Ｊｏｎａ - African-American Studies 1

What happens when thought becomes action, and awareness turns into strategy? Intellectual Revolution is a bold, unapologetic, and transformative call to consciousness. Through 16 chapters of deep re……続きを見る

The African American experience in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction This book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia’s Shen……続きを見る

All's Well, Ends Well: The Story of Jeff Fort is more than just the rise and fall of one of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders; it is a profound exploration of a man's journey from the streets to ……続きを見る

Sex, Money, Murder: The Story of Peter Rollack is a gripping and raw account of one man's journey from the streets to the head of one of the most notorious criminal empires in modern history. Peter ……続きを見る

This psychologist is frustrated. In the final stretch of his doctoral internship, Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter had just one more milestone to complete: the diversity project, where candidates inser……続きを見る

Why I Hate Myself?: A Deep Look Into Self-Hate in the Black Community is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the complex emotional and psychological struggles that have shaped the Black ……続きを見る

A celebration of (and how to find your own) queer intersectional identity through the lens of media In Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices (in Media) and Learning to Love ……続きを見る

BMF: Black Men Forgotten is an eye-opening exploration of how street gangs, systemic injustice, and a cycle of violence have deeply impacted Black men and their communities. This book delves into th……続きを見る

Black, Gangster, and Respected: The Larry Hoover Story is a powerful and transformative narrative that delves deep into the life of Larry Hoover, the founder of the Gangster Disciples and one of the……続きを見る

Black male college athletes are among the most recognizable individuals within a collegiate settingーparticularly in relation to their athletic abilities. Consequently, the knowledge shared of this ……続きを見る

In Dreams in Double Time Jonathan Leal examines how the musical revolution of bebop opened up new futures for racialized and minoritized communities. Blending lyrical nonfiction with transdisciplina……続きを見る

Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield’s acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-po……続きを見る

Freedom's Sword is the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning the Jim Crow laws in the South to its twent……続きを見る

The statement, "The Civil Rights Movement changed America," though true, has become something of a cliché. Civil rights in the White Literary Imagination seeks to determine how, exactly, the Civil R……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY A finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award | Named one of the ten best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Time……続きを見る

A celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintings Jonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah life and cultur……続きを見る

How do we balance the desire for tales of exceptional accomplishment with the need for painful doses of reality? How hard do we work to remember our past or to forget it? These are some of the quest……続きを見る

In this book, Jonathan Holloway explores the early lives and careers of economist Abram Harris Jr., sociologist E. Franklin Frazier, and political scientist Ralph Bunche--three black scholars who ta……続きを見る

Racial Spectacles: Explorations in Media, Race, and Justice examines the crucial role the media has played in circulating and shaping national dialogues about race through representations of crime a……続きを見る

As both an activist and the dynamic editor of Negro Digest, Hoyt W. Fuller stood at the nexus of the Black Arts Movement and the broader black cultural politics of his time. Jonathan Fenderson uses ……続きを見る

Reducing residential segregation is the best way to reduce racial inequality in the United States. African American employment rates, earnings, test scores, even longevity all improve sharply as res……続きを見る

A multidimensional approach captures the complexities of African American racial identity. While the dynamics of racial oppression limit the range of attitudes blacks may construct and hold, their b……続きを見る

At a ceremony announcing the completion of the first draft of the human genome in 2000, President Bill Clinton declared, "I believe one of the great truths to emerge from this triumphant expedition ……続きを見る

The statement, “The Civil Rights Movement changed America,” though true, has become something of a cliché. Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination seeks to determine how, exactly, the Civil R……続きを見る

This book argues that critical race theory (CRT)ーwhich originated within Legal Studies during the 1970sーhas permeated multiple academic disciplines and informs the ethical commitments of scholars ……続きを見る