Books published by Assoc for the Study of African American Life and H

Long out of print, the Negro in Sport is a reprint of the 1949 edition with the addition of an introduction by the historian Al-Tony Gilmore

In 1921, a dozen years before he wrote his provocative classic, The Mis-Education of the Negro, Carter G. Woodson authored another work of social criticism. A stinging critique of white racism and a sterling defense of the Black race from its detractors, the manuscript was undoubtedly too caustic for white society and the author opted not to publish it in his lifetime. The work was rediscovered and edited by Daryl Michael Scott, professor of History at Howard University.

Bringing together wide-ranging, critical, and detailed essays that examine hip hop as one of the most influential cultural phenomena of the past half-century, historians, social scientists, literary critics, and educators examine the current state of hip hop, investigate its historical and philosophical linkages to previous African-American social and cultural movements, and explore the ways it may be employed as an emancipatory pedagogy for youth. 378 pp.