Cultural Literature

"Homeland" tells the remarkable story of George Obama, the youngest son of the Obama clan and President Obama's Kenyan half-brother.Homeland is the remarkable memoir of George Obama, President Obama's Kenyan half brother, who found the inspiration to...

Born in Montgomery at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Hawkins overcame poverty and mental illness to become a successful restaurateur and inspirational speaker. Today her restaurant, Martha's Place, is a nationally known stop for visitors to the...

Publisher Comments: The Negroes must have Jesus, Jobs, and Justice, declared Nannie Helen Burroughs, a nationally known figure among black and white leaders and an architect of the Woman's Convention of the National Baptist Convention. Burroughs made...

Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves

Finally, the bar will be set and the truth will be told. Buffie Carruth, known as the legendary Buffie the Body, takes readers from ATL’S most wanted dancer, most sought-after YouTube actress, leading lady in G-Unit and other music videos, an in-demand...

Publisher Comments: What is African American about African American literature? Why identify it as a distinct tradition? John Ernest contends that too often scholars have relied on naAve concepts of race, superficial conceptions of African American...

Cosby and Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America and the world--a message to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. (Motivation)

By turns harrowing, moving, and ultimately redemptive, this is a war story -- a war that rages out of control on the streets of the United States, claiming the lives of our loved ones and neighbors. In this memoir, complete with child soldiers, unspeakabl

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...