Poet, writer, activist, entertainer, professor: Maya Angelou is all of these. Her remarkable story includes a childhood trauma, a leading role in an opera, her activism in the civil rights movement, and her devotion to poetry, writing, and teaching to...

The autobiography of global human rights icon Nelson Mandela is riveting . . . both a brilliant description of a diabolical system and a testament to the power of the spirit to transcend it (Washington Post).Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and...

In his nearly two terms as president, Barack Obama has solidified his status as something black people haven't had for fifty years: a folk hero. The 1960s delivered Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, forever twinned as larger-than-life outsiders and truth...

All hail to the West Coast, where its natural resources of breathtaking beaches, smokable trees, and beautiful women are unlimited. From the freezing top of Mt. Denali in Alaska to the fly-ass architectural marvel of California's Golden Gate Bridge, the...

When Shantana has finally gotten everything she ever wanted, a mistake from her past threatens to bring it all crashing down around her. Selling weed and then running her own robbing crew that targeted drug dealers was how Shantana Phillips gained her...

Everyone knows a wedding is the perfect place to find romance, even if you weren't looking for love. This beach wedding includes: A long-lost love she thought she'd never see againA cozy southern town where even the smallest secrets don't stay secret for...

There's a sayin' that if you come from my part of town, that you're from around the way. Around the Way Girls 4 is a look at the life of some street-smart women who think they have the world in the palm of their hands but are about to find out that...

A beautifully illustrated children's book that celebrates all the family--biological and chosen alike--who keep us safe and teach us to dream In A Family Prayer, acclaimed novelist Shay Youngblood brings to life the prayer of a little brown girl who...

A collaborative work by young Black writers working with Montreal's Black Community Resource Centre, Where They Stood examines Black history beyond racism and slavery to tell the stories of those who made this community possible. By shining a light on...

A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture reporter. WE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images. A literary reckoning,...

This book showcases the unique vision and work of Olajumoke Adenowo, hailed as Africa's starchitect and Africa's most influential female architect. Olajumoke Adenowo is a renowned Nigerian architect who heads her own architecture and interior design...

Follow the lives of four couples facing infidelity, tragedy, and trauma, leaving us to wonder: What would you withstand for love? Rayshon and Leila have been through it all--and survived it. Stronger than ever, they stand together and take on the...

From a National Book Award nominated poet, this collection is about a life lived in the red, on the edges of great lack and great abundance, of financial and emotional margins Negative Money follows a speaker continually coming of age while probing the...

The #1 bestseller that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life. Melody Beattie's compassionate and insightful look into codependency--the concept of losing...

"Real, raw, magnificent--Before I Let Go is the beautiful angst I love to read." --Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade...