Offering an inside look at Jack Whitten's studio process in an accessible, readable formatBorn in Bessemer, Alabama, Jack Whitten (1939-2018) developed a revolutionary approach to painting as a medium that arguably reconfigured the discipline as a whole...

Daring work exploring the complex connections between history and contemporary cultureThe work of American artist Rodney McMillian (born 1969) includes painting, sculpture and installations as well as video, performance and sound works. His focus is on...

A pulpy, mytho-poetic dispatch from an "anarchist jurisdiction" that explores the liberatory possibilities of community and womanhood.Enter: Local Woman, an archetypal figure, fresh from the forest into the streets of Portland, Oregon. She is a Black...

Six talented but dangerously toxic personalities in the entertainment hotbed of Atlanta push their psychologist to her own vulnerable limits - and maybe beyond - in this enthralling, knife-edged thriller from NAACP Image Award-winning author Omar Tyree...

A first-ever look at a network of Black visual artists in New York City's Manhattan and downtown art worlds in the 1960s and 1970s. This comprehensive account of the six-year history of Acts of Art, a gallery founded by and for Black artists in...

When a determined reporter and his homicide detective sister link the disappearance of a missing Black woman to the highly publicized case of a vanished suburban housewife, they uncover a terrifying criminal conspiracy in this gripping crime thriller...

Teacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education and is a deeply personal love letter to all the teachers in our lives. ​The story of John B. King Jr.'s inspiring path to President Obama's Cabinet begins the...

When love and loyalty collide, truth alone can reunite two long-lost loves in this royal second-chance romance. Royal advisor Baas never stopped loving the woman he was forced to send away. When Shaya unexpectedly returns, he sees his chance at...

An authoritative exploration of how Black Americans have shaped baseball from its emergence after the Civil War to the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier, up to today's game--by award-winning author Gerald Early in...

Return to Peerless Academy in this sequel to Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew, perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Amari and the Night Brothers.Keynan Masters knows the power of his rhymes--without them he wouldn't...

From an award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York comes a bold personal narrative about overcoming family trauma, addiction, poverty--and forging a creative life in the greatest city in the world. Born in Brooklyn in 1963, Patrick...

A revealing personal life story like no other--enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering--and a testament to the world-making power of Black motherhood "You are Celestine," she said. She squatted to push the hair off my face and pull leaves off...

Trinidad Velasquez plays by the rules. Now she has one chance--one sizzlin' Carnival weekend--to leave it all behind. Go on, get spicy... For the last sixteen years, Trinidad Velasquez has done everything right. Raised her twin sons on her own, worked...

The Edge of Yesterday is a haunting contemporary speculative novel about time travel and finding yourself from award-winning author Rita Woods. Greer Coffey is a principal dancer with a renowned Harlem company. Sebastian Coffey is an architect with a...

Reign's life seems perfect if you're on the outside looking in, but the reality is far from it. She is full of secrets. As they begin to reveal themselves, she is abruptly separated from her family. Reign was born into a life of chaos. When she loses her...