THIS RICHLY INFORMATIVE JOURNEY INTO THE 1970S CAPTURES THE
EXPLOSIVE POWER OF THE BLACK PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS, FILMMAKERS, AND
ATHLETES WHO IGNITED A CULTURAL REVOLUTION.
WHAT SINGER/SONGWRITER WAS THE FIRST WHITE PERFORMER TO APPEAR ON
"SOUL TRAIN"?
WHAT PHILADELPHIA 76ER MADE NBA HISTORY WHEN, AGAINST THE KANSAS
CITY KINGS, HIS TWO-HANDED DUNK SHATTERED THE BACKBOARD?
WHAT ROCK-AND-ROLL STAR WOULD BEGIN HIS CAREER PLAYING GUITAR FOR
ARTISTS LITTLE RICHARD AND THE ISLEY BROTHERS?
Whether you're a '70s culture aficionado or these questions have
you stumped, Todd Boyd's exciting look at one of the most
influential periods in popular culture will be a fun and exciting
roller-coaster ride that you won't want to miss.
Dr. Boyd (known as "The Notorious Ph.D.") delves into the
personalities, passions, and politics that swept America and the
world in the '70s and introduced a style and attitude that still
reverberates today with the hip hop generation. From movies like
"Shaft," "Super Fly," and "Cleopatra Jones" to Richard Pryor's edgy
routines on race to the rise of Dr. J and other sports superstars,
"The Notorious Ph.D.'s Guide to the Super Fly "'"70s "mixes social
insight with an all-out celebration of the contributions of a wide
variety of Black icons. Covering every aspect of Black culture from
the period and including a quiz that you and your friends will love
answering together, Dr. Boyd's hip writing style will educate while
it entertains.
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