A deeply affecting memoir, Still Life in Harlem is Eddy L. Harris's insightful look at a neighborhood, both real and metaphorical. He reveals the magic of Harlem, as it becomes home and spirit in his masterful hands. Through his keen perceptions, we enter the images and passions Harlem has always conjured, coming to understand its significance to those who live there and to those who only yearn to come to it. Unforgettably moving, this book chronicles...

"The choices people make as consumers-that is purchases ranging from food and clothing, to houses, to cars, to entertainment-has long been an important site of sociological study. It is a ubiquitous human activity that is both symptom and signifier of much larger social processes, and is a crucial lens for understanding group identity. In Black Privilege, Cassi L. Pittman Claytor examines contemporary race relations and racial inequality as experienced...

"A kidnapping tests the mettle, resourcefulness, and intuition of Harlem's first "colored" policeman in this mystery, set during New York's Harlem Renaissance. The story references the infamous Lindbergh baby kidnapping"--

"In July 1964, after a white police officer shot and killed an African American teenage boy, unrest broke out in Harlem and then Bedford-Stuyvesant. Protests rose up to call for an end to police brutality and the unequal treatment of Black people in a city that viewed itself as liberal. A week of upheaval ensued, including looting and property damage as well as widespread police violence, in what would be the first of the 1960s urban uprisings. Christopher...

Meet Claudie Wells. She is 9 years old and is surrounded by artists, writers, dancers, and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance during 1922. Everyone seems to be good at something, but Claudie can't find her special talent.

Contains biographical sketch of James Varick, the founder and first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (A.M.E.Z.) Church, to help outsiders understand the church's history and the conditions at the time in which Varick lived. It also contains sketches of his family and includes portraits of the family members mentioned.