The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in B…
The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in B…
The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in B…
Autobiographical accounts, texts written for political publications, speeches and documented interviews by Safiya Bukhari (1950-2003). The 22 texts reflect Buhkhari's experiences as an activist of the Black Panther Party, as a political prisoner and as a founder of the Jericho m…
The War Before
by Davis, Angela Y., OverDrive, Inc, Bukhari, Safiya, Abu-Jamal, Mumia, Whitehorn, Laura
An inspiring memoir from a legendary activist and political prisoner that "reminds us of the sheer joy that comes from resisting civic wrongs" ( Truthout ). In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization's newspaper on a …
From the Black Panthers to political prisoners, one woman's politics paves the way for today's breakthroughs.
The author traces her lifelong advocacy for the rights of the oppressed. These writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time: the legacy of the Panthers, misogyny and racism in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration…
"This biography recounts a century of accomplishments, from Hechler's introduction of innovative teaching methods at major universities, to his work as a speechwriter and researcher for President Harry Truman, and finally to his time representing West Virginia in the United Stat…
"This biography recounts a century of accomplishments, from Hechler's introduction of innovative teaching methods at major universities, to his work as a speechwriter and researcher for President Harry Truman, and finally to his time representing West Virginia in the United Stat…