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The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

Race and Representation in the Pelican State

By: Jas M. Sullivan,Jonathan Winburn

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The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

Race and Representation in the Pelican State

By: Jas M. Sullivan,Jonathan Winburn

Since the creation of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus in 1977, the number of black lawmakers in the Louisiana legislature has increased; however, many of the socioeconomic indicators show that the condition of their constituents has failed to improve. In The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Jas M. Sullivan and Jonathan Winburn analyze the evolution of the LLBC and raise critical questions as to the effectiveness and limitations of this body of minority legislators. Sullivan and Winburn ask why the LLBC, composed entirely of Democrats, had the lowest bill-passage rate among all the groups in the legislature at the same time the Democratic Party held the majority. The inability of the LLBC to form coalitions across party lines, and even inside its own party, limits its effectiveness, the authors contend. Though LLBC members vote together more often than any other group in the legislature, their bills rarely receive support from outside the caucus. The issues faced by the LLBC's constituents often fail to garner enough support from white Democrats, a group more closely aligned with their Republican colleagues. Based on years of research and extensive interviews with caucus members, The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus offers a deft analysis of minority representation in Louisiana that helps explain why, four decades after the LLBC was established, blacks continue to lag behind whites in key social and economic areas in the Pelican State.

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LSU Press

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0807140368

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9780807140369

Building the Black Arts Movement

Hoyt Fuller and the Cultural Politics of the 1960s

By: Jonathan Fenderson

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Building the Black Arts Movement

Hoyt Fuller and the Cultural Politics of the 1960s

By: Jonathan Fenderson

As both an activist and the dynamic editor of Negro Digest, Hoyt W. Fuller stood at the nexus of the Black Arts Movement and the broader black cultural politics of his time. Jonathan Fenderson uses historical snapshots of Fuller's life and achievements to rethink the period and establish Fuller's important role in laying the foundation for the movement. In telling Fuller's story, Fenderson provides provocative new insights into the movement's international dimensions, the ways the movement took shape at the local level, the impact of race and other factors, and the challenges--corporate, political, and personal--that Fuller and others faced in trying to build black institutions. An innovative study that approaches the movement from a historical perspective, Building the Black Arts Movement is a much-needed reassessment of the trajectory of African American culture over two explosive decades.

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390

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University of Illinois Press

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0252051270

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9780252051272

When A Black Man Cries

By: P. Jonathan Porterfield

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When A Black Man Cries

By: P. Jonathan Porterfield

This short book takes a look at the condition which faces the African American male of this twenty first century, and his woman. It will allow him to see themselves in the light of God's Word, and the perception of all men.

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Lulu.com

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1257044923

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9781257044924

Mountain Lions of the Black Hills

History and Ecology

By: Jonathan A. Jenks

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Mountain Lions of the Black Hills

History and Ecology

By: Jonathan A. Jenks

The story of the recovery of mountain lions in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mountain lions, sometimes called pumas or cougars, were once spread throughout the United States, occupying all 48 of the contiguous states. By the 1960s, though, they were almost extinct in central and eastern North America. In Mountain Lions of the Black Hills, Dr. Jonathan A. Jenks, who, along with his team of graduate students, has tracked over 200 of these fascinating predators, tells the complex story of the big cats’ lives in the northern Great Plains. Jenks reports on mountain lion population dynamics, diet, nutrition, diseases, behavior, and genetics. He explores the impact of a changing prey base on population growth and decline, movements within and away from the region, and hunting on the species; discusses interactions between the cats and livestock; and examines local people’s evolving perceptions of mountain lions. Throughout, Jenks explores how we can balance conservation techniques with the needs of humans. Providing a unique look into how a large, secretive predator recolonized an isolated region of North America, Mountain Lions of the Black Hills is required reading for wildlife professionals. A captivating text for anyone struck by the wild majesty of these big cats, this book provides invaluable data upon which to make sound management decisions in the Great Plains and beyond.

