Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black
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From Orphan to Greatness: An African Story
$17.95 Add to cartDuring one of his memorable speeches, President JFK declared, Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. This speech marked the beginning of the Peace Corps program
- Author: T. Adade, Pierre Komi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1662430396
- Language: English
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The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland
$19.99 Add to cart“Thompson-Hern ndez’s portrayal of Compton’s black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton’s young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in
- Author: Thompson-Hernandez, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0062910612
- Language: English
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Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family
$19.99 Add to cartA family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of color, culture, and time, putting the past into urgent conversation with the present.
In 1791,- Author: Webster, Rachel Jamison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1250871808
- Language: English
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Salvage: Readings from the Wreck
$27.00 Add to cartOne of Literary Hub‘s most anticipated books of 2024
Dionne Brand explores English and American literature, and the colonial aesthetic that shaped her sense of self and the world, of what was possible- Author: Brand, Dionne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0374614849
- Language: English
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Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A memoir of will, success, and the luck we make–from the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group and one of the most influential figures in the multibillion-dollar sports i… [more below]
- Author: Paul, Rich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0593448499
- Language: English
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A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging
$19.00 Add to cartNow in its first American edition, Dionne Brand’s groundbreaking A Map to the Door of No Return has emerged as a modern classic, a highly influential exploration of “being” in the Black Diaspora.
Since- Author: Brand, Dionne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1250348846
- Language: English
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What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection
$24.00 Add to cartA decade behind bars spurs fifty powerful years of political and legal battles for freedom and human rights.
“Whoever wants to assuage their doubts that radical change is possible–from the level of th
- Author: Nunn, Dorsey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1597146323
- Language: English
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A Black Man’s Point of View: Mind, Body, and Soul from the Voices of Black Men
$21.95 Add to cartJames Cooley unpacks his thoughts on the challenges that many Black men face due to their ancestors being taken away from their homeland over 400 years ago and forced into slavery and colonization.
Bas
- Author: Cooley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888240243
- Language: English
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Stokely: A Life
$21.99 Read moreFrom the author of The Sword and the Shield, this definitive biography of the Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael offers “an unflinching look at an unflinching man” (Daily Beast).
Stokely Carmich- Author: Joseph, Peniel E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 09 2016
- ISBN10: 0465065589
- Language: English
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Black Market: An Insider’s Journey Into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball
$21.99 Read moreFrom a former college basketball player and Executive at Nike, a “riveting” (Sports Illustrated) insider’s account into the business of college basketball exposes the corrupt and racist systems that e… [more below]
- Author: Code, Merl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1335449450
- Language: English
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Miseducated: A Memoir
$29.00 Add to cartAn inspiring memoir of one man’s transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate–all by the age of twenty-seven.
Brandon P. F- Author: Fleming, Brandon P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0306925133
- Language: English
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Real American: A Memoir
$17.99 Add to cartA fearless debut memoir in which beloved and bestselling How to Raise an Adult author Julie Lythcott-Haims pulls no punches in her recollections of growing up a black woman in America
“Courageous, ach- Author: Lythcott-Haims, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 21 2018
- ISBN10: 1250296730
- Language: English
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My Amazing Journey: A Celebration of Seasons and Travelers along the Way
$17.95 Add to cartYouth and coming of age in the latter half of the twentieth century offered countless challenges, exposures, and opportunities. For an African American female born and living in the South, challenges,
- Author: Byrd, Lynda R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: March 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1685265219
- Language: English
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Reflections on Years Gone By
$21.99 Add to cartAfter much encouragement from family and friends, I finally used time in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic to pen this novel. As a young man born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, I never envisio
- Author: Collins, Clifton Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: July 17 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988389002
- Language: English
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Ninety-Eight Years, Eleven Months, Nineteen Days: A Memoir
$14.99 Add to cartNINETY-EIGHT YEARS, ELEVEN MONTHS, NINETEEN DAYS is a memoir celebrating a life of legacy, love and strong family values.
Step into the heartwarming and inspiring tale of a man who lived a life that sp
- Author: Devers, Vernon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1956879358
- Language: English
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We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland
$26.95 Add to cartLife along the color line in rural Ohio was hard. Being Black often meant feeling frightened and alone. For a family like Ric S. Sheffield’s, examining this reality closely meant confronting challenge… [more below]
- Series: Trillium Books
- Author: Sheffield, Ric S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0814258425
- Language: English
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Naked Truth: A Fight Against Racism, Religious Discrimination, and Retaliation in My Federal Government Career
$21.95 Add to cartJean served successfully for eighteen years in various government agencies-until her stellar career came to a screeching halt. Naked Truth is the riveting true story of one woman’s experiences with di… [more below]
- Author: Francis, Ph. D. Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1646639677
- Language: English
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Alabama Crimson Tide: 1967 and the Undercurrents of Integration – The First Five – Before the Season Changed
$34.99 Add to cartAlabama Crimson Tide: 1967 and the Undercurrents of Integration – The First Five – Before the Season Changed
By: Andrew Pernell
Mr.Pernell was born in the basement of the segregated Bessemer General Hos
- Author: Pernell, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: March 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1649572700
- Language: English
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The Class of 1968: A Thread through Time
$33.95 Add to cartBorn in the late 1940’s and early 50’s and raised in a segregated town in southern Mississippi, a group of Black girls and boys came of age together, and graduated from high school in Hattiesburg as “
- Author: Townsend Gaines, Doris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: February 22 2021
- ISBN10: 1646287304
- Language: English
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Spiritual Self-Care for Black Women: Powerful Spiritual Guide & Workbook to Help you Transform Your Life in 12 Months. Find Inner Peace and Happiness
$19.99 Add to cartA proactive approach to aligning your spirituality with healing, growth, and success is here – Find out how you can become the well-rounded badass you’re destined to be!
“Spirituality is a brave search
- Series: Black Is Beautiful #4
- Author: Studio, Easytube Zen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: April 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1914271963
- Language: English
