Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins

Author: Samuel A. Hay

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780814326169

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This book on the prize-winning African American playwright Ed Bullins is the first to chronicle the life and work of the man who dominated the New York theatre scene between 1968 and 1982. With his presentations of street life, Bullins transformed the Protest and Art-theatre traditions founded by W. E. B. DuBois and Alain Locke and made important contributions to black theatre.

Storyville
Storyville

Author: Mildred Kayden

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780573633447

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A musical set in New Orleans, 1917, a story of love and jazz music. It follows how a notorious prize fight sent the musicians, bands and entertainers "rollin' up the river" to St. Louis, Chicago and gave America's gift to the world: JAZZ! -- Publisher's website.

African American Writers
African American Writers

Author: Lynda Koolish

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781578062584

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This volume of photos of African-American authors highlights the diversity within African American literature and celebrates the many genres it explores. 59 photos.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Author: Lanie Robertson

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780573681844

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"Deals with one of the last appearances of Billie Holiday." -- p.7 | May include musicians.

Performing Blackness
Performing Blackness

Author: Kimberley W. Benston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1135078246

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Performing Blackness offers a challenging interpretation of black cultural expression since the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. Exploring drama, music, poetry, sermons, and criticism, Benston offers an exciting meditation on modern black performance's role in realising African-American aspirations for autonomy and authority. Artists covered include: * John Coltrane * Ntozake Shange * Ed Bullins * Amiri Baraka * Adrienne Kennedy * Michael Harper. Performing Blackness is an exciting contribution to the ongoing debate about the vitality and importance of black culture.

Black Thunder
Black Thunder

Author: William B. Branch

Publisher: Signet Book

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13:

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This anthology of nine contemporary plays (all produced between 1975 and 1990) actively confronts the racial realities of American culture and celebrates the African American experience with originality and meaning. Playwrights include George C. Wolfe, Leslie Lee, Steve Carter, Amiri Baraka, P.J. Gibson, William Branch, Alexander Simmons, Ed Bullins, and August Wilson.

Voices of Color
Voices of Color

Author: Woodie King

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2000-02

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1617745944

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A collection of scenes and monologues by African American playwrights.