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Author: Kermit Ernest Campbell Publisher: Wayne State University Press ISBN: 9780814329252 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 220
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A critical work on the African American vernacular tradition and its expression in contemporary Hip hop.
Author: Kermit Ernest Campbell Publisher: Wayne State University Press ISBN: 9780814329252 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 220
Book Description
A critical work on the African American vernacular tradition and its expression in contemporary Hip hop.
Author: Vicki Iovine Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780399526305 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 310
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Bust out of that mommy rut and get into the groove! When a mother finally emerges from the mommy mole tunnel of pregnancy, breastfeeding, potty-training and preschool, she comes to the inevitable realization: The road to maternity is a one-way street. No U-turns allowed. You’ve survived the battles of baby- and toddler-hood, playdates and temper tantrums to time-outs. And just when it seems your former life is within reach—taking up neglected jobs and hobbies, committing to a fitness program, rediscovering the boyfriend living in the body of your husband—you crash headfirst into the wall of reality. The kids may be able to fasten their own seatbelts and pour their own cereal, but the homework, tucking in, car pools, and birthday parties have just begun. Let Vicki Iovine, author of The Girlfriends’ Guides, show you how to navigate the twists and turns of family life—and find time for your kids, your spouse, your home, your work, and yourself. You’re not alone in this “mommy adolescence.” In The Girlfriends’ Guide to Getting Your Groove Back, Iovine provides her trademark sage, witty advice on: - How to focus at work when things at home are in chaos—and vice versa - Making time for yourself—and not the PTA - Getting over the romantic myth of “date nights” and weekends away from the kids - Homework help—your transformation into a human flashcard - The dinnertime crush and how to relieve frozen pizza fatigue Iovine puts the perils of perpetual parenthood into perspective. You’ll feel like you do after a long chat with a good friend—relaxed, refreshed, and ready to reclaim your life …
Author: Kinohi Nishikawa Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022658707X Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 312
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The uncontested center of the black pulp fiction universe for more than four decades was the Los Angeles publisher Holloway House. From the late 1960s until it closed in 2008, Holloway House specialized in cheap paperbacks with page-turning narratives featuring black protagonists in crime stories, conspiracy thrillers, prison novels, and Westerns. From Iceberg Slim’s Pimp to Donald Goines’s Never Die Alone, the thread that tied all of these books together—and made them distinct from the majority of American pulp—was an unfailing veneration of black masculinity. Zeroing in on Holloway House, Street Players explores how this world of black pulp fiction was produced, received, and recreated over time and across different communities of readers. Kinohi Nishikawa contends that black pulp fiction was built on white readers’ fears of the feminization of society—and the appeal of black masculinity as a way to counter it. In essence, it was the original form of blaxploitation: a strategy of mass-marketing race to suit the reactionary fantasies of a white audience. But while chauvinism and misogyny remained troubling yet constitutive aspects of this literature, from 1973 onward, Holloway House moved away from publishing sleaze for a white audience to publishing solely for black readers. The standard account of this literary phenomenon is based almost entirely on where this literature ended up: in the hands of black, male, working-class readers. When it closed, Holloway House was synonymous with genre fiction written by black authors for black readers—a field of cultural production that Nishikawa terms the black literary underground. But as Street Players demonstrates, this cultural authenticity had to be created, promoted, and in some cases made up, and there is a story of exploitation at the heart of black pulp fiction’s origins that cannot be ignored.
Author: Earl H. Brooks Publisher: Wayne State University Press ISBN: 0814346499 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 147
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This groundbreaking analysis examines how Black music functions as rhetoric, considering its subject not merely reflective of but central to African American public discourse. Author, musician, and scholar Earl H. Brooks argues that there would have been no Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Movement, or Black Arts Movement as we know these phenomena without Black music. Through rhetorical studies, archival research, and musical analysis, Brooks establishes the "sonic lexicon of Black music," defined by a distinct constellation of sonic and auditory features that bridge cultural, linguistic, and political spheres with music. Genres of Black music such as blues and jazz are discursive fields, where swinging, improvisation, call-and-response, blue notes, and other musical idioms serve as rhetorical tools to articulate the feelings, emotions, and states of mind that have shaped African American cultural and political development. Examining the resounding artistry of iconic musicians such as Scott Joplin, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Mahalia Jackson, this work offers an alternative register in which these musicians and composers are heard as public intellectuals, consciously invested in crafting rhetorical projects they knew would influence the public sphere.
Author: Ron Fry Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504055675 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 536
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Three essential aides to help you land the job of your dreams in today’s competitive market. Ron Fry, the founder and president of Career Press for over three decades, is a sought after speaker, seminar leader, and expert authority on how best to prepare for the job interview process. From standout résumés to key questions and highly effective responses, Fry will show you how to get that job. 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions: Thoroughly updated for today’s job market, this brand-new twenty-fifth anniversary edition will help you successfully prep for any interview—no matter how tough—with answers that will convince employers you are the best candidate for the position. 101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview: The interview is not over when you hear: “Do you have any questions for me?” Ron Fry shows you how to take charge of the interview process and sell the company on you while obtaining the information you need to make sure you are sold on them. 101 Great Résumés: Find the résumé format that will showcase your unique background, situation, skill sets, and career goals—and ensure you land your dream job.
Author: Re'Dina L. Frazier Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1664129464 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 380
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Rated MA (Mature Audience). FOR STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE and SEXUAL CONTENT. Drag Me is a skillfully clever spin-off of the Epic Novel Mrs. Tatterbaum. A dramedy about a man, Joseph Stiegler, a native of Valdosta, GA., who goes in search of himself after spending the Thanksgiving Holiday's with his family. The feeling of being invisible amongst the people in his life pushes Joseph to the edge of curiosity which beckons the question, is there more to life than simply existing. Dangling onto a thin rope of hope, thoughts of where his life is headed takes a front seat in Joseph's mind. He finds himself in a world filled with colorful lights, neon signs, big attitudes and loud personalities. A world where big hair, 8' inch stilettos, glitter pasties and tons of makeup are the Holy Grail. Cue in the laughter, doused with the occasional dramatic moments, that rest on the backdrop of soulful music. A true tour de force tale carefully woven into cinematic art. Will Joseph finally find himself? Or, will he forever drown in the Sea of Uncertainty. Strap on your seatbelts, this is going be one heck of an unforgettable ride.
Author: Keith Booker Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1469114003 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 121
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A poor kid from a small town in N.Y. that didn’t have much but he did have a close knit family. Even though Keith and his family didn’t have much that didn’t stop him from enjoying his childhood. Being poor didn’t afford Keith all the pleasures of having what he wanted but he made do for what he did have. Having an abusive father in a poor neighborhood and other social obstacles was the norm back in the days but it didn’t stop Keith from persevering and turning a negative into a positive. Keith has been through many trials in his life and once he found God he realizes that he was always being protected by God. Keith tells his story of trials and letdowns to let readers know that no matter what we may go through that God has a plan for each and everyone of us. Don’t let what happens to you rule over your life. Seek God and pray to Him and you will prosper and come out victorious!
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