Dion Graham
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Language
English
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"It's 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Amidst this collective nervous breakdown, furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney tries to keep his head down and his business thriving. His days moving stolen goods around the city are over. It's strictly the straight-and-narrow for him until he needs...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists-Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans-who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue The myth of the 60s depends on the 1950s being the before times of conformity, segregation, straightness-The Lonely Crowd...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Photographs that capture the beauty, innocence, and magic of Black children, accompanied by Afrocentric versions of classic Western fairy tales, retellings of African and African American folktales, and brand-new fairy tales that bring to life past, present, and future visions of Black culture.