African American
This section includes literature by African American authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of political and social organizations ranging from the Black Panthers to the AME Church.
New Arrivals
Beulah Chapter no. 24 Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall Rite of Adoption, California and Hawaii 53rd year, yearbook 1975
Oakland: The Order, 1975. 30p., 4.5x6.25 inches, red typeface and illustrated with 6 red-printed photos of members, all but one are women; speech, list of officers, events, committees, list of other chapters. Yellow stapled wraps, badly worn, stained and handling-soiled. More
Cat.No: 175188
A Bibliography: The Black Woman in the United States
[New York]: [ca. 1970]. 6p. mimeographed packet, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Anonymously compiled listing with an emphasis on Marxist works. More
Cat.No: 267558
The Black Business Network: A Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Professional Offices in the Birmingham Area; Volume 2, 1983-84
Birmingham, AL: The Research Associates, 1983. 28p., stapled wraps, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 242245
The Black Business Network: A Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Professional Offices in the Birmingham Area; Volume 4, 1985-86
Birmingham, AL: The Research Associates, 1985. 43p., stapled wraps, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 242246
Black Catholic Affairs / Renew Us / Archdiocese of San Francisco [pinback button]
San Francisco: the Archdiocese, n.d. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good. More
Cat.No: 237652
Black Civil Rights Leaders
Chicago: Empak Publishing Company, 1990. 32p., illus., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, wraps worn else very good condition. Black History Series #4. Educational pamphlet with short bios of Du Bois, Garvey, King, Hamer, Randolph and others. More
Cat.No: 132997
Black control of the black community / Boutelle in '68 [pinback button]
n.p. [Socialist Workers Party], 1968. 1.75 inch diameter pin, portrait of the presidential candidate with fuscia and black lettering around. Paul Boutelle changed his name to Kwame Montsho Ajamu Somburu in 1979. More
Cat.No: 176092
Black control of the black community. Puerto Rican control of the Puerto Rican community; vote Socialist Workers
New York: Socialist Workers Party, 1970. 8.5x11 inch flyer, printed two sides. Issued in support of the SWP slate in New York elections, 1970. More
Cat.No: 125836
Black Culture Quiz
New York: The Sperry and Hutchingson Company, 1979. Pamphlet. 23p., stapled wraps, 8.25x5.5 inches, very good condition. This a fourth printing of the edition revised in 1978. More
Cat.No: 217133
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1975 the second Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 16, 1975, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1975. Oversized Paperback. Unpaginated (about 50p.), 8.5x8.5 inches, photos in text, slender softcover. Very good. More
Cat.No: 137999
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1975 the second Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 16, 1975, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1975. Oversized Paperback. Unpaginated (about 50p.), 8.5x8.5 inches, photos in text, slender softcover, wraps stained and discolored along top edge else very good. More
Cat.No: 252153
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1977; fourth Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 20, 1977, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1977. [32]p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps slightly soiled. More
Cat.No: 42200
Black Heritage is Us
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Pamphlet. [24]p.,stapled wraps, 6.5x9.5 inches, illus., wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Promotional brochure for Holt's projected 27 volume Black Heritage series. More
Cat.No: 81807
Black history and the class struggle
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1990. 16p., 8.25x11 inches, wraps, very good. Later printing of 1983 original. Black history and the class struggle 1. More
Cat.No: 139866
Black history and the class struggle
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1990. Pamphlet. 16p., 8.25x11 inches, wraps, very good. Later printing of 1983 original. Black history and the class struggle 1. More
Cat.No: 238516
Black independent cinema; Britain and America, January 8-March 3, 1987, UCLA Melnitz Theater
Las Angeles: UCLA Film and Television Archive, 1987. 8p. illus. 8.5x11 inch program, wraps. More
Cat.No: 99201
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Black Lesbian Newsletter; [5 issue run - later title Onyx ] #2, August 1982 - #6, December 1982
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982. 5 issues, each 8p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, poetry, services and resources, very good newsletters in pictorial self-wraps. Issue numbers 1:2-6. In 1983, the Bay Area publication changed its name to Onyx. More
Cat.No: 51572
Black Lesbians & Gays Weaving the Future!: the 5th annual national black gay & lesbian conference [leaflet] Oakland, California, February 14-17, 1992
Los Angeles: B.G.L.L.F./ Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum, 1992. Single 5.5x8.5 inch leaflet printed one side only on lavender stock. More
Cat.No: 242299
Black Liberation Month News. February '82
Chicago: Peoples College, 1982. 4p. tabloid newspaper format, horizontal fold, evenly toned, minor edgewear. The radical Panafricanist Peoples College, headed by Abdul Alkalimat, emphasized principles of unity among revolutionary forces in the US as well as in Africa. More
Cat.No: 239770
Black men still singing; poems by Maurice W. Britts, et. al
Robbinsdale, MN: Guild Press, 1990. 60p., slender paperback, very good. More
Cat.No: 75489
The Black Panther Black Community News Service. Special commemorative edition. February 2014. The Black Panther Party 47th anniversary: Honoring our political prisoners
n.p. It's About Time, 2014. 16p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold. Includes numerous contributions by former members who were still serving time. More
Cat.No: 247724
The Black Performing Arts Troupe of Cal State College-Hayward presents "What is is, What is was, What it's gon' be!" A dynamite, down-to-earth review of drama, music, song and dance... [handbill]
Hayward, CA: the Troupe, [1971]. 11x8.5 inch handbill, very good with some toning at upper right corner. Black and white photo depicts the cast posing onstage. A contemporary newspaper announcement described the show as an overview of Black history in America. More
Cat.No: 227960
Black Perspectives. Vol. 3 no. 1 (Nov. 1985)
Oakland: Bay Area Association of Black Psychologists, 1985. 16p., tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, mild edgewear. Articles on recent news such as the GAIN bill, racism in schools, listings of upcoming professional events, etc. More
Cat.No: 233083
Black Political Agenda '92 [issues 1 and 2]
Washington DC: 1992. First two issues of the newsletter, 6 pages each, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Coverage of Black primary candidates and potential candidates, including independents like Ron Daniels, as well as mainstream candidates' attitudes toward Black issues. Bill Clinton is lambasted for the execution of Ricky Ray Rector. More
Cat.No: 237985
Black power in higher education. Proposal for the Illinois Council for Black Studies, Fall 1979. Draft for discussion and adoption at the Founding Conference, University of Illinois (Urbana), October 12-13, 1979
Evanston, IL: Illinois Council for Black Studies c/o African-American Studies, Northwestern University, 1979. Pamphlet. 34p., wraps a bit edge worn else very good condition, 8.5x11 inches. More
Cat.No: 272242