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I wear my hair natural and I’ve been dying and highlight it for about 3 years twice a year. Although my hair has grown the ends have been breaking. I started off using herbal essence, then switched to texture and tones for women and color, then last year i tried Feria by loreal. 5 years a go i used a rinse dye and it just ruined my towels and would wash out. What is the best hair dye and highlighting brand for african american hair?

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Juice $3.35 Spike Lee’s longtime cinematographer, Ernest R. Dickerson, made his directorial debut with this violent story about four Harlem teens whose lives are changed when a store robbery goes wrong. The film has been likened to an urban The Wild Bunch, but it is far too artificial for that. With Dickerson’s eye, Juice understandably looks great, but at the end of the day it is only a slightly better versi…

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Roots 6 Video Box Set [VHS] $37.00 From the moment the young Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is stolen from his life and ancestral home in 18th-century Africa and brought under inhumane conditions to be auctioned as a slave in America, a line is begun that leads from this most shameful chapter in U.S. history to the 20th-century author Alex Haley, a Kinte descendant. The late Haley’s acclaimed book Roots was adapted into this six-volume…

The Civil War – A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set) [VHS] $21.85 The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn’t just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the “Ken Burns approach,” its style is understood: voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically a…

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The Hidden Cost of Being African American $15 The Hidden Cost of Being African American

African American Literacies $43.95 This book addresses the literacy problems of African American students providing educators with an African American centred theory of rhetoric and composition.

Water and African American Memory $74.95 Offers the first sustained treatise on watercourses in the African American expressive tradition.

The African American Child $50 Introduces social science students to African-American child development.

African American Studies $65 An introduction to the large and rich area of scholarship that is African American Studies

African American Theatre $42 This book traces the history of African American theatre from its beginnings to the present.

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Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture $35 Essays by leading voices in African-American culture.

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A Companion to African-American Studies $199.95 A Companion to African-American Studies is an exciting and comprehensive re-appraisal of the history and future of African American studies. Contains original essays by expert contributors in the field of African-American Studies Creates a groundbreaking re-appraisal of the history and future of the field Includes a series of reflections from those who established African American Studies as a bona fide academic discipline Captures the dynamic interaction of African American Studies with other fields of inquiry.

African American Communication $57.95 A cultural analysis of African-American communication. It emphasizes identity, rules and strategies that characterize communication for group members. Topics covered include communication competence, African-American cultural identity negotiation, and more.

Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community $99 Presents a foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. This book challenges stereotypes of African Americans and offers advice on approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American populations.

Virtues and Values: The African and African American Experience $6 “This brief volume is excerpted from Peter Paris’s popular and influential work The Spirituality of African Peoples on African and African American Spirituality. Paris shows how the religious and moral values of Africa have pervaded African American life and thought. Focusing on six particular virtues, he explores how the African worldview enriched and ennobled African American notions of morality and values, public virtue, and meaningful life.”

African American Folktales $70 Gathers together nearly 50 of the most important African American folktales along with introductions and suggestions for further reading.

Sourcebook on African-American Performance $46.95 The first volume to consider African-American performance between and beyond the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and the New Black Renaissance of the 1990s.

Language and the African American Child $26 Provides a linguistic description of the patterns used by children when acquiring African American English.

Icons of African American Comedy $95 This in-depth compilation of the lives, works, and contributions of 12 icons of African-American comedy explores their impact on American entertainment and the way America thinks about race.

Origins of the African American Jeremiad $55 In the moralistic texts of jeremiadic discourse, authors lament the condition of society, utilizing prophecy as a means of predicting its demise. This study delves beneath the socio-religious and cultural exterior of the American jeremiadic tradition to unveil the complexities of African American jeremiadic rhetoric in antebellum America. It examines the development of the tradition in response to slavery, explores its contributions to the antebellum social protest writings of African Americans, and evaluates the role of the jeremiad in the growth of an African American literary genre. Despite its locale within an unreceptive environment, the African American jeremiad maintained its power, continuing to influence contemporary African American literary and cultural traditions.

A Companion to African American Literature $159.95 Through a series of essays that explore the forms, themes, genres, historical contexts, major authors, and latest critical approaches, A Companion to African American Literature presents a comprehensive chronological overview of African American literature from the eighteenth century to the modern day Examines African American literature from its earliest origins, through the rise of antislavery literature in the decades leading into the Civil War, to the modern development of contemporary African American cultural media, literary aesthetics, and political ideologies Addresses the latest critical and scholarly approaches to African American literature Features essays by leading established literary scholars as well as newer voices

Literacy in African American Communities $56.95 This volume explores the unique sociocultural contexts of literacy development, values, and practices in African American communities. African Americans–young and old–are frequently the focus of public discourse about literacy. In a society that values

Religion and Suicide in the African-American Community $95 The first book to provide an ethnographic study of religion and suicide in the African American community.

African American Religious Cultures $273 Like no previous reference, African American Religious Cultures captures the full scope of African American religious identity, tracing the long history of African American engagement with spiritual practice while exploring the origins and complexities of current religious traditions. This breakthrough encyclopedia offers alphabetically organized entries on every major spiritual belief system as it has evolved among African American communities, covering its beginnings, development, major doctrinal points, rituals, important figures, and defining moments. In addition, the work illustrates how the social and economic realities of life for African Americans have shaped beliefs across the spectrum of religious cultures.

Encyclopedia of African American History $295 Encyclopedia of African American History introduces readers to the significant peopoe, events, sociopolitical movements, and ideas that have shaped African American life from earliest contact between African peoples and Europeans through the late 20th century. The encyclopedia places the African American experience in the context of the entire African diaspora, with entries organized in sections on African/European cnontact and enslavement, culture, resistance and identity during enslavement, political activism from the Revolutionary War to Southern emancipation, political activism from Reconstruction to the modern Civil Rights movement, black nationalism and urbanization, and Pan-Africanism and contemporary black America. Based on the latest scolarship and engagingly written, there is no better go-to reference for exploring the history of African Americans and their distinctive impact on American society, politics, business, literature, art, food, clothing, music, language, and technology.

African American Women’s Rhetoric $27.99 African American Women’s Rhetoric is a comprehensive study of the ways in which African American women in politics, education, business, and other social contexts have tried to persuade their audiences to value what they say and who they are. Through detailed examinations of the rhetoric of a variety of women in important periods in American history, Deborah Atwater reveals that African American women today who engage in speech in the public sphere (such as Condoleezza Rice, Barbara Jordan, and others) stem from an important lineage of active, outspoken women.

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Counseling & Diversity: African American $14.49 Written by Cirecie West-Olatunji and William Conwill, this monograph serves as a resource for effective interventions with African American clients, and provides discussion of demographic trends, sociopolitical history, the African American worldview and prototypical cultural value system, counseling dynamics with associated culture-centered interventions, and more.

African-American Children at Church $26 African-American Children at Church provides a rich description of child rearing in a Black community in the western United States. Based upon an extensive, naturalistic study of adult-child interaction, the book describes the beliefs and child-rearing practices of successful African-American adults, focusing on the role of religion in children’s development.

African American Golfer’s Digest $17.99 African-American Golfer’s Digest contains interviews with PGA Tour professionals, profiles, tips on all aspects of the game, equipment reviews, lessons, course critiques, and more.

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Development of African American English $73.95 This book focuses on one of the most persistent and controversial questions in modern sociolinguistics: the past and present development of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

A Companion to African-American Philosophy $209.95 This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection of newly commissioned articles brings together distinguished voices in the field of Africana philosophy and African-American social and political thought. Provides a comprehensive critical survey of African-American philosophical thought. Collects wide-ranging, multidisciplinary, newly commissioned articles in one authoritative volume. Serves as a benchmark work of reference for courses in philosophy, social and political thought, cultural studies, and African-American studies.

The African American Woman Golfer $50 The African American Woman Golfer: Her Legacy gives a brief historical overview of African American women in golf and examines the sport to uncover all African American women who have been involved in golf over the past 75 years. M. Mikell Johnson shows how these women-who were seemingly far removed from the white, male, privileged world of the country club-broke both color and gender barriers to become golfers.

African American Lives $14.63 Rated: NRSynopsis: A compelling combination of storytelling and science, AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIVES is an unprecedented four-hour series on PBS that takes Alex Haley’s Roots saga to a whole new level. The series will profile some of the most accomplished African-Americans of our time, using genealogy and DNA to trace their roots down through American history and back to Africa. Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois professor of the Humanities and chair of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University.Dr. Gates will provide access to the day-to-day lives of several prominent African-Americans, drawing on photographs, film clips, music, and early personal records, while a team of researchers, genealogists and forensic DNA analysts will conduct investigations into their family histories. By spotlighting African-American role models, the series hopes to inspire millions to consider their own heritage, and underscore for all Americans the importance of knowing their past, in order to unlock the future. (English)

Counseling in African-American Communities $10.99 A book by African-Americans that deals with issues confronting those who counsel African-Americans. It offers a model for biblically based counseling for professionals, pastors, and lay counselors.

African American Roots of Modernism $65 Smethurst explores how the Jim Crow system triggered significant artistic and intellectual responses from African American writers, deeply marking the beginnings of literary modernism and, ultimately, notions of American modernity.

African American History For Dummies $19.99 Understand the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans Get to know the people, places, and events that shaped the African American experience Want to better understand black history? This comprehensive, straight-forward guide traces the African American journey, from Africa and the slave trade through the Civil War, Jim Crow, and the new millennium. You’ll be an eyewitness to the pivotal events that impacted America’s past, present, and future – and meet the inspiring leaders who struggled to bring about change. How Africans came to America Black life before – and after – Civil Rights How slaves fought to be free The evolution of African American culture Great accomplishments by black citizens What it means to be black in America today

African American Culture and Legal Discourse $80 This work examines African Americans’ experiences under the law and how that in turn has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism in African American culture.

African American Religious Thought $60 “Believing that African American Religious studies has reached a crossroads, Cornel West and Eddie Glaude seek, in this landmark anthology, to steer the discipline into the future. Arguing that the complexity of beliefs, choices, and actions of African Americans need not be reduced to expressions of black religion, West and Glaude call for more careful reflection on the complex relationships of African American religious studies to conceptions of class, gender, sexual orientation, race, empire, and other values that continue to challenge our democratic ideals.”

Survival of the African American Family $80 Challenging widely held beliefs, this provocative book offers nothing less than a blueprint for enhancing the social and economic status of African American families. Despite the implementation of liberal social policies in the 1960s and ’70s, successive U.S. administrations continue to dash the hopes and expectations of African Americans, who remain subject to racism and discrimination. Arguing that social policies–and their absence–have affected the stability of the African American family, Jewell refutes the myth of significant progress for African American families emanating from the civil rights era, exposing the myriad reasons why greater advancement toward equality has not occurred in major societal institutions. Attention is focused on the extent to which African American families have been adversely affected by a process of assimilation that was socio-psychological rather than economic. This new edition builds upon the first edition, and is revised and expanded to reflect new and persistent institutional policies and practices of race, gender and class inequality facing African American families. The revised edition explores such issues as racial profiling, capital punishment, police brutality, predatory lending, No Child Left Behind, welfare reform, affirmative action and racial disparities in healthcare, academic achievement and home ownership. Jewell proposes a variety of strategies and policies that are needed to ensure greater social and economic equality and justice for African American families.

