Black Fire
Author: Imamu Amiri Baraka
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 670
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Author: Imamu Amiri Baraka
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard A. Long
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2010-11-01
Total Pages: 781
ISBN-13: 0271038454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2002-02-05
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 0767910850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn college and graduate school, Jewell Parker Rhodes never encountered a single reading assignment or exercise that featured a person of color. Now she has made it her mission to rectify the situation, gathering advice and inspiring tips tailored for African Americans seeking to express their life experiences. Comprehensive and totally energizing, the African American Guide to Writing and Publishing Nonfiction bursts with supportive topics such as: ·Finding your voice ·Getting to know your literary ancestors ·Overcoming a bruised ego and finding the determination to pursue your dreams ·Gathering material and conducting research ·Tapping sweet, bittersweet, and joyful memories ·Knowing when to keep revising, and when to let go The guide also features unforgettable excerpts from luminaries such as Maya Angelou, Brent Staples, Houston Baker, and pointers from bestselling African American authors Patrice Gaines, E. Lynn Harris, James McBride, John Hope Franklin, Pearl Cleage, Edwidge Danticat, and many others. It is a uniquely nurturing and informative touchstone for affirming, bearing witness, leaving a legacy, and celebrating the remarkable journey of the self.
Author: Alexs D. Pate
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2015-02
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 0873519744
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A rich Minnesota literary tradition is brought into the spotlight in this groundbreaking collection of incisive prose and powerful poetry by forty- three black writers who educate, inspire, and reveal the unabashed truth. Historically significant figures tell their stories, demonstrating how much and how little conditions have changed: Gordon Parks hitchhikes to Bemidji, Taylor Gordon describes his first day as a chauffeur in St. Paul, and Nellie Stone Johnson insists on escaping the farm for high school in Minneapolis. A profusionof modern voices-- poet Tish Jones, playwright Kim Hines, and memoirist Frank Wilderson-- reflect the dizzying, complex realities of the present. Showcasing the unique vision and reality of Minnesota's African American community from the Harlem renaissance through the civil rights movement, from the black power movement to the era of hip- hop and the time of America's first black president, this compelling anthology provides an explosion of artistic expression about what it means to be a Minnesotan. Alexs Pate, an award- winning novelist, playwright, and writing professor, is the president of Innocent Technologies, LLC. Pamela R. Fletcher is associate professor of English at St. Catherine University. J. Otis Powell!? is a poet, performance artist, and curator working in an aesthetic rooted in Afrocentric lore and culture"--
Author: Rafia Zafar
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0231080956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZafar demonstrates that in doing so, these forerunners of modern black American writers both adapted to and reacted against a milieu of social resistance and cultural antipathy. By the end of Reconstruction, this first century of black writers had paved the way for a distinctive, African American literature.
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Published: 1973
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ISBN-13: 9780340171882
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781439505762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. Lawrence Hogue
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0791487008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this wide-ranging analysis, W. Lawrence Hogue argues that African American life and history is more diverse than even African American critics generally acknowledge. Focusing on literary representations of African American males in particular, Hogue examines works by James Weldon Johnson, William Melvin Kelley, Charles Wright, Nathan Heard, Clarence Major, James Earl Hardy, and Don Belton to see how they portray middle-class, Christian, subaltern, voodoo, urban, jazz/blues, postmodern, and gay African American cultures. Hogue shows that this polycentric perspective can move beyond a "racial uplift" approach to African American literature and history and help paint a clearer picture of the rich diversity of African American life and culture.
Author: Amiri Baraka
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 696
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In essays, poems, short stories and plays, over seventy black writers, among whom are included Stokely Carmichael, Harold Cruse, A. B. Spellman, Sun-Ra, Ed Bullins, and the editors themselves, search for a definition of the black sensibility - the sensibility of a colonialized people waking up to the realities of the contemporary world. Never has there been a book so revealing of the black man's view of the world and of himself"--Jacket.
Author: Richard A. Long
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Published: 1985
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