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• Among Others

  Blackness at MoMA

  English, Darby, 1974-

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  This expansive collection of essays on nearly 200 works in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art is the first substantial exploration of MoMA's uneven historical relationship with black artists, black audiences and the broader subject of racial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Augusta Savage

  Renaissance Woman

  Hayes, Jeffreen M.

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  This is a timely, visual, exploration of the fascinating life and lasting legacy of sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962), who overcame poverty, racism, and sexual discrimination to become one of America's most influential twentieth-century artists.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Basquiat's Defacement

  the Untold Story

  LaBouvier, Chaédria,

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  Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart) was in direct response to an event that rocked the New York City art community. In 1983, 25-year-old artist Michael Stewart died from injuries sustained while in police custody after being arrested. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Built

  History and Architecture in the Black Community

  Wellington, Paul

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  This book explores over forty works by Black architects and their impact in the Black community. A wide variety of projects are featured, from residences of affluent African Americans, to historic churches, to memorials and museums of Black culture…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Comix Returns

  Jennings, John, 1970-

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  In 2010, Eisner Award--winning creators Jennings and Duffy published a meaty collection of art and essays spotlighting African American comics and creators. This sumptuous sequel introduces new perspectives as well as refreshes the record of those…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Futures

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  Edited by writer Drew and journalist Wortham, this collection brings together wide-ranging, often experimental writing and art responding to the question: "What does it mean to be Black and alive right now?" -- Library Journal

• Black Imagination

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  An amalgamation of black thought, poetry, rituals, inspiration, hope, and yes, imaginings of what healing might look like amid an inequitable existence. -- The Root

• Black Opera

  History, Power, Engagement

  André, Naomi Adele

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  André, Seattle Opera’s inaugural scholar in residence, "reveals how black opera unearths suppressed truths. These truths provoke complex, if uncomfortable, reconsideration of racial, gender, sexual, and other oppressive ideologies." -- publisher's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Butterfly Effect

  How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

  Moore, Marcus J.

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  A cultural portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rap superstar documents his coming-of-age as an artist, his genius as a lyricist, and his profound impact on today's racially fraught America. -- publisher's copy

• Carrie Mae Weems

  Kitchen Table Series

  Weems, Carrie Mae, 1953-

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  The first publication dedicated solely to this early and important body of work by the American artist Carrie Mae Weems. -- publisher's copy

• Charles White

  a Retrospective

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  Scholars and artists alike will discover White's bold talents in this well-documented exploration of an artist whose powerful messages still speak to us loud and clear. -- Library Journal

• Dance We Do

  a Poet Explores Black Dance

  Shange, Ntozake

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  An elegant and eloquent work by an artist who left us too soon that recognizes and celebrates the unique contributions of Black dancers and choreographers. -- Booklist

• Dancing in Blackness

  a Memoir

  Osumare, Halifu,

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  In this equal parts memoir, autoethnography, history, encyclopedic catalog, and sociocultural analysis, [Osumare] traces her activities from the 1960s through the late 1990s, as she becomes a tenacious advocate for black dance. -- Library Journal

• Dapper Dan

  Made in Harlem : a Memoir

  Day, Daniel R.,

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  In this moving memoir, Day (aka Dapper Dan) chronicles his rise from a poor black boy growing up in 1940s Harlem to becoming a notable designer of streetwear. -- Publishers Weekly

• Fired Up! Ready to Go!

  Finding Beauty, Demanding Equity : An African American Life in Art : the Collections of Peggy Cooper Cafritz

  Cafritz, Peggy Cooper, 1947-

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  Cafritz's dedication to and appreciation of black artists is evident throughout this magnificent book. -- Publishers Weekly

• Go Ahead in the Rain

  Notes to A Tribe Called Quest

  Abdurraqib, Hanif, 1983-

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  Poet Abdurraqib follows up his collection of music criticism They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us with an impassioned, incisive biography cum memoir arguing for hip-hop's importance to the black youth of his generation. -- Publishers Weekly

• Henry Taylor

  the Only Portrait I Ever Painted of My Momma Was Stolen

  Taylor, Henry, 1958-

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  Suites of Taylor's paintings are reproduced alongside handwritten accounts of the sittings, offering an in-depth understanding of the artist's world. -- publisher's copy

• I Am You

  Selected Works, 1942-1978

  Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006

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  Injustice, violence, the rise of the American civil rights movement, high fashion and the arts—Gordon Parks captured half a century of the vast changes to the American cultural landscape in his multi-faceted career. -- publisher's description

• I Too Sing America

  the Harlem Renaissance at 100

  Haygood, Wil

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  Celebrates the visual art and material culture of the Harlem Renaissance, illuminating the lives of its people, the art, the literature, the music, and the social history through paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, and contemporary documents…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jacob Lawrence

  the American Struggle

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  The American Struggle explores Jacob Lawrence's radical way of transforming history into art by looking at his thirty panel series of paintings, Struggle . . . from the History of the American People (1954-56). -- publisher's copy