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 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 '80
Chicago: Peoples College, 1980. 4p. tabloid newspaper format, horizontal fold, evenly toned, otherwise very good. 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: 239766
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
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. 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 Panther international news service, vol. 1, no. 4 (Spring 1998)
Los Angeles: New African American Vanguard Movement, 1998. Single issue of the 24p. newspaper founded by the New African American Vanguard Movement to fight for reparations and other panAfricanist issues. NAAVM was founded by ex-Panthers, former Bloods and Crips and other activists. Horizontal fold, mild toning. More
Cat.No: 245959
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," War Cry of Insurrectionists! Proof of How "Black Power" Leaders Threaten the National Security of the USA
New Orleans: The Independent American, 1966. Eight-panel leaflet, very good. Tax Fax No. 77. "Has the Negro bloc vote 'captured' LBJ?" More
Cat.No: 254789
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
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 10, number 2 (October 1978)
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1978. 72p., staplebound wraps, very good. This issue includes a 15-page Open Letter to Jimmy Carter from Republic of New Afrika president Imari Abubakari Obadele. More
Cat.No: 253510
The Black Scholar, volume 5 number 3 (Nov. 1973)
Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation, 1973. 64p. staplebound magazine, very good. Includes Ron Karenga's "Strategy for Struggle," articles by Shirley Graham DuBois on the Middle East, Robert Allen on China after the Cultural Revolution, and more. More
Cat.No: 253512
The Black Scholar, volume 5 number 3 (Nov. 1973)
Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation, 1973. 64p. staplebound magazine, 7x10 inches, wraps worn and creased, 1/4 inch tear on rear wrap else very good condition. Includes Ron Karenga's "Strategy for Struggle," articles by Shirley Graham DuBois on the Middle East, Robert Allen on China after the Cultural Revolution, and..... More
Cat.No: 257726
The Black Scholar, volume 9, number 8/9 (May/June 1978)
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1978. 64p., staplebound wraps, mild wear. This issue includes "People's revolt against poverty: an appeal and challenge" by Republic of New Afrika president Imari Abubakari Obadele; "On the Black Student Movement 1969-70" by Muhammad Ahmad, "War on Black colleges" by Nathan Hare, and more..... More
Cat.No: 253511
Black Unity. Vol. 1 no. 1
Berkeley: the newspaper, 1969. 8p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, paper evenly toned, otherwise very good. Contains much about the Conspiracy Trial, Black Panther Party, and contemporary events, but much of the content is devoted to Ambibe Ogotemmeli's ruminations on Black capitalism. In addition to publishing this paper, he was..... More
Cat.No: 251322
Blacks and Hispanics in the United States; sixth in a series of reports which compile and interpret statiscal information of direct concern to life insurance executives
Washington: American Council of Life Insurance, 1979. 46p., wraps. DataTrack 6. More
Cat.No: 53582
" Blacks in flicks" at Knoxville, Tennessee 1969-1970
Knoxville: Knoxville College, 1969. 8-panel brochure for a film-study project on the African American in the film industry at Knoxville College. More
Cat.No: 154988
Blacks in the federal government
Chicago: Empak Publishing Company, 1991. 32p., illus., wraps. Educational pamphlet . A gift of heritage 9. More
Cat.No: 167411
Blues unlimited: all blues all the time; number 107, April/May 1974
London: Blues Unlimited, 1974. Magazine. 32p. including covers, 8.25x11.75 inches, photos, ads, reviews, interviews, very good magazine, newsprint, stapled pictorial wraps. Mighty Joe Young, nPee Wee Crayton, Lloyd Glenn, Little Boyd and more New Orleans. UK Blues periodical. More
Cat.No: 183366
Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem / Vote Socialist Workers [pinback button]
Richmond Hill, NY: SWP; mfg. by Columbia Advertising, [196-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black and white, very good. More
Cat.No: 207323
Broadway Local West Side Community Newspaper, No. 13, Sept. 4-20, 1971
New York: Broadway Local, 1971. Newspaper. 12p., folded tabloid, illus., toned, lightly frayed, tiny chips at spine quarterfold, else good. Implictly lefty Upper West Side Manhattan community newspaper with news on Morningside squatters evictions, tenant groups, local Haitian community, local black activist Jeannette Washington, food coops, events calendar, and a...... More
Cat.No: 244503
Bubbling brown sugar! A musical revue, Harlem 1910-1940
New York: MCM Ventures, [1978?]. 20p. illus. playbill for the Loften Mitchell musical, 12x9 inches, wraps. More
Cat.No: 44170