Selected New Materials: December 2006
Click Here For Previous Months | Purchase Request
African-Centered Schooling in Theory and Practice. Diane S. Pollard and Cherly S.A. Jirotutu. Africana Library: LC 2731 .A35 2000
[T]his volume brings to the forefront the controversial issues embedded in African-centered schooling. Recommended for senior-level undergraduates and graduate students in urban studies and education. (Choice)
Akeelah and the Bee. James W. Ellison. Africana Library: PZ 7 .E47648 Ake 2006
A novelization of the inspirational movie about an 11-year-old girl in South Los Angeles named Akeelah and her quest to make it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee—with help from some very unexpected places. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
An African Biographical Dictionary. 2nd edition. Norbert C. Brockman. Africana Library: DT 18.B76 2006
This landmark second edition is the only biographical dictionary to bring together, in one volume, cultural, social and political leaders – both historical and contemporary – of the sub-Saharan region. Over 800 biographical sketches of prominent Africans, as well as foreigners who have affected the continent’s history, are featured, 150 more than the previous edition. The wide spectrum of leaders includes religious figures, writers, politicians, scientists, entertainers, sports personalities and more. (greyhouse.com)
The Black Panthers-Photographs. Stephen Shames. Africana Library: E 185 .615 .S43 2006
In 1966, as the largely nonviolent Civil Rights movement swept through America, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the legendary Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Revered by some and vilified by others, the party burst onto the scene with a militant vision for social change and the empowerment of African-Americans. Its methods were so controversial and polarizing that in 1968, FBI head J. Edgar Hoover described the organization as the country greatest threat to internal security. During the height of the movement, from 1967 to 1972, photographer Stephen Shames had unprecedented access to the organization. He captured not only its public face--street demonstrations, protests and militant armed posturing--but also life behind the scenes, from private Party meetings to Bobby Seale at work on his Oakland mayoral campaign. Shames were prolific and his archive of Panther images is the largest in the world, presenting an uncommonly nuanced portrait of this dynamic social movement. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Economic Development in Africa-Doubling Aid: Making the “Big Push” Work. United Nations. Africana Library: HC 800.E274 2006
UNCTAD´s 2006 report on Economic Development in Africa examines how the commitment by the international community to double aid to Africa might place the continent on a sustainable development path. The central message of the report is that, if this commitment is to translate into big reductions in poverty and lasting gains in economic welfare, new thinking is required to tackle the unbalanced state of the international aid system. The report identifies the flaws in the existing system, such as high transaction costs, politicization, lack of transparency, incoherence, unpredictability, and excessive demands placed on the weak institutions of recipients. (unctad.org/)
Gem of the Ocean. August Wilson. Africana Library: PS3573 .I45677 G 46 2006
"No one except perhaps Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams has aimed so high and achieved so much in the American theater."-John Lahr, The New Yorker” A swelling battle hymn of transporting beauty. Theatergoers who have followed August Wilson's career will find in Gem a touchstone for everything else he has written."-Ben Brantley, The New York Times” Wilson’s juiciest material. The play holds the stage and its characters hammer home, strongly, the notion of newfound freedom."-Michael Phillips, Chicago TribuneGem of the Ocean is the play that begins it all. Set in 1904 Pittsburgh, it is chronologically the first work in August Wilson's decade-by-decade cycle dramatizing the African American experience during the 20th century-an unprecedented series that includes the Pulitzer Prizeâ¬"winning plays Fences and The Piano Lesson. Aunt Esther, the drama's 287-year-old fiery matriarch, welcomes into her Hill District home Solly Two Kings, who was born into slavery and scouted for the Union Army, and Citizen Barlow, a young man from Alabama searching for a new life. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
I Refuse to Die: My Journey for Freedom. Koigi WA Wamwere. Africana Library: JC599 .K4 K65 2002
