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Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen
9780674237445$16.95“The fascinating story of arguably the greatest queen in sub-Saharan African history, who surely deserves a place in the pantheon of revolutionary world leaders.”―Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Though largely unknown in the West, the...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$16.95Subtotal: -
Die Nigger Die!: A Political Autobiography of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin
9781556524523$14.95More than any other black leader, H. Rap Brown, chairman of the radical Black Power organization Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came to symbolize the ideology of black revolution. This autobiography--which was first published in 1969,...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$14.95Subtotal: -
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South
9780440314882$8.99The unforgettable memoir of a woman at the front lines of the civil rights movement--a harrowing account of black life in the rural South and a powerful affirmation of one person's ability to affect change. "Anne Moody's autobiography is an eloquent,... -
Acts of Faith: 25th Anniversary Edition
9781982106843Essence Authors 2023$16.99"The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet." --Oprah Winfrey In an updated and expanded 25th anniversary edition, the beloved "purple book" Acts of Faith guides people of color with daily encouragement, comfort, and enlightenment... -
Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation
9781478000815$26.95Even as feminism has become increasingly central to our ideas about institutions, relationships, and everyday life, the term used to diagnose the problem--"patriarchy"--is used so loosely that it has lost its meaning. In Vexy Thing Imani Perry... -
Beyond Banneker: Black Mathematicians and the Paths to Excellence
9781438452166$24.95Erica N. Walker presents a compelling story of Black mathematical excellence in the United States. Much of the research and discussion about Blacks and mathematics focuses on underachievement; by documenting in detail the experiences of Black... -
Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs
9781451664690$23.99"An inspiring and revelatory memoir of juggling marriage, motherhood and politics as she worked to become a successful writer and self-fulfilled woman" In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a... -
The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir (PB)
9780743292917$18.00Staceyann Chin has appeared on television and radio discussing issues of race and sexuality, but it is her extraordinary voice that launched her career as a performer, poet, and activist--here, she shares her unforgettable story of triumph against all... -
The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't and Why
9780547053493$17.95A renowned cultural critic untangles the twisted history and future of racism through its most volatile word. The N Word reveals how the term nigger has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America over the four hundred years since it was... -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (HB)
9781607961215$19.99A masterpiece of American literature, Frederick Douglass' "Narrative" is a powerful story of an enslaved youth coming to social and moral consciousness by disobeying his owners and secretly teaching himself to read. Achieving literacy emboldens him to... -
It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him (HC) (2022)
9781419750311Essence Authors 2023$28.00From a talented young journalist on the rise, a deeply reported, timely new biography of the Notorious B.I.G., publishing for what would have been his 50th birthday The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s... -
So You Want to Talk about Race (CD) (2018)
9781538475270$32.95A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor-at-Large of... -
Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America
9781538737828$30.00An incisive, gripping exploration of the forces that pushed our unjust system to its breaking point after the death of George Floyd and a definitive guide to America's present-day racial reckoning. For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the... -
You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
9780062979933$27.99THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Funny, tender, and so good." --Mindy Kaling, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We're Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn...Qty in Cart: 0Price:$27.99Subtotal: -
Cack-Handed: A Memoir
9780062961716$26.99The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir. According to family... -
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
9781250800466$27.99INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series"Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man""You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have." So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential...