Cultural Literature

Before our beloved aviators, like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh soared into our hearts, there was Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman was the first African American and Native American woman to receive her pilot's license. Queen of the Skies is an...

A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of Annie John.Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Place magnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and precision. Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay candidly...

Victor Ekworomadu's book, African Village Man Kills Lion With a Pencil, is about one man's journey from a small village in Nigeria, Africa, where he learned important lessons from his parents which shaped him into the man he is today. Victor's coming of...

The Jet Will Fly!How to Overcome the Weight of the WorldThe weight of the world is only as heavy as you think it is.Johnnie E. "Jet" Jones is a native of Americus, Georgia, and grew up during the turbulent civil rights era of the 1950s and '60s. Inspired...

In Journey with Jesus through Black History, Glenn Porter's sermonic reflections cleverly interweave the Gospel of Luke's orderly account of Jesus' life and ministry with Carter G. Woodson's inspiration to accurately present Black history to the US and...

Decades before the impeachment of an American president for a similar offense, Angelo Herndon was charged under Georgia law with "attempting to incite insurrection"--a crime punishable by death. In 1932, the eighteen-year-old Black Communist Party...

In Interficial ARTelligence: Moments That Met Me, Chuck D presents his encounters with some of his greatest heroes and other public figures. These seminal moments in Chuck D's life include: an editorial meeting with John F. Kennedy Jr.; presenting an...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical...

One of the world's greatest revolutionary leaders, Am?lcar Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Portuguese-dominated Africa is explored in this vivid compilation of his most influential speeches and writings. Unity and Struggle is the...

A powerful exploration of race, identity, and community through vibrant figurative paintings that blend personal and historical imagery with contemporary Black culture.Joy Labinjo (b.1994) is a British-Nigerian artist based in London. Bringing together...

In this frank, funny, and meticulous book, a leading social scientist lays out the striking facts we know about racism, how we have uncovered them, and how we can start to fix them. "A timely antidote to a set of beliefs that are on track to becoming...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America.In the #1 New York Times bestseller So You...