THIS STUDY COVERS THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN 1941 and 1969 - almost three decades which undoubtedly represent a crucial time in Somalia's history. The period is divided into three distinct phases in which the country came under the rule of three...

Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work/Nonfiction "A beautifully written political-social page turner" (Joy-Ann Reid) about the legendary party hosted by Diahann Carroll for Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign, which...

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST COOKBOOK OF 2025 * This introduction to classic Nigerian home cooking features 100 delicious recipes by food explorer, culinary anthropologist, and Nigerian Native of @kitchenbutterfly fame, Ozoz Sokoh. In Nigeria, the word "chop"...

"Hellish, sinister, and utterly unputdownable."--Alexis Henderson, author of An Academy for LiarsThe Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and...

She built her world stitch by stitch. He walked in and pulled a thread.Letitia Vincent is a puppeteer who has spent the last three years pouring her heart into Jellybean Junction, a beloved but struggling children's show barely clinging to public funding...

Scholars and critics have long understood the writing of nineteenth-century Black women as critiquing the figure of Topsy, an enslaved girl in Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. Many interpret the works of authors such as...

Perfect for fans of Promise Boys, this gripping historical mystery follows a teenager who finds a murdered girl on her family's California beach--a discovery that will reveal the racism rampant in her world. Fifteen-year-old Blue Collins's parents own...

A Black teen grapples with the fallout from accidentally killing his older brother in this moving novel by the author of The Colored Garden."Bennett engagingly examines the idea that our actions are often bigger than our selves while also executing a...

A widowed mother's life unravels after she thinks she's seen her long-dead husband in this thriller from the author of Creatures Here Below."This engaging literary thriller from Bennett . . . ratchets up the tension, and delivers satisfying revelations...

The bonds of a makeshift family are tested in this emotional slice of life novel from the author of The Colored Garden."Bennett brings an African-American community to vivid life with strong and compelling characters and narrative themes to...