"Broke my heart from the very first page . . . literary shock and awe at its finest."--Deesha Philyaw, author of The Confessions of First Lady Freeman and The Secret Lives of Church LadiesFrom a ferocious new talent, a debut story collection excavating...

In Coleman Young and Detroit Politics, Wilbur Rich delivers the first serious biography of this powerful and fascinating political figure. Coleman Young, elected Detroit's first black mayor in 1973, is the city's longest-serving chief executive...

In this haunting historical novel, a light-skinned Black man goes undercover to investigate lynchings in the Jim Crow South, only to be confronted by the very evil that has pursued him since childhood. Clark Wendell White first encountered the Nightmare...

This accessible biography of Maya Angelou provides readers with an ideal introduction to the life and times of one of America's most beloved and influential Black artists. Maya Angelou: A Life in American History explores the life of one of the most...

Discover the story of the first woman to direct a major public library system in the United States and the first African American president of the American Library Association. Jones's appointment to Director of the Detroit Public Library in 1970...

An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts. Featuring ground-breaking new...

An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts. Featuring ground-breaking new...

Originally written in 1980 by the Lorenzo J. Greene, Gary R. Kremer, and Antonio F. Holland and revised and updated in 1993 by Kremer and Holland, Missouri's Black Heritage, now in a greatly expanded third edition, remains the only book-length account of...

"Will surely be a smash hit as a classroom read-aloud." --Booklist (starred review) on Venus Washington and the Lasagna Drama The three books in the Venus Washington series full of hilarious misunderstandings and hijinks are perfect for fans of Junie B...

A passionate and illuminating account of soul, the hard-won wisdom shepherded by Black people throughout generationsHow did enslaved Africans turn America's infamous failure into the greatest moral occasion of modern Western life? In this book,...

Hard-boiled. Bulletproof. Lethal Force certified. Jon Salvage is a Black private eye with super-hearing working corporate crime cases in Florespark -- and Salvage: Lethal Force is his series launch.He's L.F. certified, works the cases the cops can't...