This book adopts a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective to investigate the experimental bodies of works produced by African, African American, African Caribbean and Black British artists in order to excavate and theorise the formal and thematic contours of an African Diasporic visual arts tradition.

"Finally, a book about the Black American Princess! If you're already a BAP or just want to act like one, this book is for you!" — E. Lynn Harris, author of Not a Day Goes By In the bestselling tradition of The Official Preppy Handbook, here is a must-have manual for the BAP and those who love her. Black American Princess: 1 : a pampered female of African American descent, born to an upper-middle or upper-class family 2 : an African American female whose life experiences give her a sense of royalty and entitlement 3 : BAP (acronym) : colloquial expression 4 : an African American female accustomed to the best and nothing less. Drawn from hours of interviews, archival research, and frequent visits to Prada, The Black American Princess Handbook offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at this exclusive lifestyle. Your total guide to BAP speak, BAP style, and BAP history, this one-of-a-kind book explains everything you ever wanted know about living the BAP life–from breaking in a shop-a-phobic dad to planning a magical BAP debutante ball. In addition, you'll learn why a true BAP cleans her house before the housekeeper arrives, what to do if your Baby BAP wants to play sports, and whether it's OK for a relative to sing "I Believe I Can Fly" at a BAP wedding. Also featuring spot-the-BAP checklists, suggestions for top BAP colleges, a Who's Who of famous BAPs, a glossary (including essential French phrases), actual diary entries and e-mails from BAPS of all ages, and crucial chapters such as "It's High Noon-Do You Know Where Your Groove Is?" The Black American Princess Handbook is destined to become a coveted treasure for BAPs worldwide. And, published just in time for graduation, it's sure to be at the top of every BAP's shopping list.

Volume 1 A - C

"Stay with me for New Year's," Sheldon whispered. "I can't tell you what else happens after that. But I do know what happens for the next forty-eight hours that you're with me." Return to the hotbed of luxury, romance, and rivalry in the Black Hamptons. Sexy, Ivy League bank executive Sheldon Rouse isn't here for the word "no". No matter how many times Chriselle Mason tells him. Sheldon's raw heat is so... She's married. With complications. And yet... "Give me the chance to show you in just one day what he can't show you in a lifetime." How will she escape the perfect winter storm? This forbidden romance is Book 2 in the Sag Harbor Black Romances. Follow childhood friends Maddy, Chrissy, and Adella through this series as they endure love, heartache, and triumph on their rise to the top. If you love hit television series Queen Sugar, these are your stories. These books can be read in any order, but are most delicious in sequence. This forbidden romance is Book 2 in the Sag Harbor Black Romances, a five-book saga of love and luxury among the elite Black Hamptons. Follow childhood friends Maddy, Chrissy, and Adella through this series as they endure love, heartache, and triumph on their rise to the top. If you love hit television series Queen Sugar, these are your stories. These books can be read in any order, but are most delicious in sequence. *Strong language & medium-heat sex level of 4/5 Trigger warning: *One moment of empowering light domestic violence

Sixteen-year-old Mimi has some important decisions to make: whether she wants to spend her senior year with her mother or her father, and whether or not to give up on boys.