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A freewheeling, nonlinear exploration of the performing duo and their decade-long collaboration from 1946 to 1956....  Read More >>

A concise history of early jazz, from its major innovators to its unrecognized heroes.  Read More >>

No matter who you are black, white, red, or blue, or even the President of the United States! The White American...  Read More >>

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A reflective, original invitation to recover and cultivate the human experiences that have atrophied in our virtual...  Read More >>

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To chronicle the efforts of a politician can be a painstakingly thankless job. Thankfully, there is one currently...  Read More >>

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Though George Perez’s style is highly recognizable, his contributions to comic art and history have not been fully...  Read More >>

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Centering the electric bass in popular music history  Read More >>

This dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed...  Read More >>

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African Documentary Cinema investigates the inception and trajectory of contemporary documentary filmmaking in sub-Saharan...  Read More >>

Childhood in Animation: Navigating a Secret World explores how children are viewed in cinema and television and...  Read More >>

​This book provides a newer definition of political scandal and applies it in a way to remove “ordinary corruption”...  Read More >>

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