As seen in the Wall Street Journal! "Alan Leeds was a protegé of James Brown and a true historian of the world that nurtured the great entertainer. Alan was a witness to the vibrant black music scene of the '60s and '70s--whose book is both a memoir and...

Refuting common ideas about the racial achievement gap, this exploration of the education system posits that the gap is not the result of the students, their parents, or the larger community, but rather stems from the limited effectiveness of the schools...

A rediscovered classic about how racism and sexism tests the spirit, ambition, and character of three children growing up in Hell's Kitchen and Harlem, from the literary editor of The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP With an introduction by...

This is the moving and powerful account of tworemarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago'sHenry Horner Homes, a public housing complexdisfigured by crime and neglect."

The only thing more beautiful than Beyoncé is God, and God is a black woman sipping rosé and drawing a lavender bath, texting her mom, belly-laughing in the therapist's office, feeling unloved, being on display, daring to survive. Morgan Parker stands at...

(Personality). Explore the songs of one of the greatest jazz composers with this collection of 11 solo guitar arrangements in standard notation and tab. Songs: Bemsha Swing * Blue Monk * Little Rootie Tootie * Monk's Dream * Nutty * Played Twice *...

(Artist Transcriptions). Now you can play exactly what Monk played on 12 jazz classics! This folio features note-for-note transcriptions from Monk recordings as well as a bio and discography showing which recordings were used. Pieces include: Blue Monk *...

The first monograph of Chicago-based Theaster Gates, one of the most exciting and highly regarded contemporary artists at work today.Theaster Gates has developed an expanded artistic practice that includes space development, object making, performance...

A biography of Thea Bowman for young readers.Thea Bowman's parents were happy when she started 6th grade at Holy Child Jesus School in Canton, Mississippi.At age 15, Thea asked her parents if she could join the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration...

From Master of Horror Darren Shan, an infectiously gory bind-up to sink your teeth into... B Smith doesn't fully buy into Dad's racism, but figures it's easier to go along with it than risk the fights and abuse that will surely follow sticking up for...

On October 20, 1973, in San Francisco, a white couple strolling down Telegraph Hill was set upon and butchered by four young black men. Thus began a reign of terror that lasted six months and left fifteen whites dead and the entire city in a state of...

If you were looking for a real ghetto dump, you couldn't beat The Stratford Arms. There was Askia Ben Kenobi throwing karate chops upstairs, Petey Darden making booze downstairs, and Mrs. Brown grieving for Jack Johnson, who'd died for the third time in...

An authoritative history of the overlooked youth activists that spearheaded the largest protests of the Civil Rights Movement and set the blueprint for future generations of activists to follow. Some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement...

Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award! A beautifully written novel that puts language at the heart of remembering the past and understanding the present.--Kate Morton"A groundbreaking novel for black and white Australia."--Richard Flanagan,...

Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award! A beautifully written novel that puts language at the heart of remembering the past and understanding the present.--Kate Morton"A groundbreaking novel for black and white Australia."--Richard Flanagan,...

"A fully immersive, intricately crafted story inspired by the pages of history. In Pheby, Sadeqa Johnson has created a woman whose struggle to survive and to protect the ones she loves will have readers turning the pages as fast as their fingers can fly...