Cultural Literature

Complete with never-before-seen photos, this book is the definitive account of Whitney Houston's astonishing life, groundbreaking career, and tragic death from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines--her mother.The definitive account...

SPECIAL ORDER: This title may take up to two weeks to ship. About the Author: Yorli Huff was born on August 7, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, to Jansilyne Berthania Huff and Samuel Huff. She has an older brother, Samuel Louis Huff III, and a younger...

Publisher Comments: The inspiring sequel to the acclaimed memoir The Ditchdiggers Daughters. Dr. Yvonne Thorntons memoir The Ditchdiggers Daughters has captured the hearts of readers everywhere since it was first published in 1995. Translated into 19...

For the first time, music legend and humanitarian Dionne Warwick reflects on 50 years in show business and the lessons she has learned about being an artist, mother, and global icon.Dionne Warwick made her singing debut in church at the request of her...

Publisher Comments: IN THIS LUMINOUS MEMOIR, LEGENDARY SINGER AND ACTRESS NATALIE COLE TELLS A REMARKABLE STORY OF LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS AND RECOVERY, AND THE STORY OF A DEATH THAT BROUGHT NEW LIFE. In 2009 Natalie Cole was on dialysis, her kidneys...

About the Authors Janet Jackson is a five-time Grammy Award-winning international superstar. One of the bestselling pop artist in history, she is known ofer her innovative music, choreography, and social conscious lyrics. The youngest member of the...

Whoopi has witnessed the growing disrespect and rudeness in our lives and realized she is not alone. The co-host of ABC's "The View" unleashes her trademark irreverence and humor in this look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life...

A practical and inspiring guide to living an empowered life-from the woman described in the "New York Times" as "Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one." Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook-known to thousands as "Dr. Sujay" and "the Wall Street Pastor"-is one of...

From Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and commentator Robinson comes a paradigm-shifting book about race in America. He argues that, through decades of desegregation, affirmative action, and immigration, the concept of Black America has shattered. Now,...

Available November 2010Publisher Comments: An intimate look behind the CNN journalist's most compelling reporting moments and how it has shaped her perspective on America's future. Story is our medium. It's how we connect emotionally with our viewers...

Ain't I a Feminist? presents the life stories of twenty African American men who identify themselves as feminists, centering on the turning points in their lives that shaped and strengthened their commitment to feminism, as well as the ways they practice...

"To the Break of Dawn dissects the evolution of hip hop lyricism from its most primitive beginnings to its current manifestation as a global phenomenon. Author Jelani Cobb examines issues of race, geography, genre and bravado in this overview of hip...