African-American Nonfiction

Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God

2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2009.

109 p. ; 23 cm.

Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of the rediscovered masterpieces of the American canon. The novel depicts a woman's struggle for personal awareness and self-empowerment and has inspired many of the African-American women writers who have followed in Hurston's footsteps. This study guide to the novel features short excerpts of critical essays, an annotated bibliography, an index, and an introductory essay by renowned literature professor Harold Bloom. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave

2009-10-30T00:00:00-04:00

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005.

xxxiii, 126 p. ; 23 cm.

Conversations with Samuel R. Delany

2009-10-27T08:37:13-04:00

Delany, Samuel R.

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.

xx, 214 p. ; 23 cm.

Black is the new white : a memoir

2009-10-26T12:55:02-04:00

Mooney, Paul, 1941-

New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

264 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"Black Is the New White" is a fascinating and fearless memoir by one of the most enduring and brilliant comedic minds of all time. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Michael Jackson : before he was king

2009-10-21T10:24:31-04:00

Gray, Todd.

San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2009.

141 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

"Photographer Todd Gray worked with Michael Jackson for several years before Michael requested that he become his personal photographer, a relationship that would encompass Michael's performances with The Jacksons through the release of his solo albums Off the wall and Thriller. This collection of unseen and intimate pictures of Michael taken over a span of 10 years reveal him at home, with his family and fans, in career-making live performances, and on the Beat it video shoot"--Dust jacket.

We troubled the waters : poems

2009-10-21T00:00:00-04:00

Shange, Ntozake.

New York : Amistad/Collins, 2009.

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Shange's stirring poems and Brown's raw, striking paintings evoke the turbulence of the civil rights movement. Illustrations. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Maneater

2009-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

Morrison, Mary B.

Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.

393 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.

"New York Times"-bestselling author Morrison and "Essence"-bestselling author Noire collaborate on this too-hot-to-handle novella that proves there's nothing more powerful than a woman bent on seduction and revenge. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Character of a man / by Mary B. Morrison -- Sugar-honey-ice-tee / by Noire.

The Tuskegee airmen : the men who changed a nation

2009-10-19T08:51:02-04:00

Francis, Charles E.

Boston [Mass.] : Branden Books, c2008.

559 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Slave census of Green County, Kentucky, 1850 and 1860

2009-10-16T00:00:00-04:00

Houk, Martha T.

Greensburg, Ky. : Green County Genealogical Society, c2008 (Utica, Ky. : McDowell Publications)

142 p. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Green County Black records : Green County, Kentucky

2009-10-16T00:00:00-04:00

Bishop, Mary.

Greensburg, Ky. (P.O. Box 273, Greensburg [42743]) : Green County Genealogical Society, [2006?]

224 p. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Ralph Ellison's Invisible man

2009-10-15T00:00:00-04:00

New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2009.

viii, 205 p. ; 25 cm.

Many critics view Invisible Man as the greatest African-American literary achievement to date. This classic novel reflected race relations in America at the beginning of the civil rights movement. Few works have brought to life with such candor and lyrical grace, the life of a man who feels himself marginalized to the point of being rendered invisibly nonexistent. This new offering in the Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations series considers Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man through a selection of critical essays. Additional features include an index for easy reference, notes on the contributing writers, a bibliography of the author's work, a chronology detailing the author's life, and an introductory essay by literature professor Harold Bloom. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Gridiron gauntlet : the story of the men who integrated pro football, in their own words

2009-10-14T02:23:28-04:00

Piascik, Andy, 1957-

Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub. : Distributed by National Book Network, c2009.

ix, 258 p. ; 24 cm.

One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, four black players joined the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams to become the first African-American pro football players in the modern era. Players who began their careers from 1946 to 1955 reminisce about the violence they faced on and off the field, the world of segregation and the violence it brought, but also of white players and coaches who assisted and supported their careers. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

John Brown -- Bob Mann -- Joe Perry -- Sherman Howard -- George Taliaferro -- Emerson Cole -- Charlie Powell -- Eddie Macon -- Harold Bradley -- Eddie Bell -- Henry Ford -- Bobby Watkins.

Includes index.

I am the new black

2009-10-13T03:49:35-04:00

Morgan, Tracy, 1968-

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

xx, 198p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

The outrageously funny, heartbreaking, and surprising story of Tracy Morgan's rise from ghetto wiseass to superstar comedian.

Contemporary Black biography.

2009-10-12T00:00:00-04:00

Detroit : Gale Research Inc., c1992-<2009>

v. : ill. ; 29 cm.

"Profiles from the international Black community."

Official negligence : how Rodney King and the riots changed Los Angeles and the LAPD

2009-10-09T00:00:00-04:00

Cannon, Lou.

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.

xxi, 706 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Originally published by Times Books in 1997.

