The Joe Bostic Story
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The Joe Bostic Story
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Author : George L. Hiss
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2006
The Joe Bostic Story written by George L. Hiss and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with African American disc jockeys categories.
Much is made of the fact that Joe Bostic was a man of "firsts," as a member of the black community. He was the first black announcer on radio, first black sports announcer, first boxing announcer at Madison Square Garden, the first black to present a concert in Carnegie Hall, and many other impressive achievements.
Calling The Makers An Unofficial History Of Dune Games
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Author : James T Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Skerry Books Limited
Release Date :
Calling The Makers An Unofficial History Of Dune Games written by James T Kelly and has been published by Skerry Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Computers categories.
From video games to board games, CCGs to RPGs, find out how your favourite Dune game came to be. Through painstaking research and exclusive interviews with designers and creatives, this book tells you the untold stories behind the Dune games you love. You’ll get the the behind-the-scenes story of how the designers took Frank Herbert’s novel and created your favourite Dune games. • Future Pastimes’ Dune boardgame • Cryo Interactive’s Dune • Westwood Studios’ Dune II, Dune 2000, and Emperor: Battle for Dune • Last Unicorn Games’ Eye of the Storm CCG and Chronicles of the Imperium RPG • Widescreen Games’ Frank Herbert’s Dune • Cryo Networks’ Dune Generations • Soft Brigade’s Ornithopter Assault If you’re a fan of Dune, games, or Dune games, this book is for you. Get your copy today.
Give My Poor Heart Ease
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2009
Give My Poor Heart Ease written by and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Music categories.
Collects interviews and commentary on blues and gospel music from the Mississippi Delta area, and discusses how race relations, connections to the sacred, and Southern life helped mold this style of music.
Give My Poor Heart Ease Enhanced Ebook
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Author : William Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Give My Poor Heart Ease Enhanced Ebook written by William Ferris and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Music categories.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts front and center a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record. Illustrated with Ferris's photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a CD of original music and a DVD of original film, the book features more than twenty interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South. Here are the stories of artists who have long memories and speak eloquently about their lives, blues musicians who represent a wide range of musical traditions--from one-strand instruments, bottle-blowing, and banjo to spirituals, hymns, and prison work chants. Celebrities such as B. B. King and Willie Dixon, along with performers known best in their neighborhoods, express the full range of human and artistic experience--joyful and gritty, raw and painful. In an autobiographical introduction, Ferris reflects on how he fell in love with the vibrant musical culture that was all around him but was considered off limits to a white Mississippian during a troubled era. This magnificent volume illuminates blues music, the broader African American experience, and indeed the history and culture of America itself. The enhanced ebook edition includes: * Almost 2 hours of video clips and interviews scattered throughout the text * An hour of original music, also imbedded throughout the text * Concludes with the full DVD of original film and full CD of original music Watch the video below to see a demonstration of the the features of this enhanced ebook:
Fight The Power
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Author : Clarence Taylor
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2021-04-01
Fight The Power written by Clarence Taylor and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with Social Science categories.
A story of resistance, power and politics as revealed through New York City’s complex history of police brutality The 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri was the catalyst for a national conversation about race, policing, and injustice. The subsequent killings of other black (often unarmed) citizens led to a surge of media coverage which in turn led to protests and clashes between the police and local residents that were reminiscent of the unrest of the 1960s. Fight the Power examines the explosive history of police brutality in New York City and the black community’s long struggle to resist it. Taylor brings this story to life by exploring the institutions and the people that waged campaigns to end the mistreatment of people of color at the hands of the police, including the black church, the black press, black communists and civil rights activists. Ranging from the 1940s to the mayoralty of Bill de Blasio, Taylor describes the significant strides made in curbing police power in New York City, describing the grassroots street campaigns as well as the accomplishments achieved in the political arena and in the city’s courtrooms. Taylor challenges the belief that police reform is born out of improved relations between communities and the authorities arguing that the only real solution is radically reducing the police domination of New York’s black citizens.
