Biography

Forty minutes on February 21, 2019, changed Anjanette Young's life forever. Her story made national news for months after it broke: A forty-eight-year-old social worker was winding down at home after a long day of work when police broke into her...

Discover the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that brings the Civil Rights Movement to life -- the stunning graphic memoir of the man called "the conscience of America." Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) was an American icon who repeatedly made...

Discover the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that brings the Civil Rights Movement to life -- the stunning graphic memoir of the man called "the conscience of America." Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) was an American icon who repeatedly made...

A new Penguin Vitae hardcover edition of Audre Lorde's trailblazing biomythography that cemented the poet's legacy as a leading voice in intersectional feminism and 20th century literature. In her 1982 genre-fluid memoir, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name,...

What does it mean to be deemed promising in an unjust world? The award-winning poet and MIT Distinguished Chair of the Humanities interrogates this question--and offers a more expansive vision of giftedness--in this striking, original work. "The People...

The dramatic and heartrending true story of one remarkable young man's account of love in the time of war, by a celebrated historian of untold Black stories On the eve of World War II, a handsome young scholar arrived in Paris. The queer, Black son of a...

The origins and influence of Jim, Mark Twain's beloved yet polarizing literary figure "Astute. . . . Sheds new light on a much-studied character."--Publishers Weekly Mark Twain's Jim, introduced in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), is a shrewd,...

A successful investor, philanthropist, and leading wellness CEO provides a practical, thoughtful testimony on the impact of deep friendships in our personal and professional lives, illustrating how all relationships help us show up and strengthen our...

With their two voices alternating throughout the telling, this is the true story of a unique relationship that manages to transcend today's racial and cultural divide. One is a successful Caucasian author of numerous non-fiction books who shares a home...

A Black Renaissance WomanRenaissance Woman uncovers the remarkable life and legacy of Louise E. Jefferson, a trailblazing Black creative whose work left a deep yet overlooked impact on art and culture in the 20th century. As one of the first female and...

As a member of the integrated Women's Army Corps, Private First Class Sarah Keys served her country as a receptionist at Fort Dix, New Jersey. When she boarded a bus home to North Carolina in 1952, she never expected to be arrested and charged with...