Black Nationalism: Print Books

Explores the internal workings of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan, examining the evolution of the organization since 1977.

Biography of Louis Farrakhan, discussing his childhood, musical training and career, and his controversial leadership of the Nation of Islam.

October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the country for years, has partnered with Yohuru Williams, dean and history professor at Fairfield University, to deliver the definitive celebration of the Black Panthers. Part oral history, part scrapbook, this is a beautifully produced book of forty-five black-and-white portraits of the Panthers today, alongside interviews with the surviving Panthers, archival images, Black Panther Party pamphlets and speeches, as well as essays by contributors such as Peniel Joseph, Alondra Nelson, Rhonda Williams, and other high-profile scholars to provide background and context."

An exploration of African-American style from its African origins to the 1940s, looking at the ways in which African-American men and women have expressed themselves through clothing, hairstyles, gestures, dance, and other forms of bodily display.

Examines the various meanings of hair in African-American culture, looking at the connection between natural hair and liberation politics, and focusing on the changing ideological significance of the look, care, and means of styling in African-American women's lives.

Traces the history of African-Americans in the military from the Boston Massacre in 1770 in which Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave, became the first casualty of the American Revolution, through the Gulf War.

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Offers a cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance, discussing how it sparked a period of intellectual, artistic, literary, and political blossoming for many African-Americans.

A cookbook from chef-activist Bryant Terry, drawing from African, Afro-Caribbean, and Southern food to create over 100 enticing vegan dishes

Presents color reproductions of paintings, drawings, and sculptures by twenty-seven self-taught African-American artists from the Southern U.S., and includes essays that explore the themes and meaning of the work.

Examines the lives and careers of over fifty African-American artists, and the relation of their work to prevailing artistic, social, and political trends in America and throughout the world.