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Black People Are My Business
"Black People Are My Business": Toni Cade Bambara's Practices of Liberation studies the works of Bambara (1939-1995), an author, documentary filmmaker, social activist, and …
Dear Chester, Dear John
This is a revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists.Chester Himes and John A. …
Liberation Memories
No serious history of the development of the African American novel from the 1950s onward can be written without reference to John Oliver Killens. A two-time nominee for the …
Looking Within/Mirar Adentro
The African Cuban poet Nancy Morejon set out at a young age to explore the beauty and complexities of the life around and within her. Themes of social and political concern, …
Nothing Special
Six-year-old Jax can't wait to leave Detroit and spend a week with his grandparents in coastal Virginia, where he's sure he'll be spoiled with the kinds of special things he enjoys …
Roses and Revolutions
Dudley Randall was one of the foremost voices in African American literature during the twentieth century, best known for his poetry and his work as the editor and publisher of …
The Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough
This illuminating autobiography traces Scarborough's path out of slavery in Macon, Georgia, to a prolific scholarly career that culminated with his presidency of Wilberforce …
The Concept of Self
Phenomena such as institutional racism have had a major impact on the development of African American self esteem and group identity. This study examines the historical basis for …
The Politics of Black Empowerment
In analyzing Black politics since the late 1960s, James Jennings focuses on both the behavioral aspects, such as individual and group characteristics of voting and nonvoting and …
What the Wine-sellers Buy
A collection of four plays by contemporary playwright, screenwriter, and director Ron Milner. Much of Black literature from the 1940s through the 1960s deals with the search for …