Non-Fiction

Berkeley linguistics professor John McWhorter, born at the dawn of the post-Civil Rights era, spent years trying to make sense of this question. Now he dares to say the unsayable: racism's ugliest legacy is the disease of defeatism that has infected...

Patti LaBelle, living legend, beloved musical icon, "Godmother of Soul" (The New York Times), and New York Times bestselling cookbook author, crafts a new collection of her favorite comfort food recipes to help you bring joy and flavor to your family's...

Now in paperback, Claudia Rankine's "skyscraper in the literature on racism" (Christian Science Monitor) In Just Us, Claudia Rankine invites us into a necessary conversation about Whiteness in America. What would it take for us to breach the silence,...

When a class-action lawsuit against the US government results in a billion dollar settlement for the aggrieved parties, you'd expect the story to be headline news . . .to be posted on social media everywhere . . . to be adapted to film or even to a...

The main theme of this study is chosen in response to the general consensus on the importance of conducting a comprehensive study that may shape the economic policies and promote the business sector as well as the government and other organizations...

An expanded edition of a celebrated book that travels throughout the African diaspora to savor the timeless joy of black cuisine and culture. A hidden gem by the author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Some Sing,...

POUND CAKE! CRUNCHY TOP! BUTTERY GOLDEN CENTER!Sara Morgan Lose, Florida Panhandle native, and Linda M. Penn, Kentucky native, both grew up with Southern family traditions and Southern cooking. Following their successful book, Nobody Told Me, they have...

This autobiography chronicles the life of Deloris Dallas, mother, wife and entrepreneur. Before she became any of these things, she overcame abuse, abandonment and challenges most people never face. Within these pages, Dallas shares her ordeal, lessons...

Growing up can be hard. Life can be hard! I Think I Will Just Be Me is a story about a boy named Brennan, growing up to learn that we all have choices to make-choices about what we eat, where we go, and how to navigate scary things. The best option: be...

Porsha Olayiwola's debut poetry collection soars with the power and presence of live performance. These poems dip their hands into the fabric of black womanhood and revel in it. Shimmer establishes Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics,...

I am the Rage is not just a poetry book. It is a call-to-action.This evocative collection of thirty poems puts readers in the position of feeling, reflecting, and empathizing with what it means to be Black in America today. Dr. Martina McGowan, a doctor...

This authoritative debunking of racist claims that masquerade as "genetics" is a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry--now in paperback Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this. In fact, racist...