Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Editors' Introduction -- The Black Arts Movement -- Section I. Theory / Criticism -- Introduction to Theory / Criticism -- Poetry and Black Liberation: Freedom's Furious Passions (Reminiscence) -- DA-DUM-DUN: A BAM Triumvirate of Conch / Us / Nest: Miles Davis, Henry Dumas & Katherine Dunham in East St. Louis,Illinois (Reminiscence) -- 1. Politics and Culture -- The Harlem Black Arts Theater-New Dialogue with the Lost Black Generation -- Symposium: The Measure and the Meaning of Sixties -- Black Cultural Nationalism -- The Black Arts Movement -- Broadside Press: A Personal Chronicle -- On the Boycott -- The Development of the Black Revolutionary Artist -- Needed: A New Image -- Keep on Pushin': Rhythm & Blues as a Weapon -- 2. Gender -- Preface to the Black Woman -- The Negro Woman in American Literature -- Lorraine Hansberry: On Time! -- Who will Revere the Black Woman? -- Black Men vs. Black Women -- New Fashions for Afro-American Women -- Queens of the Universe -- 3. Aesthetics / Poetics -- The Changing Same (R&B and New Black Music) -- If Black English isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, what is? -- As Crinkly as yours -- Tripping with Black Writing -- Towards a Black Aesthetic -- Cultural Strangulation: Black Literature and the White Aesthetic -- The Question of form and Judgement in Contemporary Black American Poetry: 1962-1977 -- What Good is the Word without the Wisdom? or "English Ain't Relevant" -- Excerpts from Black World Interview -- Black Poetry-Where It's at -- Section II. Statements of Purpose: Groups and Journals -- Introduction to the Documents -- The Asian-African Conference, Final Communique: Cultural Cooperation -- Black Panther Party, Platform and Program -- Black World, Editor's Notes -- SUDAN, The History of SUDAN (In Texas?).

The Institute of the Black World, Statement of Purpose and Program -- Liberation Committee for Africa, Statement of Aims and What Africa Means to Americans -- NKOMBO, Food for Thought -- Elijah Muhammad, "What Do the Muslims Want?" -- Organization of Afro-American Unity, Statement of Basic Aims and Objectives: Culture -- OBAC [Organization of Black American Culture], Statement of Purposes -- Rhythm, Statement of Purpose -- Soulbook, To the Peoples of Afroamerica, Africa, and to all the Peoples of the World -- Southern Black Cultural Alliance, By-Laws -- Third World Press, A Statement of Purpose -- Max Stanford (Muhammad Ahmad), Towards Revolutionary Action Movement Manifesto -- Umbra, Foreword to Issue 1.1 -- Larry Neal [Atlanta C.A.P. Creativity Workshop], Resolutions -- Section III. Poetry -- The Poetry of BAM: Meditation, Critique, Praise -- Storm Coming: Memoir and History (Reminiscence) -- 1. Consciousness -- Upon Being Black One Friday Night in July -- What Shall We Tell My Children Who are Black -- Black People! -- The Life of Lincoln West -- Black Jam for Dr. Negro -- Sister Brother -- A Father Tells his Son about the Statue of Liberty -- Jitterbugging in the Streets -- The Revolution will not be Televised -- Niggers R Scared of Revolution -- But he was Cool -- Personal Jihad -- Barbequed Cong: Or We Laid My Lai Low -- How I got Ovah -- Summary -- Tomorrow the Heroes -- "Black Power!" -- Twelve Gates -- Cry Freedom -- 2. Malcolm -- Eulogy for Malcolm X -- A Poem for Black Hearts -- Malcolm X -- Portrait of Malcolm X -- That Old Time Religion -- Malcolm X-an Autobiography -- Malcolm -- For Malcolm Who Walks in the Eyes of our Children -- For Malcolm X -- A Plea for the Politic Man -- 3. Coltrane and Jazz -- How Long has This Trane Been Gone -- Legacy: In Memory of 'Trane -- Tribute to Duke -- Elvin Jones Gretsch Freak -- Don't Cry, Scream.

The Coming of John -- Don't Say Goodbye to the Pork-Pie Hat -- Conversions -- Transcendental Blues -- Written for Love of an Ascension-Coltrane -- A / Coltrane / Poem -- On seeing Pharaoh Sanders Blowing -- Did John's Music Kill Him? -- 4. Africa -- African Night Suite -- The Painted Lady -- Africa I -- Africa II -- Lumumba Lives Lumumba Lives!! -- My Name is Afrika -- Ancestors -- I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra -- Earth -- 5. Women -- For Gwendolyn Brooks-A Whole & Beautiful Spirit -- I Am a Black Woman -- Woman Poem -- Woman -- If you saw a Negro Lady -- Naturally -- Cadence -- Blackwoman -- The Last M.F. -- Woman -- 6. Heritage -- Promenade -- Lynch Fragment -- Urban Dream -- Return to English Turn -- The Music -- The Idea of Ancestry -- Ballad of Birmingham -- Rivers of Bones and Flesh and Blood -- Sunset Beach / L.A. -- 7. Songs -- Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud -- Afro Blue -- What's Goin' On -- Keep on Pushin' -- To Be Young, Gifted, and Black -- War -- Section IV. Drama -- The Kuumba Theatre: A Radical Idea Comes to Life (Reminiscence) -- Living in the Black Arts Movement (Reminiscence) -- A Black Mass -- Clara's Ole Man -- Prayer Meeting or, The First Militant Preacher -- Wine in the Wilderness -- The Suicide -- Flowers for the Trashman -- The Monster -- The Bronx is Next -- Section V. Fiction / Narrative -- Black Arts Fiction: An Introduction -- The Organizer's Wife -- Harlem -- A Love Song for Seven Little Boys Called -- Sam -- Sonny's Seasons -- Reena -- A Happening in Barbados -- Excerpt from the Bluest Eye -- Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon -- Frankie Mae -- The King Alfred Plan -- Afterwords -- The Hip Hop Vision: Password: Nation Conscious Rap -- Coming from a Black Thing: Remembering the Black Arts Movement -- Learning from the 60s -- Selected Bibliography -- Back Cover.