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Cover: Spiritual Hygiene: A Practical Path for Clean Living, Inner Authority, and Divine Freedom

Spiritual Hygiene

by Iyanla Vanzant

Cover: From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win

From Presence to Power

by Rashad Robinson

Cover: Almost by Design: A Novel

Almost by Design

by Jenny Erlingsson

Cover: The Payback

The Payback

by Kashana Cauley

Cover: Woleté The Story of an Enslaved Ethiopian Girl

Woleté The Story of an Enslaved Ethiopian Girl

by Aklilu Kidanu Woldegiorgis

Cover: Spacefunk! Anthology

Spacefunk! Anthology

by Milton J. Davis

Cover: Afrocentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture

Afrocentric Style

by Shirley Neal

Cover: Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

Justice for Marcus Garvey

by Julius Garvey

Cover: Rat

Rat

by Patrice Lawrence

Cover: Done in the Dark

Done in the Dark

by Tamara Morgan

Cover: Done in the Dark (paperback)

Done in the Dark (paperback)

by Tamara Morgan

Cover: Archangels of Funk

Archangels of Funk

by Andrea Hairston

Cover: The Isley Brothers’ 3+3

The Isley Brothers’ 3+3

by Darrell M. McNeill

Cover: The Savion Sequence

The Savion Sequence

by D. Amari Jackson

Cover: The Savion Sequence (paperback)

The Savion Sequence (paperback)

by D. Amari Jackson

Cover: Black Girl You Are Atlas

Black Girl You Are Atlas

by Renée Watson

Cover: The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

The End of Race Politics

by Coleman Hughes

Cover: American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky

American Wings

by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein

Cover: A Leap of Faith: A Life Filled With Questionable Choices

A Leap of Faith

by Anita L. Helm

Cover: One Blood

One Blood

by Denene Millner

Cover: Jelani’s Key

Jelani’s Key

by D. Amari Jackson

Cover: Standing Tall: Willie Long vs. U.S. Government at Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Standing Tall

by Jake Sloan

Cover: Stamped from the Beginning (Revised): The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Stamped from the Beginning (Revised)

by Ibram X. Kendi

Cover: The Davenports

The Davenports

by Krystal Marquis

Cover: Running to Fall: A Novel

Running to Fall

by Kalisha Buckhanon

Cover: Running to Fall: A Novel

Running to Fall

by Kalisha Buckhanon

Cover: Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street

Wolf Hustle

by Cin Fabré

Cover: Victory Is Assured: Uncollected Writings of Stanley Crouch

Victory Is Assured

by Stanley Crouch

Cover: Egyptian Gods Oracle Cards

Egyptian Gods Oracle Cards

by Silvana Alasia

Cover: The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition): An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice

The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition)

by Anthony Ray Hinton, et al.

Cover: His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

His Name Is George Floyd

by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa

Cover: Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way

Unbossed

by Khristi Lauren Adams

Cover: Operation Sisterhood (Hardcover)

Operation Sisterhood (Hardcover)

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Cover: Drone Child (paperback): A Novel of War, Family, and Survival

Drone Child (paperback)

by David H. Rothman

Cover: Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival

Drone Child

by David H. Rothman

Cover: Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People

Revolution in Our Time

by Kekla Magoon

Cover: Polo Cowboy

Polo Cowboy

by G. Neri

Cover: Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism

Civil Rights Baby

by Nita Wiggins

Cover: Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother Nature

Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat

by Dick Gregory

Cover: The Victory of Greenwood

The Victory of Greenwood

by Carlos Moreno

Cover: My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir

My Remarkable Journey

by Katherine Johnson, et al.

Cover: God in the Ghetto: A Prophetic Word Revisited

God in the Ghetto

by William Augustus Jones Jr.

