Selected New Materials: September 2006
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Applied Ethics and Africa’s Social Reconstruction. Aquiline Tarimo. Africana Library: BR1360.T37 2005
The first objective of this is to explore the relationship between development theories, culture, and religion with the goal of unveiling the causes of the Africa’s economic crisis. The book explores some of the problems and proposes possible solutions that can overcome over-dependence on foreign aid which has failed to eradicate poverty. (Book Cover)
Assessing the Current Status of the Nomadic Population in Somalia. Zeremarian Fre et’al. Africana Library: GN650.5.S65 F74 2002
In Somalia, an estimated 50-60 percent of the populations are from the nomadic community. Current services for permanent settlements are not responsive to the needs and lifestyle of the nomadic population. The study can be used to inform on a comprehensive program strategy. To obtain a print copy, contact: Christy Dow Murray, Quality Assurance Officer, UNICEF Somalia email: (unicef.org/Somalia)
Bob Marley Lyrical Genius. Kwame Dawes.Africana Library: ML420 .M3313 D38 2002
Renowned poet and scholar Kwame Dawes analyzes in detail what Bob Marley's actual verses and lyrics meant when matched against the climate of the time and what it meant to be a black man in the modern world (Amazon.com)
Botswana in Figures 2003. Africana Library: HA 4706.A15 2003
Botswana in figures is annual publication containing social and economic statistics useful for policy purposes in accordance with Central Statistics Office mission statement, which reads as follows “to improve decision-making and the formulation of policies and programs, by providing efficient, reliable and timely statistical service to government, the private sector and the public at large. (Book’s Introduction)
Conscience Be My Guide. Geoffrey Bould. Africana Library: PN 6071 .P68 C66 2005
This collection of prison literature reflects the eloquence and idealism of prisoners of conscience through the ages. There are moving accounts from victims of the Holocaust, Soviet labor camps and psychiatric prisons, nuclear protestors, civil rights and anti-apartheid activists and anti-colonial nationalists. This remarkable collection of prison literature inspires with the eloquent idealism of prisoners of conscience through the ages. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Construction of Belonging: IGBO Communities and the Nigerian State in the Twenties Century. Axel Harneit-Sievers. Africana Library: DT515.445.I33 H37 2006
In this major contribution to African studies, the author, an Igbo expert, traces the course of local communities in southeastern Nigeria from the pre-colonial period through colonial times, and the post-colonial era to the present. (Amazon.com)
50 Years after Brown: The State of Black Equality in America. Anthony Asadullah Samad. Africana Library: E185.61 .S285 2005
The book is a historical analysis of Black equality in America, critiquing the last fifty, in particular, since the United State Supreme Court banished the last vestige of legal inequality from the Constitution, the racialized practice of de jure segregation, otherwise know as "Separate but Equal" Jim Crow politics, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
I Will Go the Distance: The Story of a “lost” Sudanese boy of the Sixties.Jacob J. Akol. Africana Library: DT155.2 D56 A38 2005
Before the Lost Boys of the 1990s there were the refugee children from the Southern Sudan in the 1960s. Jacob Akol was one of them, and he writes of his experiences uprooted by war, separated from his family, wandering with his companions through Africa, until finally finding refuge in Ireland. (Pauline Publications Africa)
Katrina’s Legacy White Racism and Black Reconstruction in New Orleans and the Gulf Cost. Eric Mann. Africana Library: E185.86.M3625 2006
There are times in history—slavery, mass lynchings, the Black-led urban rebellions throughout the United States during the 1960s, the Black-led urban rebellion in Los Angeles in 1992, and Hurricane Katrina in August/September 2005—when manifestations of the crisis of Black people in the U.S. require national and worldwide attention and aid. (Leftbook.com)
Learn to Speak Zulu. 3rd edition. Prof George Poulos. Africana Library: PL.P68 2003
