Cultural Literature

A bold Christian voice challenges progressives to confront the one racial disparity they have ignored for decades: the breakdown of the black family. Today, 70 percent of black children are born to unmarried parents and close to half grow up without a...

From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who have long fought to heal their communities--while confronting a system built to exclude them.During the COVID-19...

The soul-stirring intersectional biography of the most famous Islamic woman scholar working today, from the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author of If the Oceans Were Ink and Home, Land, Security. "A testament to what it means to labor for justice...

A revelatory look at one of America's most progressive cities--Minneapolis--as journalist Justin Ellis returns to his hometown to grapple with the quiet history of white supremacy in the wake of George Floyd's murder, uncover his family's story of...

"Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope." --LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of Roots...

An irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collection gathers essential tales about growing up in the South, the pitfalls of date night, and why no one should ever tell a Black girl how to Black Girl. Black women always find a place...

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - A sweeping history of one of the nation's most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight for racial justice--from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...

FINALIST FOR THE ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD "Raucously immersive...An intimate portrait of Black opulence in the early 20th century." --Oprah Daily A "scintillating, vibrant" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and deeply researched biography of A'Lelia...

"I have been waiting for a book like this, and I'm so glad it's here." -- Clint Smith, author of How the Word is PassedSince the nation's founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience--a "second sight"--that reveals the...

A memoir of race, public schooling, and identity as an "integration guinea pig" in the 1980s Midwest. Becoming Educated is Simone C. Drake's engaging and bold memoir about race, class, gender, and the meaning of education in the urban Midwest. Drake, a...

A career retrospective of a singular voice in contemporary American art, featuring six decades of artwork that chronicles his vision of the Black American experience New Orleans-based artist, community organizer, and cultural provocateur Willie Birch (b...

In this moving work, part clear-eyed assessment, part memoir, the son of iconic African American Congressman John Conyers Jr. shines a spotlight on his father and his political legacy, and reveals how, as his son, he eventually learned to leverage his...