Black men in the image of God / edited by Dorothy Winbush Riley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riley, D. Winbush (Dorothy Winbush), editor.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American men in art.

African American men in literature.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 114 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cleveland, Ohio : The Pilgrim Press, 1999.

Summary:

Best-selling author Dorothy Winbush Riley has assembled a rich and varied collection of photography, fine art, and sculpture depicting the past, present, and future of men of African descent. Vibrant full-color and black-and-white images portraying the tenderness and strength of men of the Diaspora are coupled with words from the Bible and quotes from Colin Powell, Denzel Washington, Nelson Mandela, and many others.

Contents:

A Spiritual Destiny

From Our Beginnings

I Am Human

If There is No Struggle

Stretch Your Wings

Only That You Love

Leadership-The Skill and the Will

Every Tomorrow, a Vision of Hope.

Notes:

"Cover design by Martha A. Clark."

Transparent paper inserted after wrapper in front and back has quotation "A Spiritual Destiny from our Beginnings, I am Human. If there is no struggle stretch your wings only that you love. Leadership-the skill and the will, Every tomorrow a vision of hope".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Other Format:

Online version: Black men in the image of God.

ISBN:

0829812563

9780829812565

OCLC:

40473809