African American Women Chemists $29.95 Dr. Marie Maynard Daly received her PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1947. Although she was hardly the first of her race and gender to engage in the field, she was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States. In this book, Jeannette Brown, an African American woman chemist herself, will present a wide-ranging historical introduction to the relatively new presence of African American women in the field of chemistry. It will detail their struggles to obtain an education and their efforts to succeed in a field in which there were few African American men, much less African American women. The book contains sketches of the lives of African America women chemists from the earliest pioneers up until the late 1960's when the Civil Rights Acts were passed and greater career opportunities began to emerge. In each sketch, Brown will explore women's motivation to study the field and detail their often quite significant accomplishments. Chapters focus on chemists in academia, industry, and government, as well as chemical engineers, whose career path is very different from that of the tradition chemist. The book concludes with a chapter on the future of African American women chemists, which will be of interest to all women interested in science.

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African American Olden African Tales $71.2 Storytelling is alive and well in the 21st Century. A good Fable or Fairytale can still hold its own in an era of DVDs, Play Stations and Cyberspace. Just imagine reading a passage in one of these stories that is so vivid that you can relate to a time and place never experience, yet, draw an association from where you are at that moment. Stories were and are still passed on to teach morals and values as well as excite, soothe or to make a positive change. African American Olden African Tales contain six original short stories: Magic Fish, The Village at the End of the Stream, Regalia Line, Mixed Melody, Old Rickety Bridge and Spinney Valley; set in Africa hundreds of years ago and told with present day African American flavor. Each story tells of what might have been or if you think carefully, just what might be. These stories entertain and teach as those stories told from other cultures that carried universal messages, morals, and values for all to learn from or to enjoy. Author: Wilson, Lorena M. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2004/09/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.30 inches

Breaking Strongholds In The African American Family $9.99 “1. What Is a Stronghold? 2. Types of Strongholds 3. Strongholds Imprisoning African-American Males 4. Strongholds Surrounding African-American Females 5. Strongholds Immobilizing African-American Youth 6. The Christian’s Arsenal 7. The Battle Plan: Part 18. The Battle Plan: Part 2144 Pages”

Why African/African American for Slavery $27.77 This book, a collection of research papers, is designed to help shine the light on why African/African Americans were used for slavery. I also wrote the book to help people understand the mistreatment down through the ages and even in todays society. Author: Moore, Derek Edward Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2008/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.31 inches

The African American Religious Experience in America $81 Most who think about African American religion limit themselves to black churches, or perhaps to aspects of Islamic thought and practice. But a close look at the religious landscape of African American communities presents a much more complex, thick, and layered religious reality comprising many competing faiths and practices. The African American Religious Experience in America provides readers with an introduction to the tremendous religious diversity of African American communities in the United States, with snapshots of 11 religious traditions practiced by African Americansfrom Buddhism to Catholicism, from Judaism to Voodoo. Each snapshot provides readers a better understanding of how African Americans practice their faiths in the United States. The African American Religious Experience in America provides resources for students taking classes on the history of American religion, African American Studies, and on American Studies. In addition to the in-depth discussion of the varieties of African American Religion, the volume includes a historical introduction to the development of African American Religion, a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, a series of short biographies of important figures in the history of African American religion and a bibliography of sources for further study. Finally, the book includes a series of primary source documents that will provide students with first-person accounts of how religion is practiced in the African American community both today and in the past.

African American Dramatists $133 Despite their significant contributions to the American theater, African American dramatists have received less critical attention than novelists and poets. This reference offers thorough critical assessments of the lives and works of African American playwrights from the 19th century to the present. The book alphabetically arranges entries on more than 60 dramatists, including James Baldwin, Arna Bontemps, Ossie Davis, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a summary of the playwright's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. African American dramatists have made enormous contributions to the theater and their works are included in numerous editions and anthologies. Some of the most popular plays of the 20th century have been written by African Americans, and high school students and undergraduates study their works. But for all their popularity and influence, African American playwrights have received less critical attention than poets and novelists. This reference offers thorough critical assessments of more than 60 African American dramatists from the 19th century to the present.

African American Slave Medicine $25.99 African-American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African-American slaves medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Drawing upon ex-slave interviews conducted during the 1930s and 1940s bythe Works Project Administration (WPA), Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African-American folk practitioners during slavery. He demonstrates how active the slaves were in their own medical care and the important role faith played in the healing process. This book links each referenced plant or herb to modern scientific evidence to determine its actual worth and effects on the patients. Through his study, Dr. Covey unravels many of the complex social relationships found between the African-American slaves, Whites, folk practitioners, and patients. African-American Slave Medicine is a compelling and captivating read that will appeal to scholars of African-American history and those interestedin folk medicine.

Hollywood’s African American Films $24.95  In 1929 and 1930, during the Hollywood studios’ conversion to synchronized-sound film production, white-controlled trade magazines and African American newspapers celebrated a "vogue" for "Negro films." "Hollywood’s African American Films" argues that the movie business turned to black musical performance to both resolve technological and aesthetic problems introduced by the medium of "talking pictures" and, at the same time, to appeal to the white "Broadway" audience that patronized their most lucrative first-run theaters. Ryan Jay Friedman asserts that these transitional films reflect contradictions within prevailing racial ideologies–arising most clearly in the movies’ treatment of African American characters’ decisions to migrate.

An Encyclopedia of African American Christian Heritage $30 “In this historical handbook, readers will virtually hear the voices of select African-American religious leaders and learn of the events, movements, and organizations that have contributed to the formations and development of African-American Christianity.”

African American Family Life $14.99 “For too long, the African American Family has experienced demise through ignorance of God’s Way. This book will help to get back what has been lost bringing about good family relationships.”

The African American Urban Experience $101 In order to illuminate transformations in African-American urban life, this book brings together urban history, contemporary social, cultural and policy research and comparative perspectives on race, ethnicity and nationality within and across national boundaries.

The Sociology of African American Language $100 Examines the state of knowledge of African American language from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes its structure, history, social role, educational implications, as well as the linguistic scholarship from which it derives, as a case study of language planning.

African-American Architects $185 Since 1865 African-American architects have been designing and building houses and public buildings, but the architects are virtually unknown. This work brings their lives and work to light for the first time.

William Sheppard: Congo’s African American Livingstone $30 “Sheppard: Congo’s African American Livingstone is a comprehensive biography of Dr. William Sheppard, an African American who was a missionary of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission.”

African American Education $45 Part of ABC-CLIO’s ”Contemporary Education Issues” series, this reference handbook on African American education written in an easy-to-follow format and laden with essential details reaches out to both beginners and scholars. Jackson, a former elementary school teacher who is now on the faculty at the Union Institute, Cincinnati, covers a wide range of topics, but at the heart of the discussion are issues of schooling, higher education, and legal influences on African American education via executive orders, amendments, legislative acts, and Supreme Court rulings.

The A to Z of African American Theater $33.99 The A to Z of African American Theater celebrates nearly 200 years of black theater in the United States, identifying representative African American theater-producing organizations and chronicling their contributions to the field from its birth in 1816 to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on actors, directors, playwrights, plays, theater producing organizations, themes, locations, and theater movements and awards.

A Companion to African American History $215.95 A Companion to African American History is a collection of original and authoritative essays arranged thematically and topically, covering a wide range of subjects from the seventeenth century to the present day. Analyzes the major sources and the most influential books and articles in the field Includes discussions of globalization, region, migration, gender, class and social forces that make up the broad cultural fabric of African American history

Contemporary African American Preaching $29.99 “L. Susan Bond reveals the full range and diversity of African American preaching in this exploration of African American homiletical theories. Surveying some of the most respected homiletical theorists — including Samuel DeWitt Proctor, Gardner Taylor, James Earl Massey, James A. Forbes, Jr., Henry H. Mitchell, Ella Pearson Mitchell, Leontine T. C. Kelly, Katie Geneva Cannon, and Teresa L. Fry Brown — Bond summarizes their work in detail, fully and skillfully articulating the contributions of each and giving attention to historical and social contexts, as well as theological importance.>Portraying the many approaches that are empowering preaching in African American churches today, Bond shows how different theological perspectives produce different methods of sermon preparation and delivery, different strategies for selecting illustrative material, and even different ways of beginning and ending sermons. Her goal is not to lift up the “right way” to preach in the African American tradition, but to show the richness and nuance contained within this powerful cultural expression.>An extensive bibliography is especially valuable for seminary classes and for pastors as a reading list of African American homileticians and homiletic theories.”

African American Perspectives on Political Science $34.95 African American political scientists speak out about their discipline, academic issues and racism in the profession

African American Literature and the Classicist Tradition $85 This book explores the significant relationship between western classical mythology and African American women's literature.

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Handbook of African American Health $189 The U.S. Census Bureau reports particular demographic, social, and health conditions for African Americans. Population-wide, the African American community has a higher mortality rate from cancer and diabetes than the rest of the population, a higher infant mortality rate, and a lower vaccination rate for influenza and pneumonia. The contributions to this comprehensive "Handbook of African American Health" uncover the specific demographic conditions of the African American population, and outline social interventions for both physical and mental health at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The 26 contributions to this comprehensive volume cover interventions for a diverse range of health problems, including: obesity and cardiovascular disease; diabetes; asthma and other respiratory diseases; smoking, alcohol, and recreational drug abuse; risky sexual behaviors; cancer screening, prevention, and survivorship; infant mortality; community and interpersonal violence; and, mental health. From a healthcare standpoint, it also examines specific interventions for treatment compliance, health care access, and community collaborations.This volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers in medical sociology, mental health studies, public health, health behavior, and African American studies.

African American Fraternities and Sororities $29.95 The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. Among their ranks are legendary artists, politicians, theologians, inventors, intellectuals, educators, civil rights leaders, and athletes. Offering a comprehensive overview of the historical, cultural, political, and social circumstances that propelled the creation of these groups, African American Fraternities and Sororities references the profound contributions that black Greek-Letter organizations and their members have made to American history.

Classic African American Women’s Narratives $50 Classic African Women’s Narratives’ is a compilation of the best and the best-known fictional, autobiographical, and journalistic writing by African American women during the first great era of a black women’s writing in the US, from 1831 to 1865.