The Black Cultural Front
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Author : Brian Dolinar
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2012-04-27
The Black Cultural Front written by Brian Dolinar and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book examines the formation of a black cultural front by looking at the works of poet Langston Hughes, novelist Chester Himes, and cartoonist Ollie Harrington. While none of these writers were card-carrying members of the Communist Party, they all participated in the Left during their careers. Interestingly, they all turned to creating popular culture in order to reach the black masses who were captivated by movies, radio, newspapers, and detective novels. There are chapters on Hughes's "Simple" stories, Himes's detective fiction, and Harrington's "Bootsie" cartoons. Collectively, the experience of these three figures contributes to the story of a "long" movement for African American freedom that flourished during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Yet this book also stresses the impact that McCarthyism had on dismantling the Black Left and how it affected each individual involved. Each was radicalized at a different moment and for different reasons.
Unbeaten
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Author : Mike Stanton
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2018-06-26
Unbeaten written by Mike Stanton and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: He never lost a professional fight. His record was a perfect 49-0. Unbeaten is the story of this remarkable champion who overcame injury, doubt, and the schemes of corrupt promoters to win the title in a bloody and epic battle with Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952. Rocky packed a devastating punch with an innocent nickname, “Suzie Q,” against which there was no defense. As the champ, he came to know presidents and movie stars – and the organized crime figures who dominated the sport, much to his growing disgust. He may have “stood out in boxing like a rose in a garbage dump,” as one sportswriter said, but he also fought his own private demons. In the hands of the award-winning journalist and biographer Mike Stanton, Unbeaten is more than just a boxing story. It’s a classic American tale of immigrant dreams, exceptional talent wedded to exceptional ambitions, compromises in the service of a greater good, astounding success, disillusionment, and a quest to discover what it all meant. Like Suzie Q, it will knock you off your feet.
Baseball S Great Experiment
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Author : Jules Tygiel
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1997
Baseball S Great Experiment written by Jules Tygiel and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Offers a history of African American exclusion from baseball, and assesses the changing racial attitudes that led up to Jackie Robinson's acceptance by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Remembering Whitney A Mother S Story Of Love Loss And The Night The Music Died
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Author : Cissy Houston
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-01-31
Remembering Whitney A Mother S Story Of Love Loss And The Night The Music Died written by Cissy Houston and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The definitive account of Whitney Houston’s astonishing life, ground-breaking career and tragic death – complete with never-before-seen photographs – from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston.
A People S History Of Baseball
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Author : Mitchell Nathanson
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2012-03-30
A People S History Of Baseball written by Mitchell Nathanson and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Baseball is much more than the national pastime. It has become an emblem of America itself. From its initial popularity in the mid-nineteenth century, the game has reflected national values and beliefs and promoted what it means to be an American. Stories abound that illustrate baseball's significance in eradicating racial barriers, bringing neighborhoods together, building civic pride, and creating on the field of play an instructive civics lesson for immigrants on the national character. In A People's History of Baseball, Mitchell Nathanson probes the less well-known but no less meaningful other side of baseball: episodes not involving equality, patriotism, heroism, and virtuous capitalism, but power--how it is obtained, and how it perpetuates itself. Through the growth and development of baseball Nathanson shows that, if only we choose to look for it, we can see the petty power struggles as well as the large and consequential ones that have likewise defined our nation. By offering a fresh perspective on the firmly embedded tales of baseball as America, a new and unexpected story emerges of both the game and what it represents. Exploring the founding of the National League, Nathanson focuses on the newer Americans who sought club ownership to promote their own social status in the increasingly closed caste of nineteenth-century America. His perspective on the rise and public rebuke of the Players Association shows that these baseball events reflect both the collective spirit of working and middle-class America in the mid-twentieth century as well as the countervailing forces that sought to beat back this emerging movement that threatened the status quo. And his take on baseball’s racial integration that began with Branch Rickey’s “Great Experiment” reveals the debilitating effects of the harsh double standard that resulted, requiring a black player to have unimpeachable character merely to take the field in a Major League game, a standard no white player was required to meet. Told with passion and occasional outrage, A People's History of Baseball challenges the perspective of the well-known, deeply entrenched, hyper-patriotic stories of baseball and offers an incisive alternative history of America's much-loved national pastime.