Cultural Literature

Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity is the long-awaited successor to Blacks in Appalachia (1985), the first modern anthology to examine the socioeconomic, cultural, and political experiences of Black Appalachians. Edited by Cicero M. Fain III,...

Seventeen days in the hospital. Five days on a ventilator. One miraculous second chance at life.When COVID-19 nearly claimed Rick Martin's life, no one could have predicted what would emerge from the silence of a coma: not just survival, but a profound...

The award-winning art historian and founder of Vision & Justice uncovers a pivotal era in the story of race in the United States when Americans came to ignore the truth about the false foundations of the nation's racial regime. In a masterpiece of...

Substantial and comprehensive book is a unique exploration of a major collection of art by Black American and African American artists, comprising some 1,000 works by more than 200 individual artists.Over 55 years, a museum in the American South has...

After the groundbreaking success of his debut film Boyz N the Hood in 1991, filmmaker John Singleton (1968-2019) gained worldwide acclaim, earned the respect of major film industry figures, and became the topic of both scholarly and popular culture film...

After the groundbreaking success of his debut film Boyz N the Hood in 1991, filmmaker John Singleton (1968-2019) gained worldwide acclaim, earned the respect of major film industry figures, and became the topic of both scholarly and popular culture film...

The first biography of a preeminent postwar architect who championed the cause of freedom through architecture and transformed Black history and modernism J. Max Bond Jr. (1935-2009) was a civil rights activist, educator, and architect who shaped such...

In Coleman Young and Detroit Politics, Wilbur Rich delivers the first serious biography of this powerful and fascinating political figure. Coleman Young, elected Detroit's first black mayor in 1973, is the city's longest-serving chief executive...

This accessible biography of Maya Angelou provides readers with an ideal introduction to the life and times of one of America's most beloved and influential Black artists. Maya Angelou: A Life in American History explores the life of one of the most...

Discover the story of the first woman to direct a major public library system in the United States and the first African American president of the American Library Association. Jones's appointment to Director of the Detroit Public Library in 1970...

An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts. Featuring ground-breaking new...