Cultural Literature
MICHELLE OBAMA: THE FIRST LADY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
There has never been a First Lady like her before. While there have been a slew of Obama celebrity books, none contain the message of Deborah Willis and Emily Bernard’s eye-opening book. With nearly 200 compelling photographs, these two noted...
$25.99
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: A VISUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY
African-American Art: A Visual and Cultural History offers a current and comprehensive history that contextualizes black artists within the framework of American art as a whole. The first chronological survey covering all art forms from colonial times to the present to...
$88.95
DREADS
Dreadlocks are a modern phenomenon with roots reaching as far back as the fifth century. According to ancient Hindu beliefs, dreads signified a singleminded pursuit of the spiritual. Devotion to God displaced vanity, and hair was left to its own...
$31.02
AMONG OTHERS: BLACKNESS AT MOMA
his expansive collection of essays on nearly 200 works in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art is the first substantial exploration of MoMA’s uneven historical relationship with black artists, black audiences and the broader subject of racial blackness....
$65.00
HOW TO SLAY: INSPIRATION FROM THE QUEENS AND KINGS OF BLACK STYLE
One of the few surveys of Black style and fashion ever published, How to Slay offers a lavishly illustrated overview of African American style through the twentieth century, focusing on the last thirty-five years. Through striking images of some of the most...
$55.00
CROWNS: PORTRAITS OF BLACK WOMEN IN CHURCH HATS
Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. For these women, a church hat, flamboyant as it may be, is no mere fashion accessory; it's a cherished African American custom, one observed with boundless passion by black women of...
$35.00
KONGO ACROSS THE WATERS
“A powerful statement through both word and image of how individuals of African descent have negotiated African cultural practices, whether through remembrance or rediscovery, as strategies for their physical and psychological health.”—Jean Borgatti, Boston University “Uses an interdisciplinary approach...
$70.00
MRS. O: DEMOCRACY OF STYLE (COMING SOON)
Celebrated for her style and substance, Michelle Obama has transformed the role of first lady and become a 21st century icon, attracting attention from all over the world. The qualities so admired in her - intelligence, strength and charisma -...
$30.00
CELEBRATE KWANZAA
Celebrate Kwanzaa continues the spectacular Holidays Around the World series by focusing on this African-American holiday, which falls during the festive, gift-giving season and is celebrated by families, communities, and schools throughout America. With succinct, lively text and beautiful photographs,...
$17.20
I STILL DO
Photographer, Kea Taylor, takes us on a heartwarming journey as she shares her most beloved images from ten years of photographing African-American weddings. Taylor artfully balances her romantic images with interviews of couples from diverse backgrounds, who openly share the...
$29.99
NILE VALLEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVILIZATION (EXPLODING THE MYTHS, VOL. 1)
Tony Browder's book, Nile Valley Contributions To Civilization, is about correctinf some of these misconceptions so the reader, in fact, cane be introduced to a Nile Valley Civilizations in order to understand its role as the parent of future civilizations....
$25.00
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
With brilliantly objective scholarship, respected historian and author John G. Jackson reexamines the outdated, racist, and Westernized history of Africa that is still taught in schools, and presents one infinitely more rich, colorful, varied—and truthful. Challenging the standard dehumanizing and...
$15.95
CULTURE SMART!: NIGERIA: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CUSTOMS & CULTURE
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with an internal market of 150 million people and an economy growing at around 8 percent a year, is potentially Africa’s next powerhouse. It is nearly one and a half times the size...
$11.49
ANOTHER AMERICA: THE STORY OF LIBERIA AND THE FORMER SLAVES WHO RULED IT
In 1820, a group of about eighty African Americans reversed the course of history and sailed back to Africa, to a place they would name after liberty itself. They went under the banner of the American Colonization Society, a white...
$18.00
CAMEROON (BRADT TRAVEL GUIDE CAMEROON)
With ancient chiefdoms tucked between terraced fields and volcanic mountains, Mount Cameroon―Africa's highest peak, the impressive Waza National Park with its herds of elephants, and the coast's sleepy palm-fringed beaches, Cameroon has no shortage of attractions, yet it somehow fails...
$25.99
AFRICA: MOTHER OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
In lecture/essay format, Dr. Ben identifies and corrects myths about the inferiority and primitiveness of the indigenous African peoples and their descendants. Order Africa Mother of Western Civilization here. Product details Publisher : Black Classic Press; Reprint edition (February 7, 1997)...
$39.95
GHANA ( BRADT TRAVEL GUIDE GHANA )
Bradt's Ghana is the only dedicated guidebook on the market and the most comprehensive source of travel information on the country, written by Philip Briggs, the leading writer of guidebooks to Africa. Catering for all types of visitors, from bar-hoppers to birdwatchers,...
$27.99
GABON (BRADT TRAVEL GUIDE)
Gabon, the land of the surfing hippo, is a West African country home to truly exceptional biodiversity. 30,000 gorillas stalk the jungle, manatees and humpbacks are present around the country’s 800km of coastline and Gabon’s 13 national parks offer wildlife-watching...
$27.99
AFRICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS: COMPLEX RELATIONS - PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES
The nature of complex relations between Africans and African Americans is the focus of this study. The author looks at the factors which are responsible for this complex nature and which collectively constitute a major obstacle to the improvement of...
$19.69
12 DAYS IN GHANA: REUNIONS, REVELATIONS & REFLECTIONS
Mr. Gaines enjoys traveling and had always wanted to visit his mother's homeland, Ghana, West Africa. While growing up, his mother had often told him stories about this amazing land and his wonderful relatives. Mr. Gaines knew that at some...
$11.45