Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration
Take an engrossing deep dive into the cultural influences of Black Panther, from the development of the Marvel Comics character in the 1960s to his current worldwide renown.Black Panther was created in 1966 by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
$30.00
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
The classic story of life in Apartheid South Africa.Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage....
$18.00
On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist
“On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist beautifully outlines . . . what it means to seek the truth. It gave me a new faith in the power of reporting.” —Oprah WinfreyThe recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward...
$18.00
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker
A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani Cobb This anthology from the pages of the New Yorker provides a bold and...
$35.00
The Fire Next Time
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1960s—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. • "The finest essay I’ve ever read.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once...
$15.00
Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks (Paperback) Available February 04, 2025
From Charlamagne Tha God, host of the morning radio phenomenon The Breakfast Club, and founder and CEO of iHeartRadio’s Black Effect Podcast Network, a rundown on how small talk from small minds have taken over our world, and the BIG conversations...
$18.99
The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander (Coming Soon - July 23, 2024)
Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this captivating novel tells the story of a pioneering Black journalist, a secret interracial marriage among the New York elite, and the sensational divorce case that...
$17.95
Stormy Roads We Trod: Before and After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
This is a comparison of; unjust laws suffered by my Great-grand parents, grandparents, and parents, the unfair treatments they suffered during their lives, what I experienced in my life from the early 1940s through today, the progress made in this...
$15.00
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's...
$9.99
SpitFire: The Makings of a Revolutionary
Compiled over the span of years, this text recounts the experiences of one participant in the struggle for Black Liberation in America. While students of history may be familiar with the broad strokes of that era, this memoir serves as...
$17.75
Yoruba Gods and Orishas for kids: A fun illustrated introduction to Yoruba gods!
This Yoruba gods and orishas book is the perfect introduction to the Yoruba deities. learning about them can help children gain an understanding of their culture, religion and traditions. you will love getting to know these legendary characters from Africa...
$26.98
An American Book of Golden Deeds
American Book of Golden Deeds is a collection of stories of American heroism.
$15.00
Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem
From the beginning of the nation to today, Black women have transformed their pain into progress and have been at the frontlines of the nation’s political, social, and economic struggles. These “Sheroes” as Ryan calls them, include current political leaders...
$27.99
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life. If it weren't for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg....
$28.99
$26.99
Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country: Memorials of Anna Hinderer (hardcover)
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
$36.95
Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country: Memorials of Anna Hinderer ... Gathered From Her Journals and Letters. With an Introduction by Richard B. Hone (paperback)
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
$24.95
Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country: memorials of Anna Hinderer
Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country - memorials of Anna Hinderer is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,...
$37.50
A Pilgrimage to My Motherland: An Account of a Journey Among the Egbas and Yorubas of Central Africa, in 1859-60
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work...
$31.95
Ojise: Messenger of the Yoruba Tradition (paperback)
Ojise: Messenger of the Yoruba Tradition is a journal of the daytoday activities and rituals that Karade encountered in his quest for priesthood in the Yoruba religion. Embedded in this journal are the very emotions, ideas and changes in his psycheand...
$16.95
ODUDUWA: The Untold Story of the Great Ancestor and Founder of the Yoruba Kingdom
Embark on a captivating journey through the rich legacy of Yoruba heritage in 'Oduduwa: The Untold Story of the Great Ancestor and Founder of the Yoruba Kingdom.' Delving into the intricate realms of Yoruba oral traditions, this book unveils the...
$17.00
Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined (Coming soon-October 15, 2024)
A thrilling graphic novel reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South—from the team behind the Eisner Award–winning The Black Panther Party.Commonly regarded as one of...
$25.99
HERE: Where the Black Designers Are (Coming soon-October 15, 2024)
Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is one of the design field's most respected figures. She is legendary for her decades of scholarship and activism and is known as a touchstone and conscience for the design profession. This long-awaited book documents the history...
$27.50
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethunem(Coming Soon-July 23, 2024 )
An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberationWhen Mary McLeod...
$28.00
Magic Enuff: Poems
Radiant poems that celebrate Black Southern womanhood and the many ways magic lives in the bonds between mothers, daughters, and sisters, from the bestselling author of Memphis. “God can stay asleep / these women in my life are magic enuff”An electrifying...
$17.00
Film Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors (Women of Power) -Coming soon, September 6, 2022
$16.99
Film Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors (Women of Power) -Coming soon, September 6, 2022
In Hollywood, women don't have to be in front of the camera to shine. Each of the 15 women profiled in Film Makers shares a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, “First. Only. Different.”These phenomenal women have redefined the film and...
$16.99
Life's Too Short: A Memoir
A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the Grammy Award– winning country music sensation and multiplatinum-selling lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish In 1986 Darius Rucker cofounded Hootie & The Blowfish at the University of South Carolina. What began...
$29.99
Christopher (Biggie Smalls) Wallace, Part 1 of 3
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)-also known as "Notorious B.I.G."-was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The FBI opened a civil rights/color of law investigation into the murder; the case was closed in 2005. This release consists of...
$16.00
Christopher (Biggie Smalls), Wallace Part 3 of 3
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)-also known as "Notorious B.I.G."-was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The FBI opened a civil rights/color of law investigation into the murder; the case was closed in 2005. This release consists of...
$16.00
The Man Called Deng Majok
Deng Majok succeeded his father Kwol Arob, as Paramount Chief of the Ngok Dinka of Abyei in 1943 and reigned until his death in 1969. He is widely recognized as one of the most prominent tribal leaders who contributed effectively...
$18.95
HISTORY OF WEST AFRICAN ODUDUWA THE FATHER OF YORUBA: Oduduwa the father of Yoruba
INTRODUCTION TO YORUBA IN WEST AFRICANYoruba is a major ethnic group in Nigeria, with a population of over 40 million people.The Yoruba language is spoken by the Yoruba people and is one of the four official languages of Nigeria.Yoruba culture...
$10.80