Renowned African-American, lesbian-feminist poet and performer Pat Parker wrote five collections of poetry during her lifetime, Jonestown & Other Madness, Movement in Black, Womanslaughter, Pit Stop, and Child of Myself. Parker' s poems appeared in numerous journals, newspapers, and anthologies, and are collected in The Complete Works of Pat Parker. Known for her electric performances of her poems, including on the album Where Would I Be Without You from Olivia Records and Lesbian Concentr...

A definitive collection of poetry, plays, and prose from a groundbreaking Black lesbian feminist writer.The Complete Works of Pat Parker gathers the iconic Movement in Black and Jonestown & Other Madness, alongside essays, unpublished plays, and uncollected poems. Parker's powerful voice resonates with themes of social justice, identity, and the experiences of marginalized communities. This comprehensive volume showcases her fearless expl...

Profile of Tennessee-born Wilma Rudolph winner of the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal in the 100m dash.

Learn about trucks big enough to carry two buses and two pickup trucks at the same time!

Patty Jo feels that no one listens to her unless she yells.

Esta antologia oferece um panorama inédito da poesia negra feita por mulheres nos Estados Unidos no século XX, reunindo dezenove poetas com uma amostra significativa de suas produções e linguagens. Ao lado de nomes já reverenciados no Brasil, como Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, bell hooks e Alice Walker, estão poetas ainda pouco conhecidas que constituem o canône da literatura negra mundial. Caso das pioneiras Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn Bennett e Gwendolyn Brooks, e representantes da poes...

Home Girls, the pioneering anthology of Black feminist thought, features writing by Black feminist and lesbian activists on topics both provocative and profound. Since its initial publication in 1983, it has become an essential text on Black women's lives and contains work by many of feminism's foremost thinkers. This edition features an updated list of contributor biographies and an all-new preface that provides Barbara Smith the opportunity to look back on forty years of the str...

It is amazing how powerful written words are. They can stimulate the imagination, fire the emotions, and transport the reader instantly to countless places, such as Elsewhere. Now that you have arrived in Elsewhere, please feel free to explore, investigate, and tour anything and everywhere. There is no time limit for your visit, no agenda or schedule, nothing required that you do, and no place or time you have to be. Allow the stories in this anthology to fill your mind. Allow your imagina...

Putting the Pieces Together is a powerful autobiography that traces David E. Jacobson's extraordinary journey from a childhood marked by trauma, instability, and parental alcoholism to a life rebuilt on resilience, love, service, and personal achievement. With unflinching honesty and emotional clarity, David reflects on eight decades of triumphs and hardships from polio and juvenile institutions to the Air Force, marriage, fatherhood, a successful technology career, global adventu...

As globalization expands, more than goods and information are traded between the countries of the world. Hattery, Embrick, and Smith present a collection of essays that explore the ways in which issues of human rights and social inequality are shared globally. The editors focus on the United States' role in contributing to human rights violations both inside and outside its borders. Essays on contemporary issues such as immigration, colonialism, and reparations are used to illustrate how t...

Fulham, QPR and Manchester United legend Paul Parker played 19 times for his country, and is widely remembered for that Turin night in 1990 when England so nearly reached the World Cup final. Sir Bobby Robson, then the England manager, described Parker as having a "leap like a salmon and a tackle like a ferret". He won a host of medals with Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson built a dynasty on the defence of Bruce, Pallister, Irwin and Parker. Here, he reveals his battle against racism...

Bay Area Queer Writers Association's third anthology, "Queer Cheer!" Includes holiday-themed works from members: K.S. Trenten, Pat Henshaw, R.L. Merrill, Liz Faraim, Richard May, Vincent Traughber Meis, M.D. Neu, Kelliane Parker, Allison Fradkin, Wayne Goodman, Alexandra Caluen, Andrew Beierle, Sarah White