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Books on: black author

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Archetypes, Imprecators, and Victims of Fate: Origins and Developments of Satire in Black Drama

Book by Femi Euba; Greenwood Press, 1989

Subjects:

African Americans In Literature, American Drama--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Archetypes In Literature, Blacks In Literature, Drama--Black Authors--History And Criticism, Esu (Legendary Character), Fate And Fatalism In Literature, Satire--History And Criticism, Yoruba (African People)--Folklore

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...changes were in fact made in the black stereotypes, but these were...musical, we could say that the author has created a crisis, or an...stereotypes as the image of the black with which he is able to satirize...that culture by stereotyping blacks as grotesque creatures of the...as an authentic image of the black. As a violation of the survival...
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Black Writers and Latin America: Cross-Cultural Affinities

Book by Richard L. Jackson; Howard University Press, 1998

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African Americans--Intellectual Life, American Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Literature--African American Authors--History And Criticism, American Literature--Latin American Influences, Blacks--Latin America--Intellectual Life, Latin American Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Latin American Literature--American Influences, Latin American Literature--Black Authors--History And Criticism, Literature, Comparative--American And Latin American, Literature, Comparative--Latin American And American

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

black experience. In the United States...to the March on Washington, as the author links up "soul-force" from Africa with "the souls of black folk" in America. At times black American preachers preach the word...
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Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain

Book by Gabriele Griffin; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Asians In Literature, Asians--Great Britain--Intellectual Life, English Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, English Drama--21st Century--History And Criticism, English Drama--Asian Authors--History And Criticism, English Drama--Black Authors--History And Criticism, English Drama--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Feminism And Literature--Great Britain, Feminist Drama, English--History And Criticism, Women And Literature--Great Britain, Women, Black, In Literature, Women, Black--Great Britain--Intellectual Life

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Unpubl. ms, courtesy of the author. Silas, Shelley. Calcutta...Dorothea. Medusa? Medusa Black! In Goodman 2000. 259-G2...Unpubl. ms, courtesy of the author. Yudd, Yazmine. Unfinished...Negrophilia: Avant-Garde Paris and Black Culture in the I920S. London...
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Black Imagination and the Middle Passage

Book by Maria Diedrich, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Carl Pedersen; Oxford University Press, 1999

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African Americans In Literature, African Americans--Intellectual Life, American Literature--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Blacks In Literature, Caribbean Literature (English)--Black Authors--History And Criticism, Fiction, Slave Trade In Literature, Slave Trade--History, Slavery In Literature, West Indian Literature (English)--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Americas Others: The Uses of the Black Underclass and the New Immigrants...Transatlantic Imagination" in The Black Columbiad 1994 , edited by Maria...Profitability and Mortality." He is author of several articles on the transatlantic...E.B. Du Bois The Souls of Black Folk 1995 , and Martin Luther...
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Conjugal Union: The Body, the House, and the Black American

Book by Robert Reid-Pharr; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

African American Intellectuals--History, African Americans--Intellectual Life, African Americans--Race Identity, American Literature--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Black Nationalism--United States, Body Image--Social Aspects--United States--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...necessarily" split nature of black subjectivity in which the black...contentions of this work that the authors whom I examine are indeed attempting...worked upon, such that the black author must extricate "black purity" from the often grotesque...

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Journal Articles on: black author

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"The Fishes and the Poet's Hands": Frank Yerby, a Black Author in White America

Journal article by Bruce A. Glasrud, Laurie Champion; Journal of American and Comparative Cultures, Vol. 23, 2000

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African Americans, Literary criticism, Personal profiles, Poetry, Poets, Writers, Yerby, Frank

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Hands": Frank Yerby, a Black Author in White America by...exceptionally popular black American author, albeit one of the most maligned...his literary career. The author of historical romances, known...foretold his problems as a black author in white America in a poem...Herald. As for all black authors during this time the dilemma...Yerby insinuates that whereas blacks are tortured and burned alive...
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Return to the Primal Noir: Two Modern Authors on the Black Dahlia

