Black America, Black leadership, and the death of political imagination
Jones, Ricky L
2008
Examines African-American leadership in the U.S. by taking a close look at Barack Obama's 2008 campaign for the Presidency and discusses figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jesse Jackson while illustrating the effects of slavery, modern megachurches, and hip-hop culture on black politics.
A collection of essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, in which she discusses the roots of her cultural, political, and spiritual activism, and offers her opinions on a wide range of public and private issues.
Offers biographical information about early twentieth-century author Virginia Woolf along with an analysis of her 1929 feminist essay "A Room of One's Own.".
An illustrated introduction to the life of Mohandas Gandhi, discussing his story in the context of the culture and history of India, the country of his birth and the focus of his non-violent resistance to British rule.
