Against a Sharp White Background: Infrastructures of African American Print (Fielder Brigitte)(Pevná vazba)

Against a Sharp White Background: Infrastructures of African American Print (Fielder Brigitte)(Pevná vazba)

The work of black writers, editors, publishers, and librarians is deeply embedded in the history of American print culture, from slave narratives to digital databases. While the printed word can seem democratizing, it remains that the infrastructures of print and digital culture can be as limiting

Struggle on Their Minds: The Political Thought of African American Resistance (Zamalin Alex)(Pevná vazba)

American political thought has been shaped by those who fought back against social inequality, economic exclusion, the denial of political representation, and slavery, the country's original sin. Yet too often the voices of African American resistance have been neglected, silenced, or forgotten. In

Principles of Creature Design: Creating Imaginary Animals (Whitlatch Terryl)(Pevná vazba)

Designing a captivating creature simply for it to exist against a white background and going no further is a purely academic exercise. Designing a creature that can survive in a world, interact with its own and other species, and go on to make an impact, is designing with intent--the end goal of

A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories (Collier-Thomas Bettye)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century through the Depression era. Back in print for the first time in over a decade, this landmark collection features writings from well-known writers and activists such as

From Slave Cabins to the White House: Homemade Citizenship in African American Culture (Mitchell Koritha)(Pevná vazba)

Koritha Mitchell analyzes canonical texts by and about African American women to lay bare the hostility these women face as they invest in traditional domesticity. Instead of the respectability and safety granted white homemakers, black women endure pejorative labels, racist governmental policies,

Hard-Fighting Soldiers: A History of African American Churches of Christ (Robinson Edward J.)(Pevná vazba)

In the first full-length scholarly synthesis of the African American Churches of Christ, Edward J. Robinson provides a comprehensive look at the church's improbable development against a backdrop of African American oppression. The journey begins with a lesser known preacher, F. F. Carson, in many

Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook (Tipton-Martin Toni)(Pevná vazba)

'A celebration of African American cuisine right now, in all of its abundance and variety.'--Tejal Rao, The New York Times JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER - IACP AWARD WINNER - IACP BOOK OF THE YEAR - TONI TIPTON-MARTIN NAMED THE 2021 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR

More Than a Game: A History of the African American Experience in Sport (Wiggins David K.)(Pevná vazba)

More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and

Swingin' on Central Avenue: African American Jazz in Los Angeles (Vacher Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The development of jazz and swing in the African-American community in Los Angeles in the years before the second World War received a boost from the arrival of a significant numbers of musicians from Chicago and the southwestern states. In Swingin' on Central: African-American Jazz in Los Angeles,

The Lived Experience of African American Women Mentors: What it Means to Guide as Community Pedagogues (Gamble-Lomax Wyletta)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the lived experiences of six African American female mentors working with African American female youth. Through philosophical and pedagogical lenses, Gamble-Lomax brings new understanding to African American female experiences and how they connect to today's educational

Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia (Talbot Bryan)(Pevná vazba)

Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed 'The Red Virgin of

Time in Ecology: A Theoretical Framework [Mpb 61] (Post Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Ecologists traditionally regard time as part of the background against which ecological interactions play out. In this book, Eric Post argues that time should be treated as a resource used by organisms for growth, maintenance, and offspring production.Post uses insights from phenology--the study of

Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States (Jaggar Louisa)(Pevná vazba)

The inspirational and true story of James Herman Banning, the first African American pilot to fly across the country, comes to life in this picture book biography perfect for fans of Hidden Figures and Little Leaders. Includes art from a Coretta Scott King award-winning illustrator. James Herman

Not Without Laughter (Hughes Langston)(Pevná vazba)

A collectible hardcover edition of our greatest African American poet's award-winning first novel about a black boy's coming-of-age in a largely white Kansas town, featuring an introduction by National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy A Penguin Vitae Edition When first published in 1930, Not

Gullah Images: The Art of Jonathan Green (Green Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Paintings, magisterial and universal, that capture the essence of a vibrant African American communityIn his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others--the Gullah people of the South Carolina

School Matters: Pathways to Academic Success Among African American and Latino Adolescents: A Special Issue of Applied Developmental S (Jackson Lisa R.)(Pevná vazba)

Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories (Parmal Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

Made by Americans of European, African, Native and Hispanic heritage, these quilts and bedcovers range from family heirlooms to acts of political protest, each with its own story to tellA mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil

The Age of Phillis (Jeffers Honore Fanonne)(Pevná vazba)

Poems imagine the life and times of Phillis Wheatley In 1773, a young, African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry that challenged Western prejudices about African and female intellectual capabilities. Based on fifteen years of archival research, The Age of Phillis, by

Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History (Williams Schele)(Pevná vazba)

A proud, empowering introduction to African American history that celebrates and honors enslaved ancestors Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before

The War Beat, Pacific: The American Media at War Against Japan (Casey Steven)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive history of American war reporting in the Pacific theater of World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After almost two years slogging with infantrymen through North Africa, Italy, and France, Ernie Pyle immediately realized he was

Hope and Scorn: Eggheads, Experts, and Elites in American Politics (Brown Michael J.)(Pevná vazba)

Intellectuals 'have been both rallying points and railed against in American politics, vessels of hope and targets of scorn,' writes Michael J. Brown as he invigorates a recurrent debate in American life: Are intellectual public figures essential voices of knowledge and wisdom, or out-of-touch

Black Women, Black Love: America's War on African American Marriage (Stewart Dianne M.)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping history of America's oppression of Black companionship According to the 2010 US census, more than 70 percent of Black women in America are unmarried. Black Women, Black Love reveals how four centuries of laws, policies, and customs have created that crisis. Dianne Stewart begins in the

African American Women's Health and Social Issues (Collins Catherine Fisher)(Pevná vazba)

Written by a team of experts that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and chemists, this handbook focuses on the diseases that pose the greatest threat to African American women today. Topics include African American women and heart disease, sickle cell, breast cancer,

Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights (Scholastic Focus) (Goldstone Lawrence)(Pevná vazba)

A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United States.Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former