Artists of the African Diaspora have made monumental contributions to the world of art, producing an influential body of work informed by the black experience.  This book of thirty postcards celebrates the work of artists from Ethiopia, Dahomey (Benin), and Haiti, their names now sadly lost, as well as some Americans who are known worldwide – Hale Woodruff, Augusta Savage, Charles Alston, Archibald Motley Jr. – and others who aren’t but should be. The works reproduced here are all from the collections of the Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

The acclaimed photojournalist Margaret Courtney-Clarke has spent more than 20 years traveling in Africa, recording the art of African women. Her contribution to history has been to preserve in her photographs the diverse arts of Africa's traditional cultures. In South Africa and West Africa, women paint their adobe homes with bold designs in brilliant colors. All over the continent, women who live traditionally create pottery and textiles in the spirit of their ancestors. Similarly, dazzling talent at body painting and adornment can be found throughout Africa.

This unique volume from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, combining striking photographs and inspiring prayers drawn primarily from the collections of the Schomburg Center, spans the broad spectrum of religious traditions during the 19th and 20th centuries. Reflecting themes relevant to the black experience--including struggle, triumph, worship, family, and community--Standing in the New of Prayer features examples from diverse religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Yoruba, and Vodou. The book also includes prayers from some of the history's most powerful voices, among them W.E.B.

Compiled by the members of the No Crystal Stair Booklist Committee at The New York Public Library. Continuing the work begun with the publication of The Negro in the United States in 1925, No Crystal Stair in 1971, and No Crystal Stair: Still Climbing in 1996, this new edition is representative of the wealth of material available in a number of important areas of endeavor. From segregation to integration, from this life to the next, from the Cotton Club to the Delta Blues, from poetry to style, this list offers journeys within the black experience to educate, entertain, enlighten, and enrich.