Cultural Literature

Blackwildgirl begins her life as a queen superpower. When she is still a child, however, her parents strike a bargain that leads to her dethronement--and sets her on a forty-five-year journey to become the warrior she was born to be: Blackwildgoddess...

In this vulnerable and urgent memoir, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist.Growing up in the diverse and bustling California Bay...

An illuminating selection of writings on a wide variety of topics--everything from technique, music theory, and daily routine to spirituality and systemic racism--from the personal journals of Sonny Rollins, master of the tenor saxophone and "jazz's...

The story of the fight against fascism across the African diaspora, revealing that Black antifascism has always been vital to global freedom struggles.At once a history for understanding fascism and a handbook for organizing against, The Black...

From one of the few women of color to reach the c-suite in Silicon Valley, Apple's former chief of HR, co-creator of the Apple Store culture, and first VP of inclusion and diversity, comes a heartfelt story of growing up Black and female in a world with...

Narrative of Sojourner Truth is one of the most important documents of slavery ever written, as well as being a partial autobiography of the woman who became a pioneer in the struggles for racial and sexual equality. With an eloquence that resonates more...

Jamaica Kincaid invites us into her garden in this "irresistible stream of horticultural consciousness" (Michael Pollan). Jamaica Kincaid's first garden in Vermont was a square plot in the middle of her front lawn. There, to the consternation of more...

From the Co-Founder of the #BlackLivesMatter, a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to being a modern-day abolitionist In An Abolitionist's Handbook, New York Times bestselling author, artist, and activist Patrisse Cullors charts a framework for...