African category: 8440 books
Young, Gifted and Black
The Defiant Truth About Our Children’S Ability to Meet Every Foe
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The most crucial information this generation of African American youth must know is the fact that unless they live their life with a sense of urgency and purpose, the world is going to pass them by. Now is the time for those who want something more out of life than mediocrity and the status quo to...
Hip Hop Dance
Meanings and Messages
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Tracing the African American dance from the Diaspora to the dance floor, this book covers a social history germane not only to the African American experience, but also to the global experience of laborers who learn lessons from hip hop dance. Examining hip hop dance as text, as commentary, and as...
Archives of the Black Atlantic
Reading Between Literature and History
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Many African diasporic novelists and poets allude to or cite archival documents in their writings, foregrounding the elements of archival research and data in their literary texts, and revising the material remnants of the archive. This book reads black historical novels and poetry in an interdisciplinary...
American Voudou
Journey into a Hidden World
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 1999
Voudou (an older spelling of voodoo)a pantheistic belief system developed in West Africa and transported to the Americas during the diaspora of the slave tradeis the generic term for a number of similar African religions which mutated in the Americas, including santeria, candomble, macumbe, obeah,...
Poems for a Century
An Anthology on Nigeria
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
In 2010, billions of naira were spent to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nigeria's independence since 1960. More naira are to be spent in 2014 to commemorate the centenary marking the nation's birth in 1914 from an amalgamation of diverse group of peoples, languages, cultures and expectations. As the...
by Charles W. Chesnutt
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Son of "free persons of color," Charles W. Chesnutt was an important voice and the first African-American to gain recognition in literature. Grandson of a white man (probably a slave owner), Chesnutt had lighter skin and for that was commonly mistaken for a white man - a deception he always...
by Laura M. Towne
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
On April 9, 1862, 37-year-old Laura Matilda Towne to Port Royal Island, newly captured by the Union forces in the American Civil War. She spent the next 38 years of her life educating and ministering to freed slaves. She maintained the utmost belief in the humanity and possibilities for African-Americans....
by John Chua
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.
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The Magellan Fallacy
Globalization and the Emergence of Asian and African Literature in Spanish
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Winner of the 2015 A-Asia/ICAS Africa-Asia Book Prize, a global competition, for the best book in English, French, or Portuguese on any topic linking Asia and Africa.
The Magellan Fallacy argues that literature in Spanish from Asia and Africa, though virtually unknown, reimagines the supposed...
I Cannot Tell a Lie
The True Story of George Washington's African American Descendants
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2004
THE FIRST PRESIDENT
Documented national history states that the nation's first president had no children. But the oral history of the descendants of this African American family tells a different story.
THE CONTROVERSY
Many people will believe the story of George Washington fathering a slave...
by Murray Leinster
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
From the juju house the witch doctor emerged, bedaubed with colored earths and bright ashes. The drums renewed their frantic, resounding thunder. The torchbearers capered more actively, and yelled more excitedly. The drumming had gone on all day and its hypnotic effect had culminated in a species...
by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Offering information for use inside and outside of the classroom, this educational resource delineates how black males learn differently from other students and what can be done to most effectively reach them. Outlining the differences as both behavioral (attention span, aggression, maturation, energy...
An African Rebound
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
“A deeply touching and fascinating novel. This is a must-read for anyone familiar with the game of basketball” (J****ulius Erving, NBA Hall of Famer).
It’s 1989, and Jim Keating has hit absolute rock bottom. He lost his wife to cancer, his house to bankruptcy, and his job as a college basketball...
by Linda Rucker Hutchens, Ella J. Wilmont Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2004
Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northeast Georgia, Hall County and the city of Gainesville have been significantly enriched by the contributions of their African-American residents. Hall County, Georgia is a retrospective photographic album; it is a glimpse of the past, featuring...