Cultural Literature

Between 1871 and 1878, the Jubilee Singers presented concerts featuring the Negro spiritual that won the applause and admiration of the Western world. The rise and renown of the original Fisk Jubilee Singer form one of the most celebrated stories of...

"Just Like Us" offers a powerful account of four young Mexican women coming of age in Denver--two of whom have legal documentation, two of whom who don't--and the challenges they face as they attempt to pursue the American dream. Review: "By the time...

The host of Comedy Central's "Chocolate News" shares his outrageously funny view of the melting pot that is American culture. FROM GROWING UP IN DETROIT, where he marched as a ten-year-old with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to attending the inauguration...

Publisher Comments: The outrageously funny, heartbreaking, and suprising story of Tracy Morgan's rise from ghetto wiseass to superstar comedian. Who is Tracy Morgan? The wildly unpredictable funnyman who rocketed to fame on Saturday Night Live? The...

"Run In My Shoes" defines the pace that is sometimes required of African Americans to make up the socioeconomic distance between the races created by prejudice. This insightful book traces the racial divide from its historical origins up to the present...

"'I was one of those kids who was always putting on a show,' The View co-host Shepherd writes in this tell-all memoir loosely structured as a self-help book; after every tumultuous chapter Shepherd gives the reader permission to do this or not do that...

Based on the latest research, this work provides a new look at the lives of African Americans in the Western United States, from the colonial era to the present.From colonial times to the present, this volume captures the experiences of the westward...

One of the stars of Bravo's hit show "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" shares her wild journey from a scandalous past to starring in a reality TV program.Nene Leakes is an active member of Atlanta society. She resides in the upscale Sugarloaf area of...

This ground-breaking volume reminds us of the roots of soul food and the importance of food in African American identity.Like other Americans, African Americans partake of the general food offerings available in mainstream supermarket chains across the...

Although Beyonce Knowles is not yet 30, the sensual superstar has already succeeded on many levels: as a dancer, singer, composer, model, music producer, video director and actress. This biography tells the story of a young, talented woman's meteoric...

Kanye West is an articulate, astoundingly insightful, pop culture prophet who can go from charging a president with racism one minute to criticizing blacks for not capitalizing on opportunities they have had in the next. Yet, West puts his considerable...