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A Nimble ARC: James Van Der Zee and Photography (PB) (2023)
9781478024903$27.95While James Van Der Zee is widely known and praised for his studio portraits from the Harlem Renaissance era, much of the diversity and expansive reach of his work has been overlooked. From the major role his studio played for decades photographing... -
African Americans of Round Top (PB) (2023)
9781467160742$24.99Round Top's African American pioneers came into Texas in 1825 when Stephen F. Austin brought in 300 Anglo-Americans, and the people they enslaved, for the purpose of colonizing the area. Soon afterward, more slaves were bought in from other slaveholding... -
Young Queer America: Real Stories and Faces of LGBTQ+ Youth (PB) (2023)
9781797214412$24.95Get to know real queer kids from all over the country--these inspiring stories of LGBTQ+ youth, written in their own words, provide crucial snapshots of what it's really like to grow up trans or queer in America. Photographer and activist Maxwell Poth... -
The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power (HC) (2023)
9780500025390$65.00Drawing 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... -
Awol Erizku: Mystic Parallax (HC) (2023)
9781597115469$75.00Mystic 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... -
Black Is Beautiful: Jet Beauties of the Week (HC) (2023)
9781648230479$50.00Famed 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... -
Street Art's Rising Stars: 24 Artists You Should Know (HC) (2023)
9783791389929$39.99Making their statements on the walls of the world's major cities, these emerging artists are also making their way to the forefront of an increasingly crowded genre. As street artists move from the fringe to the mainstream, it's hard to know who is a...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$39.99Subtotal: -
One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race (PB) (2023)
9780807013212$22.95Challenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the world What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black?Is Blackness a matter of... -
Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi (HC) (2009)
9780500543818$50.00In Nairobi, slick advertising has made few inroads, and shopping malls and supermarkets remain a rarity. People buy their daily necessities locally, from small traders within their communities. Business owners paint their own billboards and signs, or... -
Tina Turner: That's My Life (HB) (2020)
9780847869169$65.00The first authorized pictorial autobiography for the trade by the legendary Tina Turner, containing iconic as well as never-before-seen candid photos, letters, and other personal items of The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, from her early career to today. Tina... -
Sneaker Freaker. the Ultimate Sneaker Book (HC) (2018)
9783836572231Essence Authors 2023$60.00Back in 2002, Simon "Woody" Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same.From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today's super-slick print and online... -
Greatest of All Time. a Tribute to Muhammad Ali (HC) (2010)
9783836520676$150.00"An amazing book...all the iconic photographs that people took of The Champ." --Barack ObamaGREATEST OF ALL TIME: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity, and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. Slimmed... -
The Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic History, 1954-68 (HC) (1996)
9780789201232$45.00With a striking selection of images and a lively, informative text, Steven Kasher captures the danger, drama, and bravery of the civil rights movement. After an introduction explaining the significance of photography to the movement, the text in this... -
Ralph Ellison: Photographer (HC) (2023)
9783969991800$60.00The first ever book on Ellison's lifelong photography practice, from New York scenes to domestic vignettesRalph Ellison is a leading figure in American literature, hailed for his seminal novel Invisible Man (1952), a breakthrough representation of the... -
African Americans of Denver (PB) (2008)
9780738556253$21.99The city of Denver was born during the great Pikes Peak or Bust gold rush of 1859 when flakes of placer gold were found where the South Platte River meets Cherry Creek. With the discovery of more gold, Denver became a boomtown, and African American... -
Suffolk (PB) (2005)
9780738541778$21.99A fascinating history of Suffolk's heroic African-American community. A must-have for African-American and Virginia history enthusiasts.After the Civil War, African-Americans throughout Suffolk and Nansemond County fought against injustice by demanding...