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
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 filmworks festival of film & video; April 16 thru April 25, 1992
Oakland: Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1992. [40]p. illus. program for the event, wraps. More
Cat.No: 104495
Black heritage is us
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. [24]p., illus., 6.5x9.5 inches, wraps. 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 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
Black infant health best practice prevention education model
Oakland: West Oakland Health Council, Inc. Black Infant Healthg Project, [1995]. Spiral_bound. Various pagination by section, 8.5x11 inches, printed recto-only, stains on edges otherwise very good report in black comb-bound plastic covers. Extensive (approx. 150-200 pages) report with 10 attachments including news clippings, reports, codes and laws. More
Cat.No: 193864
![Black is Beautiful [pinback button]](/pictures/thumb/218188.jpg?v=1535944238)
Black is Beautiful [pinback button]
n.p. n.pub. n.d. 1.25-inch button, yellow text on black field, faint streak in the lamination. More
Cat.No: 218188
![Black Lesbian Newsletter; [5 issue run - later title Onyx ] #2, August 1982 - #6, December 1982](/pictures/thumb/51572.jpg?v=1512698901)
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 Lesbian Newsletter; [later title Onyx 6 issue broken run] vol. 1, #2, August 1982 - #6, December 1982 and Onyx, vol. 3, #5, Oct/Nov 1984](/pictures/thumb/222241.jpg?v=1521414633)
Black Lesbian Newsletter; [later title Onyx 6 issue broken run] vol. 1, #2, August 1982 - #6, December 1982 and Onyx, vol. 3, #5, Oct/Nov 1984
San Francisco: Black Lesbian Newsletter, 1982-1984. Six issue broken run, each 8-10p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, poetry, services and resources, very good newsletters in pictorial self-wraps. Issue numbers 1:2-6 & 3:5. In 1983, the Bay Area publication changed its name to Onyx. More
Cat.No: 222241
![Black Lesbians and Gays / from silence to celebration / Boyond the 28 days / 7th Annual National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference and Institutes [poster]](/pictures/thumb/235441.jpg?v=1552529926)
Black Lesbians and Gays / from silence to celebration / Boyond the 28 days / 7th Annual National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference and Institutes [poster]
Secaucus, NJ: the Conference, 1994. 18x24 inch poster, very good. Artwork is by Durham (no first name given). More
Cat.No: 235441
Black lines: a journal of Black studies. Vol. 2 no. 4 (Summer 1972)
Pittsburgh: Dept. of Black Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1972. 46p., staplebound wraps, very good. More
Cat.No: 229587
Black Men's Conference; Sunday, November 8, 1980, Oakland Auditorium Arena
Oakland: the Conference, 1980. 6-panel printed brochure with photos of participants Nathan Hare, Robert L. Harris, Marvin X, Wilson Riles, Jr., Wade Nobles II, and Carter Gilmore. Eldrige Cleaver's name is crossed out from the program. More
Cat.No: 54202
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 9 (Saturday, June 21, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. 24p. illus. tabloid, paper toned with horizontal fold, some staining and spotting of front cover. Cover story is on then-Governor Reagan's attack on Sacramento Panther headquarters. Includes a substantial piece on Wesley Robert Wells. More
Cat.No: 230389
The Black Panther Black Community News Service, vol. III, no. 22 (Saturday, September 20, 1969) / Basta Ya! Panther issue 4
San Francisco: Black Panther Party, 1969. 28p. illus. tabloid newspaper, joint issue of the two publications; horizontal fold, paper toned. Full-page Emory Douglas art on the BPP cover. Basta Ya! was the publication of Los Siete de la Raza, produced with Panther assistance. It takes up eight pages. More
Cat.No: 234181
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service vol. VII, no. 1, Saturday, August 28, 1972. George Jackson Lives!
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1972. 20p. illus. tabloid format newspaper, fold-creased, with George Jackson portrait on front cover and Emory Douglas poster on the rear cover; upper left corner of front page torn away, not affecting text. This is the first issue of the BPP paper to appear after Jackson's... More
Cat.No: 224531
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, vol. VII, no. 24, Saturday, February 5, 1972
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1972. 20p. illus. tabloid newspaper; Horizontal fold, paper toned, mild handling wear. Emory poster on rear cover. More
Cat.No: 230392
![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]](/pictures/thumb/227960.jpg?v=1535598656)
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
The Black position; number 3, 1973, an annual
Detroit: Broadside Press, 1973. 79p., wraps. This annual, edited by Gwendolyn Brooks, contains five articles. More
Cat.No: 20435
The Black position; number 4, 1973, an annual
Detroit: Broadside Press, 1976. 36p., wraps. This annual, edited by Gwendolyn Brooks, contains a poem by her as well as articles by Nora Blakely, Marvin Florence and George Kent. More
Cat.No: 20436
The black presence series; the arts, history, folklore, sports, music, literature, education, invention, the military
New York: Pepsico, [198-?]. 24p. including nine pages of reproductions of the posters from the series (Robeson, Tubman, Bethune, etc.), first version, wraps. Could Clarence Holte, who worked for Pepsi, have inspired this series? More
Cat.No: 114658
The black presence series; the arts, history, folklore, sports, music, literature, education, invention, the military
New York: Pepsico, [198-?]. 24p. including ten pages of reproductions of the posters from the series (Robeson, Tubman, Bethune, etc., second version, wraps. This version adds the poster of Madame C. J. Walker. Could Clarence Holte, who worked for Pepsi, have inspired this series. More
Cat.No: 114659
Black prison movements USA; the NOBO journal of AfricanAmerican dialogue, volume II, number 1
Trenton: Africa World Press, 1995. xii, 184p., illustrations, lightly worn wraps. More
Cat.No: 68468
A black quartet; four new black plays by Ben Caldwell, Ronald Milner, Ed Bullins and Leroi Jones, with an introduction by Clayton Riley
New York: Signet/New American Library, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. xxiii, 158p. + 8p. photos, first printing, wraps; worn and acidic, with a dampstain that affects the first dozen leaves. Paperback original. More
Cat.No: 137992
The Black Scholar Volume 2, numbers 6 and 7 (Feb. and March 1971). Pan-Africanism I and II
Sausalito: The Black World Foundation, 1971. 64p. each, very good in wraps; parts I and II in two separate issues. Contributors include Julius Nyerere, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Sekou Toure, Amiri Baraka and others. More
Cat.No: 179664
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