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A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = a Purposefull Life
A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = A PurposeFULL Life is an inspirational memoir/self-help book from the Grandmother of Juneteenth that will be a testament to the transformative power of resilience, faith, and love. In 2016, then-90-year-old Opal Lee began...
$27.00
Come Here and Cook: Stories and Recipes from a Life at the Table
Come here. For the first time ever, social media’s “man in the mirror” Jordan Howlett invites you beyond the screen and into a life shaped by food.Even before he achieved social media stardom as president of the Fast Food Secrets Club,...
$35.00
Make Your Own: 120+ Minimally Processed, Oil-Free, Wheat-Free, Sugar-Free, Plant-Based Recipes
$33.00
Make Your Own: 120+ Minimally Processed, Oil-Free, Wheat-Free, Sugar-Free, Plant-Based Recipes
An Instant New York Times BestsellerPopular influencer @healthyveganeating's cookbook focuses on fresh, whole ingredients for minimally processed, fully delicious and satiating plant-based meals to enhance health and wellness.Are you looking for a wholesome, healthier way of cooking and eating? On a personal...
$33.00
Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend
The definitive photographic celebration of John Coltrane's life and music, featuring exclusive contributions written by Ravi Coltrane, Wayne Coyne, Dev Hynes, Phil Lesh, Julie Mehretu, Carlos Santana, and Patti Smith.John Coltrane's impact on music and culture endures far beyond his...
$60.00
Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer
“Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer of her time and an overlooked leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Her voice seemed born of heaven.” ―Henry Louis Gates Jr. If Americans today still recognize the name Mahalia Jackson, they might...
$29.00
Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free
The essential primer on colorism, and how each of us has a role in dismantling skin tone bias. Racism is easy to spot these days; we know its script, its favorite media tropes, its legislative tactics, and how it makes us...
$19.00
Colored People Time: A Case for (Casual) Rebellion
A celebration of tardiness through funny, revealing, and deeply thoughtful essays on the nature of time and collective memory“Brilliantly argues that after toiling to build this country for free or reduced wages, people of color not only deserve the extra...
$28.00
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni American Classics Edition: 1968-1998
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 Naylor In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the...
$20.00
Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom
When a woman decides to choose herself, everything changes. In Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom, author and activist Deborah Santana shares a deeply moving memoir about awakening, resilience, and reclaiming a life of purpose after decades of living in the shadows....
$30.00
Cleared for Takeoff: A Pilot's Memoir of Purpose and Resilience After 9/11
In this inspiring memoir, a Black woman pilot leading the way for others shares her journey of fulfilling a lifelong dream to fly—and how she rediscovered her passion in the face of tragedy and adversity.Captain Nia Gilliam woke up on...
$32.00
Love, Me: A Letter to Black Women in a Toxic Country, Career, and Relationship
In searing dispatches, Love, Me is a timely affirmation for Black women in a world that has undervalued them for centuries."Thee Black woman’s story for this era. It is both political and personal. It is both timely and, quite frankly, overdue." —Sunny...
$30.00
Chuck's Flavor Train: Your Ticket to Smokin' Hot Barbecue
"Hop on board the Flavor Train with Bay Area Barbecue Bad A$$, Chuck Matto, as he takes you on a wild ride of high energy and flavor-first barbecue that will keep your friends and family coming back." —Guy Fieri“Chucks Flavor...
$35.00
The Chief: The Story of the Boston Celtics' Most Enigmatic Icon
A memoir of basketball, dedication, and longevity from Boston Celtics legend Robert ParishGrowing up in the heart of Louisiana, Robert Parish and his three younger siblings played baseball, football, and tennis―but never basketball. Still, by seventh grade, Parish stood 6'6" and...
$32.00
Chasing Ned Hector: Uncovering the Life and Legacy of a Black Revolutionary War Bombardier and Teamster
A profile of a Black artillery bombardier reveals diverse colonial African-American contributions to the American Revolution and their enduring impact on local communities.A young white boy comes home from watching a reenactment battle at the Brandywine battlefield, imagining what it...
