African American & Black
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Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap
$32.00 Add to cartA sweeping, narrative history of Black wealth and the economic discrimination embedded in America’s financial system.
The early 2020s will long be known as a period of racial reflection. In the wake o
- Author: Story, Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 0063234726
- Language: English
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Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
$28.00 Add to cartINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Embark on a captivating journey with Love & Whiskey. New York Times bestselling author Fawn Weaver unveils the hidden narrative behind one of America’s most iconic whi
- Author: Weaver, Fawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1595911340
- Language: English
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No More Lies: The Myth and Reality of American History
$17.99 Add to cartRepublished as part of Amistad’s Literary Revival Program, the groundbreaking, bestselling look at history from the perspective of African Americans: an essential classic that continues to speak to us
- Author: Gregory, Dick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0062981285
- Language: English
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Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights
$31.99 Add to cartEven before they were recognized as citizens of the United States, Black women understood that the fights for civil and human rights were inseparable. Over the course of two hundred years, they were a
- Author: Blain, Keisha N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0393882292
- Language: English
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Black Belt Thesis: A Reader
$20.00 Add to cartA portrait of worker solidarity in the South, and of the fight for Black liberation.
In 1928, the Third International adopted a resolution on the right of self-determination for African Americans in th
- Author: Study Group, Black Belt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1736850075
- Language: English
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A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America
$29.00 Add to cartA deeply personal exploration of the generational impact of guns on the Black experience in America
A few years ago, Trymaine Lee, though fit and only 38, nearly died of a heart attack. When his then- Author: Lee, Trymaine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1250098017
- Language: English
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Talentos Ocultos: La Genialidad No Tiene Color. La Fuerza No Tiene G?nero. El Valor No Tiene L?mite.
$16.99 Add to cartEsta es la verdadera historia, nunca antes contada, de las mujeres afroamericanas de la NASA expertas en matem?ticas, que desempe?aron un papel crucial en el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y cuy
- Author: Shetterly, Margot Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 24 2017
- ISBN10: 0718092740
- Language: Spanish
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The Black Box: Writing the Race
$20.00 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book
“Henry Louis Gates is a national treasure. Here, he returns with an intellectual and at times deeply personal meditation on the hard-fought evolution and the very meaning- Author: Gates, Henry Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0593299809
- Language: English
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I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction
$19.99 Read moreLonglisted for the National Book Award in Nonfiction
A “power
Shortlisted for the Museum of African American History’s Stone Book Award * National Council on Public History Book Award Honorable Mention- Series: Wolf Brother
- Author: Williams, Kidada E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1639734090
- Language: English
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
$33.99 Add to cartA surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue–and its fascinating role in Black history and culture–from National Book Award winner Imani Perry
Throughout history, the concept of Blackness
- Author: Perry, Imani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0063386275
- Language: English
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
$28.99 Add to cartA surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue–and its fascinating role in Black history and culture–from National Book Award winner Imani Perry
Throughout history, the concept of Blackness
- Author: Perry, Imani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0062977393
- Language: English
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Descended: Searching for My Gullah-Geechee Roots
$25.99 Add to cartA mysterious name initiates a journey to discover one family’s past, and reveals more than was expected
It began with a name. Sancho. Gleaned from the memory of his oldest living relative, that name s
- Author: Rushing, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1643365622
- Language: English
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Tulsa, 2021: A Massacre’s Centennial and a Nation’s Reckoning
$29.95 Add to cart2021: As the centennial of one of the nation’s worst race massacres approached, citizens of Tulsa faced the prospect with hope and dread. Hope that the anniversary would show Tulsa had changed since t… [more below]
- Author: Krehbiel, Randy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0806195320
- Language: English
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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic
$30.00 Add to cartA crucial telling of American history centering the Black women whose magic gave rise to the rich tapestry of American culture we see today.
Emerging first in the American South during slavery, conju- Author: Stewart, Lindsey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1538769506
- Language: English
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Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State
$33.00 Add to cartThe remarkable story of Edward McCabe, a Black man who tried to establish a Black state within the United States.
In this paradigm-shattering work of American history, Caleb Gayle recounts the extra… [more below]- Author: Gayle, Caleb
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0593543793
- Language: English
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Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church
$35.00 Add to cartA sweeping history of one of the nation’s most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight for racial justice–from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist K… [more below]
- Author: Sack, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1524761303
- Language: English
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Silent History: An Exploration of Overlooked Black History
$19.95 Add to cartThis book illuminates the often overlooked contributions of Black figures throughout history, from ancient African civilizations to contemporary movements like Black Lives Matter. By weaving together
- Author: Hinds, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: February 20 2025
- ISBN10: 9798896370352
- Language: English
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African American Herbalism & Magick: A Practical Guide to Healing with Rituals, Plants and Ancestral Spells
$21.99 Add to cartJourney through stories and teachings that reveal the power of plants, the mysteries of magick, and the resilience of spirit that defines African American Herbalism & Magick.
Inside this book you will
- Author: Brought Alive, History
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: September 02 2024
- ISBN10: 9798330390182
- Language: English
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A Fighting Dream: The Political Writings of Claudia Jones
$21.95 Add to cartClaudia Jones stood at many crossroads. Her world was one of heated battles for Black liberation, of anti-fascism in the build-up to World War II, of national liberation struggles across the Global So
- Author: Jones, Claudia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: February 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1736850091
- Language: English
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Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality
$24.95 Add to cartThe stories of the Black men and women who combated racial prejudice in Washington, DC, with sports and music
In the Nation’s Capital, music and sports have played a central role in the lives of Africa
- Author: Jackson, Maurice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: February 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1647125219
- Language: English
