Books written by Todd Boyd
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Am I Black Enough for You?: Popular Culture from the 'Hood and Beyond
The book follows the widening generation gap represented by Bill Cosby's pristine "race man" image in the mid-80's, culminating in the proliferation of the hard-core sentiments associated with the nigga in the 1990's.
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The New H. N. I. C.: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop
One of the most interesting images to emerge during the Clinton presidency was his close friendship with Washington insider and power broker Vernon Jordan . Jordan's name will be forever linked with the Monica Lewinsky scandal ...
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The New H.N.I.C.: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop
Frames hip-hop as the defining cultural force in the aftermath of the Civil Rights and Black Power eras When Lauryn Hill stepped forward to accept her fifth Grammy Award in 1999, she paused as she collected the last trophy, and seeming ...
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The Notorious Phd's Guide to the Super Fly '70s: A Connoisseur's Journey Through the Fabulous Flix, Hip Sounds, and Cool...
The Tarantino film also pays homage to other ' 70s martial arts films , particularly those of Run Run Shaw and his brother , Runme Shaw . Their famous Shaw Studios churned out many classic films ...
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African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]
Though there are still many more miles to travel and much to overcome, this three-volume set considers the multifaceted influence of African Americans on popular culture, and sheds new light on the ways in which African American culture has ...
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Basketball Jones: America Above the Rim
Robert Ray, A Certain Tendency in the Hollywood Cinema 1930–1990 (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985), 31. 11. George Custen, Bio/Pics: How Hollywood Constructed Public History (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1992), ...
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African Americans and Popular Culture: Sports
The African American influence on popular culture is among the most sweeping and lasting this country has seen. Despite a history of institutionalized racism, black artists, entertainers, and entrepreneurs managed...
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Basketball Jones: America Above the Rim
And, for reasons I hope will soon become apparent, gender first emerges as a central term of analysis. We Got Next: Women and Basketball The WNBA began its first season in the summer of 1997, building on the success and popularity of ...
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Out of Bounds: Sports, Media and the Politics of Identity
Essays in the collection challenge media wisdom about the apolitical nature of sports by examining how they contribute to the contested process of defining social identities.
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African Americans and Popular Culture: Theater, film, and television
Though there are still many more miles to travel and much to overcome, this three-volume set considers the multifaceted influence of African Americans on popular culture, and sheds new light on the ways in which African American culture has ...