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Since the 2004 publication of The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora, the once-forgotten illustrator has gained recognition as one of the foremost pioneers of a raucous, cartoonish style of commercial art that defines the Mid-Century aesthetic. Two follow-up...

Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands. Part One looks at Africa's rich cultural heritage and place...

This new bersion includes a new Fly comic zine about Times Up! and 6 new bonus shorts including Dooring PSA, Gears for Fears, Hit a Frog, Congestion Pricing, Unconventional Critical Mass, uncut Chris Carlson Interview, and Memorial Ride. This...

What is bicycle culture? It's what you make of it. Anything can happen: Activists educate the policymakers. Bureaucrats create whimsical public art. Strangers help each other move house by bike. Corporations turn their drive-thrus into bike thrus. Joe...

Joe Biel's collection of talkies perfectly embodies the DIY documentary mantra of just get out there and shoot it. Consisting of five films, ranging from 11 to 40 minutes, Biel injects each film with a political and socially conscious agenda. Two films...

How did both Europe and North America's greatest bike cities come to be? Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland is the first feature documentary to explore the events, people, politics, and social changes that led to Portland becoming the...

Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one...

Never one to mince words, Effa Manley once wrote a letter to sportswriter Art Carter, saying that she hoped they could meet soon because "I would like to tell you a lot of things you should know about baseball." From 1936 to 1948, Manley ran the Negro...

The Hall of Fame story of Grant Fuhr, the first black superstar in the National Hockey League and the last line of defense for the Edmonton Oilers dynasty, told through Fuhr's 10 most important games. Grant Fuhr was the best goalie in the league at a...

True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball's--and America's--most significant figures.For players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball's singular figure, the person who most...

Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever...

Accompanied by a traveling exhibition, this book on the Bahamian artist's textile portraits serves as a love letter to Black women: their style, resilience, strength, and beauty. This debut of the 29-year-old Bahamian-born artist aims to redefine the...