Selected New Materials: October 2006
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Ndozviudza Aniko? Farayi Nyandoro. Africana library: PL8681.9.N93 N38 2003
Ndozviudza Aniko? Is a protest against the status quo that has led to the mushrooming of a new class of people? It is an unquestionable insight into the roots of destitution, prostitution, criminal activities and corruption in a society undergoing rapid socio-economic change. The plot unfolds around the dilemmas and challenges in the lives of Fiona, Wisdom, Cry boy and others. (Book Cover)
I’ll Find A. Way Or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Juan William et’al. Africana Library: LC2741 .W55 2004
From Juan Williams, author of Eyes on the Prize, and the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund comes a definitive resource that explores the historical, social, and cultural importance of America's 107 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). HBCUs have graduated such illustrious leaders as Oprah Winfrey, Thurgood Marshall, Spike Lee, W.E.B. DuBois, Debbie Allen, Alain Locke, Samuel L. Jackson, and Nikki Giovanni. This commemorative illustrated book is filled with photographs, historical narrative, personal memoir, archival and contemporary material, and anecdotal and resource information. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Information and Communication Technologies for African Development: Assessment of Progress and Challenges Ahead. Joseph O. Okpaku, Sr., Africana Library: HC800.Z9 I554 2003
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) constitute a significant potential set of tools, which Africa can utilize in support to its comprehensive development objectives. ICTs enable people across the globe to access and share information. Africans from all sectors are engaged in a serious exploration of how best to access and utilize the capacities of ICTs, and how to produce significant technologies of their own. To this end, they have engaged in number of dialogues and collaborations. One such major partnership is the United Nations ICT Task force established by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in 2001. (Book Cover)
Religion in the Context of African Migration. Afe Adogame and Cordula Weisskoppel. Africana Library: BL2400.R45 2005
This volume resulted from an interdisciplinary, intellectual exchange on the significant role and place of religion in the context African migration studies. Contributors from the fields of history of religion, sociology, anthropology, history, geography, missiology, migration and Diaspora draw on fieldwork in Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, the USA, Israel, and Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Eritrea, and Sudan Egypt) to show the interconnectedness of religion, migration and globalization. The contributors highlight often-neglected developments of religion within recent migration trends and offer new insight into theoretical and methodological debates by contrasting case studies. (Book Cover)
Shadows in the Mist. Corney Gichuki. Africana Library: PR9381.9.G48 S53 2004
David Nguru’s immediate problem was how to get home from school-what with no fare and a scary one hundred-mile trek almost certain! But that turns out to be the easier part. In the seemingly tranquil village environment, a drug war is looming and elder brother, Gitonga, is in the thick of it, dragging his friends and foes into a fight in which death is only a footstep away. In the city, Patrick’s thirst for holiday adventure is cut short as he lands a seemingly mundane job of minding a shop. But he finds that being a shopkeeper can be a dangerous occupation, especially when working with a relative who is deeply immersed in a web of nefarious activities. But it is when anti-narcotics Chief Jacinta Gatheru strikes into the scene that the underworld begins to rumble. (Book Cover).
