrates desire, work that depicts realistically the psychology of, for instance, a woman...
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Oct.19.2011
The Trouble With Change is a suspenseful crime story about a college student, Sondra Taylor, who dreams of being the first in her family to graduate from college. With little money in her pocket, and a meager scholarship to school in the city, she sets out against the odds to do so. ...
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Oct.19.2011
Checkered Fences is a heartwarming romance about a high school student, Diane Jones, who dreams of her independence and becoming the first in her family to complete college, unlike her mother who married at just thirteen years old. However, Diane’s old fashion father has other plans for Diane...
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Jun.27.2011
San Francisco poet and musician, Kevin Simmonds, trained as classical singer but grew up in jazz, blues and gospel-drenched New Orleans. His poems travel the distance from a southern spiritual's lamentation to gay men in a Bangkok sex club to competitive hot dog eating. With tender...
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Sep.10.2010
A new collection of essays first published in The New York Times and Playboy. Reed tackles subjects including Oakland, eugenics, and domestic violence.
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Aug.17.2010
This is a book on the Art Ensemble Of Chicago -- put together by Lincoln T Beauchamp, aka Chicago Beau. The book's a selection of essays and writings on the group and their music -- done by members and associates, most of whom you'd recognize from recordings. Writings include "Races Places...
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Aug.16.2010
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Greatest hits from Chicago's essential guide to the global blues scene
This incomparable anthology collects articles, interviews, fiction, and poetry...
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Jun.29.2010
"The curious and the practical will find it informative". — Emerge
A rich source for anyone interested in cultural history, this guide describes 300 cemeteries throughout the U.S. and Canada. Riveting stories recount the struggles of African Americans to maintain vestiges of their...
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Feb.03.2010
Unfairly excluded from gifted programs and college preparatory courses, black boys are overrepresented in special education classes and are suspended and expelled more frequently than white students for less serious offenses. They are also at the bottom of the achievement gap and have very high...
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