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

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,

South Central Is Home: Race and the Power of Community Investment in Los Angeles (Rosas Abigail)(Pevná vazba)

Food, Health, and Culture in Latino Los Angeles (Sarah Portnoy)(Pevná vazba)

Food, Health, and Culture in Latino Los Angeles explores the history of Latino cuisine in Los Angeles and the contemporary Latino food scene, one that sharply contrasts with urban Latino neighborhoods where access to affordable, healthy food is a struggle. The study offers solutions such as

Maya Angelou (Little Guides to Great Lives) (Jawando Danielle)(Pevná vazba)

Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights

The Postcolonial Animal: African Literature and Posthuman Ethics (Mwangi Evan)(Pevná vazba)

Despite the central role that animals play in African writing and daily life, African literature and African thinkers remain conspicuously absent from the field of animal studies. The Postcolonial Animal: African Literature and Posthuman Ethics demonstrates the importance of African writing to

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

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Promising Practices for African American Male Students (hc) (Murff Dennisha)(Pevná vazba)

In Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Promising Practices for African American Male Students, I take us on a journey into teachers' perceptions of the impact of implementing culturally responsive pedagogical (CRP) practices on the student learning outcomes of African American male students. The book

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,

Latin American Adventures in Literary Journalism (Calvi Pablo)(Pevná vazba)

Latin American Adventures in Literary Journalism explores the central role of narrative journalism in the formation of national identities in Latin America, and the concomitant role the genre had in the consolidation of the idea of Latin America as a supra-national entity. This work discusses the

Jazz Poems (Young Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

Ever since its first flowering in the 1920s, jazz has had an influence on American poetry, and this anthology offers a collection of jazz poems. From the Harlem Renaissance to the Beat Movement, from the poets of the New York School to the contemporary poetry scene, the jazz aesthetic has been a

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

A History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind (Goodson Stephen Mitford)(Pevná vazba)

In a 'History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind' ex-South African banker Stephen Goodson explains how the Central Banking 'scam' originated, and how those who run it have throughout history used their power to subvert governments, and manufacture wars that not only produced vast

Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between (Nusbaum Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Becoming Los Angeles: Myth, Memory, and a Sense of Place (Waldie D. J.)(Pevná vazba)

Best-selling author and beloved chronicler of Los Angeles D.J. Waldie reconsiders the city in a collection of contemporary essays.Nobody sees Los Angeles with more eloquence than D. J. Waldie. - Susan Brenneman, Los Angeles Times Deputy Op-Ed EditorBecoming Los Angeles, a new collection by the

Welcome to Jazz: A Swing-Along Celebration of America's Music, Featuring When the Saints Go Marching In"" (Sloan Carolyn)(Pevná vazba)

AN INTERACTIVE, SWING-ALONG PICTURE BOOK--WITH 12 SOUND CHIPS Are you ready to swing? Discover the wonders of jazz: How to get in the groove, what it means to play a solo, and the joy of singing along in a call-and-response. In this interactive swing-along picture book with 12 sound chips,

American Geography (Black Matt)(Pevná vazba)

When Magnum photographer Matt Black began exploring his hometown in California's rural Central Valley--dubbed 'the other California,' where one-third of the population lives in poverty--he knew what his next project had to be. Black was inspired to create a vivid portrait of an unknown America, to

Cabin Pressure: African American Pilots, Flight Attendants, and Emotional Labor (Evans Louwanda)(Pevná vazba)

Author Louwanda Evans draws on provocative interviews with African Americans in the flight industry to examine the emotional labor involved in a business that offers occupational prestige, but also a history of the systemic exclusion of people of

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Copeland Misty)(Pevná vazba)

A bestselling and prize-winning memoir by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, Life in Motion is the vividly told story of her journey to the world-class American Ballet Theatre--and delves into the harrowing family conflicts that nearly drove her away from ballet as a thirteen-year-old

Fagen: An African American Renegade in the Philippine-American War (Morey Michael)(Pevná vazba)

In 1898, in an era of racial terror at home and imperial conquest abroad, the United States sent its troops to suppress the Filipino struggle for independence, including three regiments of the famed African American 'Buffalo Soldiers.' Among them was David Fagen, a twenty-year-old private in the

The L.A. Cookbook: Recipes from the Best Restaurants, Bakeries, and Bars in Los Angeles (Steingold Alison Clare)(Pevná vazba)

From Boyle Heights to Malibu, Los Angeles is the most exciting food city in the United States. These 100 recipes from L.A.'s best chefs transport the California Dream to your table.Blessed by the abundance of sun, sea, and fertile agricultural land; vibrant Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern,

Essays on American Indian and Mormon History (Hafen P. Jane)(Pevná vazba)

American Indians have long played a central role in Mormon history and its narratives. Their roles, however, have often been cast in support of traditional Mormon beliefs and as a reaffirmation of colonial discourses. This collection of essays, many the result of a seminar hosted by the Charles

Texas Jazz Singer, 25: Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond (Mooney Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

At 102 years of age, Louise Tobin is one of the last surviving musicians of the Swing Era. Born in Aubrey, Texas, in 1918, she grew up in a large family that played music together. She once said that she fell out of the cradle singing and all she ever wanted to do was to sing. And sing she did. She

Covid Curveball: An Inside View of the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship Season (Neverett Tim)(Pevná vazba)

A riveting inside account of the most unforgettable season in Los Angeles Dodgers history, from the COVID-delayed start through the incredible playoff run, by the broadcaster who saw it all. Amid strict new rules and Coronavirus outbreaks on other teams that wreaked havoc on the schedule, the