Reginald Davis believes that there is a crisis in black America. Black Americans rank at the top in crime, murders, drug abuse, unemployment, incarceration, poverty, education deficiencies, and HIV/AIDS cases. Physical slavery is past and the civil...

NATIONAL BEST SELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE AND ONE OF BUZZFEED'S BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE "A brilliant and stirring epic . . . Ms. Wilkerson does for the Great Migration...

In the tradition of the Langton Hughes classic Montage of a Dream Deferred, Mitchell L. H. Douglas uses persona poetry to explore the personal and professional struggles of soul legend Donny Hathaway in his debut collection Cooling Board: a Long-Playing...

What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children--not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that...

An incredible, informative, collection of essays, articles, analysis, interviews, primary documents and interactive & interdisciplinary teaching aids on civil rights, movement building, and what it means for all of the inhabitants of the planet. With...

Synopsis: In this timely and powerful new book, Dr. Creflo A. Dollar shares transforming ways to deal with the challenges, hardships, and opportunities everyone faces today. He equips readers to move beyond trials in areas such as marriage, family,...

An award-winning chef and co-author of "Grub" presents this collection of innovative, animal-free recipes inspired by African-American and Southern cooking. Photographs throughout. The mere mention of soul food brings thoughts of greasy fare and clogged...

In this fiercely intelligent yet accessible book, one of the nation's leading sociologists and experts on race calls for "another kind of public education"--one that opens up more possibilities for democracy, and more powerful modes of participation for...

This omnibus edition collects celebrated poet and activist Nikki Giovanni's adult prose: Racism 101, Sacred Cows and Other Edibles and seven (7) selections from Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black...

"Warm and intimate. . . . An accomplished novel, with sharply drawn characters, exuberant prose, plenty of period detail and a wise, forgiving outlook on family life." -- Los Angeles Times Book ReviewTumbling is the beloved bestselling debut novel that...

This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. First published in 1971, "Rules for Radicals" is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect...

Edgeofsports.com sportswriter Dave Zirin provides a no-holds-barred commentary on the personalities and politics of American sports. Annotation: Edgeofsports.com sportswriter Dave Zirin provides a no-holds-barred commentary on the personalities and...

The Reverend Curtis Black is turning over a new leaf--or is he? From "New York Times"-bestselling author Roby comes a novel featuring her beloved, rascally reverend.A man who once thrived on wickedness and counted on forgiveness, Curtis Black has changed...

Staceyann Chin has appeared on television and radio discussing issues of race and sexuality, but it is her extraordinary voice that launched her career as a performer, poet, and activist--here, she shares her unforgettable story of triumph against all...

In relationships, there's always a perfect time for everything. When things don't work the way we expect them to, we need to figure out what went wrong and fix it. But when a meaningful relationship turns sour, one must remember that ending it only means...

Synopsis: Modeled after Maria Shriver's Just Who Will You Be, Queen Latifah's goal with Put On Your Crown is to help young women build a strong sense of self-esteem. A US Dept. of Justice survey found that females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to...