African American Life Series

Race and Ideology: Language, Symbolism, and Popular Culture

Edited by Arthur K. Spears

A collection of essays examining the idea of race, racism, and colorism as they are connected to ideology in language, symbolism, and popular culture.

Without Hatreds or Fears: Jorge Artel and the Struggle for Black Literary Expression in Colombia

Lawrence E. Prescott

A study of Colombia’s premier poet, Jorge Artel.

African Americans, Labor, and Society: Organizing for a New Agenda

Edited by Patrick L. Mason

An analysis of the changes in unions and labor and their effects on African American families over the last twenty-five years.

The Concept of Self: A Study of Black Identity

Richard Allen

An examination of the social factors that influence the dynamic sense of self for African Americans.

What the Wine-Sellers Buy Plus Three: Four Plays by Ron Milner

Foreword by Amiri Baraka  •  Introduction by Woodie King Jr.

A collection of four plays—Checkmates, What the Wine-Sellers Buy, Jazz-Set, and Urban Transition—characterized by their attention to African American social and psychological culture.

Looking Within/Mirar adentro: Selected Poems, 1954–2000

Bilingual Edition

Nancy Morejón  •  Edited and with an Introduction by Juanamaría Cordones-Cook

A bilingual edition of poetry from an important Cuban poet.