African American Book Review

MANY CULTURES - ONE WORLD "Reading is knowledge and knowledge is power." -DOROTHY L. FEREBEE Here is the first book ever written to help African Americans build a home library that celebrates the diversity of their culture and heritage. "How to Create Your Own African American Library truly does unlock the door to knowledge and power. With warm and expert commentary, experienced book reviewer and avid reader Dorothy Ferebee reviews and recommends books that will help you to build your own home library. Inside you'll discover: Nonfiction: From autobiography to history, including Resistance and Rebellion Against Slavery and the Civil Right Movement. Fiction: Literature that explores the many facets of the African American life. Culture and Anthropology: Books that will open doors to new insights on the African American experience. Children's books: From picture books to teenage fiction-books that empower children and make them proud of who they are. Health: Guides that teach you how to take the very best care of yourself, with attention to health issues that affect African Americans. "Plus books on Travel, Music, Poetry, and Special Collections! Here's all you need to know to create a mini-university in your own home, one that is open every day to support the highest aspirations of yourself, your children, and their children.

Starting with the traditions of African American economic systems perpetuated during and after slavery to create their own institutions and enterprises, this study also reviews contemporary major policy initiatives intended to promote African American business ownership. The author uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine the topic and to debunk the myth that African Americans do not have a history of entrepreneurship. The quantitative research in this book is unique in that it provides a detailed analysis of national samples of African American owned and white-owned businesses by industry and region. These industries include professional services; finance, insurance and real estate; manufacturing; and wholesaling. Characteristics of these firms and their owners are assessed to determine which ones are related to business survival. The study finds that the two key factors for achieving business success in African American-owned firms in these industries are the amount of the initial financial investment and the fact that the owner has graduated from college. For white-owned firms, the only factor that was found to be consistently important was start-up capital. Finally, the book sets forth recommendations for policymakers based on the findings of this study and on a comprehensive understanding of the history and dynamics of African American enterprises.

The American Scene - The American Scene is a book of travel writing by Henry James about his trip through the United States in 1904-1905. Ten of the fourteen chapters of the book were published in the North American Review, Harper's and The Fortnightly Review in 1905 and 1906.

John Ball (American author) - John Dudley Ball (1911-1988), writing as "John Ball", was an American author best known for novels involving the character Virgil Tibbs, first introduced in 1965 in In the Heat of the Night. Tibbs was an African-American police detective from Los Angeles who in the first book of the series must solve a murder in a racist small town in the American South.

American Historical Association - The American Historical Association (AHA) is a society of historians and teachers of history founded in 1884 and incorporated by the United States Congress in 1889. The annual convention meets in January; The American Historical Review six times a year, with scholarly articles and book reviews.

African Adventure - African Adventure is a 1963 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his characters Hal and Roger Hunt.

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