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157

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JHU Press

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1421424436

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9781421424439

Speaking of Murder

A Novel

By: Jonathan Black

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Speaking of Murder

A Novel

By: Jonathan Black

After a divorce and an early retirement from newspaper reporting, Hank Fowler’s life is back on track—he has a girlfriend, steady freelance work, a teaching job—that is, until he gets a call from his old pal Chris Beckwith. Beckwith, his college roommate and a former drug-addict turned motivational speaker, is found dead not too long after. Following up on Chris’s sudden death, Hank begins to unravel a series of gruesome murders, all involving motivational speakers. Meanwhile, Rachel, newly divorced and trying to write a book, enrolls in Hank’s writing class. With her help, Hank must track down the killer before the killer tracks him. In this suspenseful and tightly woven narrative, Jonathan Black creates a fast-paced murder mystery for the digital age. An homage to Chicago, Speaking of Murder is a noir whodunnit and a gripping read for lovers of the mystery genre.

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382

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Agate Digital

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1572844906

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9781572844902

Jester

By: Jonathan Black

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Jester

By: Jonathan Black

He was Jester the Clown. Once upon a time. He wanted nothing more than to make children laugh. That was before the voices came, and the terrifying visions of death and suffering drove him to kill and left him locked away in a prison for the criminally insane. Now those very visions may be the only thing that can save Krisztina Peters, a detective with the Dallas Serial Crime Unit. Krisztina is investigating a series of murders committed with icy calculation. She could also be the serial killer's next victim. Jester might be Krisztina's last hope, if she can just force him to face those terrible visions once again.

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1940834619

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9781940834610

Whose America?

Culture Wars in the Public Schools

By: Jonathan Zimmerman

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Whose America?

Culture Wars in the Public Schools

By: Jonathan Zimmerman

What do America's children learn about American history, American values, and human decency? Who decides? In this absorbing book, Jonathan Zimmerman tells the dramatic story of conflict, compromise, and more conflict over the teaching of history and morality in twentieth-century America. In history, whose stories are told, and how? As Zimmerman reveals, multiculturalism began long ago. Starting in the 1920s, various immigrant groups--the Irish, the Germans, the Italians, even the newly arrived Eastern European Jews--urged school systems and textbook publishers to include their stories in the teaching of American history. The civil rights movement of the 1960s and '70s brought similar criticism of the white version of American history, and in the end, textbooks and curricula have offered a more inclusive account of American progress in freedom and justice. But moral and religious education, Zimmerman argues, will remain on much thornier ground. In battles over school prayer or sex education, each side argues from such deeply held beliefs that they rarely understand one another's reasoning, let alone find a middle ground for compromise. Here there have been no resolutions to calm the teaching of history. All the same, Zimmerman argues, the strong American tradition of pluralism has softened the edges of the most rigorous moral and religious absolutism.

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330

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Harvard University Press

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0674045440

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9780674045446

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

By: Jonathan Safran Foer

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

By: Jonathan Safran Foer

Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history. What he discovers is solace in that most human quality, imagination. Meet Oskar Schell, an inventor, Francophile, tambourine player, Shakespearean actor, jeweler, pacifist, correspondent with Stephen Hawking and Ringo Starr. He is nine years old. And he is on an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. His mission is to find the lock that fits a mysterious key belonging to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. An inspired innocent, Oskar is alternately endearing, exasperating, and hilarious as he careens from Central Park to Coney Island to Harlem on his search. Along the way he is always dreaming up inventions to keep those he loves safe from harm. What about a birdseed shirt to let you fly away? What if you could actually hear everyone's heartbeat? His goal is hopeful, but the past speaks a loud warning in stories of those who've lost loved ones before. As Oskar roams New York, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity who are all survivors in their own way. He befriends a 103-year-old war reporter, a tour guide who never leaves the Empire State Building, and lovers enraptured or scorned. Ultimately, Oskar ends his journey where it began, at his father's grave. But now he is accompanied by the silent stranger who has been renting the spare room of his grandmother's apartment. They are there to dig up his father's empty coffin.