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African American Almanac $19.99 The most complete and affordable single-volume reference of African American culture available today, this almanac is a unique and valuable resource devoted to illustrating and demystifying the moving, difficult, and often lost history of black life in America. A legacy of pride, struggle, and triumph spanning more than 400 years is presented through a fascinating mix of biographies—including more than 750 influential figures—little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements, and 445 rare photographs and illustrations. Covering events surrounding the civil rights movement; African American literature, art, and music; religion within the black community; and advances in science and medicine, this reference connects history to the issues currently facing the African American community and provides a range of information on society and culture.

Heroines Of African American Golf $7.99 Heroines of African American Golf, a fully-illustrated companion volume to The African American Golfer: Her Legacy, serves as a compendium of in-depth biographies of women, collegians, and junior golfers who have defied the odds in playing in the sport of golf. Ten of the golfers’ biographies included are actually written by the athletes themselves, covering their personal experiences in the sport. Fascinating photographs also illustrate many of the golfers’ stories. A heroine is a daring person, good, adventurous, famous, ideal, legendary, victorious, and courageous a role model and a goddess. The African American woman golfer personifies all of these traits and more. She is the woman of no equal in the days of modern sports. Black women today are stronger, healthier, more educated, well traveled, and living longer than ever before. Their organizations bring the sport of golf to their communities, encouraging women to become more active in the sport at all levels. This collection of biographies tells their stories, describing the adventures of heroines from the past, the present and the future.

Contemporary African American Women Playwrights $125 In the last 50 years, American and World theatre have been challenged and enriched by the rise to prominence of numerous female African American dramatists. Contemporary African American Women Playwrights is the first critical volume to explore the contexts and influences of these writers, and their exploration of black history and identity through a wealth of diverse, courageous and visionary dramas.

Language, Discourse and Power in African American Culture $33 Covers the entire field of African American language in the United States.

Handbook of African American Psychology $31.65 The Handbook of African American Psychology provides a comprehensive guide to current developments in African American psychology. It presents theoretical, empirical, and practical issues that are foundational to African American psychology. It synthesizes the debates in the field and research designed to understand the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral development of African Americans. The breadth and depth of the coverage in this handbook offers both foundational material and current developments. Although similar topics will be covered in this text that are included in other works, this will be the only work in which experts in the field write on contemporary debates related to these topics. Moreover, the proposed text incorporates other issues that are typically not covered in related books. The contributing authors also identify gaps in the literature and point to future directions in research, training, and practice.Key Features:Contains the writings of renowned editors and contributors: The most well-respected and accomplished editors and authors in the area of African American psychology, and psychology in general, have come together to lend their expert analysis of issues and research in this field.Designedfor course use: With a consistent format from chapter to chapter and sections on historical development, cutting-edge theories, assessment, intervention, methodology, and development issues, instructors will find this handbook appropriate for use with upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level classesOffers unique coverage: The authors discuss issues not typically found in other books on African American psychology, such as ethics, certification, the gifted and talented, Hip-Hop and youth culture, common misconceptions about African Americans, and within-group differences related to gender, class, age, and sexual orientation.

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African American Girls $69.95 Explores not only the challenges and stressors confronting the African American girls, but also the strengths and resiliencies used to meet them. This book addresses salient issues of self and identity. It is suitable for clinical, child, and school psychologists, and counselors., therapists, and social workers.

Educating African American Students $26.99 Using a combination of case studies and research, the contributors of this timely book highlight some of the significant issues, historical, curricular, and societal, that have led to African American students having a proportionally larger representation in special education classes, higher drop-put rates, and more incidences of in-school, race-on-race violence.

African American Journalists $39.99 In this book Calvin L. Hall examines select autobiographies written by African American journalists_Jill Nelson’s Volunteer Slavery, Nathan McCall’s Makes Me Wanna Holler, Jake Lamar’s Bourgeois Blues, and Patricia Raybon’s My First White Friend_in order to explore the relationship between race, class, gender, and journalism practice.

African American English $38 This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. It also considers the representation of AAE in literature and the media.

African American Bioethics $26.95 Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? Are doctors and researchers taking environmental perspectives into account when dealing with patients? If so, is it done effectively and properly? In African American Bioethics, Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. and Edmund D. Pellegrino bring together medical practitioners, researchers, and theorists to assess one fundamental question: Is there a distinctive African American bioethics? The book's contributors resoundingly answer yesùyet their responses vary. They discuss the continuing African American experience with bioethics in the context of religion and tradition, work, health, and U.S. society at largeùfinding enough commonality to craft a deep and compelling case for locating a black bioethical framework within the broader practice, yet recognizing profound nuances within that framework. As a more recent addition to the study of bioethics, cultural considerations have been playing catch-up for nearly two decades. African American Bioethics does much to advance the field by exploring how medicine and ethics accommodate differing cultural and racial norms, suggesting profound implications for growing minority groups in the United States.

African American Folk Healing $75 Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, often communicated through women. Such folk practices shape the concepts about healing that are diffused throughout African American communities and are expressed in myriad ways, from faith healing to making a mojo. Stephanie Y. Mitchem presents a fascinating study of African American healing. She sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. She explores how they have continued into the present and their relationship with alternative medicines. Through conversations with black Americans, she demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances. Mitchem shows that these practices are not simply about healing; they are linked to expressions of faith, delineating aspects of a holistic epistemology and pointing to disjunctures between African American views of wellness and illness and those of the culture of institutional medicine.

The Words of African-American Heroes $12.99 Celebrating notable African Americans, this inspirational and thoughtprovoking collection of quotations covers a wide range of African-American heroes, from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall to Jackie Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald to Harriet Tubman, Toni Morrison to Jesse Owens, George Washington Carver to Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks to Barack Obama, from profound historical figures to more current, popular ones, such as Oprah Winfrey, Nikki Giovanni, Spike Lee, and Snoop Dogg. Organized thematically, the selections explore key topics such as overcoming obstacles, teaching life lessons, and nurturing creativity. The book features more than 350 quotations memorializing the wisdom and strength of 200 notable African-American heroes. The sources for the quotations and an instructive biographical section are included as well.

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Resurrection Song: African-American Spirituality $24 “The roots of African American spirituality arise from the African origins of the enslaved who were brought to the West in chains. Flora Wilson Bridges explores these “African retentions” from their manifestations in Africa, through their presence in the slave communities of the American South and in Black churches today. The unique spirituality that arose from these retentions influenced many prominent black leaders including Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. In a fascinating chapter, Bridges also shows how these African roots inform Black film, literature, and art.”

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Early African-American Classics $1.99 This essential one-volume collection brings together some of the most influential and significant works by African-American writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Included herein are such classics as Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass , An American Slave (1845) and excerpts from W.E.B. DuBois’s The Souls of Black Folk (1903), Harriet A. Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself (1861), Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery (1901), and James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man (1912). Whether read as records of African-American history, autobiography, or literature, these invaluable texts stand as timeless monuments to the courage, intellect, and dignity of those for whom writing itself was an act of rebellion—and whose voices and experiences would have otherwise been silenced forever. Edited with an introduction by Anthony Appiah, who explains the distinctive American literary and cultural context of the time, this edition of Early African-American Classics remains the standard by which all similar collections will inevitably be compared. From the Paperback edition.

The African American Experience, 1st Edition $92.99 This narrative text explores the African American experience throughout United States history, with particular emphasis on work, community, and recurring discrimination. Unlike most other texts dealing with this subject matter, The African American Experience provides equal emphasis on the North and South.

The Tragic Vision of African American Religion $75 Many have used the term ‘tragic’ to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the ‘tragic vision,’ Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the Christian Faith.

The Postwar African American Novel $55 Americans in the World War II era bought the novels of African American writers in unprecedented numbers. But the names on the books lining shelves and filling barracks trunks were not the now-familiar Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison, but Frank Yerby, Chester Himes, William Gardner Smith, and J. Saunders Redding. In this book, Stephanie Brown recovers the work of these innovative novelists, overturning conventional wisdom about the writers of the period and the trajectory of African American literary history. She also questions the assumptions about the relations between race and genre that have obscured the importance of these once-influential creators. Wright's Native Son (1940) is typically considered to have inaugurated an era of social realism in African-American literature. And Ellison's Invisible Man (1952) has been cast as both a high mark of American modernism and the only worthy stopover on the way to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. But readers in the late 1940s purchased enough copies of Yerby's historical romances to make him the best-selling African American author of all time. Critics, meanwhile, were taking note of the generic experiments of Redding, Himes, and Smith, while the authors themselves questioned the obligation of black authors to write protest, instead penning campus novels, war novels, and, in Yerby's case, "costume dramas." Their status as "lesser lights" is the product of retrospective bias, Brown demonstrates, and their novels established the period immediately following World War II as a pivotal moment in the history of the African American novel.

Homelessness: A Challenge to African American Males $9.95 “Homelessness: A Challenge to African American Males analyzes the situation surrounding homeless African American males living in the inner city. Author Charles Orr’s research is led by the question, ?How does the lack of employment affect the ability of homeless men to effectively contribute to society?? This review is an analysis of other works published on this topic. In order to identify the factors that make African American males the largest homeless population group, Orr relies on history and other related scholarly sources to highlight his study. The author observes that both the lack of equal opportunity coupled with the inability to work regularly contributes significantly to homelessness among African American males.”

African American Jeremiad Rev $27.95 Begun by Puritans, the American jeremiad, a rhetoric that expresses indignation and urges social change, has produced passionate and persuasive essays and speeches throughout the nation’s history. Showing that black leaders have employed this verbal tradition of protest and social prophecy in a way that is specifically African American, David Howard-Pitney examines the jeremiads of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. DuBois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, as well as more contemporary figures such as Jesse Jackson and Alan Keyes. This revised and expanded edition demonstrates that the African American jeremiad is still vibrant, serving as a barometer of faith in America’s perfectibility and hope for social justice.This new edition features: * A new chapter on Malcolm X * An updated discussion of Jesse Jackson * A new discussion of Alan Keyes

Conjure in African American Society $19.95 From black sorcerers' client-based practices in the antebellum South to the postmodern revival of hoodoo and its tandem spiritual supply stores, the supernatural has long been a key component of the African American experience. What began as a mixture of African, European, and Native American influences within slave communities finds expression today in a multimillion dollar business. In Conjure in African American Society, Jeffrey E. Anderson unfolds a fascinating story as he traces the origins and evolution of conjuring practices across the centuries. Though some may see the study of conjure as a perpetuation of old stereotypes that depict blacks as bound to superstition, the truth, Anderson reveals, is far more complex. Drawing on folklore, fiction and nonfiction, music, art, and interviews, he explores various portrayals of the conjurer—backward buffoon, rebel against authority, and symbol of racial pride. He also examines the actual work performed by conjurers, including the use of pharmacologically active herbs to treat illness, psychology to ease mental ailments, fear to bring about the death of enemies and acquittals at trials, and advice to encourage clients to succeed on their own. By critically examining the many influences that have shaped conjure over time, Anderson effectively redefines magic as a cultural power, one that has profoundly touched the arts, black Christianity, and American society overall.

