Table of Contents
Introduction, Ronald L. Jackson, Elaine B. Richardson; Classical Egyptian Origins of African American Rhetoric; Chapter 1 Nommo, Kawaida, and Communicative Practice, Maulana Karenga; Chapter 2 The Spiritual Essence of African American Rhetoric, Adisa A. Alkebulan; Manifestations of African American Rhetoric and Orality; Chapter 3 African American Orality, Thurmon Garner, Carolyn Calloway-Thomas; Chapter 4 “Jesus Is a Rock”, Melbourne S. Cummings, Judi Moore Latta; Chapter 5 The Use of Public Space as Cultural Communicator, Deborah F. Atwater, Sandra L. Herndon; Politics of Defining African American Rhetoric; Chapter 6 The Word at Work, Richard L. Wright; Chapter 7 The Politics of (In)visibility in African American Rhetorical Scholarship, Mark Lawrence McPhail; Chapter 8 Afrocentricity as Metatheory, Ronald L. Jackson II; African American Rhetorical Analyses of Struggle and Resistance; Chapter 9 Africological Theory and Criticism, Jeffrey Lynn Woodyard; Chapter 10 Every Man Fights for His Freedom, Ella Forbes; Chapter 11 “The Duty of the Civilized Is to Civilize the Uncivilized”, Felicia M. Miyakawa; Chapter 12 Death Narratives from the Killing Fields, Carlos D. Morrison; Trends and Innovations in Analyzing Contemporary African American Rhetori; Chapter 13 Lauryn Hill as Lyricist and Womanist, Celnisha L. Dangerfield; Chapter 14 The Kink Factor, Regina E. Spellers; Chapter 15 An Afrocentric Rhetorical Analysis of Johnnie Cochran’s Closing Argument in the O.J. Simpson Trial, Felicia R. Walker; Chapter 16 Afrocentric Rhetoric Transcending Audiences and Contexts, Shauntae Brown-White; Visions for Research in African American Rhetoric; Chapter 17 The Future of African American Rhetoric, Molefi Kete Asante; Chapter 18 The Discourse of African American Women, Dorthy L. Pennington;