Journal article by Carl Hoffman; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 26, 2003

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American culture, Crime, History, Motion pictures, Murders & murder attempts, Novels, Short, Elizabeth Ann

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Noir: Two Modern Authors on the Black Dahlia by Carl Hoffman...The success of The Black Dahlia hinges on the authors skill in creating...peculiar ways. The author himself admits, "My solution to the Black Dahlia murder is BS...
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Black Past, Grey Future? a Post-dayton View of Bosnia and Herzegovina. a Personal Essay Based on the Author's Experience in Bosnia in 1996 and 1997

Journal article by John Graham; International Journal, Vol. 53, 1998

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Bosnia Hercegovina

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Black Past, Grey Future? a Post-dayton View...Herzegovina. a Personal Essay Based on the Authors Experience in Bosnia in 1996 and 1997 by...belligerents, were active in the lucrative black market. For 5,000 deutschmarks you could...
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Tip-Toeing on the Tightrope: A Personal Essay on Black Writer Ambivalence

Journal article by Stan West; African American Review, Vol. 32, 1998

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Ambivalence--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Authors, Black--Philosophy, Literature--Black authors

Collections: Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...praises his mentor, author Ralph Ellison...often bestowed on Blacks by Whites...Hes a conservative Black intellectual and...as a writer (or Black folks, for that...I refuse to see Blacks as just "faces...the well," as author-lawyer Derrick...preoccupation of Blacks being seen as pathological...point I believe many Black writers would argue...
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Mule Bone: Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston's Dream Deferred of an African-American Theatre of the Black Word

Journal article by Carme Manuel; African American Review, Vol. 35, 2001

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African American authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Drama--Black authors, Hughes, Langston--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Hurston, Zora Neale--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mule Bone (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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...seems to come to the author who diligently details black life in a manner receptive...rather than to the author who attends the native...community." Whereas authors from the Caribbean or...consequences for the future of black life" (Kuntu Drama...of nonliterate rural blacks as a text, yet become...

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Magazine Articles on: black author

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Great Reads: Black Books and Authors Continue to Break New Ground

Magazine article; Black Enterprise, Vol. 27, February 1997

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African American authors--Bibliography, Authors, Black--Bibliography

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Great reads: Black books and authors continue to break new ground Warmed...mainstream publishers are producing more black-interest books and expanding the...agencies and arts organizations. Basic Black: Home Training for Modern Times by...
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THe Year of the Black Author

Magazine article; Black Enterprise, Vol. 25, February 1995

Subjects:

African American authors--Marketing, African American consumers--Analysis, American literature--African American authors, Booksellers--Marketing

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

THe year of the Black author The boom in African-American...echoed by African-American authors is the inability of the...promotional tactic that black bookstore owners use to...We have had over 250 author signings with people like...
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Black Male Authors: Smart, Sexy & Successful

Magazine article by Nikitta A. Foston; Ebony, Vol. 58, December 2002

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African American authors--Social aspects, African Americans--Social aspects

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...thing on the market. Black-owned bookstores...of African American authors, heavily support Brothers...book-signings, and author-readings, bringing...putting more Black male authors on the shelves. Mainstream...forces, along with authors Marcus Major and Colin...purpose of maintaining Black love. Walter Mosley, author of 13 books, including...
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Creative 'Sons: With Powerful Prose, Male Authors Explore the Challenges of Black America

Magazine article by Joy T. Bennett; Ebony, Vol. 63, June 2008

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African American authors--Works, African American writers--Works, Bibliography--Best books, Book lists

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...With Powerful Prose, Male Authors Explore the Challenges of Black America. by Joy T. Bennett...the difficulty of being a Black policeman and father, the...2008. Wright is the acclaimed author of Black Boy and Native Son. ILLUSTRATION...
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The Power of an HBCU: Author Outlines Benefits of Attending a Historically Black College or University

Magazine article by Omar Tyree; Ebony, Vol. 63, September 2008

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African American education--Personal narratives, African American universities and colleges--Appreciation, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Personal narratives, Historically black colleges and universities--Appreciation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The Power of an HBCU: Author Outlines Benefits of Attending a Historically Black College or University. by...to Howard--a Historically Black College and University...be-here philosophies at Black schools. Either you chose...

