This volume of essays by scholars and activists focuses on the political and social relations between blacks, Latinos, and Asians in key urban centers.
The Black WashingtoniansTHE ANACOSTIA MUSEUM ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGYA history of African American life in our nation's capital, in words and picturesFrom the Smithsonian Institution's renowned Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture comes this elegantly illustrated, beautifully written, fact-filled history of the African Americans who have lived, worked, struggled, prospered, suffered, and built a vibrant community in Washington, D.
The banlieue, the mostly poor and working-class suburbs located on the outskirts of major cities in France, gained international media attention in late 2005 when riots broke out in some 250 such towns across the country.
With the publication of the 1619 Project by The New York Times in 2019, a growing number of Americans have become aware that Africans arrived in North America before the Pilgrims.
'Sometimes it feels as though the whole planet has been so polluted and ravaged that there are no Edens left, but they are there to be found by those who step off the beaten track.
The dismantlement of the communist system of control of the military and its replacement with a democratic model is one of the most significant aspects of the post-communist transition in East-Central Europe and the former Soviet-Union.
Uncovering a cold-blooded execution at the hands of a conspiring police force, this engaging account relentlessly pursues the murderers of Black Panther Fred Hampton.
In Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth century American South.
Race, Racism and Development places racism and constructions of race at the centre of an exploration of the dominant discourses, structures and practices of development.
In Maya Roads, McConahay draws upon her three decades of traveling and living in Central America's remote landscapes to create a fascinating chronicle of the people, politics, archaeology, and species of the Central American rainforest, the cradle of Maya civilization.
In Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth century American South.
A celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintingsJonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah life and culture established by descendants of enslaved Africans who settled between northern Florida and North Carolina during the nineteenth century.
A celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintingsJonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah life and culture established by descendants of enslaved Africans who settled between northern Florida and North Carolina during the nineteenth century.
Based on question asked by American friends and families I meet on my day-to-day encounters, I finally decided to compile this book to help those who are mixed up on matters unfamiliar to them, people who are too shy to ask, people driven by extreme sense of respect, and the fear of offending somebody and/or those who are driven by the fear of being thought of as "e;stupid.
At a time when many public commentators are turning against multiculturalism in response to fears about militant Islam, immigration or social cohesion, Tariq Modood, one of the world's leading authorities on multiculturalism, provides a distinctive contribution to these debates.
The first comprehensive study of one of America's most gifted civil rights activists and political mavericksWhen civil rights leader Hosea Lorenzo Williams died in 2000, U.
Interest in this topic is growing rapidly, both as a field of academic research and as people with African American and American Indian backgrounds voice interest in their heritage.
Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death.
'A groundbreaking and important book that will surely reframe our understanding of the Great War' David Lammy'A genuinely groundbreaking piece of research' BBC History'Meticulously researched and beautifully written' Military History MonthlyIn a sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War became the World's War a multi-racial, multi-national struggle, fought in Africa and Asia as well as in Europe, which pulled in men and resources from across the globe.
This work provides a revealing look at the history of Hispanic peoples in the American West (or, from the Mexican perspective, El Norte) from the period of Spanish colonization through the present day.
Fethullah Gülen is universally acknowledged as an accomplished scholar and independent thinker who has had a life in tears dreaming of a “golden generation,” but also a life spent in persecution and ongoing trials.
Melissa Fuster thinks expansively about the multiple meanings of comida, food, from something as simple as a meal to something as complex as one's identity.
An essential guide for Black Americans to understanding the criminal justice system, and why it continues to see Black men as targets and as dollar signs.
All major western countries today contain groups that differ in their religious beliefs, customary practices or ideas about the right way in which to live.
Stories from the Amazing journey of African American Women"e;Whether read as history or practical inspiration, the stories of bravery, intelligence, and fortitude revealed .
