An adoption expert and transracial adoptee herself examines the unique perspectives and challenges these adoptees have as they navigate multiple cultures "Your parents are so amazing for adopting you! You should be grateful that you were adopted." Angela...

"Black women writers and critics are acting on the old adage that one must speak for oneself if one wishes to be heard." --Claudia Tate, from the introduction   Long out-of-print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black...

In this lyrical novel that will appeal to fans of Meg Medina, Maya turns to her trusty wheel of fortunes for guidance on the toughest questions--like why her best friend suddenly feels far away, or when her Daddy will move back home. But can Maya find...

In Olivia Matthews's Against the Currant, the first Spice Isle Bakery Mystery, investigating a murder was never supposed to be on the menu... Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York: Lyndsay Murray is opening Spice Isle Bakery with her family, and it's...

The Assassination of Lumumba unravels the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba--the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and a pioneer of African unity--since...

An African tightrope walker who can't die gets embroiled in a secret society's deadly gladiatorial tournament in this "bloodily spectacular" (Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights) historical fantasy set in an alternate...

A new history of Black Liberation, told through the intertwined story of two grassroots organizers  ​ The Black Power movement, often associated with its iconic spokesmen, derived much of its energy from the work of people whose...

A fresh and electrifying collection of stories, poems, and essays from across the African continent.Many people in the world today see those who do not look like them, or who speak differently as being separate; as "other." Relations challenges the human...

A New York Times Editors' Choice Pick!A Most Anticipated Pick for USA Today Bustle Buzzfeed Goodreads Nerdist io9 WBUR Polygon The New Scientist Dragon Award Finalist!In this ambitious novel, dense with perspectives and social commentary, Onyebuchi...

An essential guide to lifelong health and greater well-being from one of today's highly regarded women's health experts "I offer this book as a Black female to be your one-stop reference on your personal quest to achieve total wellness, health, and...

The "enlightening" (The Guardian) true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors' founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day--by the journalist...

I am an African American woman, a veteran of the Washington State Patrol, and the Executive Director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. I probably look very good on paper. The irony is that for the same reasons I look good on...

At the intersection of power, technology, and race, Stacy Spikes, award-winning entrepreneur and founder of MoviePass, reveals the tools he's used to persevere in the face of adversity, defy stereotypes, and shatter glass ceilings. BLACK FOUNDER is both...

Comedic superstar and internet entrepreneur Kountry Wayne's unflinchingly honest, often outrageous, but perpetually hopeful and hard-won lessons on the power of always betting on yourself.   Before he was one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch and a...

Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this new Who HQ for young readers.   Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving neighborhood of...