Ethics and Intersectionality Series UP AGAINST A CROOKED GOSPEL Black Women's Bodies and the Politics of Redemption Melanie Jones Quarles An essential text for students and scholars of womanist thought, ethics, biblical studies, and Black religion...

The definitive monograph of Sam Gilliam one of the great innovators in post-war American painting An African American artist in the nation's capital at the height of the Civil Rights movement, Sam Gilliam blazed a trail with his singular artistic...

Let's be real...no one told you parenting would be easy. There's no instruction book on how to parent, especially brown boys. Don't You Know is a new parents' song of affirmation to not only their child - but to themselves! Originating with the intent of...

Leo, Misha, Ralph, and Dawn are old friends. The two couples have a lot in common--good educations, progressive politics, a taste for culture. But when a racially motivated incident with the cops leaves Leo shaken, he decides he must take extreme...

Michelle Obama was First Lady of the United States. She is also a wife, a mother and a lawyer. But that is not all. She has started many campaigns to help young people and make the world a better place. Michelle Obama has had an extraordinary life...

Part analysis and part workbook, this resource will help screenwriters and creative professionals to understand the social construct of racism and how it affects the black experience, in order for them to be able to write an authentic black character. ...

Eric Walrond (1898-1966), in his only book, injected a profound Caribbean sensibility into black literature. His work was closest to that of Jean Toomer and Zora Neale Hurston with its striking use of dialect and its insights into the daily lives of the...

"Love or Lust" follows the lives of three best friends - Lindsay, Diana, and Shaniqua - after they graduate from high school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Their paths diverge as they embark on different journeys. Diana heads west to San Diego, California...

Lloyd's trips to Jamaica aren't just to see family; he has a deep connection to the food of his heritage. In this book he makes the best dishes from Caribbean cuisine accessible to everyone looking to incorporate more plants into their diet by adding his...

"The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is, shockingly, little more than a footnote in history . . . Miller's book, thankfully, reverses that egregious oversight . . . we viscerally learn how this vibrant Black community fought devastation with resilience, faith,...

Caregiving is a core value in the African American culture, with faithful women of God often filling this role. Yet no one is fully prepared for the hard realities of caregiving. Writing with empathy and biblical insight gained from her experience as a...