Broadleaf Books

An Imprint of 1517 Media

Broadleaf Books is the adult nonfiction imprint of 1517 Media.

“Our books inspire transformation in readers and their communities to foster a more open, just, and compassionate world.

Rooted in the progressive Christian tradition and reflecting the diversity of human creativity, we publish books that engage readers in fresh, substantive, timely, and inspiring reflection on what it is to live with meaning and connection.

We are committed to publishing authors who bring thoughtful perspective to explorations in religion, spirituality, social justice, culture, and personal growth with credibility and authenticity.”

46 Publications Found

We’ve Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America
We’ve Been Here Before
Michael I. Days and Angela P. Dodson
Jun 2026
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy
My America
Randal Maurice Jelks
Apr 2026
Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business
Never Wear Red Lipstick
Karmetria Burton
Mar 2026
The Green Funeral: Honoring the Environment While Beautifying Funeral Practices
The Green Funeral
Sequola Dawson
Dec 2025
The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral Urgency
The Student Debt Crisis
Jamal Eric Watson
Sep 2025
Veracity and Verse: A Preacher’s Reflections and Poems on Faith and Truth
Veracity and Verse
James A. Forbes
Apr 2025
Dearly Beloved: Prince, Spirituality, and This Thing Called Life
Dearly Beloved
Pamela Ayo Yetunde
Apr 2025
Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together
Minding the Wealth Gap
Cliff Goins IV
Apr 2025
No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal
No One Left Alone
Liz Walker
Apr 2025
The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory Into Justice and Healing
The Wounds Are the Witness
Yolanda Pierce
Feb 2025
Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Justice for Marcus Garvey
Julius Garvey
Nov 2024
The Art of Good Deeds
The Art of Good Deeds
Dwayne Ashley
Sep 2024
The Love Habit: Daily Self-Care Practices for a Happier Life and Healthier Relationships
The Love Habit
Rainie Howard
Sep 2024
Youth Change Agent: Empower a Young Person to Make the Transition to a Better Life
Youth Change Agent
Keith Strickland and Lucas L. Johnson II
Jun 2024
Jesus and the Abolitionists: How Anarchist Christianity Empowers the People
Jesus and the Abolitionists
Terry J. Stokes
May 2024
Trespass: Portraits of Unhoused Life, Love, and Understanding
Trespass
Kim Watson
May 2024
We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men
We Refuse to Be Silent
Angela P. Dodson
Apr 2024
Surviving God: A New Vision of God Through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors
Surviving God
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw
Mar 2024
My Divine Natural Hair: Inspiration & Tips to Love & Care for Your Crown
My Divine Natural Hair
Shelia Burlock, Sylvia Burlock, and Melissa Burlock
Mar 2024
American Imam: From Pop Stardom to Prison Abolition
American Imam
Taymullah Abdur-Rahman
Feb 2024
The Rise of Rage: Harnessing the Most Misunderstood Emotion
The Rise of Rage
Julie A. Christiansen
Feb 2024
Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education
Black Women, Ivory Tower
Jasmine L. Harris
Jan 2024
Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop
Psalms of My People
Lenny Duncan
Jan 2024
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal
The Bodies Keep Coming
Brian H. Williams
Sep 2023
In Spite of the Consequences: Prison Letters on Exoneration, Abolition, and Freedom
In Spite of the Consequences
Lacino Hamilton
Jul 2023
I Love My People
I Love My People
Kim Singleton
Jul 2023
In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People
In Trembling Boldness
Natalie Renee Perkins and Hal Taussig
Jun 2023
Searching for Agabus: Embracing Authenticity and Finding Your Way to You
Searching for Agabus
Michael Walrond
Jun 2023
Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America
Pregnant While Black
Monique Rainford
May 2023
Before the Streetlights Come on: Black America’s Urgent Call for Climate Solutions
Before the Streetlights Come on
Heather McTeer Toney
Apr 2023
Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church
Dear Revolutionaries
Lenny Duncan
Feb 2023
Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter
Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman
Therese Taylor-Stinson
Feb 2023
What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman
What Makes You Come Alive
Lerita Coleman Brown
Feb 2023
In My Grandmother’s House (paperback): Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit
In My Grandmother’s House (paperback)
Yolanda Pierce
Feb 2023
Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way Toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace
Hope Leans Forward
Valerie Brown
Nov 2022
I Wish My Dad: The Power of Vulnerable Conversations Between Fathers and Sons
I Wish My Dad
Romal J. Tune
Oct 2022
United Stated of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope
United Stated of Grace
Lenny Duncan
Aug 2022
First and Only: What Black Women Say About Thriving at Work and in Life
First and Only
Jennifer R. Farmer
Jul 2022
You Mean It or You Don’t: James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge
You Mean It or You Don’t
Jamie McGhee and Adam Hollowell
May 2022
The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry
The Enneagram for Black Liberation
Chichi Agorom
Mar 2022
Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way
Unbossed
Khristi Lauren Adams
Mar 2022
Bipolar Faith (paperback): A Black Woman’s Journey with Depression and Faith
Bipolar Faith (paperback)
Monica A. Coleman
Feb 2022
The Lightmaker’s Manifesto: How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy
The Lightmaker’s Manifesto
Karen Walrond
Nov 2021
A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community
A More Perfect Union
Adam Russell Taylor
Sep 2021
In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit
In My Grandmother’s House
Yolanda Pierce
Feb 2021
Worth It: Overcome Your Fears and Embrace the Life You Were Made for
Worth It
Brit Baron
Jul 2020

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