A history of two centuries of Black journalism, resistance, and community.For two hundred years, the Black Press has served as one of Black America's most durable and influential institutions. A Full Measure of Freedom marks this bicentennial with a...

Powerful, beautiful, and often deceptively simple, the poetry of Marilyn Nelson takes a polyphonic approach to rendering American lives of the past, present, and beyond. Voices speak from varied times and places, while the sound that results is that of a...

Powerful, beautiful, and often deceptively simple, the poetry of Marilyn Nelson takes a polyphonic approach to rendering American lives of the past, present, and beyond. Voices speak from varied times and places, while the sound that results is that of a...

Queer Harlem Renaissance Women in the Soviet Union: The Travels of Louise Thompson Patterson, Dorothy West and Constance White explores the experiences of three prominent African American women before, during and after a trip to Russia in 1932. Louise...

Poems that excavate the hidden treasures of human consciousness from the ruins of a tragic history. Encompassing more than fifty years of poetry and creative work, this collection showcases the arc and impact of Nubia Kai's poetic voice. From the Black...

The third book in the Ruby Ren? series celebrates love, explores feelings and encourages young children to speak from their hearts. Ruby Ren? has always had so much to say... but after receiving a Valentine's Day poetry assignment, she's surprisingly...

Discover the visionary legacy of the groundbreaking architect Paul R. Williams, FAIA, one of the most prolific Black architects of the 20th century.Paul R. Williams (1894-1980), among the first Black members of the American Institute of Architects, was a...

Hot Shot is back and more bloodthirsty than ever in this saga through the mean streets of Houston. Hot Shot and his crew have been given an assignment to go to Houston, Texas, to get as many drug dealers off the streets as they can. Hot Shot has become...

Jean Price-Mars (1876-1969) was a doctor, teacher, diplomat, and one of Haiti's most visionary intellectuals. This biography offers the first comprehensive look at his writings, revealing a thinker dedicated to the transformation of Haiti, the...

Jean Price-Mars (1876-1969) was a doctor, teacher, diplomat, and one of Haiti's most visionary intellectuals. This biography offers the first comprehensive look at his writings, revealing a thinker dedicated to the transformation of Haiti, the...

In Flight Lines, Elleza Kelley argues that African American art and writing make visible the unmappable dimensions of black space, not simply by depicting black worlds but by registering how black spatial praxis takes form under conditions of racial...

In Flight Lines, Elleza Kelley argues that African American art and writing make visible the unmappable dimensions of black space, not simply by depicting black worlds but by registering how black spatial praxis takes form under conditions of racial...