Biographical highlights of notable men and women from around the world whose achievements are milestones in black history.

A discontented kindergarten teacher living in Harlem is lost in a blizzard and comes upon the wonderland of Oz. There she meets new friends, tries to find her way home, and finds that her life is not so bad after all.

Plays Well With Others is a Phil Collins compiled collection of PC's collaborative work from 1969 to 2002. The 59-track 4 CD boxset - with 80 page booklet - stretches from the ersatz Psychedelia of Flaming Youth via the legendary recordings with Brand X, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, John Martyn and others to the superstar collaborations of the 1980s. Plays Well With Others is a set that captures the dizzying variety of one of the most successful careers...

"The first book to comprehensively examine how the Black Panther Party has directly shaped the practices and ideas that have animated grassroots activism in the decades since its decline, Black Power Afterlives represents a major scholarly achievement as well as an important resource for today's activists. Through its focus on the enduring impact of the Black Panther Party, this volume expands the historiography of Black Power studies beyond the 1960s-70s...

The Wiz: Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City. The Wiz live: Staying true to the groundbreaking Broadway show that put a vivid urban spin on the land of Oz. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical,...

Explores the challenges involved in composing and putting together a film score.

"This hefty 256-page songbook is packed with 40 piano-themed classics as performed by some of popular music's most-loved singer/songwriters in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar"--Publisher's website.