African-American Autobiography – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 10

Bridgett M Davis

Love, Rita

"From ... memoirist Bridgett M. Davis, a ... tribute of sisterhood and family, love and profound loss"--Provided by publisher.

Jon Tattrie

To Leave a Warrior Behind

Discover the untold story of Charles R. Saunders, the little known figure who wrote groundbreaking fantasy worlds and redefined an entire genre. Blending biography with a tribute to Saunders' forgotten li…

Antonio Michael Downing

Saga Boy

"Singularly dazzling . . . A brilliant collage of the twenty-first century's most incredible memoirs." --KIESE LAYMON

Nicole D Yadon

The Politics of Skin Tone

"A nuanced examination of the salience of skin tone within African American politics. Research shows that skin tone is associated with significant differences in life experiences. On average, African…

A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess

"Raucously immersive...An intimate portrait of Black opulence in the early 20th century." ---Oprah DailyA "scintillating, vibrant" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review) and deeply rese…

Austin Channing Brown

Full of Myself

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a time of rising authoritarianism and attacks on personal freedoms, the New York Times bestselling author of I'm Still Here chronicles her efforts to live as her full self in a so…

Every Tone A Testimony: An African American Aural History

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz---Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie---who, born w…

Lerone Martin

Young King

From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at th…

Marion Orr

House of Diggs

At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (1922-1998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan's first Black member of Congress,…

Kay Norton

Sallie Martin, Mother of Gospel Music

"Sallie Martin combined fame as a performer with a far-sighted business acumen that brought Black gospel music to a national audience and laid the foundation for the industry that followed. Kay Norto…

Patrick Howell

Getting Deals Done

Getting Deals Done is a new-millennium memoir written with universal and urgent applications, focused at the intersection of Race on the generation X axis, Capitalism on the generation Y axis and the New …

Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

In two volumes, Judson Jeffries brings together essays on 21 accomplished and influential members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., demonstrating the enormous impact of the fraternity. Volume 1 tells the…

Rich Benjamin

Talk to Me

A piercingly powerful memoir, a grandson's account of the coup that ended his grandfather's presidency of Haiti, the secrecy that shrouded that wound within his family, and his urgent efforts to know his …

John Harris

Tomlin

In 2007, at the age of thirty-four, Mike Tomlin was hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Replacing Hall of Famer Bill Cowher---and two years removed from the team's Super Bowl XL victory---…

Rachel Laryea

Black Capitalists

Examines "how Black visionaries--from Wall Street to Lagos and beyond--are reimagining capitalism to benefit the needs of Black people and, ultimately, everyone"--Provided by publisher.

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz---Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie---who, born w…

Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

In two volumes, Judson Jeffries brings together essays on 21 accomplished and influential members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., demonstrating the enormous impact of the fraternity. Volume 2 discusses…

Timothy B Tyson, Mary D Williams

Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher

If Americans remember Mahalia Jackson at all, they know her as the greatest gospel singer to ever live. New York Times best-selling author Timothy B. Tyson and acclaimed gospel singer Mary D. Williams, ho…