Cultural Literature

Through The N Word, author Daniella Maison reveals the historical and present-day effects and ramifications of using the N word in modern language. In this book, Maison argues that the N word cannot be neutered, deemed unsullied, or recast as an innocent...

Resist Turbulent Times is for Everyday People and College students (who are also Everyday Ppl) - and their professors who assign textbooks for their students.Verda H. Olayinka followed the advice of noted Kemetic (African) American visionary, Harold...

Human beings tend to romanticize history or idealize historical figures. This is nowhere more apparent than the civil rights era of the twentieth century. The problem is that when we idealize history, we fail to learn from it. The result is that history...

Human beings tend to romanticize history or idealize historical figures. This is nowhere more apparent than the civil rights era of the twentieth century. The problem is that when we idealize history, we fail to learn from it. The result is that history...

Reflections of a Colored Girl: A Journey of Resilience and TriumphDive into the heart and soul of America's racial history with "Reflections of a Colored Girl" by Dr. Martha R. Bireda, a riveting memoir that not only narrates the personal life story of...

Join author and filmmaker James Weeks as he delves into the ancient Ifa spiritual tradition that led his family to healing. Absorb his stories as he travels abroad, tapping into the spirit realm and showing us ways to commune with our ancestors while...

The Black Fives is a groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who pioneered the sport. "For a game that has meant so much to the world, Claude...

What was the cultural legacy of enslaved Africans in the American South, and how has that legacy been handed through generations?For author Deirdre Foreman, this question is a very personal one: in this book, she explores the cultural legacy of enslaved...

From 1998 to 2023, only 3.5% (or less) of Black book editors worked as full-time staff at American book publishing houses.Editing While Black takes readers on a transformative journey of selfdetermination, personal growth, and shifting identity. As the...

Social justice matters because we-each of us-matter. Unless we learn to co-exist as equals, we will never live optimally. To denigrate any one of us is to demean all of us. Absent the wholesale embrace of social justice, we risk succumbing to human...

As a kid, I didn't feel loved by my motherI suffered and didn't feel safe as a child and it still haunts meI don't know why I sabotage myselfI want to understand how to control my emotions and angerI want to put an end to the toxic generational cycles...

What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur in the US?Through reflective narrative, Yoni Medhin documents his father's traumatic upbringing in war-torn Ethiopia, and escape to the US. Medhin tells the inspirational story of his discovery of...