Translated from French by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott. Kerim Neto returns to his hometown, a city on Africa's Atlantic coast, to search for Mina, his former model, lover, and muse. But Mina has disappeared. He combs the streets and byways he has...

Poetry. African & African American Studies. California Interest. Curated by Tureeda Mikell. Cover art by John Sims. The PATRICE LUMUMBA anthology collects the liberatory words of 24 authors, many of whom call Oakland, California, home. Herein are...

For anyone ready to move their life forward, from tragedy, personal failure, unfair circumstances, or just a sense of being stuck, baseball legend and bestselling author Darryl Strawberry offers transformational practices and the tangible hope that you...

How to Raise Black Kids in a Racist World#1 New Release in Teacher Resources and Student LifeRaising Confident Black Kids includes everything Black and multi-racial families need to know to raise empowered, confident children. From the realities of...

"A readable, compassionate account of an extraordinary life." --The Washington PostThe remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.Warrior. Samurai. Legend...

I, the Lord God, will put breath in you, and once again you will live. Ezekiel 37:5Sassy air hostess Isoken Adolo has one rule - six-date maximum before she's on to the next. Loss and grief made her that way.When life hands her an unexpected gut punch,...

Like A Good Neighbor, Sidney Is ThereNeither Daren nor Sidney began Valentine's Day expecting to end the night alone, but a long day of disappointments help make room for their standing weekly laundry date to continue as scheduled only this time the...

Identical twins, Mai and Kay talk all the time; but only to each other. While they struggle to speak, they are often teased by their fellow classmates. One day, the twins decide to use their speed to stand up against the class bullies. With an...

From thoughts and words arranged on a sheet of paper, these words pushed with feelings, and overlaid in emotions. Actions and reactions, life takes on a new direction. Moments addressed in time. The gourmet of words to feed on. More thoughts, more dreams...

I Thought I was Done with This is a book by a German-born black entrepreneur who came to New York only to rediscover a topic he thought he had long since left behind: racism. Maurice Hofmann, son of a single mother, learned early that fighting his fights...

The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway BeachUnmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane Cardwell finds herself staring at a small group...

Don't hate the player. Hate the game.Soon-to-be retiring NFL player Beau Mitchell had just about given up on his ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl, but after pulling off a miraculous win he's now set his sights on an even bigger prize.Dating a player...