The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress, Cobb Jelani

Автор: Cobb William Jelani
Название: To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic
ISBN: 0814716709 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814716700
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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2007 Arts Club of Washington’s National Award for Arts Writing - Finalist
SEE ALSO: Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women by T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting.
An inside look into the beats, lyrics, and flow of hip-hop's history
With roots that stretch from West Africa through the black pulpit, hip-hop emerged in the streets of the South Bronx in the 1970s and has spread to the farthest corners of the earth. To the Break of Dawn uniquely examines this freestyle verbal artistry on its own terms. A kid from Queens who spent his youth at the epicenter of this new art form, music critic William Jelani Cobb takes readers inside the beats, the lyrics, and the flow of hip-hop, separating mere corporate rappers from the creative MCs that forged the art in the crucible of the street jam.
The four pillars of hip hop—break dancing, graffiti art, deejaying, and rapping—find their origins in traditions as diverse as the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira and Caribbean immigrants’ turnstile artistry. Tracing hip-hop’s relationship to ancestral forms of expression, Cobb explores the cultural and literary elements that are at its core. From KRS-One and Notorious B.I.G. to Tupac Shakur and Lauryn Hill, he profiles MCs who were pivotal to the rise of the genre, verbal artists whose lineage runs back to the black preacher and the bluesman.
Unlike books that focus on hip-hop as a social movement or a commercial phenomenon, To the Break of Dawn tracks the music's aesthetic, stylistic, and thematic evolution from its inception to today's distinctly regional sub-divisions and styles. Written with an insider's ear, the book illuminates hip-hop's innovations in a freestyle form that speaks to both aficionados and newcomers to the art.

Автор: Jelani H Bracey, Bracey
Название: A daddy is born: princess edition
ISBN: 1734592133 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781734592139
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This story is for all those great fathers out there that have taken the responsibility of being called daddy, an honor and privilege. For those fathers that enjoy and look forward to leading and guiding their children through this journey called life, this book offers insights into the thoughts of a man becoming a father for the first time. His feelings are vividly portrayed in pictures that capture the essence of a father's excitement, surprise, and appreciation for his new found joy. Whether you've earned the title of father biologically, through adoption, or through pure admiration and love; this is a great book for any man that takes pride in the most important job he will ever have in his life.....being a daddy

• Perfect gift for baby showers, birthdays, Father's Day, first libraries, and more
• Depicts a father's unconditional love and dedicationfor his child's development and growth as a person.
• Vibrant and detailed illustrations by artist Jasmine T. Mills, make for an engaging and entertaining read.
• Speaks on themes of pride, responsibility, encouragement, and unconditional love.



Автор: Favors Jelani M.
Название: Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism
ISBN: 1469661446 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469661445
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: For generations, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been essential institutions for the African American community. Their nurturing environments not only provided educational advancement but also catalyzed the Black freedom struggle, forever altering the political destiny of the United States. In this book, Jelani M. Favors offers a history of HBCUs from the 1837 founding of Cheyney State University to the present, told through the lens of how they fostered student activism.

Favors chronicles the development and significance of HBCUs through stories from institutions such as Cheyney State University, Tougaloo College, Bennett College, Alabama State University, Jackson State University, Southern University, and North Carolina A&T. He demonstrates how HBCUs became a refuge during the oppression of the Jim Crow era and illustrates the central role their campus communities played during the civil rights and Black Power movements. Throughout this definitive history of how HBCUs became a vital seedbed for politicians, community leaders, reformers, and activists, Favors emphasizes what he calls an unwritten "second curriculum" at HBCUs, one that offered students a grounding in idealism, racial consciousness, and cultural nationalism.

Автор: Bracey Jelani Hashim
Название: A Daddy Is Born
ISBN: 1734592117 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781734592115
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 18380.00 T
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This story is for all those great fathers out there that have taken the responsibility of being called daddy, an honor and privilege. For those fathers that enjoy and look forward to leading and guiding their children through this journey called life, this book offers insights into the thoughts of a man becoming a father for the first time. His feelings are vividly portrayed in pictures that capture the essence of a father's excitement, surprise, and appreciation for his new found joy. Whether you've earned the title of father biologically, through adoption, or through pure admiration and love; this is a great book for any man that takes pride in the most important job he will ever have in his life.....being a daddy