Counseling In African-American Communities $10.19 The gospel brings liberty to men women and children bound by every conceivable sin and affliction. Psychology provides a tool for applying the power of the gospel in practical ways. Drawing on biblical truths and psychological principles Counseling in African-American Communities helps us—Christian counselors pastors and church leaders—to meet the deep needs of our communities with life-changing effect. Marshaling the knowledge and experience of experts in the areas of addiction family issues mental health and other critical issues this no-nonsense handbook supplies distinctively African-American insights on the problems tearing lives and families apart all around us: Domestic Abuse Gambling Addiction Blended Families Sexual Addiction and the Internet Depression and Bipolar Disorder Divorce Recovery Unemployment Sexual Abuse and Incest Demonology Grief and Loss Schizophrenia Substance Abuse . . . and much more A book by African-Americans that deals with issues confronting those who counsel African-Americans. It offers a model for biblically based counseling for professionals pastors and lay counselors.

African American Students in College $132.24 Dr. Mullins examines the influences that demographic and racial background factors have on African American students perceptions of the college racial climate at a predominantly White institution, and subsequently, how these perceptions of the racial climate are related to their social integration experiences and subsequent college academic performance. A singlestate survey, entitled the Student Experiences Questionnaire, was used to gather data from 327 African American undergraduate students attending the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (UIUe, a comprehensive, major public research university located in Champaign, Illinois. Although the study focused on African Americans, data was also gathered on 345 Whites, 260 Hispanics, and 284 Asian Americans for comparative observations, following the analysis of the three research questions on African Americans. Each respondent answered questions relating to his or her demographic profile, high school and precollege neighborhood racial makeup, perceptions of the college racial climate, social integration practices, and college academic performance. Author: Mullins, Victor Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2009/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.34 inches

African American Pastoral Care $16 “It because pastoral care and counseling facilitate personal agency and efficacy (personal, social, and political empowerment and transformation) that African American pastoral care and counseling are inherently political processes, contends Wimberly. In this new book, he outlines the theological anthropology that under girds the practices of care and the practices of self as holistic processes. He shows those who engage in pastoral counseling with African Americans how to navigate around the negative self-images, identities, and stories into which they have been recruited in order to liberate themselves to discern how to best make use of their personal and political agency and efficacy.”

African-American Sports Greats $82.95 African-American athletes have played a significant role in the development and popularity of American professional sports, and have encountered numerous obstacles on the road to athletic success. This is the first comprehensive multi-sport biographical dictionary of African Americans who reached the pinnacles of success in their sport. It contains more personal and career profiles of African-American sports greats than are found in any other single source. Biographical profiles of 166 noted athletes, coaches, and administrators in team and individual sports include both Ristorical figures such as Jesse Owens and Satchel Paige and contemporary stars such as Charles Barkley, Ken Griffey, Jr., Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Shaquille O'Neal, and Emmitt Smith. Forty-four sports historians contributed the colorfully written biographies, which blend both personal background information and athletic career accomplishments. All information is current through the middle of 1995. The dictionary covers the contributions made by African-American greats in football, baseball, basketball, track and field, boxing, wrestling, auto and stock car racing, golf, thoroughbred racing, tennis, cycling, and figure skating. More than two-thirds of the entries represent team sports. The dictionary is organized alphabetically by person. Each colorfully written profile is 800-1,000 words in length and traces the subject's personal life, family and educational background, personal struggles, career accomplishments, records set, statistical data, awards and honors, and overall impact; and features lively quotations by and about the sports luminaries. Each entry contains a handy bibliography of books and articles about the subject. Biographies of managers, coaches, and club executives describe their teams, statistical achievements, accomplishments, strategy, and sports impact. A general introduction traces the historic struggle of African-American athletes in professional and Olympic sports and appendices provide alphabetical listings of biographical entries and entries by sport. A selection of photos complement the profiles. For the sports fan or librarian, this is a first stop for biographical information that captures the personality of the athlete and includes all the pertinent information about his or her accomplishments. It is an essential addition to the reference sections of junior high, high school, and public libraries.

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The Imprisonment of African American Women $39.95 One out of every 18 African American women born in the United States can expect to go to jail at some point during her lifetime. There, she will likely be faced with overcrowded living conditions, inadequate health care, and few opportunities for improving her situation upon release. The first edition of this book, published in 1997, reviewed the disproportionate number of African American women making up the United States' prison population, looking particularly at how the nation's prison systems were ill-equipped to meet the basic needs of its ever-growing population. This book picks up where the first left off, revealing how the situation has gotten even more dire. Topics include reasons why young African American women are first drawn into criminal behavior; trends connecting incarceration to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; the effects of incarceration on inmates' families and children; and possible preventative measures or alternatives to imprisonment.

The African American Writer’s Handbook $9.99 With African Americans writing and buying books in record numbers, the time is ripe for a comprehensive publishing guide tailored expressly to the needs of this vibrant, creative community. The African American Writers Handbook meets this challenge perfectly. Written by veteran journalist and published author Robert Fleming, this book gives writers the heart, the determination, and above all the crucial information to publish successfully in this highly competitive field. Knowing the inner workings of the publishing industry provides any writer, novice or veteran, with a much needed advantage in the quest to get into print. Inside you’ll find – A complete, step-by-step guide to every aspect of the publishing process, from the germination of a winning idea to the nuts and bolts of book production – Tips on submitting proposals, query letters, and preparing manuscripts for submission – Advice on negotiating contracts that extend careers – How to use on-line resources for research and profit – Interviews with top editors, agents, publishing executives, and bookstore owners – Updated information on copyrights, subsidiary rights, sales and marketing – The trials and triumphs of self-publishing – The art of promoting your work and yourself to a wider audience – An insider’s look at the economic realities of the book business – And much more! Here, too, are scores of inspiring interviews and capsule biographies of leading African American writers both past and present. How did Richard Wright become America’s first bestselling black writer? How did Zora Neale Hurston break through the artistic boundaries of the Harlem Renaissance long after her death? What was Toni Cade Bambara doing before she sold her first book? Why should Ann Petry, William Gardner Smith, Nella Larson, and William Melvin Kelley be revered wherever African American literature is read? Blending practical information and fascinating anecdotes with a mini literary history of African American writing, this upbeat, savvy, essential guide is a publishing primer with soul. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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African American Voices $104.95 A succinct, up-to-date overview of the history of slavery that places American slavery in comparative perspective. Provides students with more than 70 primary documents on the history of slavery in America Includes extensive excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters by African Americans that document the experience of bondage Comprehensive headnotes introduce each selection A Visual History chapter provides images to supplement the written documents Includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographic essay

African American Actresses $23.75 Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and black stardom and white stardom. She reveals how these women fought for their roles as well as what they compromised (or didn’t compromise). Regester repositions these actresses to highlight their contributions to cinema in the first half of the 20th century, taking an informed theoretical, historical, and critical approach.

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African American Vernacular English $26.56 Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies, printed singlesided, grade: 1.0, University of DuisburgEssen, course: Language and Interaction, 6 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The majority of the UScitizens of African ancestry speak a characteristic variety of English that has been referred to by several names. It has variously been called NonStandard Negro English, Negro Dialect, Black English Vernacular, Black English, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Ebonics, etc. In this paper, I will use the term African American Vernacular English, abbreviated AAVE, because it is the term most current among linguists today. The term vernacular refers to the everyday language spoken by a speech community, often a nonstandard variety. No other variety inside the United States has been studied as much as AAVE. During the last fourty years, many works have been released concerning this topic. This paper is an overview of AAVE. It starts with the historical backgrounds of the variety by discussing the major theories concerning its origin. The main part of this paper deals with AAVEs linguistic features in comparison to Standard American English. The features are subdivided into the subchapters phonology, grammar and vocabulary. A summary forms the final chapter of this paper. Author: Durgut, Ismail Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 40 Publication Date: 2009/03/19 Language: English Dimensions: 5.51 x 8.50 x 0.10 inches

A Will to Choose: The Origins of African American Methodism $84 “A Will to Choose surveys the first century of African American Methodism from its emergence in the 1860s through the changes wrought by the Civil War. From the beginning of Methodism in the United States, African Americans appropriated Methodism, helped transform it from a revitalization movement into an evangelical church, and integrated it into their struggle for liberation and wholeness.”

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The Routledge Atlas of African American History $17.95 “From the 16th century African slave trade to the 20th century struggle for equality, “The Routledge Atlas of African American History” examines the geographical and historical context of the African American Experience. Focusing on issues and events that resonate to this day, topics include: slave revolts, black patriots, slave communities, the Civil War, African Americans in the armed services, the spread of Jim Crow, the Negro Baseball League, the Civil Rights Movement, the Voting Rights Act, the Harlem Renaissance, the expansion of the black middle class, and much more. Also inlcludes 50 color maps.”

Soul Survivors: An African American Spirituality $30 “The contemporary African American situation, argues Carlyle Fielding Stewart, is not merely an experience of racial oppression and devastating discrimination. At the roots of African American Christian life is a powerful force of soul, a dynamic spirituality that provides joy and hope. This has allowed the survival of African Americans in the midst of a hostile and sometimes brutal culture; even more, this spirituality has empowered African Americans in a celebration of life that can transform culture and establish a new kind of freedom.>Highly accessible and enormously practical, Soul Survivors offers a paradigm of spiritual freedom for all peoples in their struggle for liberation from the world’s shackles.”

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African American Servitude and Historical Imaginings $80 In African-American Servitude and Historical Imaginings Margaret Jordan initiates a new way of looking at the African American presence in American literature. Twentieth-century retrospective fiction is the site for this compelling investigation about how African American servants and slaves have enormous utility as cultural artifacts, objects to be acted upon, agents in place, or agents provocateurs. Jordan argues that those who even those seemingly innocuous, infrequently visible, or silent servants are vehicles through which history, culture and social values and practices are cultivated and perpetuated, challenged and destabllized. Jordan demonstrates how African American servants and servitude are strategically deployed and engaged in ways which encourage a rethinking of the past. She examines the ideological underpinnings of retrospective fiction by writers who are clearly social theorists and philosophers. Jordan contends that they do not read or misread history, they imagine history as meditations on social realties and reconstruct the past as a way to confront the present.

Improving Schools for African American Students $52.95 Improving Schools for African American Students is designed to provide educational leaders with a better understanding of how to recognize the diversity of strengths that Black students bring with them to school and how to use these strengths to improve achievement. The articles contained in this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students. Part I explores institutional racism in the context of America’s public schools and provides suggestions for educational leaders to eliminate harmful policies and practices within educational institutions and settings. Part II discusses the kinds of institutional and instructional changes that are needed to support successful schooling of African American children and youth. Part III focuses on the challenges presented to African American students by the current high stakes testing environment that surrounds standards, assessment, and accountability. A review of the literature on schools that have succeeded in improving achievement for African American students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels with districts moving towards narrowing the achievement gap is included. This text examines a wide variety of policies, programs, practices, and research that will provide valuable insight. The emphasis throughout the book is on the ability of educators to successfully restructure their schools, offer high quality teaching and learning standards for African American students and to make the kinds of changes that will result in high achievement for all students.

