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The self-made Jamaican-Canadian billionaire shares how to build a more prosperous life One of the most renowned business......more
The Heart of Atlanta Supreme Court decision stands among the court’s most significant civil rights rulings. In Atlanta, ......more
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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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An award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York, conveys his life experience in a bold collection of essa......more
A personal meditation on, examination of, and tribute to Black single motherhood, unapologetically told through poignant......more
A riveting memoir by the former CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET), about the glamorous and ugly moments of bei......more
A tasty yet experimental recipe of creative memoir in poetic prose cooked up for your consumption -- one letter at a tim......more
A 45-year-old Black man. A 24-year-old white man. Both writers. One a teacher; the other his student. Before the pandemi......more
Winner, Grand Prize, French Voices Award In Too Black to Be French, Isabelle Boni-Claverie navigates the complexities of......more
A blast of nostalgia that harkens back to a simpler time with addictively witty essays on NSYNC, Passions, and The O.C.-......more
*A Zibby’s Most Anticipated Book of 2023* *One of The Root’s Most Anticipated Books of January* *A Good Morning America ......more
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This extraordinary memoir details the monumental journey of one young Gambian woman from survivor of FGM and forced chil......more
Booker "Bukka" White (1905-1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve song......more
Booker "Bukka" White (1905-1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve song......more
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Now available in paperback! One hundred and twenty Black leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs share their wisdom and e......more
In February 1946, when the 21-year-old Malcolm Little was sentenced to eight to ten years in a maximum-security prison, ......more
In February 1946, when the 21-year-old Malcolm Little was sentenced to eight to ten years in a maximum-security prison, ......more
’Samuel Kasumu has written an important - and very moving - book about the outsider phenomenon.’ - Robert Peston ’The pe......more
Inspiring stories of those who risked their lives so others would be free. In Defiance is a corrective. American history......more
The story of young Black activists at the helm of fighting injustice over the last century, from the 1920s to the Trayvo......more
Join thought leaders fighting to win the posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey, one of the most influential figures in Blac......more
Through essays and stunning photography, the beloved multimedia storyteller and author of Woman of Color shares the powe......more
*A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biography of Charles Barkley,......more
A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity, r......more
Freedom’s Mirage traces the exceptional life of Virgil Bennehan, born in bondage in 1808 in Piedmont North Carolina, who......more
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An inspiring memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselv......more
The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immo......more
With heart, humor, and razor-sharp observation, this intimate and incisive memoir traces the journey of a Black, queer w......more
In this poignant memoir, as candid and indelible as The Glass Castle and Memorial Drive, a writer reflects on the love a......more
For the 50th anniversary of his murder, this gritty, engrossing, definitive biography of the legendary Black writer Dona......more
In this searing and ultimately uplifting memoir, Lambda Literary Nonfiction Fellow Nikkya Hargrove describes how she--fr......more
Celebrated designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller’s memoir of a life in advocacy and her journ......more
Blending social history, bracing analysis, and autobiography in essays that investigate the hard realities and measured ......more
Biomythography Bayou is a ritual, making available multigenerational blood memory, nonlinear time, and spiritual connect......more
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From Ross Gay, the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Delights, comes an intimate and electrifying collect......more
"Forceful and inspired, this is a rousing praise song for strong Black women."--Publishers Weekly "An impassioned celebr......more
New York Times Bestseller With a new afterword for the paperback edition: the stirring memoir of Harry Dunn, a Capitol P......more
From bestselling author of The Book of Delights and award-winning poet Ross Gay, a fresh new volume of lyrical mini-essa......more
As a two-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Pro-Bowler, first-round draft pick, and former Jim Thorpe Award recipient,......more
A vibrant memoir from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Nenah Cherry who shares an inside look at her fascinating caree......more
From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays shedding light on the ......more
A powerful biography that presents analysis of a black working-class woman who rose from a tenement slum in intensely ra......more
A powerful biography that presents analysis of a black working-class woman who rose from a tenement slum in intensely ra......more
A comprehensive, authoritative biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, "the conscience of the Congress," drawing on i......more
An empowering and moving story of a young woman from South Central Los Angeles (Watts and Compton) who took a chance, de......more
Frederick Bailey doesn’t know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times,......more
This book is for every person who has experienced struggle and hardship, for every person who knew there was more out th......more
A narrative account of Jim Crow as people experienced it The last generation of Americans with a living memory of Jim Cr......more
A lyrical meditation on how Black Americans have envisioned utopia--and sought to transform their lives. How do the disi......more
Dionne Brand explores English and American literature, and the colonial aesthetic that shaped her sense of self and the ......more
Now in its first American edition, Dionne Brand’s groundbreaking A Map to the Door of No Return has emerged as a modern ......more
WINNER 2024 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY An engrossing social history of the ......more
A psychiatry resident pulls back the curtain on the challenging personal journey to becoming a doctor as a Black woman, ......more
A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged......more
Fire in the Whole explores the anger of Black Christians who feel betrayed by white Christianity’s complicity of perpetu......more
"An incredible history of a crime that changed America." --John Grisham "Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or m......more
A powerful, timely memoir of Black immigrant identity, the story of an unforgettable matriarch, and a unique coming-of-a......more
This long-awaited and much-needed volume shines new light on one of America’s most beloved, and profound, poets--Lucille......more
New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblaz......more
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"My grandparents used to tell me Rwanda is a country unlike any other, and I knew they spoke the truth. Blessed with maj......more
Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy. In more than a dozen sto......more
"A debut book from Entertainment Weekly writer and former Out magazine editor Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Rage is a darkly......more
A debut book from Entertainment Weekly writer and former Out magazine editor Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Rage is a darkly ......more
A moving, politically-charged memoir of surviving trauma and the power of activism from MSNBC legal analyst, professor, ......more
"Mr. Snyder writes lyrically, and his research appears to be impeccable: It’s hard to imagine that anyone has slipped th......more
As our nation has experienced a renewal of reckoning with the reality of slavery in our past and the continued struggle ......more
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The "masterful" (The Wall Street Journal), "invaluable" (Los Angeles Times) first authoritative biography of August Wils......more
Featuring the remarkable stories of nine US Representatives who helped shape America, Courage in the People’s House is a......more
The first Black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia reveals in her memoir how her Christian faith, unwavering ......more
A bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde. We r......more
This is the untold story of Dr. J. D. Harris, an African American physician whose life and career straddled enormous cha......more