White Nationalism Black Interests: Conservative Public Policy and the Black Community. Ronald W. Walters. Africana Library: 185.615.W3146 2003
A study of the most racially conscious aspect of the Conservative movement and its impact on politics and current public policy. This is a study of the most racially conscious aspect of the Conservative movement and its impact on politics and current public policy. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States. Pyong GAP.Africana Library: E184.A1 E773, v.1-3, 2005
Racism has manifested throughout U.S. history. This encyclopedia covers the oppression of the Native Americans, slavery, Jim Crow, the internment of Japanese Americans, the Patriot Act, to name but a few. This set covers the period from colonial times until today and all the groups discriminated against at one time or another: Arabs and Muslims, who are the most recent targets, blacks, Asians, the indigenous, Latinos, European immigrants, and Jews. It is the first work to explore the magnitude of the explosive issue and does so in a non-inflammatory manner. More than 450 essay entries present key terms, organizations, movements, incidents, forums, texts, individuals, legislation, theories, and the like. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Black Subjects: Identity Formation in the Contemporay Narrative of Slavery. Arlene R. Keizer. Africana Library: PS374.558 K45 2004
Writers as diverse as Carolivia Herron, Charles Johnson, Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Derek Walcott have addressed the history of slavery in their literary works. In this groundbreaking new book, Arlene R. Keizer contends that these writers theorize the nature and formation of the Black subject and engage established theories of subjectivity in their fiction and drama by using slave characters and the condition of slavery as focal points. In this book, Keizer examines theories derived from fictional works in light of more established theories of subject formation, such as psychoanalysis, Althusserian interpellation, performance theory, and theories about the formation of postmodern subjects under late capitalism. (Amazon.com)
We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans from World War II to the war in Iraq. Yvonne Latty. Africana Library: E185.63 .W4 2004
The Greatest Generation meets Bloods in this revealing oral history of the unrecognized contributions of African American veterans. Award-winning journalist Yvonne Latty never bothered to find out the extent of her father's service until it was almost too late. Inspired by his moving story -- and eager to uncover the little-known stories of other black veterans, from those who served in the Second World War to the War in Iraq -- Latty set about interviewing veterans of every stripe: men and women; army, navy, and air force personnel; prisoners of war; and brigadier generals. In a book that has sparked discussions in homes, schools, and churches across America, Latty, along with acclaimed photographer Ron Tarver, captures not only what was unique about the experiences of more than two dozen veterans but also why it is important for these stories to be recorded. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
African Burial Ground: An American Discovery. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Kutz Television; Springfield, VA: Distributed by National Audiovisual Center, National Technical Information Service, Dept. of Commerce, 1994. 1 videocassette (119 min.). Africana Library: Video 662
Explores the history and archeological excavation of a burial ground for African slaves discovered in lower Manhattan Island, New York, during construction of Federal office building in the summer of 1991. Relates also the effect of the discovery on understanding the role of Afro-Americans in colonial American life.
B.D. Women. New York: distributed by Women Make Movies, 1994. 1 videocassette (20 min.). Africana Library: Video 668
On being a black lesbian, with interviews in Great Britain and interspersed performance pieces.
Black Heat. Santa Monica. CA: Distributed by Xenon Entertainment Group, 1996.
1 videocassette (92 min.). Africana Library: Video 664
Guido (J.C. Wells) has a deal cooking in L.A. to trade some firearms for drugs. He’s lined up two second rate crooks, Fay and Ziggy to rip-off a securities messenger to buy the firearms.
The Boys of Baraka. New York: Think film, 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 178
The Baraka School is an experimental institution in Kenya where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow. Follow 12 out of control boys from the streets of Baltimore as they move into their temporary home, the Baraka School.
Compensation. San Diego, CA: Wimmin with a Mission Productions; New York, N.Y.: Distributed by Women Make Movies, 1999. 1 videocassette (92 min.). Africana Library: Video 666
The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900’s parallels with another living in the 1990’s. Also includes the six-minute documentary of the making of the film, "Working with a deaf actress."
JIT. Chicago, IL: Home Vision, 1993. 1 videocassette (92 min.). Africana Library: Video 663
The beat of Jit-jive drives the story, set in Zimbabwe, of a fun-loving youth called UK, who is determined to win the heart of Sofi, a stately beauty closely guarded by her gangster boyfriend. UK’s efforts are both helped and hindered by Jukwa, a pesty ancestral spirit.
Passin’ It On. New York, N.Y.: First Run/Icarus Films, 1993.
1 videocassette (57 min.). Africana Library: Video 665
Black Panther leader Dhoruba Bin Wahad served 19 years in prison for the shooting of two New York City police officers, before his conviction was overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. This video examines his story against the background of the issues that gave rise to the Black Panther Party.
Stranger Inside. New York, NY: HBO Home Video: Distributed by Warner Home Video. 2001. 1 videodisc (90 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 180
Treasure Lee just moved out of "juvenile" into the State Pen. Now she needs to learn how the system works, search out where the power lies, and find herself a new lover. She soon meets Brownie, a jail-toughened lifer, who works through her extended family of loyal girls. The closer Treasure gets to Brownie, the more enemies she makes.
What My Mother Told Me. New York, NY: Women Make Movies, 1994. 1 videocassette (56 min.). Africana Library: Video 667
This is a story of a dramatic journey towards self discovery. Jesse, a young woman from England goes from England to Trinidad to bury her father. Jesse’s mother, for the first time, tells her stories revealing a troubled and violent marriage, and Jesse is forced to face the truth about her past.
