Trefferliste "African Autobiography" - alle Bücher, CDs und LPs

Sammy Davis, Jane Boyar, Burt Boyar

Yes I Can

SPECIAL 100TH BIRTHDAY EDITION OF THE CLASSIC BESTSELLER "What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent. . . . I've got to be a star1 I have to be a star like another man has to brea…

Ashley D Farmer

Queen Mother

From an award-winning historian of Black radical politics comes the definitive biography of Audley Moore---mother of modern Black Nationalism and trailblazer in the fight for reparations "Queen Mothe…

Neneh Cherry

A Thousand Threads

"In A Thousand Threads, Neneh takes readers from the charming old schoolhouse in the woods of Sweden where she grew up, to the village in Sierra Leone that was birthplace of her biological father, to…

Neneh Cherry

A Thousand Threads

Shortlisted for the Women 's Prize"Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it." ---Zadie SmithThis vibrant memoir from Grammy-nominated singer-songwrit…

Kehinde Andrews

Nobody Can Give You Freedom

A "provocative, insightful, and urgent" (Peniel E. Joseph) new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a global movement for Black liberationMalcolm X i…

Paul Alexander

Bitter Crop

A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon "A book written as only one artist could view another, with insight and sincere compassion." ---Sandra Cisner…

Patrick Dougher

Concrete Dreamland

"From an award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York comes a bold personal narrative about overcoming family trauma, addiction, poverty-- and forging a creative life in the greatest c…

Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) (geb. 1934)

Autobiography

Jaleel White

Growing Up Urkel

An incisive and insightful memoir by one of the most beloved icons of 90s television.

George E Johnson

Afro Sheen

"You might already be familiar with Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, but have you heard of the man behind the company that produced these products? In [this book], George Ellis Johnson, the acclaimed self…

Anthony Walton

The End of Respectability

"Author of Mississippi: An American Journey"--Dust jacket.

A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess

"Dubbed the "joy goddess of Harlem's 1920s" by poet Langston Hughes, A'Lelia Walker, daughter of millionaire entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and the author's great-grandmother and namesake, …

Erika J Simpson

This Is Your Mother

"Growing up, Erika Simpson's mother loomed large, almost biblical in her life. A daughter of sharecroppers, middle child of ten, her origin story served as a kind of Genesis. Her departure from home …

Adolph L. Reed

The South

The last generation of Americans with a living memory of Jim Crow will soon disappear. They leave behind a collective memory of segregation shaped increasingly by its horrors and heroic defeat but not a n…

Malcolm Jenkins

What Winners Won't Tell You

As a two-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Pro-Bowler, first-round draft pick, and former Jim Thorpe Award recipient, Malcolm Jenkins knows a thing or two about winning.Over the course of his thirteen-…

Ashley Walters

Always Winning

FROM THE STAR OF THE PHENOMENAL NETFLIX SHOW, ADOLESCENCE, COMES A POWERFUL MEMOIR, PACKED WITH INSPIRING STORIES AND HARD-EARNED WISDOM FOR LIFE'S MOST CHALLENGING MOMENTS. 'A raw and inspiring testament…

Michael C Lens

Where the Hood At?

Substantial gaps exist between Black Americans and other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., most glaringly Whites, across virtually all quality-of-life indicators. Despite strong evidence that neighbor…

Jules Tygiel

Extra Bases

Jules Tygiel is a professor of history at San Francisco State University. He is the author of Past Time: Baseball as History and Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy.

Sarah Labrie

No One Gets to Fall Apart

"From television writer and producer Sarah LaBrie, comes a poignant memoir about the love and resilience of a mother and daughter in the midst of mental illness"--