Thulani Davis
Autor(a) de 1959
About the Author
Obras por Thulani Davis
Nothing but the Music: Documentaries from Nightclubs, Lofts, Dance Halls & a Tailor’s Shop in Dakar (2021) 9 exemplares
Amistad: An opera in two acts 1 exemplar
Associated Works
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contribuidor — 172 exemplares
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Contribuidor — 99 exemplares
Moon Marked and Touched by Sun: Plays by African-American Women (1993) — Contribuidor — 43 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1949
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
- Ocupações
- journalist
novelist
playwright
poet
screenwriter
priest - Prémios e menções honrosas
- New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women Legacy Award (2003)
Charles H. Revson Fellows Program on the Future of the City of New York at Columbia University. Fellowship (2002-2003)
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Black Authors (1)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 10
- Also by
- 4
- Membros
- 322
- Popularidade
- #73,505
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 5
- ISBN
- 19
- Marcado como favorito
- 1
The photographs in this book focus mainly on the last 5 years of his life, at the height of his political activism. Over 100 photographs are included. All are rendered in gray scale, and many take up a full page or two-page spread in this large- format book. Most were taken by journalists, and for many, Malcolm carefully posed in order to create certain images for the press.
Among the early photographs is one of him (as Malcolm Little) at age 14, another being his mug shot taken at age 18) upon his arrest for larceny (an arrest that led to a suspended sentence). Other photos show him giving speeches and meeting with political leaders and people from black communities around the nation. Still others showed black - owned and Muslim – owned businesses (set up to help people achieve economic independence); political protests, some being met with police brutality; rallies in Times Square and Harlem; and his visit to Egypt and to Kenya. The concluding photographs show his house in Elmhurst after it was firebombed; the last known photo of his life; and photos taken at his assassination and funeral. The book also includes a 10 page biography by Thulani Davis, plus a 7 page chronology of his life, and an index.… (mais)