An introduction to a priest, bishop, and legal scholar who was a prophetic voice in the fight for equality. Walter Decos......more
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Through honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, A’ja Wilson reminds u......more
For readers of Ross Gay and listeners of Therapy for Black Girls, a reflective examination of Black self-love and joy th......more
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BONUS CHAPTER NOT INCLUDED IN HARDCOVER EDITION Embark on a captivating journey with L......more
A Book of the Year in The Observer and The Times and winner at the Visionary Honors Awards. ’David Harewood writes with ......more
A memoir of a man and a movement, here is a defining and never-before-shared contribution to the story of Black Power Fr......more
An ambitious account of a day that changed America forever, the vast family history that led up to it, and the lives it ......more
In this personal story of becoming, belonging and being seen, a psychiatry resident pulls back the curtain on the journe......more
One of Literary Hub’s most anticipated books of 2024. Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Dionn......more
Getting Deals Done is a new-millennium memoir written with universal and urgent applications, focused at the intersectio......more
Embrace and learn to love your natural hair with this eye-opening guide from "hair whisperer" to the stars, Felicia Leat......more
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As urgent, resonant, and essential as The Fire Next Time and Between the World and Me, a poetic, raw, and inspirational ......more
A Simon & Schuster book. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader....more
A behind-the-heated-scenes look into the nation’s most elite culinary school, Salt, Sweat & Steam is The Devil Wears Pra......more
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother is a deeply personal memoir that explores the intertwined themes of love, ......more
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother is a deeply personal memoir that explores the intertwined themes of love, ......more
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Writing alongside the specter of premature death, Tisa Bryant traces the contours of Black women’s interior lives and do......more
A personal meditation on, examination of, and tribute to Black single motherhood, unapologetically told through poignant......more
A memoir of basketball, dedication, and longevity from Boston Celtics legend Robert Parish...more
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In this incredible-but-true crime memoir from "The First Lady of BMF" (Black Mafia Family), Tonesa Welch reveals the dra......more
The star of classic television series, including The Jeffersons and 227, reveals her difficult journey from a tempestuou......more
A moving and inspiring memoir from a former Obama White House staffer, about his rural Maryland family’s untold history,......more
The biography of Sylvia Moy, Motown’s first certified female in-house producer and songwriter, and one of the authors be......more
A long-forgotten Black abolitionist who liberated captive workers by the wagonload, brilliantly satirized slaveholders, ......more
A powerful exploration of self-resilience, family, and community from activist and prison abolitionist Keeonna Harris. K......more
Compelling narrative that highlights the importance of a death doula and generational traumas faced by the Black communi......more
"A powerful story of faith, perseverance, and resilience." Anthony Fauci, M.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author and......more
A long-overdue corrective to the history of rock ’n’ roll and alternative music, repopulating it with the extraordinary ......more
An extraordinary American hero travels to the nation’s capital to tell an unforgettable story of violence, resistance, a......more
The gripping firsthand account of the courage it takes to change a nation, from the Rev. James Lawson Jr--peer of Dr. Ma......more
By a prize-winning historian: The dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era Ame......more
A new Penguin Vitae hardcover edition of Audre Lorde’s trailblazing biomythography that cemented the poet’s legacy as a ......more
The dramatic and heartrending true story of one remarkable young man’s account of love in the time of war, by a celebrat......more
Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an African American educator, businessman, lawyer, author, social reformer, and activist. H......more
Love Me Black is a love letter to Black women and a call to action in a world that has undervalued our race and gender f......more
An extraordinary chronicle of youth that evokes the paradoxes of modern Africa--complex, contradictory, and full of conf......more
In this moving memoir, an acclaimed poet and novelist gives words to unnamable kingdoms of grief and joy, turning an imp......more
The debut memoir from award-winning journalist Morgan Campbell: an incredible history of a family’s battles across gener......more
A superstar in both football and track and field Sol Butler pioneered the parlaying of sports fame into business prosper......more
A superstar in both football and track and field Sol Butler pioneered the parlaying of sports fame into business prosper......more
James P. Johnson (1894-1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few peop......more
James P. Johnson (1894-1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few peop......more
Booker T. Pittman (1909-1969) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who played with greats like Louis Armstrong and Cou......more
