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Ma Carmen África Vidal Claramonte

Translating His-Stories

Following Hayden White and the critical historiography of the 1960s, the idea underlying this Element is that a historical text is a translation of past events. This implies that retelling stories can var…

History Of American Fol

We Rode the Rhythms as One

Believing in the transformative power of the spoken word

Kim Chandler Vaccaro

Mura Dehn

This book tells the relatively unknown story of Mura Dehn (1902- 1987) a white, Jewish dancer from Russia, once deemed among the most beautiful classical dancers in Europe, who emigrated to the United Sta…

Kim Chandler Vaccaro

Mura Dehn

This book tells the relatively unknown story of Mura Dehn (1902- 1987) a white, Jewish dancer from Russia, once deemed among the most beautiful classical dancers in Europe, who emigrated to the United Sta…

David Greenberg

John Lewis

New York Times Book ReviewTop 100 Books of 2024Explore the "comprehensive and compelling" (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as "the conscience of Congres…

Jannah Handy, Kiyanna Stewart

Blk Mkt Vintage

"BLK MKT Vintage: Reclaiming Our Things is a visual exploration into the world and work of the highly successful vintage/antique concept shop and growing brand, BLK MKT Vintage, that expands upon the…

Race and Resistance in Boston

Race and Resistance in Boston reconstructs the history of Black sport in Boston, from amateur to professional, reimagining the crucial role it played in shaping the city's racial identity.

Gregg Hecimovich

Life and Times of Hannah Crafts, The

WINNER OF THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHYAMERICAN BOOK AWARD WINNERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHYA groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her …

Eisa Davis

The Essentialisn't

Can you be Black and not perform?This is the question of The Essentialisn't, a conceptual art installation with award-winning writer and performer Eisa Davis singing for her life in a tank of water, or at…

Shirley Chisholm,

Shirley Chisholm in Her Own Words

"Shirley Chisholm In Her Own Words: Speeches and Writings is a timely, detailed, and inspiring book that helps maintain the intellectual legacy of Shirley Chisholm. The book reveals new dimensions of…

Grace Elizabeth Hale

In the Pines

Winner of the Mississippi Historical Society Book of the Year Award In this "courageous and compelling ... essential and critically important" book (Bryan Stevenson), an award-winning scholar of…

Gil Ribak

Crude Creatures

Corrects the record on how Yiddish media portrayed African Americans Understandings of Black-Jewish relations have been notable for the near consensus among scholars that the Yiddish press repeatedly cond…

Carver Clark Gayton

Odyssey of a Seattle Native Son

The autobiography of a local and national leader in education and civil rightsCarver Clark Gayton's story bears witness to Seattle's experience of race and the importance of family, teachers, teamwork, an…

Robbie McCauley,

The Struggle Continues: Robbie McCauley

A vital new collection of plays and essays by and about a groundbreaking avant-garde theatre artist.

Maurice J Hobson, Eddie R Cole, Jim C Harper, Derrick P Alridge

With Faith in God and Heart and Mind

When Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, Frank Coleman, and Ernest Everett Just founded the historically Black fraternity Omega Psi Phi on November 17, 1911, at Howard University, they could not have known ho…

Jason Allen-Paisant

The Possibility of Tenderness

Finalist for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in Nature Writing"Extraordinary . . . Surprising at every turn and rewarding in ways you never expect." --Marlon James"An extraordinary, necessary boo…

Raphael Chijioke Njoku

Queen Elizabeth II and the Africans

The road to Queen Elizabeth II's implementation of African reforms was rough, especially in the first two decades following her ascension to the throne. In this book, Raphael Chijioke Njoku examines Queen…

Elizabeth Catlett

"A deft sculptor and printmaker, devout feminist, and lifelong social justice advocate, Catlett was uniquely committed to both her creative process and political convictions. Growing up during the Gr…