$25.00
Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World de la Soul Made
For fans of Dilla Time and The Chronicles of DOOM, a culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop group De La Soul, and how they changed the look, sound, and feel of Black America.Music artists and trends come and go, but every once...
$29.00
Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire
An exquisitely crafted memoir, sweeping from Zimbabwe to Oxford, that lays bare the violent, enduring legacy of colonialism on both a country and a familySimukai Chigudu grew up in the shadow of Africa’s struggles for liberation. As he navigates the...
$32.00
Lift Every Voice
From award-winning poet and novelist Phillip B. Williams, an astonishing new collection that revels in the possibility of creating one's own lightCaptivating for both its grandeur and intimacy, Lift Every Voice explores the capacity for the past to be both a source...
$20.00
Charlie's Boy: A Memoir
The long-awaited memoir by the comedy legend and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, a beautiful and mesmerizing book that reveals as never before his childhood in South Central Los Angeles, his time in the infamous Bloods gang, and how humor...
$30.00
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning charts how “great replacement theory” has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age.“Kendi argues...
$35.00
Cash on the Block: The Broken Promise of Reinvestment in Black Urban Neighborhoods
An incisive history of government and corporate failures to infuse capital into Black urban neighborhoods―as well as the organizers and activists who stood up to predatory financial practices.In the 1960s, conditions in impoverished Black neighborhoods attracted mainstream attention as civil...
$35.00
Let the Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom
In this part-memoir, part-manifesto, an acclaimed poet interprets Black radical literary traditions to reimagine freedom through refusal.“In these fierce yet tender pages, Camonghne Felix reveals how imagination can become a form of governance—an instrument for creating a world rooted in...
$30.00
The Caribbean Cookbook
An exploration of Caribbean cuisine and culinary history, featuring more than 380 authentic home cooking recipes from across the region ‘The photography is as vivid and colorful as the recipes.’ – Guardian ‘Making a meal from The Caribbean Cookbook is an adventure …[F]illed...
$55.00
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Caribbean Cocktails: Drinks and Bites from the Afro-Latino Diaspora [A Cocktail and Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipe Book]
Sip and savor the bold flavors and vibrant culture of the Afro-Latino diaspora with over 40 drink recipes and 20 food recipes from Top Chef alum and acclaimed chef-restaurateur Nelson German, the culinary visionary behind Meski, Sobre Mesa, and alaMar...
$24.00
Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church
In collaboration with JVL Media—a captivating exploration of why many high-performing Black business leaders attribute their transformational leadership qualities to their experiences growing up in the Black Church and how we can foster these skills in younger generations despite waning...
$29.00
The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction Through Black Lives Matter
Wyatt Outlaw’s story was one of Black success: He was a Union League leader, business owner, and the first Black town constable and commissioner in Graham, a small town located in North Carolina’s Alamance County. But in 1870, Outlaw was...
$30.00
Bust a Move: Matt Dike, Delicious Vinyl, and the Hip-Hop Hits That First Conquered Pop
The greatest untold story in the history of hip-hop, this is the first-ever complete account of the scene, street-savvy stars, and daring record label that launched West Coast hip-hop into the American mainstream and produced the hits that dominated the...
$29.00
Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon
Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious.In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni...
$32.00
Bowl Ep
Finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Drama Kelly K. Klarkson and Quentavius da Quitter are in love. Kelly K. Klarkson and Quentavius da Quitter skate and smoke and taste one another’s fingers and snort molly and try to pick...
$33.00
The Lady Imam: How Amina Wadud's Life and Faith Changed the World
The soul-stirring intersectional biography of the most famous Islamic woman scholar working today, from the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author of If the Oceans Were Ink and Home, Land, Security.“A testament to what it means to labor for justice from inside a faith...
$30.00
The Book of Alice: Poems
WINNER OF THE 2025 JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD FROM THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETSA stunning new collection exploring lineage and the legacy of survival as seen through the life of the poet’s grandmother Alice—a Black woman born in the Jim Crow...
$19.00