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Oral History with Mr. Maurice R. Black
Black discusses his political career, race relations, and segregation in education.
Black
The story of the color black in art, fashion, and culture—from the beginning of history to the twenty-first century Black—favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists—has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty, good and bad. In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue now tells the fascinating social history of the color black in Europe. In the beginning was black, Michel Pastoureau tells us. The archetypal color of darkness and death, black was associated in the early Christian period with hell and the devil but als...
The Legend of the Black Mecca
For more than a century, the city of Atlanta has been associated with black achievement in education, business, politics, media, and music, earning it the nickname "the black Mecca." Atlanta's long tradition of black education dates back to Reconstruction, and produced an elite that flourished in spite of Jim Crow, rose to leadership during the civil rights movement, and then took power in the 1970s by building a coalition between white progressives, business interests, and black Atlantans. But as Maurice J. Hobson demonstrates, Atlanta's political leadership--from the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first black mayor, through the city's hosting of the 1996 Olympic Games--has consiste...
Corona and Work around the Globe
This book provides a global perspective on the transformations in the world of work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection of essays will break down the general statistics and trends into glimpses of concrete experiences of workers during pandemic, of workplaces transformed or destroyed, of workers protesting against political measures, of professions particularly exposed to the coronavirus, and also of the changing nature of some professions.
The Maurice Burton Way
A book about racism and resilience in sport. Track cyclist Maurice Burton rose above the racism in British society and sport to triumph. He is a national sporting treasure and role model, waiting to be discovered.
The Image of the Black in Western Art
A history of the representation of African people & people of African descent in Classical & Western art, these new editions update the magisterial project begun by Dominique de Menil.
A Real Black Woman Is the Closest Thing to God
Shocking! Breath taking! This is one that will shake your soul. Maurice Black A.K.A Scooby is a Washington D.C Thug and Hustler with the gift of gab of a Gemini. It seems like he can control everything but time. One way or another he finds a way to get what he wants in life. However his life in the fast lane is causing him to overlook his unique girlfriend Christina. A spontaneous flirt with death causes him to move his life in another direction. An eye opening experience, A Real Black Woman is The Closest thing to God is a straight forward and mesmerizing novel that A Blessing in Disguise has managed to puzzle together in ways that are multidimensional. Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is - Jorge Luis Borges