Kenyan political activist Koigi WA Wamwere's account of his life in the human rights movement, this volume documents the injustices committed under British rule and President Moi's oppressive regime, as well as the Kenyan people's ongoing struggle for survival and human dignity. This compelling autobiography describes the extraordinary struggle of an outspoken activist and journalist rising above the horrors of colonization to offer an uncensored account of Kenya's blood-stained history. Despite his harsh years of imprisonment during which time he was subject to torture followed by exile, he does not speak from a broken perspective. Instead his memoirs are infused with the freedom songs of the Kenyan people and rich with traditional allegorical stories as he fights for justice, buoys for international support, lives and tells. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Legacy: Treasures of Black History. Thomas C. battle et’al. Africana Library: E 185.53 .W3 M66 2006
From its Introduction by the revered and distinguished John Hope Franklin to the bibliography and extensive index that complete it, Legacy represents a major new contribution to African-American history. The Black experience and its impact on our nation's culture and character come alive in twelve chapters that sweep from ancient Africa and the slave trade to such key eras as the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance and the Jim Crow Era; and the modern Civil Rights and Black Power/Black Arts movements. The more than 150 historic items showcased here include documents, letters, images, and artifacts, many never before published. Readers will find 18th-century maps of Africa; the pincushion of Elizabeth Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln's seamstress; Depression-era images by Robert M. McNeil; and a Langston Hughes letter in which he first shares his famous poem I, Too, Sing America. Rare photographs show a unique daguerreotype of Frederick Douglass in profile and the Fisk Jubilee Singers, circa 1880. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Negotiating the Net in Africa: the Politics of Internet Diffusion. Ernest J. Wilson III and Kelvin R. Wong.Africana Library: ZA 4201.N44 2007
A unique and important work.... The authors have talked with people who have not been talked with before, and put the information together in a way that could have a great impact on Internet diffusion and policy in Africa. Kenneth Rogerson, Duke University These well-researched, well-constructed case studies underscore the importance of the information sector for the future of developing countries. Robert Ostergard, Jr., SUNY-Binghamton Why does national patterns of Internet expansion differ so greatly throughout Africa? To what extent do politics trump technology? Who are the information champions in the various African states? Addressing these and related questions, negotiating the Net in Africa explores the politics, economics, and technology of Internet diffusion across the continent. The Negotiating the Net framework is applied consistently to chapters on Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tanzania, allowing a rich, comparative analysis based on in-country research and extensive interviews with key stakeholders. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Africana Center Pre-Dedication Ceremony. Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University. 2005. 1 videodisc (88 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 241
A pre-dedication ceremony celebrating the expansion of the Africana Studies and Research Center (ASRC), and the completion of the construction of its new facilities. A new 5,840 square foot building was also built to house a multi-purpose room as well as the Center’s John Hendrix Clarke Library. Among the speakers at the program were Salah Hassan (Director, ASRC), provost Biddy Martin, and Professor James E. Turner (Africana studies), founder of the ASRC.
The Future of Civil Rights: A Talk by NAACP Chairman Julian Bond. Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University. 2006. 1 Videodisc (84min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 232
Julian Bond provided a historical overview of the modern civil rights movement, and the gains that have been made. In addition, he gave his thoughts on the future of civil rights and race relations in American.
Katrina, New Orleans and the Aftermath: Retrospect and Prospects, A Lecture by: Alan Colon. Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University.2006. 1 videodisc (88 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 239
Alan Colon discusses the after effects of Hurricane Katrina has it relates to race, class, and in particular the treatment of African Americans in New Orleans area.
Losing Isaiah. Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount Pictures, 2003. 1 videodisc (106 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 244
A woman who has adopted an abandoned child to give it a new life has to fight for him when his birth mother shows up and wants him back.
Urania's Mirror: The Stars Longing, and Black female Representation, Lecture by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon. Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University. 2006. 1 videodisc (49 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 240
Poet Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon discusses her works, and reads selected poems.
