Ethiopia Unbound: Studies in Race Emancipation (1911) is a novel by J. E. Casely Hayford. Published at the height of his career as a politician, journalist, and activist, Ethiopia Unbound is considered the first pan-Africanist work of...

First published in 1954, a time when few books on African history were written from an African perspective. An intimate history of Africa and its ancient civilizations, the book opposed the stereotyped and often racist histories of Africa. Today, a half...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK - A diverse group of New Yorkers are brought together by the search for a missing woman--in this electric novel of secrets, connection, and community."Cinematic, preternaturally humane, and absolutely unputdownable--I just...

The true story of Andrew Heidelberg, who against incredible barriers, became the first African-American to play previously "white" high school football in the South. The story, as told by Andrew to Robert D. Gaines, covers his childhood in the racist...

The personal words, thoughts, and feelings in this book bring out the author's vulnerability and offer a safe space for you to feel your deepest emotions. A book that honestly touches on important topics like love, womanhood, heartbreak, friendship, and...

In her first book, author Margaret Marie Hailey Crudup tells the story of the many challenges she faced as a blind, Black woman growing up and being educated in the South. "I Can See Clearly Now" is a heart-warming testimony of how she endured hardship...

16 Weeks as a #1 New Release!Join Olivia, through brilliant color illustrations and light-hearted and fun rhyming text, as she hosts tea parties, swashbuckles with pirates, goes into outer space, wrestles, and dances all while trying to remember what to...

Many people say music is their escape. Well, poetry is my escape. It was my way to escape from the cage I was in at seventeen. Most seventeen-year-olds are chasingfemales or preparing for the big game. I was preparing for prison. I am not suggesting this...

How to reduce the dropout rate and motivate black children.