Non-Fiction

Self-made poet and social media sensation Pierre Jeanty has triumphed once again with his most recent collection, Apologies That Never Came. From words that never left your mouth to feelings you held on to, these words explore an unspoken space in...

The United States of America has more people behind bars than any other country in the world and every year nearly 700,000 prisoners get released back into society, the largest percentage of them being black males. "Getting Out & Staying Out" is a short,...

The Burden Of Freedom explains that too many people use past oppression to remain mired in hatred and irresponsibility today. The spirit of oppression has specific telltale effects on individuals, communities, and nations. These are identified by Myles...

Brought to Cuba as slaves, the Yoruba people of West Africa preserved their religion's heritage by disguising their gods as Catholic saints and worshipping them in secret. The resulting religion is known as Santeria, a blend of primitive magic and...

A home cook's guide to one of America's most diverse - and delicious - cuisines, from James Beard Award-winning author and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty 'Our cuisine, with its grits and black-eyed peas, crab cakes, red rice, and endless...

Instant New York Times Bestseller   MSNBC legal commentator Elie Mystal thinks that Republicans are wrong about the law almost all of the time. Now, instead of talking about this on cable news, Mystal explains why in his first book...

Most know Marvelous MarvinHagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearns and John Mugabi and hiscontroversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escapefrom riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with...

Most know Marvelous MarvinHagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearns and John Mugabi and hiscontroversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escapefrom riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with...

The Art of Afrofuturism explores the groundbreaking artwork of dozens of artists from multiple continents and across the African Diaspora who are contributing to a new vision of the future and their place in it. Whether from the continent of Africa, the...

What is beauty, and what is its political function? In what ways might it help undermine white supremacy and cultivate a more democratic political culture? Democracy and Beauty shines a light on W. E. B. Du Bois's attempts to answer these questions...

As seen on Humans of New York, Jonathan Conyers introduces us to the teachers, his debate coach, a homeless man, and a boy named Diego who changed his life. Booklist calls it "a moving story about finding your supporters and building your future." ...