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372

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618329706

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9780618329700

Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions

Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies

By: Mitchell Bebel Stargrove,Jonathan Treasure,Dwight L. McKee

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Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions

Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies

By: Mitchell Bebel Stargrove,Jonathan Treasure,Dwight L. McKee

Presenting detailed, evidence-based coverage of the most commonly encountered therapeutic agents in modern clinical practice, this resource is designed to help you safely and effectively integrate herbal, nutrient, and drug therapy for your patients or clients. Combining pharmaceuticals with herbs or supplements may complement or interfere with a drug's therapeutic action or may increase adverse effects. Additionally, drug-induced depletion of nutrients can occur. Comprehensive clinical data, quick-reference features, and the insight and expertise of trusted authorities help you gain a confident understanding of how herbal remedies and nutritional supplements interact with pharmaceuticals and develop safe, individualized treatment strategies for your patients. More than 60 comprehensive monographs of herb-drug and nutrient-drug interactions cover the most commonly used herbs and nutrients in health-related practice and help you coordinate safe, reliable therapy. Each herb and nutrient monograph features summary tables and concise, practical suggestions that provide quick and easy reference and complement the systematic review and in-depth analysis. References included on the bound-in CD provide high-quality, evidence-based support. Unique icons throughout the text differentiate interactions, evidence, and clinical significance. Up-to-date information keeps you current with the latest developments in pharmacology, nutrition, phytotherapy, biochemistry, genomics, oncology, hematology, naturopathic medicine, Chinese medicine, and other fields. A diverse team of authoritative experts lends valuable, trans-disciplinary insight.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323029647

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9780323029643

The Lord's Supper

Our Promised Place of Intimacy and Transformation with Jesus

By: Jonathan Black

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The Lord's Supper

Our Promised Place of Intimacy and Transformation with Jesus

By: Jonathan Black

Do this in remembrance of Me." From the very beginning, the Lord's Supper has stood at the heart of Christian worship. But over the years we've trivialized it, squeezing it in between "real" worship. If Jesus lives in us, and the Holy Spirit is poured out on us, why do we need to eat bread and drink grape juice or wine? Does it really matter? It does matter--and it's life-changing, says leading Pentecostal theologian Jonathan Black. With warmth and depth, he explores not only how the table is still a powerful place of transformation and encounter with Jesus, but also how we can experience Christ's promise of presence, glory, healing, forgiveness, victory, and intimacy when we answer His call to come to the table. Whether you're feeling the lack of His presence, are ashamed of sin in your life, or have never felt anything during Communion, Christ's invitation to partake in His feast is your invitation to taste and see that the Lord is good.

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Baker Books

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1493441035

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9781493441037

The Secret History of the World

By: Jonathan Black,Quercus

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The Secret History of the World

By: Jonathan Black,Quercus

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. Jonathan Black examines the end of the world and the coming of the Antichrist. Or is the Antichrist already here? How will he make himself known and what will become of the world when he does? Willl it be the end of Time? Having studied theology and learnt from initiates of all the great secret societies of the world, Jonathan Black has learned that it is possible to reach an altered state of consciousness in which we can see things about the way the world works that hidden from our everyday commonsensical consciousness. This history shows that by using secret techniques, people such as Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and George Washington have worked themselves into this altered state - and have been able to access supernatural levels of intelligence. This book will leave you questioning every aspect of your life and spotting hidden messages in the very fabric of society and in life itself. It will open your mind to a new way of living and leave you questioning everything you have been taught - and everything you've taught your children.

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803

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Hachette UK

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0857383086

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9780857383082

Black Ash Baskets

Tips, Tools, & Techniques for Learning the Craft

By: Jonathan Kline

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Black Ash Baskets

Tips, Tools, & Techniques for Learning the Craft

By: Jonathan Kline

Basic skills for making splint baskets from scratch.

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114

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Stackpole Books

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0811744108

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9780811744102

Book's by Jonathan Black

The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

Building the Black Arts Movement

Building the Black Arts Movement

When A Black Man Cries

When A Black Man Cries

Mountain Lions of the Black Hills

Mountain Lions of the Black Hills

Speaking of Murder

Speaking of Murder

Jester

Jester

Whose America?

Whose America?

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions

Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions

The Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper

The Secret History of the World

The Secret History of the World

Black Ash Baskets

Black Ash Baskets

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