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Newspaper Articles on: black author

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Black Author in Bind over Book Contract Dispute: IYANLA VANZANT FACING ONE OF LIFE'S DILEMMAS

Newspaper article by Jonetta Rose Barras; The Washington Times, January 21, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Black author in bind over...inspirational-book author Iyanla Vanzant chose...prosperous as they lose their authors to mainstream houses...from the loss of one author. * * * Blacks always are faced with...way to strengthen the black publishing industry...winning childrens book author Eloise Greenfield also...
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The BBC Dumbed Down My Books; Furious Author Complains of Racism and Negative Stereotypes in All-Black TV Drama Adaptation

Newspaper article by Ross Slater; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 13, 2002

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British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting, Broadcasting industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Dumbed Down My Books; Furious Author Complains of Racism and Negative Stereotypes in All-Black TV Drama Adaptation. by Ross...down last night by the black author of the award-winning drama...year and starring an all-black cast, was hailed by the BBC...director-general Greg Dyke. The authors management company has complained...
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Job Bias Prompts Study of Black Names: White Author Finds Many Reflect Pride, History, Heritage

Newspaper article by Abby Tegnelia; The Washington Times, August 13, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...study of black names: White author finds many reflect pride...he said. In other words: black applicants. Aghast at the...a book about baby names for black children. "The Complete Guide...wanted to know why so many black names are distinct enough to...Mrs. Keister said. For many blacks having a traditional name is...
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Tracking Dundee's Link to Black History Local Author Will Explore Underground Railroad Tie at Library Program

Newspaper article by Stefanie Dell'Aringa; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 16, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Tracking Dundees Link to Black History Local Author Will Explore Underground Railroad...Correspondent Imagine being a young black slave living in the mid-1800s...Caroline Quarles is the young black woman in the story with the hotel...
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A Black Raised in Nazis' World Author's Path Led from Germany to Elgin, Where His Work Will Be Celebrated

Newspaper article by Tom O'Konowitz; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 24, 2004

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Massaquoi, Hans J.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

A Black Raised in Nazis World Authors Path Led from Germany to Elgin...Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany," which...Elgin, where as an adult the author once lived, worked and went...Because there were so few blacks in Germany at the time, the...his 40-year career at the black publication, Massaquoi became...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: black author

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Black, Hugh

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

BLACK, HUGH 1868 1953, Scottish-American theologian and author. After serving as a pastor in Paisley and Edinburgh, he emigrated to the United States in 1906 to begin a professorship of practical...
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Black, Greene Vardiman

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

BLACK, GREENE VARDIMAN 1836 1915, American dentist...originator of methods and instruments, and as author. His works include Formation of Poisons...and Operative Dentistry (1908). The Black method of preparing amalgam alloys for fillings...
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Luthuli, Albert John

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Nobel Peace Prize. Despite some criticism of his passive philosophy, he was highly regarded by most black South Africans. He is the author of an autobiography, Let My People Go (1962). See biography by M. Benson (1963); study by E...
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Spanish American Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Indies made him the "apostle of the Indians" and the author of the "black legend" of Spain. Early poetry includes Chiles epic...Basically a journalist, he is remembered as the author of the first Spanish American novel, The Itching Parrot...
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GrimkÉ, Archibald Henry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...GRIMKE, ARCHIBALD HENRY 1849 1930, African-American author and crusader for black advancement, b. near Charleston, S.C. The son...attention on the double standard of justice applied to the black. He wrote biographies of William Lloyd Garrison...

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