Learn to speak Zulu provides a simplified approach to the study of Zulu, and is aimed at adults and children who have no knowledge of the Zulu language. There are 12 introductory lessons which deal with the very basics of the Zulu language. There is also a list of common expressions which you can practice in your daily life with Zulu speakers. (linx.co.za/zulu/)
Reggae Explosion: The Story of Jamaican Music. Chris Salewicz and Adrian Boot. Africana Library: ML 3532.S25 2001
Reggae—a potent blend of Caribbean folk, American rock ‘n’ soul, Rastafarianism, and politics—is more than just a style of music: it’s a cultural movement. With more than 400 illustrations, many from the world’s most comprehensive reggae archive (based on Chris Blackwell’s Island life collection), Reggae Explosion charts the course of the rhythmic revolution that began on the tiny island of Jamaica and took over the world. (Amazom.com)
Simon Vengayi MUzenda & the Struggle for and Liberation of Zimbabwe. Ngwabi Bhebe. Africana Library: DT 2984 .M89 2004
This is an authentic and comprehensive biography of Simon Vengay Muzenda, one of the most revered and leading architects of the liberation struggle for an independent Zimbabwe from the British colonial settlers. The author traces Muzenda’s political life from the days of the Voice Association movement, NDP, ZAPU and later ZANU. (Book Cover)
Sexuality: An African Perspective: The Politics of Self and Cultural Beliefs. Jennifer Wanjiku Khamasi Susan Nyambura Maina-Chinkuyu. Africana Library: HQ18 .A34 S49 2005
Sexuality: An African Perspective the Politics of Self and Cultural Beliefs is a collection of essays by writers from different ethnic groups in Africa. They have explored the most controversial concept and practice in human life-sexuality, from the standpoints of indigenous Africans. The writings are a response to the need for Africans to interrogate their cultural beliefs that are concealed in the day-to-day language in form of myths, taboos and superstitions; and hidden social-cultural policies propagated and promoted in various African societies in form of rites and practices or their absence. (Book Cover)
Surviving in Biafra: The Story of Nigerian Civil War. Alfred Obiora Uzokwe, P.E. Africana Library: DT 515.836.U06 2003
Story of civilian suffering and death during the Nigeria-Biafra war in which two million people perished. In 1966, several waves of rioting in northern Nigeria culminated in the brutal massacre of thousands of easterners by their northern. Nigerian counterparts. Sensing that their safety could no longer be guaranteed, the easterners fled to the eastern region and established an independent nation called Biafra. (Bowker’s Books in Print)
Wars and a New Vision for the Sudan (A Political Lesson). Gabriel Achoth Deng. Africana Library: DT 157.672D46 2005
“As the title of the book reads, “Sudan Wars and New Vision for the Sudan.” The war this book is talking about is not of now, that means it is not the Current SPLA War. The start of Sudan wars goes back to sixteen century, starting with the entry of the Arab tribes into Sudan, which destroyed the Christian Kingdoms of Nubian people after which Islimaziton and Arabization were carried out by Mohammed Ali Pasha to conquer the Nilotic Sudan to get slaves for his armies as well as to improve his economy by resuming trade with Sudan. (Book Cover)
Women’s Rights in Islam and Somali Culture. UNICEF/ Hargeyes, Somaliland December 2002. Africana Library: HQ1236.5.S59W65 2002
Women's Rights in Islam and Somali Culture - A study, 2002. The study in process engaged Somali religious leaders and experts of Somali culture in exploration of women's rights based on Islamic principles. UNICEF had the Academy for Peace and Development in Northwest Somalia (‘Somaliland’) conduct the study. For more details contact: Wendy Carson, Head Communication, Protection and Participation, UNICEF Somalia: (unicef.org/Somalia)
The Amos’n Andy Show. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Education 2000, ind., 2005. 9 videodiscs (1320 minutes). Africana Library: Videodisc 194
Chronicles the comic adventures of Amos Jones and Andrew H. Brown, two Harlem black men trying to make it in Harlem. Their lives are complicated by the schemes of the Kingfish.
Amazing Grace. (Starting Moms Mabley). Santa Monica. CA: MGM Home Entertainment, 2001. 1 videodisc (97 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 188
A black pious church-going widow and grandmother takes over the political campaign of a neighbor running for mayor of Baltimore, transforming him from a white man’s pawn into a serious challenger of Baltimore’s blue-blood establishment.