Raaw: Rediscovering African American Wisdom $17.06 Who is addressing the African American condition? In RAAW: Rediscovering African American Wisdom, author Joseph W. Shorter III attempts to explore American life from the unique perspective of a thirtysomething black male. Shorter approaches common issues found in most American families, but he specifically focuses on African Americans and how they have contributed to society at large. He does not intend his questions to cause an explosion of rebirth, but rather to begin a process of selfreflection and understanding by peeling back the layers of the everyday humdrum. Shorter also addresses the feelings of victimization in the African American community, pointing out that remaining a victim to circumstances is a choice and that black society has the power within to do something about it. Because many African Americans blame their state of existence on every outside force possible, Shorter believes that it is imperative for them to take responsibility to facilitate awareness. Through the use of anecdotes, poems, quotes, and quizzes, Shorter creates a highly readable discussion on the African American experience. RAAW presents a compelling argument for change within the black community. Author: Shorter III, Joseph William Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2007/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.21 inches

African American Healers $31.88 Throughout American history, determined African Americans have become healers. As doctors, nurses, and scientists, they have made vital contributions to the health of the American people. The road to attaining the knowledge these healers longed for was a difficult one. But they kept going, despite the obstacles. These healers would not only mend the ills of the sick, but would also found schools, build hospitals, and fight for equal treatment as well as for the rights of their patients. These true and inspiring stories of some of the great African American healers show you how: Dr. James Durham, the first African American doctor, saved the lives of more yellow fever victims than most doctors in colonial Philadelphia. Susie King Taylor began nursing both black and white soldiers at the age of thirteen when the Civil War began and cared for them throughout the war. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, who founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, saved a patients life by performing the first successful openheart operation. Dr. Justina Laurena Ford, the first black female physician in the Rocky Mountains, treated patients of all races in their homes, and became fluent in eight languages. Dr. Charles Drew invented the blood bank and discovered new uses for plasma. Dr. Benjamin Carson blazed a trail in the amazing field of brain surgery. This outstanding collection brings to light these and dozens of other exciting and surprising tales of the men and women of medicine who lived their dreams. Author: Cox, Clinton/ Cox, Baggy/ Haskins, Jim Series Title: Black Stars Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 1999/12/14 Age Level: 11 15 Language: English Dimensions: 9.10 x 7.50 x 0.50 inches

Reaching, Teaching and Growing African-American Believers $18.99 “Reaching, Teaching and Growing African American Believers is a well written book to promote Christian Education in all churches and particularly African American Churches, for Adults, Youth and Children. By George L. Champion, Sr.”

The Sacred Art: Preaching & Theology in the African American Tradition $14 “The author has gathered examples from a number of master African American preachers as illustrations of the way practical theology has provided the content of much of the classic African American preaching of the past and present.”

Understanding Storytelling Among African American Children $85 Understanding Storytelling Among African American Children: A Journey From Africa to America reports research on narrative production among African American children for the purpose of extending previous inquiry and discussion of narrative structur

An Educator’s Guide To Working With African-American Students $4.99 African American students are in a state of crisis in our nation’s public schools. This book is a much needed guide for educators to assist African American students to reach their full potential in school by providing practical advice to increase academic performance.

The Norton Anthology of African American Literature $36.56 Welcomed on publication as “brilliant, definitive, and a joy to teach from,” The Norton Anthology of African American Literature was adopted at more than 1,275 colleges and universities worldwide. Now, the new Second Edition offers these highlights.

Reaching African-American Muslims for Christ $11.99 “Josh Llano’s book presents ministry guidelines to the Nation of Islam and African-American Orthodox Muslims. This “relational evangelism” identifies Jesus as the savior of all races, colors, and ethnic groups.”

Evangelism and Discipleship in African-American Churches $12 “The church is the crucial center of the African-American community. Yet, while countless books have addressed individual aspects of church life, no comprehensive resource has existed that expertly explores the full scope of African-American church ministry. Until now. Written in the proven format of the Institute for Black Family Development, Evangelism and Discipleship in African-American Churches supplies a wealth of insight on winning and building disciples for Jesus Christ in the Black community. In five parts, this book covers: – history of African-American Evangelism – Taking the Lead in Evangelism and Discipleship – Training Laborers for Evangelism and Discipleship – Practicing Evangelism and Discipleship at Home and at College – Going into the Field. The contributors are all noted authorities on their topics, which range from the church’s role in evangelism to Christian education to youth and college ministry to the workplace and more. Here at last is a guidebook for pastors, evangelists, teachers, and church workers who have longed for a complete, one-step resource to help their church fulfill the Great Commission.”

African American Children and Mental Health $105 This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies.

Stirring Up the African American Spirit $15.95 This book addresses the dilemma and choices confronting the Black community in such areas as AIDS, homosexuality, the so-called "down low population." love and relationships, survival between African American men and women, including interracial marriages, identity crises among biracial children, increased cohabitation, decreased birth rates of children between African American men and women. Other areas touch upon survival of the African American culture in the domain of single parent families, economics, education and the perceived loss of respect for elders and traditions. The question posed is whether or not the African American race will survive or will it become blended into the larger society and lose its distinct identity?  This book challenges and inspires a re-examination about values and in what it means to be Black.

The Emergence of African American Literacy Traditions $133 The ways in which the African American community learned to be proficient readers and writers during the 19th century were diverse, however, the greatest impact on literacy acquisition came from family and community efforts. African American arts, churches, benevolent societies, newspapers, literacy societies, and formal and informal schools supported literacy growth, and literacy growth in turn gave rise to national and international African American literacy traditions. The underlying motivations that gave shape to the nature of their literacy behaviors and events within family and community contexts and within national and global context are examined in detail here. The beginnings of African American literacy traditions would have failed had there not been intrinsic motivations, opportunities, and a need to use all of the language arts, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing to maintain and protect what mattered most to them as a people. The institutionalization of these traditions into family and community rituals, including songs, prayers, letters, story telling, and the like gave a visibility to the African American in ways no other cultural knowledge could. Belt-Beyan traces the development of these literacy traditions, noting the parallel progression and transformation of Africans into African Americans, slaves into freepersons, and noncitizens into citizens.

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African American and Latino Relations $103.56 The study examines current African American and Latino Relations in Philadelphia and postulates on how a rise in Latino immigration may affect intergroup relations. It hypothesized that as Latino immigration grows, a contentious relationship may develop between the groups. The hypothesis could not be supported based on mixed method analysis. The study also examines how certain factors such as political representation, residential segregation, and socioeconomic status effect intra and inter group relations. Author: Davis, Yasmeen Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2010/12/12 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.21 inches

Best African American Fiction $9.29 Introducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the year’s most outstanding fiction by some of today’s finest African American writers. From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifying political dialogue and cultural, social, and economic change that is sure to captivate the imaginations of writers and readers for years to come, these short stories and novel excerpts explore a rich variety of subjects. But most of all, they represent exceptional artistry. Here you’ll find work by both established names and up-and-comers, ranging from Walter Dean Myers to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mat Johnson, and Junot Díaz. They write about subjects as diverse as the complexities of black middle-class life and the challenges of interracial relationships, a modern-day lynching in the South and a young musician’s coming-of-age during the Harlem Renaissance. What unites these stories, whether set in suburbia, in eighteenth-century New York City, or on a Caribbean island that is supposed to be "brown skin paradise," is their creators’ passionate engagement with matters of the human heart. Masterful and engaging, this first volume of Best African American Fiction features stories you’ll want to savor, share, and return to again and again. Please click the "Behind the Book" link for contributor’s bios. From the Hardcover edition.

Contemporary African American Female Playwrights $122 Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was a major dramatic success and brought to the world's attention the potential talent of African American women playwrights. But in spite of Hansberry's landmark contribution, both the theater and the literary world have often failed to include contemporary African American female playwrights within the circle of production, publication, and criticism. In African American drama anthologies, female playwrights are seldom given the degree of attention that is accorded their male counterparts. And because of space constraints, anthologies of works by women playwrights are forced to exclude numerous female dramatists, including African Americans. Meanwhile, some scholars have argued that the works of African American female playwrights are seldom produced in the mainstream theater because these plays frequently challenge the views of white America. But as A Raisin in the Sun demonstrates, plays by African American women dramatists can have a powerful message and are worthy of attention. A comprehensive research tool, this annotated bibliography sheds light on the often neglected works of contemporary African American female playwrights. Included within its scope are those dramatists who have had at least one work published since 1959, the year of Hansberry's monumental achievement. The first section provides a listing of anthologies that include one or more plays written by an African American female dramatist. The second gives entries for reference works and for scholarly and critical studies of the dramatists and their plays. The third presents a listing of published plays by individual dramatists, along with a summary of each drama; the works of each playwright that are related to drama; and secondary sources that treat the dramatists and their plays. Entries are accompanied by concise but informative annotations, and the volume closes with a list of periodicals that frequently publish criticism of African American female playwrights, a section of brief biographical sketches of the dramatists, and extensive indexes.

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Liberte, Egalite, Et Fraternite: Identity, Marginalization, and Second-Generation North African Immigrants in France. $81.03 New – In France, Republicanism has long been praised as a better alternative to American identity politics in terms of creating national cohesiveness and diminishing any differences among her citizens. It stresses the individual versus groups and commonality among its citizens versus differences among its citizens. However, scholars have long argued that this in fact has made it taboo to discuss existing differences. Despite an official “masking” of difference, the state has an increasingly narr

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Ludwig LS559 Classic Maple Satinwood 3×13 Snare Drum w/ Classic Lugs $353 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS559T Classic Maple Satinwood 3×13 Snare Drum w/ Tube Lugs $377 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS560 Classic Maple Satinwood 5×14 Snare Drum w/ Classic Lugs $364 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS560T Classic Maple Satinwood 5×14 Snare Drum w/ Tube Lugs $392 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS561 Classic Maple Satinwood 6.5×14 Snare Drum w/ Classic Lugs $374 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS561T Classic Maple Satinwood 6.5×14 Snare Drum w/ Tube Lugs $401 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS562 Classic Maple Satinwood 6×12 Snare Drum w/ Classic Lugs $346 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS562T Classic Maple Satinwood 6×12 Snare Drum w/ Tube Lugs $373 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS563 Classic Maple Satinwood 3.5×14 Snare Drum w/ Classic Lugs $363 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

Ludwig LS563T Classic Maple Satinwood 3.5×14 Snare Drum w/ Tube Lugs $382 Satinwood snare drums offer a great sound with a new thin 5-ply maple and select American veneer shell construction. Finished in beautiful African satinwood, these drums are available in five sizes with your choice of either Ludwig Classic lugs or Vintage Tube lugs.The item number listed on this page is for an individual component drum, not a complete kit. The photograph on the left may be an example of a complete kit or of a similar component drum and is intended to be a representation of the piece you are ordering. Please pay close attention to the description when ordering each component piece.

