Personal Growth

In a series of insightful, probing interviews, Dax-Devlon Ross gives voice to the less-acknowledged realms of the black experience and gives us all new role models of courage, iconoclasm, and creativity. Ross, an inner-city schoolteacher who eschewed a...

Be Encouraged poetry inspired by God is a meditation workbook to bring healing and victory to God's people. This book of poetry contains my intimate walk with Jesus. My hope and prayer is that after reading this book you will know who you are in Christ,...

A spiritual, political, and interdisciplinary anthology of wisdom stories from Black liberation leaders and teachers. Afrikan Wisdom represents an intersectional, cross-pollinated exploration of Black life--past, present, and future. Award-winning author...

The wisdom of our elders is our most valuable resource. In A Wealth of Wisdom, a collection of stories, experiences, and observations of more than fifty African Americans, ages seventy and over, extraordinary men and women explain how we as a nation got...

She was president of one of the country's top publicity agencies, with a Who's Who in Entertainment client list that included Eddie Murphy, Miles Davis, and Janet Jackson. The bestselling author of The Personal Touch, she was a popular speaker for...

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes--and what we can do about it. We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and...

An orphan's dearest dream becomes her nightmare... Until age 9, Sharon had been in an orphanage most of her young life craving a family of her own. Her wishes were granted when her biological mother came and rescued Sharon from a lonely world. Within a...

As the go-to girl for relationship and dating advice, this real life Carrie Bradshaw and editor at Essence magazine shares the what-to-dos and what-not-to-dos for fabulous single living. LIVE A FABULOUS SINGLE LIFE! Are you stressed about meeting "the...

This is a journey that God brought me through and I can't do anything but praise him. We all go through trials and tribulations and our testimony is what makes us and not breaks us. Be of good courage, even when your back is up against the wall, don't...

This collection of hope will move you and remind you of what's important in life as you live it. From Iain S. Thomas, the creator of I Wrote This For You, and artist Carla Kreuser comes a collection of 300 things they truly and sincerely hope for you:...

As Black women, we have to work twice as hard to be perceived as half as skilled. We have to work until August of this year to earn what a white man made by last December. We are besieged by racist and sexist bullying online. People feel free to touch...

Kick fear-based living to the curb and discover exactly how to manifest the life of your dreams! Is there another level of life that you want to live? Are there goals you've been struggling to achieve? Are there areas of your life where you've settled...

All American at Ohio State and All Pro linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ryan Shazier has learned to live his best life, and come to terms with the game he loves and has given him so much. And as Ryan has also learned: success is no longer measured...

Now more than ever, the strong, independent, courageous voices of Black women are being heard loud and clear. They share their truth about life, love, family, faith and hope in these 101 personal stories and 12 powerful poems. The world is listening. ...

Repurpose "trash" for profit--or to give back to communities in need--with Angel Williams and her fun, frugal family. Today, our voracious consumer culture treats everything as disposable. We constantly throw out serviceable, valuable, even fascinating...