Cultural Literature

As seen on Humans of New York, Jonathan Conyers introduces us to the teachers, his debate coach, drug dealers, and a boy named Diego who changed his life. Everybody was rooting for Jonathan Conyers after seeing his profile on Humans of New York went...

A must-have anthology of the leading Black women and femmes shaping today's food and hospitality landscape--from farm to table and beyond--chronicling their passions and motivations, lessons learned and hard-won wisdom, personal recipes, and more.Chef...

On the late post-conceptual paintings of the influential artist and educatorThe Barbados-born, Seattle-based painter Denzil Hurley (1949-2021) was a quietly influential figure in the art world throughout his life, dedicating much of his time to teaching...

A memoir by the Oscar-winning, platinum-selling rapper and producer. The hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the music industry.Jordan Houston's rise to stardom was never easy. He...

A memoir by the Oscar-winning, platinum-selling rapper and producer. The hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the music industry.Jordan Houston's rise to stardom was never easy. He...

Some things we do for those we are responsible for, some things for ourselves, and some things we do for the ancestors.Today, it's all three! 1959. The first wave of independence is sweeping across Africa and Beneatha has left the prejudice of 1950s...

The brainchild of Daniel Alexander Payne Murray, Banneker: The Afro-American Astronomer was first conceived after Murray discovered what he found to be a beautifully written letter to Thomas Jefferson by a then unknown writer of color. Aided in his...

Five year old Terrinee Gundy decided that she would steer clear of a life of excuses as she was hellbent on being nobody's victim. In The Daughter Of A Junkie: A True Love Story, Terrinee is shrill and transparent regarding all of the unpredictable...

This book unearths a food story buried deep within the soil of American civil rights history. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and oral histories, Bobby J. Smith II re-examines the Mississippi civil rights movement as a period when activists...

The unique social, cultural, and political life of the incomparable LeBron James LeBron James is the hero in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of American...

The first exploration of the artistic and cultural intersections of the African continent and the Byzantine world Medieval art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire, but less known are the profound artistic contributions of...

A "provocative and richly insightful new book" (The New York Times Book Review) that gives us a shrewd and penetrating analysis of the complex relationship between the first black president and his African-American constituency. Renowned for his...