Black Beauty

Ben Arogundade: Black Beauty, London Pavilion 2000
ISBN: 1862055769 New

The concept of 'black beauty' - or 'black is beautiful' to use a more familiar term - is concerned with the 'aesthetics of blackness'. It encompasses notions of black sexuality and of black people as sex symbols. It is distinct from references to 'black style', an area concerned primarily with clothes, social codes and mannerisms. The consideration of black beauty is examined here with reference to the most significant black icons of film, television, music, sport, politics and fashion through words and pictures. Contrast Sidney Poitier, Malcolm X, Josephine Baker, Jimi Hendrix, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Denzel Washington, Diana Ross, Pam Grier, Tina Turner, Billie Holiday, Noami Campbell, Iman, Tyson Beckford, Vanessa Williams, James Brown, Janet Jackson, Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, and many more, as the story swings from one decade of the twentieth century to the next. Their aesthetic contribution in each example, is reviewed. Black Beauty should not simply be regarded as a 'black story'. It is also a pop-culture compilation featuring some of the greatest names of all time. The stars profiled here are heroes to people of all races and nationalities across the world. This extraordinary book features some of the most superb photography ever taken of black people. Herb Ritts, Albert Watson, Richard Avedon, and many other top photographers feature in this comprehensive account. 1st Edition Paperback 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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CLAIRE, MALCOLM; ILLUSTRATED BY BERNICE MAGNIE. BLACK BEAUTY, AS TOLD BY UNCLE MAL. Sandusky Ohio: Prang Company Publishers, 1946.
Pictorial boards of Black Beauty, tan, black and green; DW same illustration front and rear To inside upper flap,hand written price of .50 above 0612. Mild rubbing, few short 1/8th to 1/2 inch closed edge tears DW list of other Uncle Mal stories. Very clean, solidly bound. An Old Faithful book. sm 4to, no paginagted. In protective mylar wraps.

Uncle Mal (Claire Malcolm) was a radio personality in the 1940's, whose famous Radio Story Hour told classic children's story. Illustrated throughout in drawings of black, green and brown by Bernice Magnie. Uncle Mal's telling of Black Beauty. Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dj

[SW: Black Beauty, Uncle Mal's Story Hour, Bernice Megnie Illustrator Horse Stories, Juvenile, Collectable Books, Children's VIntage Books]

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Powlis, Laverne: BEAUTY FROM THE INSIDE OUT: A GUIDE FOR BLACK WOMEN, New York Doubleday 1988
ISBN: 0-385-23631-X As New condition

From Publishers Weekly In a fast-paced, breezy style, this illustrated beauty guide for black women advises on weight control, nutrition, exercise, hair and skin care, and cosmetics, and provides tips from singer Patti LaBelle and model Iman. Although some of her solid recommendations apply to women of all races, Powlis, a Vogue beauty columnist and author of The Black Woman's Beauty Book, addresses the special beauty concerns of blackssuch as hairstyle alternatives (relaxed, natural, warm-pressing, cornrows), cosmetics that complement the undertones of black complexions and treatment for the pigment disorder vitiligo, where white patches appear on the skin. In these pages, a male surgeon argues that the majority of people choosing cosmetic surgery are not trying to conceal their ethnic heritage, and a male psychiatrist maintains that "men are still attracted to the attractive," but that self-esteem is essential to beauty. In addition to practical advice, this book conveys an expression of optimism, black pride and a religious belief in spiritual as well as physical beauty that should prove inspirational. First serial to Glamour; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates; author tour. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. Hardcover xii, 210 p., [8] p. of plates :

[SW: Beauty, Personal, African American women -- Health and hygiene]

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Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty (Andre Deutsch Classics). Andre Deutsch Ltd, December 1996.
Hardback no D/J in good condition. 1996 Andre Deutsch Ltd edition. Amazon - A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. A nimal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this cen tury, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's c lassic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness. Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails in a gentle, 19th-century way against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12). ladylisabooks - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, exlibrary, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. ISBN 0-233-99039-9. 0233990399.. Children's Books.

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