Booker T. Pittman (1909-1969) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who played with greats like Louis Armstrong and Cou......more
"FAME: Zendaya" tells the inspiring story of a multi-talented artist who has become a global icon. From her early beginn......more
"Harrowing and insightful. . . . A profound work about the Black experience and white oppression."--Kirkus Reviews (star......more
Sallie Martin combined fame as a performer with a far-sighted business acumen that brought Black gospel music to a natio......more
Sallie Martin combined fame as a performer with a far-sighted business acumen that brought Black gospel music to a natio......more
Many Texans will recognize schools and buildings across Texas bearing the name "Blackshear," but few know the story of t......more
During the tumultuous years before the Civil War, Irish American John Diamond and African American William Henry Lane, k......more
A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and h......more
From the son of legendary civil rights organizer Robert P. Moses: a brilliant, unflinching memoir about becoming Black i......more
New York Times Notable Book "A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of des......more
"FAME: Mr. T" is a bold and action-packed comic book biography chronicling the life of one of pop culture’s most iconic ......more
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspir......more
A powerful and inspiring biography of Merze Tate, a trailblazing Black woman scholar and intrepid world traveler Finalis......more
An absorbing investigation into a little-known historical tragedy--an insurrection at the turn of the twentieth century ......more
Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, aft......more
Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, aft......more
In Driftin’ on a Memory: Celebrating Seventy Years of the Isley Brothers, Trenton Bailey tells the story of this groundb......more
In Driftin’ on a Memory: Celebrating Seventy Years of the Isley Brothers, Trenton Bailey tells the story of this groundb......more
From one of America’s most venerable politicians, The First Eight is an extraordinary work of living history: the powerf......more
An incisive and insightful celebrity memoir by Jaleel White, one of the most beloved icons of nineties pop culture and T......more
"A zestfully written book, packed with humor, pathos and hard-earned wisdom." --John McMillian, Washington Post A shocki......more
This psychologist is frustrated. In the final stretch of his doctoral internship, Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter had just......more
When you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and tripl......more
With their two voices alternating throughout the telling, this is the true story of a unique relationship that manages t......more
A poignant, revelatory memoir from acclaimed novelist and actor Denise Nicholas that offers an episodic exploration of h......more
From an award-winning historian of radical Black politics comes the definitive biography of Queen Mother Audley Moore--m......more
Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open intiative. Mad Fictions is the first book to ......more
With heart, humor, and razor-sharp observation, this intimate and incisive memoir traces the journey of a Black, queer w......more
Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal co......more
A gripping biography of a man who escaped slavery and became a key figure in the American abolitionist movement Jermain ......more
COOP. Say the name to a Lakers fan and after a guaranteed smile, a list of superlatives is sure to follow. The GOAT of N......more
A Variety best music book of 2024 A FLOOD best music book of 2024 A Clash best music book of 2024 A Mother Jones best bo......more
From CNN’s Abby Phillip, a triumphant new look at Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaigns of the 1980s and how they chang......more
The first Black woman graduate of the University of South Carolina recounts a life of activism and service Come Along wi......more
Over a period of just six months, eminent jazz vocalist and composer Nnenna Freelon’s life changed irrevocably. Her soul......more
Longlisted for Reading the West A New York Times "Editor’s Pick" and "Notable Book of the Year" * An Essence "Most Antic......more
"FAME: Kendrick Lamar" delves into the life and journey of one of hip-hop’s most influential artists. From his humble be......more
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize "Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it......more
The popular Washington Post contributing opinion columnist challenges readers to have uncomfortable conversations about ......more
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From the celebrated athlete and award-winning author, an inspirational collection of personal stories and lessons that w......more
The compelling memoir that explores race, cultural representation, Black media’s legacy, privilege, and identity from VI......more
Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays is a profoundly personal exploration of mental health, identity, and survival. Through a c......more
"Master of language" (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman uses his unique generational position to explore what he ca......more
In the tradition of books by Albert Woodfox and Angela Davis comes the gripping memoir of a wrongful conviction and life......more
New York Times Book Review Top 100 Books of 2024 Explore the "comprehensive and compelling" (Jon Meacham) biography of c......more
"Mr. Snyder writes lyrically, and his research appears to be impeccable: It’s hard to imagine that anyone has slipped th......more