Mal Goode (1908-1995) became network news's first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist...

The life and legacy of Serafim "Joe" Fortes, a trailblazing Black lifeguard, who became a cultural icon in a racist societySearching for Serafim is a layered exploration of the life of Serafim "Joe" Fortes. A Trinidad native who arrived on the shores of...

In Freeing Black Girls, Tamura Lomax offers an insurgent feminist love letter to Black girls, women, mothers, and othermothers. Exploring what it means to mother Black children in the twenty-first century, Lomax shares her journey from her traditionalist...

Best Book of May 2024 by New York Post. Finalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature. A plus-size single mother struggles to fit into spaces not made for her in this soulful, lyrical novel that explores what ultimately gets passed down from one...

"A fresh new perspective that will be a true revolution to readers and will open new lines of discussion on . . . the importance of the city of New Orleans for generations to come." --Dr. Michael White, jazz clarinetist, composer, and Keller Endowed...

In this Walter Award-winning novel, National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply into life's burning questions about time and memory and what we take with us into the future. It seems like Sage's whole...

A beautiful children's picture book with an accompanying song that spreads the much-needed message of self-love and acceptance. When a young girl faces hurtful comments about the color of her brown skin, her compassionate parents share with her a...

An exploration of the rich history of printmaking at Cleveland's Karamu House, a center of Black arts, culture, and community since 1915 Karamu House, founded as a settlement house in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915, is one of the preeminent homes of Black...

Follow along for more of Claudie's story as she goes to Georgia to learn the truth about her family. This poignant and powerful sequel by New York Times bestselling author, Brit Bennett, is set in the Harlem Renaissance and celebrates Black artistic...

Named by Essence as One of the 50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years From NAACP Award-winning author Omar Tyree--the iconic New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel that follows the original Flyy Girl, Tracy Ellison, from childhood...