An absolute masterpiece. -Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the first ever poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center comes a bold coming-of-age story told in verse about a young woman who loses a best friend, but finds...

A wife has had enough of her husband's cheating ways, but he isn't willing to let her go without a fight. Paula Smith Harris has learned that the man she thought was her true love isn't exactly who he vowed to be. After enduring countless affairs, among...

Drawing on his experiences cooking around the world, a celebrated chef revisits his Southern cooking roots by reimagining iconic dishes of the American South with bold international flavors. Learn to cook favorite traditional Southern dishes, adding...

Introduces readers to the life and legacy of Claudette Colvin. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text give early readers an engaging and age-appropriate look at her role in the Civil Rights Movement. Features include sidebars, a table of contents, two...

A gritty "voodoo" Western tale about what happens when fighting is all both sides know what to do.1879. Afterdecades of violence of fleeing, having gone everywhere from Floridato Mexico, a war-weary band of Seminole Blacks led by their sheriff, Desi...

A deep dive into racial politics, Hollywood, and Black cultural struggles for liberation as reflected in the extraordinary life and times of Sammy Davis Jr. Through the lens of Sammy Davis Jr.'s six-decade career in show business--from vaudeville to...

An epic story, Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and...

Who had the right to live within the newly united states of America?In the country's founding decades, federal and state politicians debated which categories of people could remain and which should be subject to removal. The result was a white Republic,...

Can Lawrence figure out how to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him? Introducing a powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don't make the rules--just right for middle-grade fans of Nic...

Wink was a drug dealer with a thirst for the good life and a drive to succeed. Now that he is no longer on the streets, is his sonheaded along the same path? All his life, young Saw has had to listen to his moms tell him how much he looks like and acts...

A fictional glimpse into famous jazz musician Oscar Peterson's youth Long before Oscar Peterson became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet. When childhood tuberculosis weakened his lungs, Oscar could no longer play his...