Cultural Literature

A spirit-lifting memoir on how to turn pain into purpose, how to live always in gratitude, and how to face down tragedy and turn it into love. Nicole Avant--diplomat, philanthropist, filmmaker--grew up surrounded by some of the most extraordinary artists...

'We need this book' SIMON REEVE'Illuminating' FINANCIAL TIMESWhy is Africa often perceived as a single country? What role did African soldiers play in the Second World War?Who else led the charge against Apartheid in South Africa?How did an African man...

Offering a revolution in Black business financing, this book centers the entrepreneur and responds to the systemic failures surrounding Black wealth building. There is a huge racial wealth gap in America today. Owning a business is one of the best ways...

What to Expect When Black, Pregnant, and Expecting"This book stands as the modern-day guide to birthing while Black." ―Angelina Ruffin-Alexander, certified nurse midwife2021 International Book Awards finalist in Health: Women's Health#1 New Release...

Dr. Arthur Vaughn shares the story of his family's journey from enslavement all the way through the Great Migration-the period when 6 million formerly-enslaved people journeyed North from the Antebellum-era South. He shares stories his grandmother Rosa...

A hilariously intimate memoir that gets to the turbulent joys and pains of coming of age and looking for love as a Black woman in America. In the car she'd had since high school--with the boyfriend she'd had just as long riding shotgun--Minda Honey made...

Cleo Wade is a friend, community builder, and the author of the bestselling book Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life as well as Where to Begin. She has been named one of America's 50 Most Influential Women by Marie Claire, 100...

WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE "A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear." -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Chasing Me to My...

A compelling, important addition to Hill Harper's bestselling series, inspired by young inmates who write to him seeking guidance   After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother, accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper...

Japanese No drama is one of the great art forms that has fascinated people throughout the world. The late Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's outstanding post-war writers, infused new life into the form by using it for plays that preserve the style and inner...

Utilizing Dr. Martin Luther King's Beloved Community framework, activists will be empowered to create change and equity through fierce yet compassionate dialogue against racism and systematic white supremacy. Can a person be both fierce and compassionate...

The first Black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia reveals in her memoir how her Christian faith, unwavering patriotism, and fervent commitment to conservative principles propelled her to serve and sacrifice for her country and a better future...

A memoir by the Oscar-winning, platinum-selling rapper and producer for fans of Rick Ross's Hurricanes and The Autobiography of Gucci ManeThe hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the...

Featured in Good Housekeeping as one of 14 powerful books to read for Juneteenth You have Big Dreams for living a Big Life, but you have one Big Problem--you don't trust yourself. Learn how to let go of that self-doubt and change your life. You are...

Critically acclaimed historian of slavery in the Americas The Reckoning offers the first rounded account of the rise and fall of the Second Slavery--largescale plantation slavery in nineteenth-century Brazil, Cuba and the US South. Robin Blackburn shows...