Cultural Literature

Publisher Comments: IN THIS LUMINOUS MEMOIR, LEGENDARY SINGER AND ACTRESS NATALIE COLE TELLS A REMARKABLE STORY OF LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS AND RECOVERY, AND THE STORY OF A DEATH THAT BROUGHT NEW LIFE. In 2009 Natalie Cole was on dialysis, her kidneys...

About the Authors Janet Jackson is a five-time Grammy Award-winning international superstar. One of the bestselling pop artist in history, she is known ofer her innovative music, choreography, and social conscious lyrics. The youngest member of the...

Whoopi has witnessed the growing disrespect and rudeness in our lives and realized she is not alone. The co-host of ABC's "The View" unleashes her trademark irreverence and humor in this look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life...

A practical and inspiring guide to living an empowered life-from the woman described in the "New York Times" as "Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one." Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook-known to thousands as "Dr. Sujay" and "the Wall Street Pastor"-is one of...

From Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and commentator Robinson comes a paradigm-shifting book about race in America. He argues that, through decades of desegregation, affirmative action, and immigration, the concept of Black America has shattered. Now,...

Available November 2010Publisher Comments: An intimate look behind the CNN journalist's most compelling reporting moments and how it has shaped her perspective on America's future. Story is our medium. It's how we connect emotionally with our viewers...

Ain't I a Feminist? presents the life stories of twenty African American men who identify themselves as feminists, centering on the turning points in their lives that shaped and strengthened their commitment to feminism, as well as the ways they practice...

"To the Break of Dawn dissects the evolution of hip hop lyricism from its most primitive beginnings to its current manifestation as a global phenomenon. Author Jelani Cobb examines issues of race, geography, genre and bravado in this overview of hip...

Negrophilia studies the undue and inordinate affinity for blacks (as opposed to antipathy toward them) that has been promoted by activists, politicians and the establishment press for the past 40 years and which has fostered an erroneous perception of...

Synopsis: Modeled after Maria Shriver's Just Who Will You Be, Queen Latifah's goal with Put On Your Crown is to help young women build a strong sense of self-esteem. A US Dept. of Justice survey found that females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to...

No story has been more central to America’s history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and until now, no journalist or historian has written a book that fully investigates the circumstances and experiences of Obama’s life or explores the...

The first comprehensive biography of one of the most admired public figures of our time, by the most widely read biographer of our era. Anyone who is a fan of Oprah Winfrey or who has followed her extraordinary life and career will be fascinated by this...

"Homeland" tells the remarkable story of George Obama, the youngest son of the Obama clan and President Obama's Kenyan half-brother.Homeland is the remarkable memoir of George Obama, President Obama's Kenyan half brother, who found the inspiration to...

Born in Montgomery at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Hawkins overcame poverty and mental illness to become a successful restaurateur and inspirational speaker. Today her restaurant, Martha's Place, is a nationally known stop for visitors to the...

Publisher Comments: The Negroes must have Jesus, Jobs, and Justice, declared Nannie Helen Burroughs, a nationally known figure among black and white leaders and an architect of the Woman's Convention of the National Baptist Convention. Burroughs made...

Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves