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Book cover for "Black in blues"
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"A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue and its ... role in Black history and culture"--
Book cover for "A little devil in America"
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4 stars
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"A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project,...
Book cover for "Misbehaving at the crossroads"
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"The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and The Age of Phillis makes her nonfiction debut with this personal and thought-provoking work that explores the journeys and possibilities of Black women throughout American history and in contemporary times"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Those beyond the wall"
Star rating for Those beyond the wall
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4 stars
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"Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths."--Provided by publisher.