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Africana Studies
African American Life Series
The African American Life series publishes scholarship and creative works representative of the historical, social, cultural, and economic experiences of African Americans. Because Wayne State University Press is located in Detroit, the series has a particular interest in topics related to urban life and culture. Series Editors: Melba Joyce Boyd and Ronald E. Brown, Wayne State University
Africana Studies Categories: Africana Studies, Anthropology and Sociology, History and Biographies, Labor and Politics, Language and Culture, Literature and Poetry, Theatre, Art, and Film
Africana Studies Series: African American Life Series
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Roses and Revolutions
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The Golden UndergroundBy Anthony Butts New from accomplished poet Anthony Butts, a collection of modern free verse with an attention to formal syntax and a keen religious sensibility. Price: $19.95s (Paper) | |||
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Race and Remembrance
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When the Church Becomes Your Party
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Dear Chester, Dear John
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Roses and Revolutions Collects significant poetry, short stories, and essays by celebrated African American poet and publisher Dudley Randall. |
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The Golden Underground New from accomplished poet Anthony Butts, a collection of modern free verse with an attention to formal syntax and a keen religious sensibility. |
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Race and Remembrance Memoir of respected Detroit civic and civil rights leader Arthur L. Johnson. |
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When the Church Becomes Your Party A look at the innovations of contemporary performers of modern gospel music and their roots in the African American Christian church. |
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Dear Chester, Dear John A revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists. |
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Your Average Nigga An engrossing autobiographical exploration of black masculinity as a mode of racial and verbal performance. |
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Manipulating the Sacred The first art historical study of Yoruba-descended African Brazilian religious art based on an author's long-term participation in and observation of private and public rituals. |
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Just for a Thrill A breakthrough collection of poetry from a distinctive new urban voice. |
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Look for Me All Around You This anthology is the first to fully integrate the political and literary writings of Anglophone Caribbean authors in the Harlem Renaissance. |
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Gettin’ Our Groove On A critical work on the African American vernacular tradition and its expression in contemporary Hip hop. |
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