No Man Can Hinder Me: Black Troops in the Union Armies During the American Civil War $20.68 New – Titled after the refrain of an old spiritual, “No Man Can Hinder Me: ” Black Troops in the Union Armies During the American Civil War chronicles African American participation in the Civil War from their earliest enlistment efforts through veterans’ experiences in the postwar years. Military specifics (including: selection of officers, pay, health, weaponry, treatment of prisoners) are examined within the broader political contexts of citizenship and emancipation to illuminate the social a

No More White Lies, My President Is Black $54.9 Used – Nearly 400 years after slavery in the United States (US) begun an African American, actually a man of half African and half American descent, has probably changed the United States forever.During his election campaign, he promised hope and change. His words inspired millions all over the world, not only in the US. Just by campaigning Obama changed the world ‘s views on the United States. Moreover, and this will form the thesis of this paper, Obama has changed Hip Hop as well. With every s

Now I Ain’t Sayin’ She’s a Gold Digger: African American Femininities in Rap Music Lyrics. $81.62 New – This dissertation reports the results of a study about representations of (Black) women, sexuality, and gender relations in rap music lyrics. I explore the extent to which rap music lyrics reproduce or challenge gendered, racialized, and sexual stereotypes of African American women. I ask how men rappers differ from women rappers in depicting (Black) women and themselves. I show what qualities or practices, particularly sexual qualities and practices, are considered as feminine or womanly

Now I Ain’t Sayin’ She’s a Gold Digger: African American Femininities in Rap Music Lyrics. $81.62 Used – This dissertation reports the results of a study about representations of (Black) women, sexuality, and gender relations in rap music lyrics. I explore the extent to which rap music lyrics reproduce or challenge gendered, racialized, and sexual stereotypes of African American women. I ask how men rappers differ from women rappers in depicting (Black) women and themselves. I show what qualities or practices, particularly sexual qualities and practices, are considered as feminine or womanly

Pepper, Hot, Fish 1 Pkt. (30 seeds) $3.25 “You may have encountered (and savored) this heirloom pepper in the oyster and crab houses around the Chesapeake Bay. One of the prettiest peppers ever to grace our test gardens, this African-American heirloom predates the 1870s. Boasting handsome, variegated foliage, the 18-24″ plants produce 2-3″-long pendant fruits. Starting out an unusual cream color striped with green, the fruits ripen to orange with brown stripes, before turning all red. An attractive, attention-getting choice for containers. Harvest about 80 days from transplant.”

Pepper, Hot, Fish 1 Pkt.(30 Seeds) $3.25 “You may have encountered (and savored) this heirloom pepper in the oyster and crab houses around the Chesapeake Bay. One of the prettiest peppers ever to grace our test gardens, this African-American heirloom predates the 1870s. Boasting handsome, variegated foliage, the 18-24″ plants produce 2-3″-long pendant fruits. Starting out an unusual cream color striped with green, the fruits ripen to orange with brown stripes, before turning all red. An attractive, attention-getting choice for containers. Harvest about 80 days from transplant.”

Primitive Liberation $85.2 New – What was the image of Africa in America during the 1950s and 1960s, and how did these perceptions impact the the formulation of US foreign policy toward the African nations? This work endeavors to approach these queries in a comparative and thematic manner. The examination of historiographic secondary literature on American images of Africa is explored. The role of African nationalism is examined and its impact on US policy development toward African nations. This work concentrates on the

Racial Democracy in Literary Works $103.57 Used – This book investigates the way in which African- American and Afro-Brazilian prose fictions perceive and critique the concept of “racial democracy” in Brazil. African-Americans view Brazil as a paradise to escape segregation and violence in the 1920s since Brazilian government exports this idea about the country. In the 1960s and 1970s, there is a change in their perspective as some African-Americans visit Brazil. They realize and question racial harmony as they conclude it is a veiled ra

Racial Democracy in Literary Works $103.57 New – This book investigates the way in which African- American and Afro-Brazilian prose fictions perceive and critique the concept of “racial democracy” in Brazil. African-Americans view Brazil as a paradise to escape segregation and violence in the 1920s since Brazilian government exports this idea about the country. In the 1960s and 1970s, there is a change in their perspective as some African-Americans visit Brazil. They realize and question racial harmony as they conclude it is a veiled rac

Reconnecting to Resilience a Historical Study of Slave Narratives with Implications for Social Work Practice with African American Youth from High Risk Environments. $80.95 New – The often times high risk environment of African American youth negatively impacts their psychological well being, their family relations and community connections. Many African American youth today are experiencing the vestiges of historical trauma that took root in America in the 17th Century when the first Africans came to America. As a result of generational transmission of historical trauma, many youths today are disproportionately underachieving in education, disproportionately poor,

Reconnecting to Resilience a Historical Study of Slave Narratives with Implications for Social Work Practice with African American Youth from High Risk Environments. $80.95 Used – The often times high risk environment of African American youth negatively impacts their psychological well being, their family relations and community connections. Many African American youth today are experiencing the vestiges of historical trauma that took root in America in the 17th Century when the first Africans came to America. As a result of generational transmission of historical trauma, many youths today are disproportionately underachieving in education, disproportionately poor

Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say By Amy Hill Hearth $23 <b>From the bestselling author of <I>Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years</i> comes the inspiring true story of Marion “Strong Medicine” Gould, a Native American matriarch, and the Indian way of life that must never be forgotten.</b><P>Amy Hill Hearth’s first book, <I>Having Our Say</i>, told the true story of two century-old African-American sisters and went on to become an enduring bestseller and the subject of a three-time Tony Award-nominated play. In <I>”Strong Medicine” Speaks</i>, Hearth turns her talent for storytelling to a Native American matriarch presenting a powerful account of Indian life.<P>Born and raised in a nearly secret part of New Jersey that remains Native ancestral land, Marion “Strong Medicine” Gould is an eighty-five-year-old Elder in her Lenni-Lenape tribe and community. Taking turns with the author as the two women alternate voices throughout this moving book, Strong Medicine tells of her ancestry, tracing it back to the first Native peoples to encounter the Europeans in 1524, through the strife and bloodshed of America’s early years, up to the twentieth century and her own lifetime, decades colored by oppression and terror yet still lifted up by the strength of an enduring collective spirit.<P>This genuine and delightful telling gives voice to a powerful female Elder whose dry wit and charming humor will provide wisdom and inspiration to readers from every background.

Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say By Amy Hill Hearth $15.99 <b>From the bestselling author of <I>Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years</i> comes the inspiring true story of Marion “Strong Medicine” Gould, a Native American matriarch, and the Indian way of life that must never be forgotten.</b><P>Amy Hill Hearth’s first book, <I>Having Our Say</i>, told the true story of two century-old African-American sisters and went on to become an enduring bestseller and the subject of a three-time Tony Award-nominated play. In <I>”Strong Medicine” Speaks</i>, Hearth turns her talent for storytelling to a Native American matriarch presenting a powerful account of Indian life.<P>Born and raised in a nearly secret part of New Jersey that remains Native ancestral land, Marion “Strong Medicine” Gould is an eighty-five-year-old Elder in her Lenni-Lenape tribe and community. Taking turns with the author as the two women alternate voices throughout this moving book, Strong Medicine tells of her ancestry, tracing it back to the first Native peoples to encounter the Europeans in 1524, through the strife and bloodshed of America’s early years, up to the twentieth century and her own lifetime, decades colored by oppression and terror yet still lifted up by the strength of an enduring collective spirit.<P>This genuine and delightful telling gives voice to a powerful female Elder whose dry wit and charming humor will provide wisdom and inspiration to readers from every background.

Tell it to Us Easy and Other Stories: A Complete Short Fiction Anthology of African American Women Writers in Opportunity Magazine (1923-1948) $19.99 Used – During the Harlem Renaissance, several literary periodicals encouraged African American women to submit poetry, short stories, essays, or other literary contributions for publication. Opportunity magazine was one such periodical that made immeasurable contributions to the careers of many female African American writers. This anthology collects all of the short stories published in Opportunity by African American women during the magazines 25 years of publication. It includes works by both

The Interpreter Book/CD Pack: Level 3 $21.68 Used – Contemporary / American English Silvia Broome is an interpreter at the United Nations. One night she hears a plan to kill the President of the African state of Matobo. Agent Tobin Keller of the US Secret Service must stop the killers. But is Silvia telling the truth? Is she hiding something from him? Is she more dangerous than the President’s other enemies?

They Walk, Talk, and ACT Like New People: Black Women and the Citizenship Education Program, 1957–1970. $74.74 Used – Between 1957 and 1970, African-American women conducted Citizenship Education Program (CEP) classes across the South. In makeshift classrooms, they taught their neighbors to read and write well enough to pass the literacy tests required for voter registration. Incorporating African-American traditions of resistance and mutual assistance into their lessons, these grassroots leaders transformed citizenship from a seemingly static legal status into something to be performed and enacted in se

To and From $2 Used – Poetry. African American Studies. Quilting, quoting, and sampling, Patterson sets a flux of impression, emotion, and articulation into vertiginous blank-verse sonnets. “The intention of these fine poems is to be found in the title TO AND FROM. Each poem is surrounded by an arcana of words (mostly commonplace) gleaned from other poets’ poems, words that when strung together slide into the poem by Patterson himself. His poems are addressed to a mercurial, form-changing You. The result is pa

To and From $41.95 New – Poetry. African American Studies. Quilting, quoting, and sampling, Patterson sets a flux of impression, emotion, and articulation into vertiginous blank-verse sonnets. “The intention of these fine poems is to be found in the title TO AND FROM. Each poem is surrounded by an arcana of words (mostly commonplace) gleaned from other poets’ poems, words that when strung together slide into the poem by Patterson himself. His poems are addressed to a mercurial, form-changing You. The result is par

We Real Cool: Beauty, Image, and Style in African American History $110.84 Used

We Real Cool: Beauty, Image, and Style in African American History $110.84 New

We Stranded in School: Survival Literacy Through Adaptive Colorations Among High-Achieving African American Middle School Students. $116.81 New – This study, which examined the literate participation of high-achieving African American sixth graders in a middle school language arts classroom heavily influenced by the demands of preparing students to pass state assessments, is situated at the intersection of calls to recognize, value, and utilize students’ cultural and linguistic resources in classrooms and policy pressures that make doing such a thing seem increasingly challenging. A sociocultural view of learning and literacy was ad

#Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out Online in 140 Characters or Less $13.96 New – Poetry. African American Studies. This new novelty item is a hit for anyone with a friendly addiction to twitter, love, and laughter. “Mahogany L. Browne has her own style of Tweeting, her own unique Twitter voice. She can talk about being her and still make it universal”–Toure. “Writers are too verbose for plays; poets make better playwrights. Poets might tweet better too. Mahogany’s #DEAR TWITTER is proof”–Miles Marshall Lewis.

#Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out Online in 140 Characters or Less $14 New – Poetry. African American Studies. This new novelty item is a hit for anyone with a friendly addiction to twitter, love, and laughter. “Mahogany L. Browne has her own style of Tweeting, her own unique Twitter voice. She can talk about being her and still make it universal”–Toure. “Writers are too verbose for plays; poets make better playwrights. Poets might tweet better too. Mahogany’s #DEAR TWITTER is proof”–Miles Marshall Lewis.

#Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out Online in 140 Characters or Less $5.35 Used – Poetry. African American Studies. This new novelty item is a hit for anyone with a friendly addiction to twitter, love, and laughter. “Mahogany L. Browne has her own style of Tweeting, her own unique Twitter voice. She can talk about being her and still make it universal”–Toure. “Writers are too verbose for plays; poets make better playwrights. Poets might tweet better too. Mahogany’s #DEAR TWITTER is proof”–Miles Marshall Lewis.

&Laquo; Intelligent and Effective Direction: The Fisk University Race Relations Institute and the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1944-1969 $32.5 New – « Intelligent and Effective Direction examines the Fisk University Race Relations Institute from 1944 to 1969. Conceptualized and organized by African American sociologist Charles S. Johnson, this Institute brought together an interracial group of scholars, social, civic, and religious leaders, activists, and others to battle for civil rights. Scholarship and dialogue were the primary methods of protest and activism. « Intelligent and Effective Direction bridges what we know ab

&Laquo;a Visible Company of Professionals: African Americans and the National Education Association During the Civil Rights Movement $26.33 Used – African American educators shaped a role for themselves in the larger civil rights movement by striving for inclusion, on equal footing, in the National Education Association (NEA). This book explores the relationship between the NEA, the nation’s largest teacher organization, and the predominately black American Teachers Association, and illustrates how African American educators helped to redefine the NEA’s core ideology to include the support of policies, practice, and politics that pr

&Laquo;a Visible Company of Professionals: African Americans and the National Education Association During the Civil Rights Movement $28.75 Used – African American educators shaped a role for themselves in the larger civil rights movement by striving for inclusion, on equal footing, in the National Education Association (NEA). This book explores the relationship between the NEA, the nation’s largest teacher organization, and the predominately black American Teachers Association, and illustrates how African American educators helped to redefine the NEA’s core ideology to include the support of policies, practice, and politics that pr

&Laquo;a Visible Company of Professionals: African Americans and the National Education Association During the Civil Rights Movement $68.95 New – African American educators shaped a role for themselves in the larger civil rights movement by striving for inclusion, on equal footing, in the National Education Association (NEA). This book explores the relationship between the NEA, the nation’s largest teacher organization, and the predominately black American Teachers Association, and illustrates how African American educators helped to redefine the NEA’s core ideology to include the support of policies, practice, and politics that pro

‘As More Black Americans Become Middle Income Americans the Integrationist Dream of the Civil Rights Movement Has Been Substantially Accomplished’ – A Discussion $15.53 Used – Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics – International Politics – Region: USA, printed single-sided, grade: 1,5, Nottingham Trent University (Nottingham Trent University), 20 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: More than 39 years ago the African-American leader Martin Luther King gave his famous speech “I have a dream” in front of 250,000 people in Washington D.C. He referred to the situation of African-Americans in 1863 when former President Abraham Lincol

‘As More Black Americans Become Middle Income Americans the Integrationist Dream of the Civil Rights Movement Has Been Substantially Accomplished’ – A Discussion $15.53 New – Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics – International Politics – Region: USA, printed single-sided, grade: 1,5, Nottingham Trent University (Nottingham Trent University), 20 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: More than 39 years ago the African-American leader Martin Luther King gave his famous speech “I have a dream” in front of 250,000 people in Washington D.C. He referred to the situation of African-Americans in 1863 when former President Abraham Lincoln

‘New Raiments of Self’: African American Clothing in the Antebellum South $203.13 This book examines the clothing worn by African Americans in the southern United States during the thirty years before the American Civil War. Drawing on a wide range of sources, most notably oral narratives recorded in the 1930s, this rich account shows that African Americans demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the role clothing played in demarcating age, sex, status, work, recreation, as well as special secular and sacred events. Testimonies offer proof of African Americans’ vast technical skills in producing cloth and clothing, which served both as a fundamental reflection of the peoples’ Afrocentric craftsmanship and aesthetic sensibilities, and as a reaction to their particular place in American society. Previous work on clothing in this period has tended to focus on white viewpoints, and as a consequence the dress worn by the enslaved has generally been seen as a static standard imposed by white overlords. This excellent study departs from conventional interpretations to show that the clothing of the enslaved changed over time, served multiple functions and represented customs and attitudes which evolved distinctly from within African American communities. In short, it represents a vital contribution to African American studies, as well as to dress and textile history, and cultural and folklore studies.

‘Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child By David Henderson $12.99 <B>The expanded edition of the definitive, critically praised, and most beloved biography of music legend Jimi Hendrix—including previously unpublished photos.<P></B>Originally published to great acclaim in 1978, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky was written by poet, scholar, and Hendrix friend David Henderson as a personal favor to Jimi. Since then, it has garnered rave reviews and sold over 500,000 copies, reaching the legions of Hendrix fans worldwide. <P>This most thorough update on the book in ten years is filled with brand-new photographs and fresh revelations. It includes more of Jimi’s personal writing, more details about his romantic relationships and sexual encounters, and more in-depth research by the author into Jimi’s music and creative life. At once a grand adventure and a vivid record of 1960s culture and politics, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky shows Hendrix as a member of the Flower Power and the Black Power movements. <P>With new access to old documents—once covered up by legal barriers—Henderson is now free to tell about Jimi’s opposition to the Vietnam war and his controversial support of the New York Panther 21. With his music selling off the shelves, Hendrix is a rock immortal and this is the only book to tell his whole story— now ready to reach more readers in this paperback edition.

‘Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child By David Henderson $16 <B>The expanded edition of the definitive, critically praised, and most beloved biography of music legend Jimi Hendrix—including previously unpublished photos.<P></B>Originally published to great acclaim in 1978, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky was written by poet, scholar, and Hendrix friend David Henderson as a personal favor to Jimi. Since then, it has garnered rave reviews and sold over 500,000 copies, reaching the legions of Hendrix fans worldwide. <P>This most thorough update on the book in ten years is filled with brand-new photographs and fresh revelations. It includes more of Jimi’s personal writing, more details about his romantic relationships and sexual encounters, and more in-depth research by the author into Jimi’s music and creative life. At once a grand adventure and a vivid record of 1960s culture and politics, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky shows Hendrix as a member of the Flower Power and the Black Power movements. <P>With new access to old documents—once covered up by legal barriers—Henderson is now free to tell about Jimi’s opposition to the Vietnam war and his controversial support of the New York Panther 21. With his music selling off the shelves, Hendrix is a rock immortal and this is the only book to tell his whole story— now ready to reach more readers in this paperback edition.

‘Til Death: A Novel By Miasha $14 <B>“ I couldn’t care less what anybody thinks of me. They don’t pay my bills. And there’s nothing wrong with using what your mama gave you to get exactly what you want . . .”</B>Celess knew she had to stop living the fast life and settle down, maybe even start a family—if she could find a man who could get past her secret. But you know what they say: Once you go bad, you can never go back. And if beauty is pain, Celess has suffered more than most and she knows how to use her looks to her advantage. She hooks up with well-connected Miami bad girl Sienna, and together they move with one purpose—get money.When modeling and bit parts in movies aren’t enough, Celess and Sienna leave L.A. and head to Italy to open what quickly becomes the fastest-growing escort service in the world. They have it all—looks, style, and a six-months-long waiting list. Life is good, but they know the deal—there are always haters on the way to the top. Celess and Sienna are ready for the backstabbing and drama that come with money, power, and sex, but they’ll be surprised by just who will turn on them. Be careful who you trust . . .

‘Til Death: A Novel By Miasha $10.99 <B>“ I couldn’t care less what anybody thinks of me. They don’t pay my bills. And there’s nothing wrong with using what your mama gave you to get exactly what you want . . .”</B>Celess knew she had to stop living the fast life and settle down, maybe even start a family—if she could find a man who could get past her secret. But you know what they say: Once you go bad, you can never go back. And if beauty is pain, Celess has suffered more than most and she knows how to use her looks to her advantage. She hooks up with well-connected Miami bad girl Sienna, and together they move with one purpose—get money.When modeling and bit parts in movies aren’t enough, Celess and Sienna leave L.A. and head to Italy to open what quickly becomes the fastest-growing escort service in the world. They have it all—looks, style, and a six-months-long waiting list. Life is good, but they know the deal—there are always haters on the way to the top. Celess and Sienna are ready for the backstabbing and drama that come with money, power, and sex, but they’ll be surprised by just who will turn on them. Be careful who you trust . . .

‘Twas the Night B’Fore Christmas: An African-American Version $0.99 Used – “‘Twas the night b’fore Christmas, when all ’round the house, not a critter was stirrin’, not even a mouse”. So begins this charming adaptation of Clement C. Moore’s timeless poem, richly illustrated in full color, with images of a black family at the turn of the century.

‘Twas the Night B’Fore Christmas: An African-American Version $225 New – “‘Twas the night b’fore Christmas, when all ’round the house, not a critter was stirrin’, not even a mouse”. So begins this charming adaptation of Clement C. Moore’s timeless poem, richly illustrated in full color, with images of a black family at the turn of the century.

…Here…: New and Selected Poems $1.97 Used – Everett Hoagland is a poet of witness. Esteemed by the African-American community for blending language with musical form through sound, image, and rhythm, his poetry is a passionate examination of history, which allows us to neither look away nor forget.First published by the historic Broadside Press, Hoagland now offers us thirty years of his best published poems plus a collection of stunning new work.The temperature of these poems is high, sometimes radiantly warm and loving, sometimes

1,999 Facts about Blacks, 2nd Edition: A Sourcebook of African-American Achievement $11.44 New – Black History Month is a year-round affair!

1,999 Facts about Blacks, 2nd Edition: A Sourcebook of African-American Achievement $0.99 Used – This bestselling book tells you everything you want to know about black achievement. From the arts to sports, from science to politics, all of the facts are at your fingertips. Compact yet comprehensive, this reference book celebrates the contributions of black men and women which are sometimes overlooked in conventional histories. The question-and-answer format makes this book ideal for discussion, teaching, or simply self-education.

