"Philyaw has created a heroine you can't help but root for, and a book you can't help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles"Smart and juicy and compulsively readable." - Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The...

An exploration of sisterhood, creativity, and community inspired by the artist Alma Thomas's life and work, from the award-winning poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs Alma Thomas (1891-1978) was an influential figure in twentieth-century modern art, best known...

A stunning wordless picture book in the never before seen medium of stained glass about a group of kids riding through NYC, capturing the joy of Black childhood and the freedom of exploring a city that feels like it belongs to you, from Caldecott Honoree...

"America is supposed to be the land of opportunity--where any poor kid can grow up to become a millionaire. That's the story. But I'ma tell you how it really went down." --Ms. Pat From the author of the acclaimed memoir Rabbit and star of BET's The Ms...

A little girl sings the praises of all four seasons in a playful picture book that celebrates the joys to be found throughout the year. Lyric loves every single season. Spring makes her so happy! Birds singing, plants sprouting, double-Dutching in the...

James Baldwin's final novel is "the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers" (The New York Times Book Review). Arthur Montana, celebrated gospel singer, has been found collapsed in a London pub at the age of thirty-nine. His brother,...

An allegorical love story -- a modern day Alchemist meets The Never Ending Story --set in a world where a book shopkeeper becomes a reluctant matchmaker, bringing soulmates together through books.It's Me They Follow is an allegorical love story set in a...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise comes the little-known story of the pioneering Black women artists and activists who were seen, but barely heard, at the 1963 March on Washington. "Chatelain lets us see the complexities of these...

"A top-notch biography of a generational talent." - Kirkus Reviews (starred)A showstopping portrait of Whitney Houston as we've never seen her before--a woman in her full power, a musician who knew the impact of her gift, and a fulcrum of Black...

Featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished writers, Forged in FIYAH is a celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything seen before! Forged in FIYAH showcases the extraordinary talent and innovation of contemporary Black...

Showcasing the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished writers, Forged in FIYAH is a celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything seen before! Forged in FIYAH showcases the extraordinary talent and innovation of contemporary...

On March 24, 1965, Nina Simone performed at a rally for twenty-five thousand people on the last night of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march. Though luminaries like Martin Luther King Jr., Mahalia Jackson, and Dick Gregory were in attendance, it...