Africana Studies
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.
Race and Remembrance: A Memoir
Arthur L. Johnson
A memoir of an important figure in Detroit civil rights history, Arthur L. Johnson.
Dear Chester, Dear John
Letters between Chester Himes and John A. Williams
Compiled and Edited by John A. Williams and Lori Williams
A revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists.
When the Church Becomes Your Party:
Contemporary Gospel Music
Deborah Smith Pollard
A look at the innovations of contemporary performers of modern gospel music and their roots in the African American Christian church
Your Average Nigga: Performing Race, Literacy, and Masculinity
Vershawn Ashanti Young
An engrossing autobiographical exploration of black masculinity as a mode of racial and verbal performance.
Pilgrim Journey
Naomi Long Madgett
The intimate and detailed autobiography of Naomi Long Madgett, award-winning poet and poet laureate of Detroit.
Just for a Thrill: Poems
Geoffrey Jacques
A breakthrough collection of poetry from a distinctive new urban voice.