Analyzes Black women’s rhetorical strategies in both autobiographical and fictional narratives of slavery.

Documents political advances made by African Americans in the South over the last twenty-five years.

Considers perspectives from a diverse group of women educational researchers of color who center their discussion within the margins rather than from the center.

Traces the origins of Black body politics in the United States and its contemporary manifestations in hip-hop music and film.

Multidisciplinary perspectives on segregation in the United States and other developed countries.

Writings by twentieth-century imprisoned authors examining confinement, enslavement, and political organizing in prison.

Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.

This long-awaited revision of a classic work traces the unique development of business enterprises and other community organizations among black Americans from before the Civil War to the present.

Third volume of biographies of African American women community leaders in New York state.

Assesses the influence of family and school on African American students' college decision-making processes.

Explores the interdisciplinary dimensions of black studies.

An overview and critical appraisal of the work of influential sociologist and public intellectual William Julius Wilson.

Traces Morrison's theory of African American mothering as it is articulated in her novels, essays, speeches, and interviews.

Nationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level.

A compelling biography of a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, an eminent Chicago-trained sociologist, and a pioneering race relations leader.

A history of African American presence in the Hudson Valley region from the colonial period to the present.

Second volume of biographies of African American women community leaders in New York state.

The first comprehensive study of African American suburban political empowerment.

Biographies of African American women community leaders in New York state.

A ground-breaking look at how access to decision making in the public schools can be extended to all, even previously excluded segments of the community.

A groundbreaking treatment of heritage survival in African and African American cooking.

Explores the complex ways in which Blacks and Jews have portrayed each other in recent American literature.

Groundbreaking research on Black political participation and urban race relations on both sides of the Atlantic.

Presents the theoretical dimension of three decades of research on African-derived concepts of helping.

Traces the connection between slavery and the way in which black women fiction writers depict female characters and address gender issues, particularly maternity.