The streets don't love you back

2009-10-08T17:00:51-04:00

Boyd, Robert D., 1963-

[Cincinnati, Ohio] : Boyd Pub., c2008.

187 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Michael Jackson : 1958-2009, life of a legend

2009-10-08T09:51:48-04:00

Heatley, Michael.

London : Headline, 2009.

192 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

The midnight clear : stories of love, hope & inspiration.

2009-10-08T00:00:00-04:00

Stone Mountain, GA : KNB Publications, LLC, 2006.

316 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Racism and Black on Black crime : from a biblical perspective

2009-10-07T13:38:21-04:00

Springs, Oressa.

Greenville, S.C. : Ambassador International, c2008.

141 p. ; 22 cm.

Michael Jackson : a visual documentary 1958-2009 : the official tribute edition

2009-10-07T00:00:00-04:00

London ; New York : Omnibus ; New York, NY : Music Sales Corp. (distributor), c2009.

280 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

An illustrated photo book featuring an interview with the "King of Pop." Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Includes UK discography 1972-2009 (p. 278-280) and filmography (p. 280).

Warriors don't cry : the searing memoir of the battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High

2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00

Beals, Melba.

New York : Simon Pulse, 2007.

226 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.

Originally published more than a decade ago, this searing account of the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock--an ALA Nonfiction Book of the Year--is written by one of the black teenagers chosen to become warriors on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Scared silent : the Mildred Muhammad story : a memoir

2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00

Muhammad, Mildred.

New York : Strebor Books, c2009.

261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"Mildred Muhammad, the former wife of convicted 'D.C. Sniper' John Muhammad, breaks her silence about the domestic violence she suffered during their marriage and the tragic events that occurred after their divorce, which led up to the October 2002 sniper killings in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area"--Jacket.

"When the one you love-- becomes the one you fear."

"Published by Atria Books"--Jacket.

Includes discussion guide, listing of state coalitions against domestic violence, and a safety plan for victims in a domestic violence situation.

Cotton and race in the making of America : the human costs of economic power

2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00

Dattel, Eugene R.

Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2009.

xiv, 416 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm.

Since the earliest days of colonial America, the relationship between cotton and the African-American experience has been central to the history of the republic. America's most serious social tragedy, slavery and its legacy, spread only where cotton could be grown. Both before and after the Civil War, blacks were assigned to the cotton fields while a pervasive racial animosity and fear of a black migratory invasion caused white Northerners to contain blacks in the South. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

The plays

2009-10-05T00:00:00-04:00

Reed, Ishmael, 1938-

Champaign : Dalkey Archive Press, 2009.

398 p. ; 21 cm.

Mother Hubbard -- Savage wilds -- Hubba city -- The preacher and the rapper -- The C above C above high C -- Body parts.

The battle of Ole Miss : civil rights v. states' rights

2009-10-05T00:00:00-04:00

Lambert, Frank, 1943-

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

xii, 193 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

The Mississippi way -- Growing up Black in Mississippi -- Growing up white in Mississippi -- Black GIs challenge "the Mississippi way" -- Whites mobilize against the "second reconstruction" -- Confrontation at Ole Miss -- James Meredith puts Ole Miss on trial -- The battle of Ole Miss -- Mission accomplished : Ole Miss integrated? -- Intended and unintended consequences.

Series from jacket.

Declaration of marriage of negroes and mulattoes, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 12 May 1866 to 2 April 1874 : total record of declarations found in Fulton county, Kentucky.

2009-10-05T00:00:00-04:00

Adams, Margaret Howard.

Fulton, Ky. : Fulton County Genealogical Society, 2002.

77 [i.e. 39] leaves : chiefly facsims. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

"Originally submitted by Mrs. Margaret Howard Adams to the Jacob Flournoy Chapter of NSDAR, Fulton, Kentcuky [sic]."

Posing beauty : African American images from the 1890s to the present

2009-10-05T00:00:00-04:00

Willis, Deborah, 1948-

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.

xxxi, 243 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Long overlooked in American culture, African American beauty finally get its due in this landmark work. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Shaping memories : reflections of African American women writers

2009-10-02T00:00:00-04:00

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.

xvi, 245 p. ; 24 cm.

