African Art History

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    • The Lives and Times of Sun Ra
    • By: John Szwed
    • Narrated by: Leon Nixon
    • Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 09-11-21
    • Language: English
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    • Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra - a.k.a. Herman Blount - was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Daniel R. Day
    • Narrated by: Omari Hardwick, Daniel R. Day
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 09-07-19
    • Language: English
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    • With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes....

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    • Art History for Kids | Children's Art Books
    • By: Baby Professor
    • Narrated by: Frank Block
    • Length: 10 mins
    • Release date: 08-07-21
    • Language: English
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    • Ancient African art is history, culture and tradition fused into one. Studying art will provide a glimpse into the culture and belief systems of a civilization. It also tells a lot about tradition. Yes, there’s more to art than meets the eye....

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    • An African Childhood
    • By: Alexandra Fuller
    • Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
    • Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 25-12-03
    • Language: English
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    • Alexandra Fuller tells the idiosyncratic story of her life growing up white in rural Rhodesia as it was becoming Zimbabwe....

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    • In Praise of Black Performance
    • By: Hanif Abdurraqib
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 30-03-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • An electrifying celebration of Black performances, cultures and communities in the United States....

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    • A Biography
    • By: Lawrence P. Jackson
    • Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss III
    • Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 25-07-17
    • Language: English
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    • The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on Black writers globally....

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    • By: Norma Miller, Evette Jensen
    • Narrated by: Bettye Zoller Seitz
    • Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 28-07-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Dancer, award-winning choreographer, show producer, stand-up comedienne, TV/film actress, and author, Norma Miller shares her touching historical memoir....

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    • James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America
    • By: Nicholas Buccola
    • Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
    • Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 01-10-19
    • Language: English
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    • A remarkable story of race and the American dream, The Fire Is upon Us reveals the deep roots and lasting legacy of a conflict that continues to haunt our politics....

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    • The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
    • By: Nelson George
    • Narrated by: Ron Butler
    • Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Nelson George's chronicle of Motown Records' rise and fall remains a classic account of an essential American music company and its dynamic founder, Berry Gordy Jr....

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    • The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
    • By: Stephon Alexander
    • Narrated by: Don Hagen
    • Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 19-05-16
    • Language: English
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    • Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander uses jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe....

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    • Goddess Reclaimed
    • By: Donald Bogle
    • Narrated by: Donald Bogle
    • Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 31-10-23
    • Language: English
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    • Lena Horne’s life and career are truly remarkable in American film history. She was the first Black performer to become a true star—to receive the kind of glamour treatment at the fabled MGM that the studio had previously given....

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    • The Life of the Legendary Artist and Activist
    • By: Martin Duberman
    • Narrated by: Cary Hite
    • Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 27-04-21
    • Language: English
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    • This is the inspiring life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson - one of the most important public figures in the 20th century - adapted for young adults by the acclaimed Robeson biographer....

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    • By: Peter Benjaminson, Greil Macus - foreword
    • Narrated by: Sean Crisden
    • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 16-10-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • In January 1959, Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and founded the Detroit-based record company that in less than a decade was to become the largest Black-owned business in the United States....

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    • By: Nelson George
    • Narrated by: Brandon Dirden
    • Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 18-05-21
    • Language: English
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    • From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series The Get Down, this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of Black music in the last 50 years....

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    • Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement
    • By: Nate Parker
    • Narrated by: Nate Parker
    • Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
    • Release date: 27-09-16
    • Language: English
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    • This official tie-in to the highly acclaimed film The Birth of a Nation surveys the history and legacy of Nat Turner, the leader of one of the most renowned slave rebellions on American soil....

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    • The Story of Black Hollywood
    • By: Donald Bogle
    • Narrated by: Flynn Earl Jones
    • Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 28-05-19
    • Language: English
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    • Donald Bogle tells the story of a place both mythic and real: Black Hollywood. Spanning 60 years, this deliciously entertaining history uncovers the audacious manner in which many Blacks made a place for themselves in an industry that originally had no place for them....

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    • The Autobiography of Clark Terry
    • By: Clark Terry
    • Narrated by: Bill Quinn
    • Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 31-10-12
    • Language: English
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    • Compelling from cover to cover, this is the story of one of the most recorded and beloved jazz trumpeters of all time....

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