African category: 8440 books
In My Father's House
Africa in the Philosophy of Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 1993
The beating of Rodney King and the resulting riots in South Central Los Angeles. The violent clash between Hasidim and African-Americans in Crown Heights. The boats of Haitian refugees being turned away from the Land of Opportunity. These are among the many racially-charged images that have burst...
by Mariam Konaté Deme
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
There exists a strong tendency within Western literary criticism to either deny the existence of epics in Africa or to see African literatures as exotic copies of European originals. In both cases, Western criticism has largely failed to acknowledge the distinctiveness of African literary aesthetics....
What the Hell Is Wrong with You Black People?
Do Black America Understand they are Facing Self-Destruction?
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
The condition of African-Americans today is quite alarming and disturbing. African- Americans have an enormous amount of contributions from their ancestors to advance in directions that can lead them to live positively. However, black Americans advancement in technology, science, music, arts and business,...
by James Newton
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
This ecookbook contains Traditional South African dishes, plus an insight to the colourful culture of Cape Town.
CONTENTS:
History and Influences on South African Cooking
Current Day South African Cuisine
South African English
SOUTH AFRICAN MAIN DISHES
OKRA DISHES
ROOIBOS DISHES
SOUTH AFRICAN DESERTS
by Kimberley L. Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Daily Life during African American Migrations focuses attention to the everyday social, cultural, and political lives of migrants in the United States as they established communities far away from their former homes. This book examines blacks' labor and urban experiences, social and political activism,...
African American Families Today
Myths and Realities
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
From teen pregnancy and single parenting to athletics and HIV/AIDS, myths about African American families abound. This provocative book by two acclaimed scholars of race and ethnicity debunks many common myths about black families in America, sharing stories and drawing on the latest research to show...
by John A. Wright Sr., John A. Wright Jr., Curtis A. Wright Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
The city of St. Louis is known for its African American citizens and their many contributions to the culture within its borders, the country, and the world. Images of Modern America: African American St. Louis profiles some of the events that helped shape St. Louis from the 1960s to the present. Tracing...
by Olabode Ibironke
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
This book is an exploration of the material conditions of the production of African literature. Drawing on the archives of Heinemann’s African Writers Series, it highlights the procedures, relationships, demands, ideologies, and counterpressures engendered by the publication of three major authors:...
Afro Asia
Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections between African Americans and Asian Americans
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2008
With contributions from activists, artists, and scholars, Afro Asia is a groundbreaking collection of writing on the historical alliances, cultural connections, and shared political strategies linking African Americans and Asian Americans. Bringing together autobiography, poetry, scholarly criticism,...
Torchbearers of Democracy
African American Soldiers in the World War I Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, "The world must be made safe for democracy." For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought and labored in the global conflict, these words carried life or death meaning. Relating stories bridging the war...
A Faithful Account of the Race
African American Historical Writing in Nineteenth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
The civil rights and black power movements expanded popular awareness of the history and culture of African Americans. But, as Stephen Hall observes, African American authors, intellectuals, ministers, and abolitionists had been writing the history of the black experience since the 1800s. With this...
by Aboubakar S. Sanogo, Neil Parsons, Martin Mhando
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Critical Approaches to African Cinema Discourse utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to lay bare the diversity and essence of African cinema discourse. It is an anthology of historical reflections, critical essays, and interviews by film critics, historians, theorists, and filmmakers that signifies...
by Eddie Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
With a premise that the African American mind continues to deal with the impact of slavery on many levels, this proactive discussion analyzes the effect of such mental strain on black culture and proposes a model for creating more African American leaders and empowering African American communities....
Chronicles of a Two-Front War
Civil Rights and Vietnam in the African American Press
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
During the Vietnam War, young African Americans fought to protect the freedoms of Southeast Asians and died in disproportionate numbers compared to their white counterparts. Despite their sacrifices, black Americans were unable to secure equal rights at home, and because the importance of the war...