A distant star called possibility : Wintergreen / Nikki Giovanni -- Wintergreen and alaga syrup : a writer's reflections on memory, writing, and place / Carmen R. Gillespie -- From "Shaping the world of my art" / Paule Marshall -- Outside of dreams / Ethel Morgan Smith -- The case of the reluctant reader : she who reads last-- / Sandra Y. Govan -- Parting the blue miasma / Kendra Hamilton -- New kid on the block / Joanne Veal Gabbin -- Obstacles or opportunities : the wisdom to know the difference / Elizabeth Brown-Guillory -- The faith walk of writing : connecting head and heart / Marilyn Sanders Mobley -- On my return from exile / Linda Williamson Nelson -- Of history and healing / Janus Adams -- The conscientious outsider / Camille Dungy -- The mother's board / Opal Moore -- My father's passage / Mari Evans -- A blessed life / Maryemma Graham -- A birth and a death, or Everything important happens on Monday / Daryl Cumber Dance -- Ambrosia / Nikky Finney -- Cotton pickin' authority / Trudier Harris -- The first time I saw Big Daddy grinning / Lovalerie King -- On gardening, or A love supreme / Joyce Pettis -- A very good year / Hermine Pinson -- Bury the thought / Karla FC Holloway -- The death of the mother / Eugenia Collier -- A remembrance / Sonia Sanchez -- The night I stopped singing like Billie Holiday / Toi Derricotte -- Afterword: Rites, rituals, and creative ceremonies : a social history of the Wintergreen Women Writers' Collective / Sandra Y. Govan -- Poetry reading : a coda / Opal Moore.

"The essayists featured here are members of the Wintergreen Women Writers' Collective"--Introd.

Ink in the hood : tattoos for darker skin

2009-10-01T12:19:48-04:00

Holder, Randy.

Arglen, Pa. : Schiffer Publishing, c2009.

159 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm.

One of the biggest challenges currently facing tattoo artists is to effectively tattoo dark skin. This book introduces tattoo artists to a different approach to tattoo art. Over the course of tattooing thousands of people of color, the author developed techniques and discovered tattoo patterns that best reflect his clients' cultures and communities, many of which are displayed here. Using 380 striking color photos of his work and a recounting of amazing experiences that led an artist involved in tattooing since the 1960s to discover techniques and applications that produce effective, clear tattoos on dark skin. This book is a grand introduction to tattooing dark skin and a fascinating resource. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Michelle Obama : a portrait of the first lady

2009-10-01T09:55:17-04:00

New York : Time Inc. Home Entertainment ; Godalming : Melia [distributor], 2009.

144 p. : ill (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Published in association with Life magazine.

Barack like me : the chocolate covered truth

2009-10-01T08:11:37-04:00

Grier, David Alan, 1955 June 30-

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.

ix, 239 p. ; 24 cm.

Grier unabashedly muses on politics, culture, and race while recounting his own life story in this edgy, timeless, hilarious, and revelatory memoir and look at all things Barack.

"A Touchstone book."

[Scrapbook of newspaper and magazine articles about African Americans : during the time period of WWII

2009-09-30T12:17:45-04:00

[Cincinnati, Ohio : Lloyd Sweeney, 1941]

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 37 cm.

Articles from American magazines and newspapers, including many from Cincinnati, Ohio newspapers. Very few are identified by publication or exact date. Chiefly covers African American performers and sports figures, and African-American participation in WWII. Some of the individuals included are musicians Paul Robeson, Hazel Scott, Marian Anderson, Dorothy Maynor, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Waters, and Lena Horne ; baseball player Satchel Paige ; boxer Jimmy Bivens ; dancer Katherine Dunham ; and various personal interest stories, such as factory workers, military officers, and a couple that gave birth to twins, only one of whom was albino.

Title supplied by cataloger. Compiler's name and date written inside front cover.

Brother West : living and loving out loud

2009-09-28T00:00:00-04:00

West, Cornel.

Carlsbad, CA : SmileyBooks, 2009.

275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"New York Times"-bestselling author West is one of America's most provocative and admired public intellectuals. Yet, as he points out in this new memoir, I've never taken the time to focus on the inner dynamics of the dark precincts of my soul. That is, until now. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Introduction -- January 1, 1961 -- My change -- The bridge -- Curve balls -- Negative capability -- Albert Einstein and Malcolm X -- R.E.S.P.E.C.T -- What's going on : Ludvig Wittgenstein and/or Al Green? -- David Hume and Arthur Schopenhauer in the Brooklyn navy yard -- The big block -- Brother Wash -- Moonlight over Manhattan -- "Think." -- Trane -- Make up to break up -- Elleni -- Prophetic fragments -- "The way you do the things you do" -- Race matters -- The dream team -- What a matter of man -- What happened to the squeegee folk? -- Loss -- Just to keep you satisfied -- The most passionate love -- Messing with the wrong brother -- Womb to tomb -- Death, taxes, and love -- Brother Tavis -- Going away blues.

Includes index.

Nikki Turner presents street chronicles. Backstage.

2009-09-25T00:00:00-04:00

New York : One World/Ballantine Books, c2009.

xviii, 248 p. ; 21 cm.

Introduction: the day I signed / Dana Dane -- I'm good / Krista Johns -- Chasing the ring / Harold L. Turley II -- Stolen legacy / Allah Adams -- Lose to win / Lana Ave -- Gun music / Nikki Turner -- Outro / Styles P.