*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* A cancer diagnosis caused Tyler Merritt--beloved author of I Take My Coffee Black--to realize that there was no time for anger, unforgiveness, foolishness, or lost friendships. None of us have any time to waste. When Tyler Merritt...

"Harrowing and insightful. . . . A profound work about the Black experience and white oppression."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This work is vitally important and essential to understanding the magnitude of the impact of racism and violence...

An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War ends and Reconstruction begins.In 1943, when a frail old white woman shows up in Red Clay, Alabama, at the...

Clothes to Make You Smile is a picture book biography about Patrick Kelly, one of fashion's most influential Black designers, joyously told by fashion expert and educator Eric Darnell Pritchard and beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Shannon...

With lyrical verse and dazzling illustrations, this joyful ode to Black hair will empower readers ages 4-8 to celebrate the historical, cultural, and emotional significance of their natural hair. From the intricate coils of kings and queens to the...

From bestselling illustrator and Coretta Scott King honoree Laura Freeman and award-winning author Glennette Tilley Turner comes the little-known story of Harriet Tubman's daring rescue of her enslaved brothers on Christmas Day This historical picture...

Curls and Souls explores relationships through their various stages-the beginning, the middle, and the end. It draws a parallel between a young woman's journey of growing, styling, and ultimately embracing her natural hair and the different phases of...

Roots of Resilience: Black History Through the Eyes of Faith is a transformative guide designed to empower churches and communities to teach Black History with confidence and conviction. At a time when public education faces challenges in preserving...

A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great--not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision.In the 1950s, as a...

From bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa comes a lyrical and vivid picture book celebrating motherhood, daughterhood, and the magic of love. Do I love you? Love shapes every moment in our lives...