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Man of the House: A Memoir By: Dr. Colm McAindriu Between the years of 1944 and 1963, Dr. Colm McAindriu was just a kid,......more

This book is about an American family in 1949, who had a different cultural experience because of the color of their ski......more

An unforgettable journey through racism and faith across the generations. January 15, 1959--a day that changed one famil......more

An unforgettable journey through racism and faith across the generations. January 15, 1959--a day that changed one famil......more

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Nurtured by Grace and Rectitude: Biography of Honourable Justice John Afolabi Fabiyi is a fitting odyssey of a remarkabl......more

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The story of Eliudi Issangya and what God has done through him can only be described as miraculous! From beginnings that......more

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In her first book, author Margaret Marie Hailey Crudup tells the story of the many challenges she faced as a blind, Blac......more

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Winner of the 2023 College Language Association Book Award Finding Francis, finding family, freeing history Francis is f......more

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"Kevin Powell returns with a poetic time capsule written with love in honor of his mother’s evolution. Powell investigat......more

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BLACK WAS NOT A LABEL is a collection of essays that explores the intersection of faith and racial trauma and the attemp......more

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In his book The Life That Brightens the Light, Rodric King gives you a strategic approach to success, making it possible......more

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In this autobiography, Looking Back: The History of an Oke Padi Resident, Professor Laditan travels back in time to tell......more

Early on a summer morning in 1974, local officials found the jailer Clarence Alligood stabbed to death in a cell in the ......more

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2 in 1 Books Feminine Positive Affirmations for Black Women Finally Live the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of and Feel Prep......more

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Written amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Cutting Apples is a memoir which examines life through an intimate stream of consc......more

The Yellow House meets Hidden in Plain View in this multigenerational memoir that celebrates African American quilting, ......more

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The revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President......more

FINALIST FOR THE 2024 EVERGREEN AWARD In the strict dictatorship of Eritrea, a young reporter co-founds the first indepe......more

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With Tributes, historian Mary Henry has curated her collection of brief biographies of the Black people whose names are ......more

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Details the life of a traumatized woman, who survives rape, incest, incarceration, drug abuse, suicide attempts, and dea......more

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After his release from the Green Bay Packers, realizing that his football career was abruptly over, Delvin Williams aske......more

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Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vital......more

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***Shortlisted for the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize*** What does it mean when God is presented as male? What does it mean w......more

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This book honors the voices of African Americans of the Civil War era through their letters, inviting readers to engage ......more

Charles James Durham was born into a Black family during the Great Depression, a time when businesses were forced to shu......more

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