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The collected works of Langston Hughes The collected works of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Not Without Laughter is a story of an African-American family. The main character, Sandy observes the difficulties of an African-American while growing up. Sandy’s family is poor due to the discrimin… OL11022833W
Conversate Is Not a Word Conversate Is Not a Word Jam Donaldson Funny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and … OL15188187W
To serve the living To serve the living Suzanne E. Smith "From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or "home-going" ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. As entrepreneurs in a largel… OL15469488W
Kwanzaa Kwanzaa A. P. Porter Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday created to remind African Americans of their history and their cultural origins. OL15964726W
Juneteenth Juneteenth Julie Murray Introduces the origins and significance of Juneteenth--June 19, the day when African Americans recall their heritage and their forebears' emancipation from slavery--and describes how the holiday is c… OL16615497W
Black social dance in television advertising Black social dance in television advertising Carla Stalling Huntington "This work investigates the anthropologic aesthetic of black social dance in television advertising. Covering the 1950s through 2010 in the United States, each decade is explored as dance is shown to… OL16624513W
Beyond the briar patch Beyond the briar patch Lyn Ford "Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller, honored by her peers nationally, retells traditional stories and folkways from her cultural heritage"-- OL17849322W
Food in Grandma's day Food in Grandma's day Valerie Weber Recalls what it was like for a young African American girl to help prepare meals for her large family living in Madison, Illinois, in the 1930s and 1940s. OL1802728W
Sites of memory Sites of memory Craig E. Barton "The issue of race in architecture is a complicated and often divisive one. Traditional methods of architectural history and theory tend to attribute a city's civic and cultural identity to the domin… OL18328758W
Dethroning the deceitful pork chop Dethroning the deceitful pork chop Jennifer Jensen Wallach Uses a variety of methodological perspectives to demonstrate that throughout time black people have used both overt and subtle food practices to resist white oppression. OL20035822W
The original Black elite The original Black elite Elizabeth Dowling Taylor "Chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era embodied in … OL20048194W
Redbone Redbone Ron Stodghill Lance Herndon was at the top of his game in 1996. At age forty-one he was a self-made millionaire, the owner of Access, Inc., a successful information-systems consulting company. As a prominent membe… OL276850W
Our Kind of People Our Kind of People Lawrence Otis Graham Debutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, a… OL277428W
African-American holidays African-American holidays Faith Winchester Discusses special times of the year when African-Americans celebrate, including Black History Month, Mardi Gras, Juneteenth, Harambee, Junkanoo, and Kwanzaa. OL3280393W
Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Mildred Pitts Walter Discusses the origins and symbols of Kwanzaa, the holiday that focuses on African American history, culture, and experiences, and offers suggestions for ways to celebrate this holiday. OL38022W
Seven candles for Kwanzaa Seven candles for Kwanzaa Andrea Davis Pinkney Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values. OL477249W
Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Amanda Doering "A brief description of the African American holiday of Kwanzaa, including how it started and ways people celebrate this cultural holiday"--Provided by publisher. OL5824728W
In Our Own Image In Our Own Image Patrik Henry Bass,Karen Pugh The first visual document of black social and cultural history in America from World War II to the present, In Our Own Image is also a fascinating scrapbook that recounts simple, eloquent stories abo… OL5964995W
Multicolored memories of a Black Southern girl Multicolored memories of a Black Southern girl Kitty Oliver ""Every family has its maverick - the one who runs counter to the herd - and I played that role in mine," Kitty Oliver writes. Multicolored Memories of a Black Southern Girl is the story of Oliver's … OL6208494W
Passed on: African American Mourning Stories Passed on: African American Mourning Stories Karla FC Holloway "Passed On is a portrait of death and dying in twentieth-century African America. Through poignant reflection and thorough investigation of the myths, rituals, economics, and politics of African Amer… OL9164574W
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