{"product_id":"soscalling-all-black-people-a-black-arts-movement-reader-9781625340313","title":"SOSCalling All Black People: A Black Arts Movement Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together a broad range of key writings from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s  among the most significant cultural movements in American history. The aesthetic counterpart of the Black Power movement  it burst onto the scene in the form of artists circles  writers workshops  drama groups  dance troupes  new publishing ventures  bookstores  and cultural centers and had a presence in practically every community and college campus with an appreciable African American population. Black Arts activists extended its reach even further through magazines such as Ebony and Jet  on television shows such as Soul! and Like It Is  and on radio programs.  Many of the movements leading artists  including Ed Bullins  Nikki Giovanni  Woodie King  Haki Madhubuti  Sonia Sanchez  Askia Tour  and Val Gray Ward remain artistically productive today. Its influence can also be seen in the work of later artists  from the writers Toni Morrison  John Edgar Wideman  and August Wilson to actors Avery Brooks  Danny Glover  and Samuel L. Jackson  to hip hop artists Mos Def  Talib Kweli  and Chuck D.  SOSCalling All Black People includes works of fiction  poetry  and drama in addition to critical writings on issues of politics  aesthetics  and gender. It covers topics ranging from the legacy of Malcolm X and the impact of John Coltranes jazz to the tenets of the Black Panther Party and the music of Motown. The editors have provided a substantial introduction outlining the nature  history  and legacy of the Black Arts Movement as well as the principles by which the anthology was assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665905213493,"sku":"ByrdShop_1625340311","price":30.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781625340313.jpg?v=1782413796","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/soscalling-all-black-people-a-black-arts-movement-reader-9781625340313","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}