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Pure Bronx
Naison, Mark; Castillo-Garsow, Melissa
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Description for Pure Bronx
Paperback. Read Pure Bronx and find out why this action packed, drama filled story is more potent than just any coming-of-age tale from the hood. Packed with more drama than straphangers on the 1,2, 4, 5 and 6 trains at rush hour, Pure Bronx is a page-turner that'll make you cheer, bringing tears, and laughter. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Read Pure Bronx and find out why this action packed, drama filled story is more potent than just any coming-of-age tale from the hood. Packed with more drama than straphangers on the 1,2, 4, 5 and 6 trains at rush hour, Pure Bronx is a
page-turner that’ll make you cheer, bringing tears, and laughter.
Product Details
Publisher
Augustus Publishing, Div of Augustus Productions United States
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
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About Naison, Mark; Castillo-Garsow, Melissa
Mark Naison is Professor of History and African American Studies at Fordham University. He is the author of four books and over 100 articles on African American politics, social movements and American culture and sports Dr. Naison is the Principal Investigator of the Bronx African American History Project, one of the largest community based oral history projects in the ... Read morenation and has begun work on an book of oral histories from the BAAHP, with Robert Gumbs, entitled Before the Fires: An Oral History of African American Life in the Bronx from the 1030's to the 1960's. His articles about Bronx music and Bronx culture have been published in German, Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese as well as English. When not doing historical research, Naison likes to play tennis and golf, post commentary on his blog "With a Brooklyn Accent" and make periodic forays into the media. He has appeared on the O'Reilly Factor, the Discovery Channel's Greatest American Competition (as Dr King's advocate), and on the Dave Chappell Show, where his "performance" has been preserved on that show's Second Year DVD. During the last five years, he has begun presenting historical "raps" in Bronx schools under the nickname of "Notorious Phd" and was the subject of stories about his use of hip hop in teaching in the Daily News, and on Bronx 12 Cablevision, and Fox Business. Most recently he has done commentary on Occupy Wall Street for ABC News, and BBC America. He also comments regularly on education issues through his blog and on LA Progressive, History News Network and. The Washington Post "Answer Sheet". PURE BRONX is his first novel. Melissa Castillo-Garsow is a Mexican-American writer, journalist, and scholar currently pursuing a PhD in American Studies and African American Studies at Yale University. Her short stories and poetry have been published in various journals including The Acentos Review, La Bloga, Hispanic Culture Review, Hinchas de Poesia and The 2River View. Melissa completed her Master's degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing at Fordham University in 2011 where she was a graduate assistant for the American Studies Program. Prior to that she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from New York University summa cum laude with a double major in Journalism and Latin American Studies. A former employee of NBC News, El Diario/ La Prensa and Launch Radio Networks, Melissa has had articles and reviews published in a wide variety of forums including CNN.com, Latin Beat Magazine, Washington Square News, University Wire, El Diario/La Prensa, Women's Studies, Words. Beats. Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture, and The Bilingual Review. Melissa is an active scholar in the fields of English literature, American Studies, African American Studies and Latin American/Latino Studies. At Yale, she focuses on the study of Afro-Latino history and culture in the 20th Century, presenting at numerous conferences including the American Studies Association Conference, the American Culture Association/ Popular Culture Association National Conference, the National Association for Ethnic Studies National Conference, and the Latin American Studies Conference. After living and learning in various places including Ithaca, NY; Colima, Mexico; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; East Harlem, NY; Astoria, Queens; Tempe, Arizona; and New Haven, CT, she currently calls Brooklyn, NY home. Show Less
Reviews for Pure Bronx
"No question, Dr Naison has notoriously been leading social justice activism and scholarship for decades, but his world expands beyond classrooms & picket lines...without a doubt, pure Bronx reveals his pure Brooklyn roots."
Akua Naru (Rapper) "Mark Naison has spent his academic life bringing his students and colleagues into the neighborhoods and social worlds of working-class New Yorkers and introducing ... Read morethe realities of those mean streets to the genteel inhabitants of the Ivory Tower."
Craig Steven Wilder, Professor and Head of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Dr. Mark Naison is one of the most important writers, thinkers, and activists we have in America. He is a fearless and tireless voice for truth and change, and one of the best examples of democratic values we've ever produced."
Kevin Powell, writer, hip hop activist, founder of BK Nation. "Melissa Castillo-Garsow represents the future in not only hip-hop scholarship, but academia at large. She is more than just a brilliant and meticulous researcher, but a creative young mind whose work is in the spirit of hip-hop itself." - Dr. Jason Nichols, University of Maryland at College Park and Editor of Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal Of Hip-Hop Culture. In everything he does, Mark Naison combines over forty years as a leading historian with over forty years of activism. His commitment to social justice is fierce and boundless. Brian Purnell, Professor of Africana Studies,Bowdoin College "Mark Naison turns the interplay between activism and scholarship into a powerful force that informs and enriches his writings. Through op-eds, blogs, social media posts, auto-biographies, award winning history books, and now novels, Naison shares his insightful and provocative ideas with multiple publics. For these reasons, I consider Mark Naison, America's People Scholar." Henry Taylor, director of graduate Urban Studies Program, SUNY NBuffalo, director, Perry Neighborhood Initiative "Mark Naison doesn't just have a zest for life, he ATTACKS life and relishes every bit of it." Judy Carmichael, award winning jazz pianist; host of radio show "Jazz Inspired" Show Less
