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The history of racism in America is also the history of ordinary Black Americans who accomplished extraordinary things in their pursuit of freedom. Faced with oppression throughout their journey, they built vibrant communities and lived purposeful lives...

Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews with the photographers and filmmakers (in some cases family members and/ or close associates), and with contributions from writers, scholars, and curators, The African Gaze is a mapping of and an...

- This volume introduces and describes 16 African masks belonging to the collection of Leinuo Zhang, a young Chinese art lover and collectorThe masks in this book, all presented by two or more images, are accompanied by brief commentaries that offer...

Mystic Parallax is the first major monograph by rising interdisciplinary artist Awol Erizku. Working across photography, film, video, painting, and installation, his work references and re-imagines African American and African visual culture, from hip...

The first book on the art-world legend who installed his ephemeral sculptures on the streets of New York's East VillageCurtis Cuffie (1955-2002) was an artist from Harstville, South Carolina, who found local notoriety in the 1990s for the thrilling and...

For generations, the women of the Ndebele of southern Afrcia have produced an art of remarkable richness and vitality. In their ceremonial beadwork and in large murals that cover the exterior walls of their mud dwellings, these women have created designs...

Famed 60s sunshine pop band 5th Dimension's LaMonte McLemore's additional enduring legacy is that of a photographer, contributing a weekly column "Beauty of the Week" to the renowned publication of African American pop culture, JET. Here, for the first...

An Inspiring Celebration of Black Changemakers, Past and Present, from the San Francisco Bay Area Wonderful Blackiful People shines a light on the indelible contributions made by 26 of the Bay Area's most influential Black individuals, whose work has...

In July of 1866, Congress passed the Army Reorganization Act, establishing six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments. While African Americans had fought in every prior American military conflict, these units, which became known as Buffalo Soldiers,...

A brilliant, multi-media work about artist, filmmaker, and community organizer Ben Caldwell.KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell tells the story of filmmaker, educator and community activist Ben Caldwell and KAOS Network, the media-arts center...

This critically acclaimed study offers a distinct, incisive look at how Senegalese philosopher Senghor sees in African art the most acute expression of Bergson's philosophy. Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) was a Senegalese poet and philosopher who in...

Give your room a new vibe with these 30 graffiti and street art-inspired wall posters. Transform any space with graffiti and street mural-inspired wall posters. On the Wall Posters: Street Art includes 30, 11 x 14 posters perfect for decorating bedrooms,...