Bill Cosby, Himself. Beverly Hills, California: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003. 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 198
One of the longtime masters of stand-up comedy, Bill Cosby treats his fans to this funny, satirical and heartwarming live concert from Canada. His material ranges from the trials of marriage and parenthood, to the side-splitting antics of the very young, to a hilarious encounter at a dentist’s office. Filled with spontaneity and electricity that only a live performance can provide.
Bloody Streetz. Santa Monica, Calif.: Artisan Home Entertainment, 2003. 1 videodisc (83 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 179
After the death of his son, Black lives to avenge the murder. He surges through a wave of violent acts, but an unexpected love interest compels his heart to view other means of release. Will he be able to escape the blood on his hands and start out fresh?
Boarding House Blues. Narberth, PA.: Alpha Video, 2005. 1 videodisc (87 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 199
An "evil" landlord threatens to evict "Moms" and her tenants from their boardinghouse because she can’t pay the rent. Since the tenants are mostly entertainers they decide to put on a show to raise the money.
The Boondocks (Season 1) . Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006. 3 videodiscs (ca. 323 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 186
Based on the comic strip, Huey and Riley move away from the city and out to the suburbs with their grandfather. Biting socio-political commentary ensues. Participants,Voices: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams, Jill Talley, Gabby Soleil.
Best of the Chris Rock Show. United States: HBO Video, 2005. 2 videodiscs (120 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 187
This 2-disc set combines the best of Chris Rock’s ground-breaking, Emmy-award winning comedy, The Chris Rock Show. It’s an unrated, uncensored, uninhibited 2 hours of one of America’s finest comic minds. Includes Chris Rock’s Taxi Driver Confessions.
Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth. Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005. 1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 197
Performance footage of Dave Chappell’s stand-up comedy act at the San Francisco Fillmore.
Boomerang. Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount Home Video, 2002. 1 videodisc (116 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 205
New York marketing exec Marcus Graham is a wolf in chic clothing, a lady’s man dedicated to life, liberty and the happiest of pursuit. But what goes around comes around when he meets a stylish career woman who treats men the same way he treats women.
500 Years Later. London: Halaqah Media Films, 2005. 1 videodisc (106 min.) Africana Library: Videodisc 181
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Filmed in five continents, this documentary film chronicles the struggles of people of African descent throughout the globe as they strive for basic freedoms and self-determination.
The Flip Wilson Show. Los Angeles, CA: Rhino Home Video, 2001. 1 videodisc (115 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 192
Flip Wilson with guest stars Lily Tomlin, Mohammed [sic] Ali, Jim Brown, Joe Namath, George Carlin, Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Bill Russell, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Sandy Duncan, Howard Cosell, and Marty Feldman.
The Flip Wilson Show. Los Angeles, CA: Rhino Home Video Retro Vision, 2000. 1 videodisc (115 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 193
Flip Wilson with guest stars Bill Cosby, Gina Lollabrigida, Big Bird, David Frost, Ray Charles, Don Rickles, Leslie Uggams, Tim Conway, Redd Foxx, Bobby Darin, Lucille Ball, and the Osmonds.
Fred Hampton: Life and Death of a Revolutionary. Chicago: Film Group, 1969. 1 videodisc (88 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 207
On October 4, 1969, FBI-directed Chicago police raid, four Panthers suffered gunshot wounds, and Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were murdered. This film shows what the police do to those who dare to challenge government authority. It also shows the footage of the wreckage directly contradicted the State’s Attorney’s version of the raid.
Hollywood Shuffle. Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment, 2002.1 videodisc (81 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 204
Comedy about Bobby Taylor, a young black actor trying to get a foothold in Hollywood but running into problems of stereotyping at every turn.
I like it like That. United States: Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment, 2004.
1 videodisc (107 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 182
A married couple face difficulties as she gets a job uptown and he lands in jail. With a meddling mother-in-law, can this marriage survive?
