Cultural Literature

The inspiring story of activist and poet Ian Manuel, who at the age of fourteen was sentenced to life in prison. He survived eighteen years in solitary confinement--through his own determination and dedication to art--until he was freed as part of an...

From the author of Make Your Home Among Strangers, essays on being an "accidental" American--an incisive look at the edges of identity for a woman of color in a society centered on whiteness In this sharp and candid collection of essays, critically...

My Story is an autobiography of the life of Uuka Umi Ato. It consists of his family matters, accomplishments, meetings, and living experiences with others in other continents, as well as his life during the Jim Crow Era in the North and South of the...

A Hole in One!To think, I almost did not participate in this tournament. Someone dropped out at the last minute and I subbed as a replacement for him in the competition. I never imagined that I would walk away that day with a new 1986 Dodge Dakota Truck...

The almost unfathomable courage and the undying faith that propelled the Civil Rights Movement are brilliantly captured in these moving personal recollections. Here are the voices of leaders and followers, of ordinary people who became extraordinary in...

...and the devil said...give me a small country... A missionary couple and their team are caught in the middle of a war in the small African country of Rwanda. Celeste Davis recorded their days of horror and helps us to understand those who were affected...

...and the devil said...give me a small country... A missionary couple and their team are caught in the middle of a war in the small African country of Rwanda. Celeste Davis recorded their days of horror and helps us to understand those who were affected...

The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of...

The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of...

The African American people fought for the basic right afforded to us by the constitution to live free, then to be seen as equals in a world that often dismisses us. We have overcome many obstacles placed in front of us. While we can quickly recognize...