This 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 movement's
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.
SOS -- Calling 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 Coltrane's 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.
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