Biography & Autobiography
Biography & Autobiography
Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores
A stunning visual homage to Black bookstores, featuring a selection of shops around the country alongside essays that celebrate the history, community, activism, and culture these spaces embody, with an original foreword by Nikki Giovanni.ST. LOUIS MERCANTILE LIBRARY PRIZE HONORABLE...
$27.00
The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation
*AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE BOOK CLUB BESTSELLER* From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who have long fought to heal their communities—while confronting a system built to exclude them. During...
$30.00
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
$30.00
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful storytelling alongside nearly forty comforting recipes, from the former poet laureate of Kentucky.“With Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson cements herself as one of the most dynamic...
$30.00
Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement
$28.00
Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement
Two unsung women whose power using food as a political weapon during the civil rights movement was so great it brought the ire of government agents working against themIn early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members...
$28.00
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field...
$30.00
Phases: A Memoir (Original)
The iconic, multiplatinum, Grammy Award®–winning performer Brandy brings us a raw, intimate portrait of her life, charting her journey from Mississippi churches to Hollywood spotlightsFrom the moment she first sang at church in McComb, Mississippi, Brandy knew her voice was...
$33.00
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness.Hailed as...
$28.00
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
A New York Times Notable Book, Overground Railroad is the first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for Black motorists used for decades when traveling through segregated America.It took courage to be listed in the Green Book,...
$35.00
Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business
From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued...
$30.00
Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
Spotify Best Audiobooks of the Year • Boston Globe Best Books of the Year • Guardian Best Music Books of the Year • Mother Jones Best Books of the Year • Rolling Stone Best Music Books of the Year “Jeff Pearlman breaks...
$33.00
On Witness and Respair: Essays
The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair.From the two-time National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jesmyn Ward,...
$29.00
On Morrison
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, VULTURE, ESQUIRE, THE GUARDIAN, BOOK RIOT AND LIT HUBAn illuminating, electrifying exploration of the work of Toni Morrison by an award-winning novelist and Harvard...
$32.00
On Juneteenth
NEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2021New York Times • Times Critics Top Books of 2021New York Times BestsellerBest Books of the Year • Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Oprah Daily, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Independent, Los Angeles Public Library, Washington Independent Review of...
$16.00
Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That Define 50 Years of Trailblazing Music
Celebrate the music that has shaped the culture and given us some of the greatest hits of all time with this vibrantly illustrated anthology, featuring 50 of the most lauded, controversial, and iconic hip-hop albums!From underground roots to mainstream popularity,...
$28.00
Now You See Me: An Introduction to 100 Years of Black Design
Previously marginalized, overlooked, or even erased from history, Black designers are finally given their due in this first book to celebrate a century of ground-breaking work by Black graphic artists, architects and fashion designers whose work has helped define key...
$35.00
Notes on a Blacklash: When a Black Woman Goes Viral
The veteran White House correspondent follows up Black Women Will Save the World with a gripping, soul-baring, and deeply personal examination of online misogynoir—specific and relentless online bullying attacks based solely on race and gender. Notes on a Blacklash is veteran White House...
$28.00
Nobody Can Give You Freedom: The Political Life of Malcolm X
A "provocative, insightful, and urgent" (Peniel E. Joseph) new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a global movement for Black liberation Malcolm X is one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth...
$30.00
No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter
Nautilus Book Awards' Better Books for a Better WorldA Movement in Words and Images Award-winning photographer Devin Allen has devoted the last six years to documenting the protests of the Black Lives Matter movement, from its early days in Baltimore, Maryland,...
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Night Train to Nashville: The Greatest Untold Story of Music City
Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music's greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights. In another time and place, E. Gab Blackman and William Sousa...
$30.00
The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
NAACP Image Award and Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) Literary Award Winner“[A] heartfelt tribute to young people of color and their ‘reflection of resplendent beauty, ancient history ... and irreplaceable value.’ It’s a standout.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review Inspired by...
$40.00
The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things
Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life. For decades, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has been at the...
$26.00
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays
An irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collection gathers essential tales about growing up in the South, the pitfalls of date night, and why no one should ever tell a Black girl how to Black Girl.Black women always find...
$30.00
Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History
"Stellar . . . Spectacular . . . [A] heartfelt, painstaking account." ―Nell Irvin Painter, The Washington Post"An extraordinary collaboration . . . A profound achievement . . . Downs is a superb, even lyrical writer." ―David W. Blight, Los Angeles TimesA Times...
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$24.00
My Jamaican Table: Vibrant Recipes from a Sun-Drenched Island
In the first major Jamaican cookbook of its kind, Kingston-born chef Andre Fowles presents modern and classic recipes for the best of Jamaican food capturing the tastes and traditions of the island—featuring a foreword from Bruce Springsteen. Jamaican cuisine is...
$35.00
My Father's House: An Ode to America's Longest-Serving Black Congressman
In this moving work, a powerful father-son memoir and clear-eyed assessment, the son of iconic African American Congressman John Conyers Jr. shines a spotlight on his father and his political legacy, and reveals how, as his son, he eventually learned...
$30.00
My Egypt: Cooking from My Roots (a Cookbook)
IACP Award Winner, International Cookbook of the YearExplore a lifetime of recipes that capture the flavor and energy of Egypt, from celebrated chef Michael Mina. "Outstanding... [and] accessible for home cooks of all levels and familiarity with Middle Eastern cuisine" (Publishers...
$40.00
My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood
A collection of empowering stories and captivating photos, My Beautiful Black Hair celebrates an aspect of Black femininity—natural hair—and embraces it as a central part of Black womanhood."A powerful celebration of self-acceptance and sisterhood." – Kirkus ReviewMy Beautiful Black Hair is a book about...
$25.00
My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef: A Cookbook
A BON APPETIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • What is American food? In his first cookbook, the acclaimed author of Notes from a Young Black Chef shares the dishes of his America; dishes that show the true diversity of American food. Onwauachi is “the most...
$40.00
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy
"An engaging, introspective view of poet Langston Hughes and curates a compelling narrative of Hughes as an activist, advocate, and champion of justice through his poetry." ―Library Journal "By resisting a sanitized version of Hughes, My America presents him as a radical...
$30.00
The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop
An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process, The Motherlode “shines a bright light on a history of overlooked female talent and breaks down the ingenuity...
$25.00