Biography & Autobiography
Biography & Autobiography
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood
From an accomplished historian comes an uncompromising look at the pervasive racism in Hollywood, as seen through the life and times of actress Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel is best known for her performance as Mammy, the sassy foil to Scarlett...
$17.00
Magically Black and Other Essays
*** Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay**** ****Semi-Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor**** ****Finalist for the New England Book Award**** ****Longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award**** In this engaging follow up to How to...
$25.00
Magically Black and Other Essays
*** Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay********Semi-Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor********Finalist for the New England Book Award********Longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award**** In this engaging follow up to How to Make a Slave...
$17.00
The Love Prison Made and Unmade: My Story
A Notable Memoir by the New York Times Medium’s Books to Help You Transition Into 2020 With echoes of Just Mercy and An American Marriage, a remarkable memoir of a woman who falls in love with an incarcerated man—a poignant story of hope and...
$20.00
Love Me as I Am: My Journey from Haiti to Hollywood to Happiness
“Dishy, warm, and entertaining.”—Kirkus Reviews ?The beloved Black pop culture icon, entrepreneur, Hollywood actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star bares her life in this frank, funny, and fearless memoir about life, love and the pursuit of true happiness. Love Me As...
$19.00
Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead: A Memoir
Television writer, producer, and bestselling author of the acclaimed The Broke Diaries and Mixed charts her unexpected role as her terminally ill mother's caretaker in this funny, moving, and unforgettable memoir. Angela Nissel always wanted her mother’s approval. But two defining events created a...
$22.00
The Little Book of Big Lies
An inspiring and illuminating guide to true self care, from the sage teacher and breakout star of the critically acclaimed drama, Queen Sugar, from Executive Producers Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay for OWN. Featured on Essence Magazine's Culture ListIn all your years of...
$20.00
The Good Fight
The revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color—a work of immense historical importance that both captures and transcends its times, newly reissued to...
$18.00
Just as I Am: A Memoir
“In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only succeeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history.” –President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony "Just as I Am is my truth. It is...
$18.00
God and Starbucks: An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery
An astonishing memoir of redemptionthe moving story of a former top NBA player who miraculously rebounded from a monumental fall thanks to hard work and his deep, transformative faith. Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic...
$16.00
God and Starbucks: An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery
An astonishing memoir of redemptionthe moving story of a former top NBA player who miraculously rebounded from a monumental fall thanks to hard work and his deep, transformative faith. Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic...
$26.00
Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic
A People Pick! “One of theyear’s must-reads.” –ELLE “[A] provocative,heart-breaking, and frequently hilarious collection.” –GLAMOUR “Essential,vital, and urgent.” –HARPER’S BAZAAR In the vein of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but wholly its own, a provocative, humorous, and,...
$17.00
From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island
When Doris Harvey's English grandfather, William Harvey, discovers a clearing at the end of a path cut by the feet of those running from slavery, he gives his name to what will become his family's home for generations. For Doris,...
$14.00
Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson
“Nolan Richardson’s extraordinary life and success as the University of Arkansas’ coach are an important chapter in the history of our country’s struggle for racial equality, with all the excitement of the Final Four. What an incredible journey!”—President Bill Clinton...
$15.00
It's Never Too Late: A Memoir
The star of classic television series, including The Jeffersons and 227, reveals her difficult journey from a tempestuous childhood to becoming a confident Hollywood powerbroker and groundbreaker who paved the way for today’s superstar talents. Marla Gibbs has been a Hollywood icon for...
$20.00
It's Never Too Late: A Memoir
The star of classic television series, including The Jeffersons and 227, reveals her difficult journey from a tempestuous childhood to becoming a confident Hollywood powerbroker and groundbreaker who paved the way for today’s superstar talents. Marla Gibbs has been a Hollywood icon for...
$29.00
Isn't Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music
A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music—powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin’ for generations. Nothing in...
$40.00
The Fame Game: An Insider's Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes
Legendary Hollywood entertainment manager and publicist Ramon Hervey II shares insightful tales of his remarkable four-decade career plotting and overseeing fame, success, crisis and spinning for seminal talents at the top of their game, from Little Richard, Bette Midler, and the...
$28.00
Eye On the Struggle
James McGrath Morris’s groundbreaking biography illuminates the life and accomplishments of pioneering journalist Ethel Lois Payne, and pays tribute to the critical role of the black press in the civil rights era. A self-proclaimed “instrument for change,” Payne publicly prodded...
$17.00
Every Inch a Lady: My Amazing Journey from Dear Harlem to Haute Couture and Beyond
Reminiscent of style icon Iris Apfel's New York Times bestseller Accidental Icon and echoes of Andre Leon Talley’s The Chiffon Trenches comes the entertaining and thoughtful long-awaited memoir from the irrepressible groundbreaking fashion powerhouse Audrey Smaltz. There has never been, nor will there ever be anyone...
$28.00
The Essential Dick Gregory
A soulful, generation-defining non-fiction collection of thought-provoking, agitating, and liberating works from Dick Gregory, the activist and author of sixteen books, including the classic bestseller Nigger: An Autobiography and the 2017 NAACP Image Award Winner, Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the...
$19.00
The Essential Dick Gregory
A soulful, generation-defining non-fiction collection of thought-provoking, agitating, and liberating works from Dick Gregory, the activist and author of sixteen books, including the classic bestseller Nigger: An Autobiography and the 2017 NAACP Image Award Winner, Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the...
$28.00
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
1983, trade paperback reprint edition (of a title originally published in 1861), Harvest / Harcourt Brace, San Diego, CA. 210 pages. Here is the true story of Linda Brent, who was a slave in the South, from the 1820's to...
$15.00
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues (Amistad Pbk)
The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black...
$19.00
The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir
The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown’s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. Hailed...
$18.00
I'm Highly Percent Sure
In this rich, transparent, and witty memoir for women in business, the Co-Founder of WangaWoman LLC, current President & CEO of Essence Ventures, and ambassador of authenticity navigates the lifelong battle between her intuition and inner saboteur delivering “instigational” inspiration...
$25.00
Permission to Dream
In the spirit of The Last Lecture, The Secret, and The Alchemist, this small book presents BIG ideas for turning your “one day” into today, including the generational transfer of a dream and a powerful blueprint for a masterpiece life—from the author of the New...
$17.00
Pound for Pound: A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson
Hailed by critics as a long overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound for Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is...
$20.00
Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE BOOK CLUB BESTSELLER "A rich... retelling of King's life... a compelling account." — The Wall Street Journal "An engaging, detailed examination... that goes a long way in humanizing the American hero’s public image." — The Atlanta Journal Constitution...
$34.00
The White Masai
The runaway international bestseller is now an American must-read for lovers of adventure, travel writing, and romance. Corinne Hofmann tells how she falls in love with an African warrior while on holiday in Kenya. After overcoming severe obstacles, she moves...
$18.00