ey are accompanied by recently restored recorded interviews that have been in the Library of Congress since 1941. This collection of interviews present voices that describe family life, work ethic and recreational patterns, religious ethos and resistance. The interviews were conducted by white interviewers. The two 60 minute cassettes have dramatic readings by James Earl Jones, Melba Moore, and Debbie Allen, as well as excerpts from the original recordings. This book accompanied by the tapes is the best illustration of the period of slavery.Boyd, Todd. 1997. Am I Black Enough For You? Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Todd Boyd has true understanding of the cultural evolution of the "new" black aesthetics. From the start of this book the reader will be mesmerized by the "new jack" style, which takes lyrics by Tupac, Curtis Mayfield, Dr. Dre, Arrested Development, Ice Cube, Snoop Doggy Dog, and other rap rhythm and blues stars and intertwines them into an extraordinary work on how blacks lyricism influences the cultural, economic, and political systems of the US society. Boyd challenges blacks to continue to articulate their cultural impressions as his final word.Campbell, BeBe M.. 1995. Brothers and Sisters. Berkley, CA: Berkley Publishing Group. This book centers around a black woman who has a promising career in a downtown Los Angels bank. A new vice president's behavior forces the woman, Esther Jackson, to confront with a sexual harassment suit. Esther is soon torn between her ambition to succeed professionally and her loyalty to her black "brother". This book also takes place in the aftermath of the Rodney King Riots. Campbell's intriguing cast of characters reveal the fears and hopes of people caught in the position of shrinking opportunities and institutionalized stereotypes of race, gender, and class.Campbell, BeBe Moore. 1995. Your Blues Ain't Like Mine. New York: Ballentine Books, Inc.This is a fictional bo...
