From an unflinchingly black perspective, Harding writes of the struggle of heroic African americans to achieve freedom from slavery. Index; photographs.

"Although loneliness is a quality that we all must endure (sometimes even while we are with someone), in every instance of it that I can think of, there is always an intervening event that rips you up in the end, apprehensively targets the tedium at...

When a dinner-party guest named Miles locks himself in an upstairs room and refuses to come out, he sets off a media frenzy. He also sets in motion a mesmerizing puzzle of a novel, one that harnesses acrobatic verbal playfulness to a truly affecting...

SUMMARYThis book is divided into two sections (spiritual & social). The Spiritual part is coming from a person that was raised in the church and have seen countless violations and has documented them. Some of the poems simply come from an elevated plain,...

SUMMARYThis book is divided into two sections (spiritual & social). The Spiritual part is coming from a person that was raised in the church and have seen countless violations and has documented them. Some of the poems simply come from an elevated plain,...

An intriguing introduction to Christian doctrine from an African perspective. Using a framework of excerpts from Chinua Achebe's well-known novel, Things Fall Apart, the author introduces the major themes of Christian doctrine: God, Trinity, creation,...

STRUGGLING THROUGH SHAMEDISCOVERING TRUE SUCCESSIn this charming, powerful and beautifully written memoir set in a small Southern town teeming with unforgettable characters, Donald Dorman tells how his seemingly idyllic boyhood for years was clouded by a...

In Their Own Receive Them Not, Griffin provides a historical overview and critical analysis of the black church and its current engagement with lesbian and gay Christians, and shares ways in which black churches can learn to reach out and confront all...

Sister Thea Bowman spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ as only an African American born in 1937 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, could. Throughout her adult life, she embraced Catholicism and religious life and never abandoned the beautiful gift of her...

Have you ever observed the conventional antics or overheard the colorful conversation of a group of older and distinguished gentlemen at a sporting event, in a restaurant, or at a backyard barbecue and wondered about their relationship? How did they...

"The Zoo," is a collection of poems that is a snapshot of the life and beliefs of Kito Fortune, told through the imagery and personification of his first true passion. Animals!! The story of a black as hell, Guyanese, Christian, nerdy, sober, bleeding...

"Names change," writes Wilfred Zinavage, "but genes don't; neither does history." In this detailed history of one family's struggle across generations, Zinavage records how history has marked the descendants of Antoni and Ketrin Ziniewicz. From humble...

'The Yummiest Githeri' takes us on a journey to the majestic central highlands of Kenya and introduces us to the tasty African cuisine, githeri. This is the story of a confident young girl, Wanja, who faces bullying and other challenges at school with...

When Nari brings her traditional Asian lunch to her school, she doesn't expect her classmates' reaction... "Pee-yoo! It smells like someone farted!"Feeling embarrassed and rejected, she asks her mother to make her American lunches from now on, only to...

Famous as a football star and prizewinning student, then acclaimed as a world-class concert singer and record-breaking actor on stage and screen, Paul Robeson became one of America's most controversial figures during the Cold War. Hailed by many as a...

New York Times bestselling author and beloved actress Victoria Rowell delivers another hilarious novel and shocking send-up of the soap opera world, featuring Calysta Jeffries, the unstoppable diva of daytime drama. As we learned from Victoria Rowell's...