Cultural Literature

One of Essence's "10 Books We're Dying To Toss Into Our Summer Totes" - One of The Philadelphia Inquirer's "Big Summer Books for 2019"From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this...

Making headlines when it was launched in 2015, Omise'eke Tinsley's undergraduate course "Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism" has inspired students from all walks of life. In Beyoncé in Formation, Tinsley now takes her rich observations...

"People always say I'm going to look back on these days and laugh -- why put it off?" When Angela Nissel found herself struggling financially while in college, instead of sulking, she decided to entertain herself by creating an online journal that...

In 1957, Melba Beals was one of the nine African American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. But her story of overcoming didn't start--or end--there. While her white schoolmates were planning their senior prom,...

Elected six times to the House from the state of Georgia, Cynthia McKinney cut a trail through Congressional deceit like a hot ember through ash. She discovered legislators who passed laws without reading them. Party leaders who colluded across party...

WINNER OF THE 2017 J. ANTHONY LUKAS PRIZE On an average day in America, seven children and teens will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during one such...

In the 1960s and '70s, a diverse range of storefronts--including head shops, African American bookstores, feminist businesses, and organic grocers--brought the work of the New Left, Black Power, feminism, environmentalism, and other social movements into...

"I m not a businessman I m a business, man." Jay Z  As much as Martha Stewart or Oprah and perhaps more than any musician Jay Z has turned himself into a lifestyle. You can wake up to the local radio station playing his newest hit, spritz yourself...

Gabon is the ideal destination for naturalists, boasting easily accessible rainforests and reserves where an astonishing range of wildlife can be found. This guide offers introductions to the history, geography and culture of the region and covers all...

This is the inspiring story of a modern American icon, the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama. With disciplined reporting and a storyteller's eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House...

There is an American Way to religion and race unlike anyplace else in the world, and the rise of religious pluralism in contemporary American (together with the continuing legacy of the racism of the past and misapprehensions in the present) render its...

What we face. What we fear. What we fight. What we find fascinating. All of these "What we's" determine the scope of our manhood. In this read, Jesus jolts us into superlative manhood with His divine growth MANageMENt program. Onward to Manhood spurs the...