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ARTS & HUMANITIES Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture. 4 vols. Greenwood. 2010.1733p. ed. by Jessie Carney Smith, photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780313357961. $380. Online: A8C-CLIO eBook Collection m These four volumes-encompassing 500-plus A-to-Z signed entries by more than 40 American scholars-cover all aspects of African American popular culture through the Obama administration. Leaving few stones unturned, Smith (William & Ca-mille Cosby Professor in the Humanities, Fisk Univ.) includes topics and important figures spanning arts, legislature, media, civil rights, education, customs, music, social and economic issues, organizations, activism, and more. A guide in Volume 1 organizes entries by topic and similar sub-areas of popular culture. A time line from 1619 to the present gives context, while appendixes guide the reader to selected lists of African American films, radio shows, television shows, and popular culture collections. Entries range from less than a page to several pages in length and are written at the high school level, although college students and researchers will also benefit from the collocated knowledge on such a vast subject area; each entry also offers further readings, while boldface cross-references give alternate access points.