From the critically-acclaimed writer of My Block Looks Like and Salon Saturday comes another picture book that celebrates a sacred ritual in Black culture: Sunday morning church services! A young girl and her family wake up before the sun rises and begin...

The autobiography of the godfather of urban streetwear, American fashion designer and hip-hop cultural icon, Karl Kani whose clothes were worn by everyone from Michael Jackson to Tupac, Aaliyah to Biggie, and Nas to Jay-Z. Karl Kani tells the story of...

Meticulously crafted and unflinchingly vulnerable, Nicole R. Fleetwood's multigenerational family portrait braids the intimate life of a neighborhood with the historic arc that shaped it to offer an untold story of the black Midwest. In 1973, Hamilton,...

Sin, sickness and shame-three powerful words that delve into the woes and repercussions of a life lived outside of Christ. People are victimized by the sickness and shame that stems from a sin-led life. As commissioned and enabled by God, Tamika Jackson...

The 1st South Carolina Volunteers, later the 33rd United States Colored Troops, were the first black unit of the Civil War. Preceding the famous 54th Massachusetts--seen in the film Glory--by one year, these South Carolina slaves turned soldiers were...

Black I Eye] on America, is one of the best contemporary literary additions to the world of poetry, and in particular the genre of African- American Poetry. The concepts, ideas, and pattern of thought portrayed within each line and verse of each poem...

Veteran Zambian journalist Samuel Ngoma tells the incredible story of the life of Nelson Mandela, covering his leadership, his courage, his triumphs, and his heart-searing losses. But Ngoma then takes it a step further, diving into the question of...

A New York Times Notable Book Whether Lee Stringer is describing "God's corner" as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzy, a hooker and "past due tourist" whose infant child he sometimes babysits, whether he is recounting his experiences at Street...

Treasures in Darkness is volume one of a three-book series. Actually a memoir, it reads like a novel and tells the story of a young African girl whose early life revolves around her grandmother and the simple things afforded her as a child in their...

BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS is the debut poetry collection of Shirley Bradley LeFlore, an oral poet and?performance artist from St. Louis, Missouri who has been on the scene for over five decades. While LeFlore tackles social, political and cultural issues...

BROKE BAROQUE is the third in a series of Broke Books by the poet, Tony Medina. The poetry is centered on Medina's iconic "Everyman's" character "Broke," a character that bears witness to his plight of homelessness in a humorous yet profound way. The...