The Black Pack: Comedy, Race & Resistance is the first book to chronicle the untold history behind the iconic collaborations between a legendary group of comedians--Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend, and Arsenio Hall--who...

Most know Marvelous MarvinHagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearns and John Mugabi and hiscontroversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escapefrom riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with...

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A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led Haiti's fight for independence from French colonial rule "My name has become a horror to all those who want slavery," declared Jean-Jacques Dessalines as he...

In this vibrant, gratifying novel, a pious, small-town teenager travels to Atlanta to get an abortion and finds herself smack in the middle of the civil rights movement and the secret lives of queer Black people. Where do you get an abortion in 1960...

In this soulful debut novel set in the hypnotic music scene of New York City, a young Black woman lands her dream job at a major label--only to discover just how treacherous a place made to birth stars can be. Growing up in the Bronx, Billie Grand sought...

In a fast-paced, sexy, ghostly adventure, a publicist at the top of her game must confront her secret mystical past. To be a client of Gwendolyn Montgomery's--New York's most powerful publicist at Sublime Creative--is to be infused with a certain oomph,...

How to Dodge a Cannonballis a razor-sharp satire diving into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously questioning the essence of the fight, not just for territory, but for the soul of America. How to Dodge a Cannonball is funnier than the Civil War should...

Reveals the role of amateur Black football and basketball in Virginia before integration as a form of resistance to white supremacy In Playing for Power, Marvin T. Chiles offers a fascinating account of amateur sports in Jim Crow Virginia, revealing how,...

A reissue of a hidden gem from the award-winning author of Sugar, this novel tells the story of a woman who uncovers the fragility of life and the enduring strength of family love. Camilla's childhood was immersed in love and chaos, and steeped in...

After a decade restoring the Camptown Cemetery in Brenham, Texas, the state's oldest established Black graveyard, Charles Swenson researched the names he found there, developing a narrative of the freedom colony. The cemetery becomes not just a place...