"This singular memoir stunned me. With a poet's precision, Rachel Eliza Griffiths renders two interwoven tragedies few others could have lived through, much less written about with such clear-eyed candor."--Mary Karr, New York Times bestselling author of...

The untold story of the Black patriots--from soldiers in combat to peace protesters--who ended the Vietnam War and defended the soul of American democracy, from a pre-eminent civil rights historian and the award-winning author of Half American As the...

"I loved this book.... I looked forward to [it] more than any other in a long time, and Howard Bryant exceeded my great expectations. Kings and Pawns is brilliantly conceived and powerfully written." -- David Maraniss, author of Path Lit by LightningA...

For readers of Annette Gordon-Reed and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the shocking untold story of the British royal family's centuries-long investment in slavery and continued profiting off its legacy--from Elizabeth I to the present--and the monarchy's...

A Monument to Blacknessoffers an in-depth look at Black murals across the United States, from interior murals in the South to street murals predominantly in the North and West. It shows us how Black murals were--and remain--an integral but commonly...

"In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. The research Riley has done on this 1600s saga is truly remarkable, second only...

The promise of Reconstruction sparked a transformative era in American history as free and newly emancipated Black Americans sought to redefine their place in a nation still grappling with the legacy of slavery. Often remembered as a period of failed...

An extraordinary chronicle of youth that evokes the paradoxes of modern Africa--complex, contradictory, and full of conflict, tragedy, and joy. Patrice Nganang, the acclaimed author of Dog Days, Mount Pleasant, and, most recently, A Trail of Crab Tracks,...

A major hardcover compendium of poetry and fiction by the legendary Black American poet of the Harlem Renaissance One of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but he was also a...

Parenting is tough-there's no denying that. Life is life-ing, time is short, and the world can be overwhelming. And, our children are here for a reason. They are born with unique gifts and talents that the world needs, and it's up to us to help them...

In 1787, Richard Allen and Absalom Jones left the predominantly white St. George Methodist Episcopal Church to protest the racism and discrimination they faced. A few years later, both men would create their own African American Christian denominations...

THE JOURNEY OF LOVE SHOULD START FROM WITHIN "Uncover a version of you waiting to be unleashed. Prepare to show gratitude to the old you as you step into this new, unfamiliar version of yourself, fueled by self-love, wholeness and acceptance. Your...