Visions of Black Life: A Collection of Outstanding Short Stories and Poetry Volume 3

This first full-color volume of Visions of Black Life with literature for adults and teenagers showcases prize-winning short fiction and poetry by Paul Lomax, Evelyn Dilworth-Williams, and Matthew P. Requa. Featured articles and poetry by Cierra Robinson, Deanne Jordan, and Carolyn C. Williams creatively focus on youth perspectives in the performing arts, and on social issues and world travel. Vision of Black Life's Features section continues in the Volume 3 Supplement (first ever supplement available January 2008); it has informative book reviews of Christian Filostrat's debut novel, The Beggars' Pursuit, an intriguing political thriller about the diplomatic games of ruling elites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United States, and Emmanuel T. Dolo's Ethnic Tensions in Liberia's National Identity Crisis: Problems and Possibilities. Rules for the 2007-2008 Africana Homestead literary contests and news about the press are also in the supplement.