1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E: A Novel By Tracy Price-Thompson $11.99 <B>From the award-winning, nationally bestselling African-American author Tracy Price-Thompson, a sexy, thrilling new novel featuring a working woman whose obsessive clients are determined to get her all to themselves.<P></B><P>Tracy Price-Thompson has been awarded with numerous honors for her steamy, action-packed, and culturally relevant writing. She received a Hurston/Wright Award for her insightful short story, “Other People’s Skin” and for her heart-wrenching novel, A Woman’s Worth. The Romantic Times Book Club named Knockin’ Boots the Best Erotic Romance of 2005. Now Price-Thompson returns with an exciting pageturner sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats. In Untitled, a woman turns to phone sex in order to satisfy some of her most erotic fantasies. Blessed with a silky voice, a kinky wit, and the ability to construct erotic portraits through words, she lulls men into her fantasies and builds a colorful clientele base as a phone sex worker. Her distinctive voice allows her to enthrall her clients with sexual trysts that are limited only by her imagination. But intimate attachments can be formed in many ways, even through a phone line, and to her surprise anonymous sex is not always anonymous. Her sumptuous voice and her phone skills are so captivating that two of her clients become obsessed with meeting her in the flesh. They both relentlessly track her down—one seeking her love, the other seeking her life.

1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E: A Novel By Tracy Price-Thompson $15 <B>From the award-winning, nationally bestselling African-American author Tracy Price-Thompson, a sexy, thrilling new novel featuring a working woman whose obsessive clients are determined to get her all to themselves.<P></B><P>Tracy Price-Thompson has been awarded with numerous honors for her steamy, action-packed, and culturally relevant writing. She received a Hurston/Wright Award for her insightful short story, “Other People’s Skin” and for her heart-wrenching novel, A Woman’s Worth. The Romantic Times Book Club named Knockin’ Boots the Best Erotic Romance of 2005. Now Price-Thompson returns with an exciting pageturner sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats. In Untitled, a woman turns to phone sex in order to satisfy some of her most erotic fantasies. Blessed with a silky voice, a kinky wit, and the ability to construct erotic portraits through words, she lulls men into her fantasies and builds a colorful clientele base as a phone sex worker. Her distinctive voice allows her to enthrall her clients with sexual trysts that are limited only by her imagination. But intimate attachments can be formed in many ways, even through a phone line, and to her surprise anonymous sex is not always anonymous. Her sumptuous voice and her phone skills are so captivating that two of her clients become obsessed with meeting her in the flesh. They both relentlessly track her down—one seeking her love, the other seeking her life.

1.6 Million African American Quilters: Survey, Sites, and a Half-Dozen Art Quilt Blocks $9.33 Used – 1.6 Million African American Quilters is a handy, eye-opening booklet about today’s Black quilt makers: Latest quilt industry figures, including number of Black quilters nationally; most comprehensive resource of websites, blogs, and YouTube videos featuring African American quilters and guilds. Also included in the more than 270 references are selected textile artists, doll makers, fabric designers, and quilters from the African diaspora; six afro-centrically designed art quilt blocks by

1.6 Million African American Quilters: Survey, Sites, and a Half-Dozen Art Quilt Blocks $9.83 New – 1.6 Million African American Quilters is a handy, eye-opening booklet about today’s Black quilt makers: Latest quilt industry figures, including number of Black quilters nationally; most comprehensive resource of websites, blogs, and YouTube videos featuring African American quilters and guilds. Also included in the more than 270 references are selected textile artists, doll makers, fabric designers, and quilters from the African diaspora; six afro-centrically designed art quilt blocks by

10 Lessons an Introduction to Black History $5.86 Used – American history from an African-American perspective. Provides a conceptual basis for understanding history, summarizes early African history & the enslavement of African people, & reveals how victimized black people & mis-educated white people contributed to the rise & fall of America’s raison d’etre. With logic, passion & the belief that Americans need to be “black-smart” as well as “white-smart”, TEN LESSONS stirs the mind & heart.

10 Lessons an Introduction to Black History $159.21 New – American history from an African-American perspective. Provides a conceptual basis for understanding history, summarizes early African history & the enslavement of African people, & reveals how victimized black people & mis-educated white people contributed to the rise & fall of America’s raison d’etre. With logic, passion & the belief that Americans need to be “black-smart” as well as “white-smart”, TEN LESSONS stirs the mind & heart.

10 Tongues $12.87 New – 10 Tonguespresents poems honest and courageous, verses filled with mood and voice variations, producing compelling, musically rich, accessible work in whichan African-American gay male explores race and sexuality.

100 African Americans Who Changed American History $64.95 New – Now, from the publishers of The World Almanac, comes an exciting, wide ranging look at Americans who have had the most profound impact on the shape of American history–including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Each title in the People Who Changed American History series contains capsule biographics that mix the essential accomplishments of their subjects with fascinating, lesser known details. Arranged chronologically and covering all aspects of American histo

100 African Americans Who Changed American History $26.47 Used – Now, from the publishers of The World Almanac, comes an exciting, wide ranging look at Americans who have had the most profound impact on the shape of American history–including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Each title in the People Who Changed American History series contains capsule biographics that mix the essential accomplishments of their subjects with fascinating, lesser known details. Arranged chronologically and covering all aspects of American hist

100 African Americans Who Shaped American History $7.95 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History

100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History $3.95 Used – For use in schools and libraries only. Offers brief biographies of African American educators, entertainers, inventors, authors, athletes, and others who have made important contributions to American life.

100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History $5.37 New – For use in schools and libraries only. Offers brief biographies of African American educators, entertainers, inventors, authors, athletes, and others who have made important contributions to American life.

100 Famous Americans Who Changed American History $59.31 Now, from the publishers of The World Almanac, comes an exciting, wide ranging look at Americans who have had the most profound impact on the shape of American history–including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Each title in the People Who Changed American History series contains capsule biographics that mix the essential accomplishments of their subjects with fascinating, lesser known details. Arranged chronologically and covering all aspects of American history, these concise entries will appeal to readers who want a sweeping view of American history, as well as those who want to quickly get the key facts about an important figure. Each title also contains an index with cross references and a special section with a trivia quiz and suggested projects.

100 Famous Americans Who Changed History $8.55 Used – Now, from the publishers of The World Almanac, comes an exciting, wide ranging look at Americans who have had the most profound impact on the shape of American history–including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Each title in the People Who Changed American History series contains capsule biographics that mix the essential accomplishments of their subjects with fascinating, lesser known details. Arranged chronologically and covering all aspects of American hist

100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia $7.57 Used – Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the

100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia $51.98 Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the individual’s significance in the general progress of African Americans toward full equality in the American social and political system; self-sacrifice and the demonstration of risk for the collective good; unusual will and determination in the face of the greatest danger; and personal achievement that reveals the best qualities of the African American people. In adopting these criteria Professor Asante has sought to steer away from the usual standards of popular culture, which often elevates the most popular, the wealthiest, or the most photogenic to the cult of celebrity. The individuals in this book — examples of lasting greatness as opposed to the ephemeral glare of celebrity fame — come from four centuries of African American history.Each entry includes brief biographical information, relevant dates, an assessment of the individual’s place in African American history with particular reference to a historical timeline, and a discussion of his or her unique impact on American society. Numerous pictures and illustrations accompany the articles. This superb reference work will be of special interest to students and scholars of American and African American history.

100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia $34.23 New – Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the i

100 Hispanic-Americans Who Changed American History $164.21 Now, from the publishers of The World Almanac, comes an exciting, wide ranging look at Americans who have had the most profound impact on the shape of American history–including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Each title in the People Who Changed American History series contains capsule biographics that mix the essential accomplishments of their subjects with fascinating, lesser known details. Arranged chronologically and covering all aspects of American history, these concise entries will appeal to readers who want a sweeping view of American history, as well as those who want to quickly get the key facts about an important figure. Each title also contains an index with cross references and a special section with a trivia quiz and suggested projects.

100 Most Popular African American Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies $7.49 Used – Focusing on writers who have made their mark in the past 25 years, this guide stresses African American writers of popular and genre literature – from Rochelle Alers, Octavia Butler, and Samuel Delaney to Walter Mosley and Omar Tyree, with a few classic literary giants also included. Short profiles provide an overview of the author’s life and summarize his or her writing accomplishments.

100 Most Popular African American Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies $11.48 New – Read about your favorite African American authors-from Alers to Zane-and find thorough lists of what they’ve written.

100 Most Popular African American Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies $55.73 Where can you find information about popular, contemporary African American authors? Web sites can be difficult to locate and unreliable, particularly for some of the newer authors, and their contents are inconsistent and often inaccurate. Although there are a number of reference works on African American writers, the emphasis tends to be on historical and literary authors. Here’s a single volume containing 100 profiles of your favorite contemporary African American writers, along with lists of their works. Short profiles provide an overview of the author’s life and summarize his or her writing accomplishments. Many are accompanied by black-and-white photos of the author. The biographies are followed by a complete list of the author’s published works. Focusing on writers who have made their mark in the past 25 years, this guide covers African American writers of popular and genre literature–from Rochelle Alers, Octavia Butler, and Samuel Delaney to Walter Mosley, Omar Tyree, and Zane. A few classic literary giants who are popular with today’s readers are also included–e.g., Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Richard Wright. Readers who want to know more about their favorite African American authors or find other books written by those authors, students researching AA authors for reports and papers, and educators seeking background information for classes in African American literature will find this guide invaluable. (High school and up.)

100 Years of African American Achievement at the Ohio State University $28.72 New

100,000+ Baby Names: The Most Complete Baby Name Book By Bruce Lansky, Edited By Bruce Lansky $8.99 In this revised edition you’ll find over 100,000 up-to-date names that reflect the latest naming trends–complete with origins, meanings, and variations. This includes ethnic names from over a hundred countries: nearly 19,000 <b>English</b> names, 12,000 <b>Latin</b> names, 10,000 <b>Hebrew</b> names, 11,000 <b>Greek</b> names, 9,000 <b>African-American</b> names, 9,000 <b>Hispanic</b> names, 8,000 <b>French</b> names, 8,000 <b>Irish</b> names, 7,000 <b>German</b> names, 4,000 <b>Arabic</b> names, and thousands of <b>Scandinavian</b>, <b>Italian</b>, <b>Polish</b>, <b>Scottish</b>, <b>Welsh</b>, <b>Russian</b>, <b>Hindi</b>, <b>Japanese</b>, <b>Chinese</b>, <b>Korean</b>, <b>Vietnamese</b>, <b>Tai</b>,<b> Cambodian</b>, <b>African</b>, <b>Native American</b>, <b>Australian/Aboriginal</b>, and <b>Hawaiian</b> names–plus many more names from many more origins. <P>You’ll also find: <P>—Over 300 lists of fascinating names to consider <P>—Gender-neutral names shared by girls and boys <P>—Unique spellings of popular names <P>—The most-up-to-date lists of top 100 boys’ and girls’ names and the latest trends <P>—The most complete list of celebrity baby names <P>—Ideas for picking names for siblings <P>—A list of 12 factors to consider when choosing names This book will help you choose a name that you and your baby will love!

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