Back to Alabama is a poignant poetry collection exploring the complexities of Black American identity, family, cultural heritage, womanhood, and religious faith. As Valerie A. Smith writes, "The Blues down south would cut you." Through evocative verses,...

Explore the captivating world of our Coloring Book featuring Black Beauties, which honors the tenacity, power, and vivid beauty of Black women. Take in engrossing scenes that skillfully combine fantasy and realism to provide an unparalleled, empowering...

Best friends Josephine and Emma have kept their feelings for each other a secret in the hope that they are doing the right thing for the other. But when tragedy strikes, they are forced to face those feelings. Still, unable to admit even to themselves...

An insightful retrospective of the genre-defying contemporary artist and MacArthur Fellow Joyce J. Scott, showcasing contributions from an extraordinary group of artists and scholars This essential new volume serves as a critical resource and details...

Catholic Media Association Award Winner 1st Place Award for Religion in the Public Square Uncovers the historical roots and contemporary impacts of anti-Black racism in America directly leading to unjust legislation, police violence, and mass...

A stage play by Cris Eli Blak.WINNER OF THE 2024 CHARLES M. GRETCHELL NEW PLAY AWARDHigh school friends Blake, Patrick, and Mara reunite at a hotel the day before their 10-year reunion. Forever traumatized by the school shooting that took place their...

Set mainly across the backdrop of Cleveland, Ohio, this debut poetry collection is a memoir-in-verse which spans Marlana-Patrice Pugh Hamer's life from her birth to the present. Through authentic, vivid storytelling, she voices the dual challenges of...

Modeled after a deck of playing cards, Four Suits: A Deck of 100-Word Stories contains 54 100-word stories, one story per card.With stories built around various interpretations of numbers and suits, this collection brings a variety of new stories from...

One hero will risk it all to save the world . . . and the woman he loves. In late World War I France, disillusioned American soldier and musician Sgt. David Pierce fights the German enemy and tours the French countryside with the famed Harlem...

How can one story of a Black family, a community and their relationship to home develop our understanding of lived experience in segregated North Omaha?In 1952, author and scholar Valandra's grandparents bought a two-story white house on the corner of...

Defining Modern Day Black Momma(R), Who Is She? Now, Her Future and Who She Should Never Become - A Self-Love Essay: This essay defines the past and present human condition of Black women in America and other parts of the world.The lens of the essay is...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A striking graphic novel edition of the National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas have shaped American life--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist. NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD...