Discover the story of the first woman to direct a major public library system in the United States and the first African American president of the American Library Association. Jones's appointment to Director of the Detroit Public Library in 1970...

An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts. Featuring ground-breaking new...

An innovative contribution to the field of Black Feminist Studies, this landmark collection brings together the most influential historical and contemporary thinkers in Black feminist theories across transnational contexts. Featuring ground-breaking new...

Originally written in 1980 by the Lorenzo J. Greene, Gary R. Kremer, and Antonio F. Holland and revised and updated in 1993 by Kremer and Holland, Missouri's Black Heritage, now in a greatly expanded third edition, remains the only book-length account of...

"Will surely be a smash hit as a classroom read-aloud." --Booklist (starred review) on Venus Washington and the Lasagna Drama The three books in the Venus Washington series full of hilarious misunderstandings and hijinks are perfect for fans of Junie B...

A passionate and illuminating account of soul, the hard-won wisdom shepherded by Black people throughout generationsHow did enslaved Africans turn America's infamous failure into the greatest moral occasion of modern Western life? In this book,...

Hard-boiled. Bulletproof. Lethal Force certified. Jon Salvage is a Black private eye with super-hearing working corporate crime cases in Florespark -- and Salvage: Lethal Force is his series launch.He's L.F. certified, works the cases the cops can't...

When traditional remedies meet a new frontier of science -- can long kept family secrets help the world, or doom us all to cosmic oblivion? In a terrifying body horror reimagining of Madam CJ Walker's life, Etta Knight must break a generational curse or...

A powerful, intergenerational memoir that traces one family's journey through war, exile, faith, and resilience, Roots of Grace is a story about the identity we inherit and what we choose to carry forward. Roots of Grace is a powerful, intergenerational...

In Racist by Design, award-winning historian Kelly Lytle Hern?ndez reveals how generations of lawmakers and law enforcers built the American immigration system to encourage white immigrants while targeting nonwhite migrants for exclusion, punishment, and...

From award-winning author Kiki Petrosino comes a poignant exploration of identity, heritage and belonging for readers of Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong, Slow Lightning by Eduardo C. Corral and Seamus Heaney's NorthThrough vivid imagery and...

With lyrics adapted from the classic carol "O Holy Night," Alleanna Harris's luminous picture book celebrates the peace, light, and joy of Christmas. O holy night, our hearts are brightly shiningSpreading our light and our love 'round the earth. Follow...