Non-Fiction

From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How did his youth inform...

Interweaving the sacred and the erotic, This Elegance engages with visual arts through the concept of sacra conversazione ("sacred conversation"), a style of Renaissance painting that imagines divine communion across time and space. Here, artists,...

The most beloved Southern cookbook of all time: a glorious celebration of seasonal eating that has shaped generations of home cooks, from "the first lady of Southern cooking" (NPR). Beautifully repackaged and redesigned, with a new foreword by Toni...

An unprecedented, no-holds-barred set of dialogues about race and education from two of the country's best-known educatorsIn this powerful and deeply personal volume, two luminary educators, generations apart but united by a shared commitment to...

Is Christianity really a white man's religion? Is it any good for Black people? Can a faith once used to enslave also empower Black lives?In The Gospel and My Black Skin, Dr. JP Foster boldly tackles the complex, often unspoken questions many Black...

From one of America's most cherished and celebrated poets, a landmark collection of Nikki Giovanni's early work from the transformational years of 1968-1998!"Nikki Giovanni is one of our national treasures."--Gloria NaylorIn celebration of the 250th...

"When Miss Brooks. . . writes out of her heart, out of her rich and living background, out of her very real talent, then she induces almost unbearable excitement." -- New York TimesIn celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States,...

What does it cost to build a life without losing yourself along the way? When entrepreneur and mother, Kettia Ming is pulled into a high-stakes legal battle, the fallout reaches far beyond her business. It threatens her family, her sense of safety, and...

What does it cost to build a life without losing yourself along the way? When entrepreneur and mother, Kettia Ming is pulled into a high-stakes legal battle, the fallout reaches far beyond her business. It threatens her family, her sense of safety, and...

Explores three generations of Black American Muslims pursuing education and liberation beyond the borders of the United States Since the 1970s, hundreds of Black American Muslims in the Tijani Sufi order have sought refuge in a new world that would...

Return to Your Roots and Become a Ceiba Woman Your ancestral roots hold the keys to your healing. In a world that demands constant productivity while disconnecting us from the wisdom of those who came before, Ancestral Roots offers a transformative path...

Sister Sandra Smithson, a Black Franciscan nun from Tennessee, lived her extraordinary life on the forefront of change. A passionate educator, she was committed to working directly with disadvantaged students and strived to reform local and national...