Martin Lawrence: You so Crazy. New York, N.Y.: HBO Home Video, 1993. 1 videodisc (85 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 202
Live stand-up comedy performance. Participants, Performer, Martin Lawrence.
The Monkey Hustle. United States: Orion Pictures Corp.; Santa Monica, CA: Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2004. 1 videodisc (90 min.) Africana Library: Videodisc 189
An inner-city Chicago community comes together to save their neighborhood from the construction of an expressway that would tear up their home. They plan a huge block party to protest the action.
On Location with Redd Foxx. West Long Branch, NJ: Standing Room Only, 2006. 1 videodisc (60 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc196
Features his nightclub act, raw and uncensored, and gives the viewers another side of this comedic genius.
Eddie Murphy: Raw. Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount, 2004. 1 videodisc (90 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 206
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks, and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations; gives his impersonations on ’80s love, sex and marriage; his remembrance of Mom’s hamburgers and many more raucous, laugh-till-it-hurts anecdotes will delight audience members.
Richard Pryor: Stand-up Comedy Double Feature. Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005. 2 videodiscs (82 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 201
Stand-up comedy by Richard Pryor. Performer, Richard Pryor.
Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam. Hosted by and Starring Martin. New York, N.Y.: SLBG Entertainment; Alexandria, VA: Distributed by Time-Life Video, 2002. 3 videodiscs (240 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 200
Martin Lawrence’s best performances as a host, and as a guest on Def Comedy Jam. Participants, Martin Lawrence, Adele Givens, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Eddie Griffin, J. Anthony Brown, Laura Hayes, J’vonne Pearson, Earthquake, Ellen Cleghorne, Yvette Wilson, Arnez J, Ricky Harris, Aries Spears.
Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam. More all stars 4. New York, N.Y.: SLBG Entertainment, 2002. 1 videodisc (80 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 191
Three episodes that include performances by Martin Lawrence and Dave Chappelle. Participants, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Lester Barrie, J.B. Smoove, Adele Givens, Arnez J.
Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam. Starring Steve Harvey New York, N.Y.: SLBG Entertainment; Alexandria, VA: Distributed by Time-Life Video, 2002. 2 videodiscs (160 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 185
Includes all of Steve Harvey’s best performances on Def Comedy Jam. Participants, Steve Harvey, Dave Chappelle, Bernie Mac, D.L. Hughley, Tracy Morgan, Ricky Harris, Chocolate, Joe Torry, Martin Lawrence, Zooman.
Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam. Starring Cedric the Entertainer New York, N.Y.: SLBG Entertainment; Alexandria, VA: Distributed by Time-Life Video, 2001. 2 videodiscs (160 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 190
Includes all of Cedric the Entertainer’s best material. Participants, Cedric the Entertainer, Coco, George Wallace, Mike Epps, Mark Curry, Tyler, Ricky Harris, Michael Colyar, Martin Lawrence, T.P. Hearns.
Saturday Nightlight Live: The best of Eddie Murphy. New York, NY: NBC: Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2004.1 videodisc (66 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 203
Best of Eddie Murphy characters on "Saturday Night Live" including an additional sketch, photo gallery and outtakes.
Chappelle’s Show: The Lost Episodes. Hollywood, Calif. Comedy Centra Home Video; Paramount, 2006.1 videodisc (68 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 184
Dave Chappelle is back! Sort of. Three completed episodes from the long-lost third season of Chappelle’s Show are finally available for mass consumption. With the success of the first two seasons, Dave finally gets to meet the President of Show Business, spends some time in the limelight on MTV’s Cribs, and gives his best impersonations of P. Diddy, ’Lil Jon and Gary Coleman. Combine that with some great musical guests and you’ve got proof that Dave Chappelle is now and forever will be one of the funniest, most boundary-pushing comedians ever to grace television.
Whoopi: Back to Broadway. United States: HBO Video, 2005. 2 videodiscs (90 min.). Africana Library: Videodisc 195
The 20th anniversary DVD features a refreshing mix of familiar and new Goldberg creations. Taped before a live audience at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. Also includes Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway from her 1985 performance (full screen presentation).