Cover: The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam: How to Keep Your Kids from Losing Your Shirt

The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam

by Harlow Giles Unger

Cover: Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation

Let the Oppressed Go Free

by Marvin Andrew McMickle

Cover: Of One Blood

Of One Blood

by Pauline Hopkins

Cover: A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)

A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)

by Barack Obama

Cover: A Promised Land

A Promised Land

by Barack Obama

Cover: Black Power, Black Lawyer (paperback): My Audacious Quest for Justice

Black Power, Black Lawyer (paperback)

by Nkechi Taifa

Cover: Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice

Black Power, Black Lawyer

by Nkechi Taifa

Cover: A Voice from the South

A Voice from the South

by Anna J. Cooper

Cover: Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems

Wicked Enchantment

by Wanda Coleman and Edited by Terrance Hayes

Cover: Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance

by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson

Cover: The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Cover: How to Be an Antiracist

How to Be an Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi

Cover: Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel

Greed

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Cover: In West Mills

In West Mills

by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

Cover: Two “Til Midnight

Two “Til Midnight

by Bernard L. Dillard

Cover: The Fund

The Fund

by Kevin P. Chavous

Cover: Food and the City

Food and the City

by Ina Yalof

Cover: Genesis Begins Again

Genesis Begins Again

by Alicia D. Williams

Cover: Cayenne

Cayenne

by Janice Pernell

Cover: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass

Cover: Show Me No Mercy

Show Me No Mercy

by Anita L. Roseboro

Cover: Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan

Author

by Beowulf Sheehan

Cover: Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter

Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter

by Marvin X

Cover: The Unmaking Of The Black Man: And The Impact Of Image In Black America

The Unmaking Of The Black Man

by Gibran Tariq

Cover: Raisins in Milk

Raisins in Milk

by David Covin

Cover: Night Hawks: Stories

Night Hawks

by Charles Johnson

Cover: Fifteen Years Delayed

Fifteen Years Delayed

by Angelia Vernon Menchan

Cover: No Man’s Compass

No Man’s Compass

by S. D. Hines

Cover: Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2017): Gathering at the Waters

Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2017)

by Clarence V. Reynolds

Cover: The Husband We Share

The Husband We Share

by London St. Charles

Cover: A Life of Turmoil: The Short Stories of Ana Franken, 08150017

A Life of Turmoil

by Johanna Sparrow

Cover: Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

by Stanley Gazemba

Cover: When Minorities Lead in America: A Black Theologian’s Political Journey

When Minorities Lead in America

by Herman J. Fountain Jr.

Cover: Death in the City

Death in the City

by Keith Kareem Williams

Cover: All I Want For Christmas

All I Want For Christmas

by Joyce A. Brown, et al.

Cover: To Find You

To Find You

by Cerece Rennie Murphy

Cover: Diamonds and Pearl

Diamonds and Pearl

by K’wan

Cover: Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life

Wake Up Happy

by Michael Strahan and Veronica Chambers

Cover: Prince and Me: His #1 Fan: My Minneapolis Memories

Prince and Me

by Andrea Foy

Cover: The Perfect Mistress

The Perfect Mistress

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Cover: Obscure Boundaries

Obscure Boundaries

by S.F. Powell

Cover: Like Sweet Buttermilk

Like Sweet Buttermilk

by S.F. Powell

Cover: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Stamped from the Beginning

by Ibram X. Kendi

Cover: African Heroes and Heroines

African Heroes and Heroines

by Carter G. Woodson

Cover: Provenance: A Novel

Provenance

by Donna Drew Sawyer

Cover: Chasing Ava: A Bachelor of Shell Cove Novel

Chasing Ava

by Siera London

Cover: Coming Forth by Day

Coming Forth by Day

by Kakwasi Somadhi

Cover: Consequences

Consequences

by Martha Kennerson

Cover: Adultery: A Novel

Adultery

by Paulo Coelho

Cover: Prodigal

Prodigal

by David Covin

Cover: Adinkrahene: Fear of a Black Planet

Adinkrahene

by J. A. Faulkerson

Cover: A Letter for My Mother

A Letter for My Mother

by Nina Foxx

Cover: Murder At Cape Three Points (A Darko Dawson Mystery)

Murder At Cape Three Points (A Darko Dawson Mystery)

by Kwei Quartey

Cover: Not My Will

Not My Will

by Khara Campbell

Cover: Obsessive Intimacies

Obsessive Intimacies

by Yani

Cover: A Thug’s Redemption 3: The Wrath of Andre

A Thug’s Redemption 3

by Yani

Cover: Sister Betty Says I Do

Sister Betty Says I Do

by Pat G’Orge Walker

Cover: A Family Affair

A Family Affair

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Cover: The First

The First

by Kipjo K. Ewers

Cover: A Thug’s Redemption 2: Jamal’s Return

A Thug’s Redemption 2

by Yani

Cover: The Truth About Men: The Secret Side Of The Opposite Sex

The Truth About Men

by Ian K. Smith

Cover: Everything Fades Away

Everything Fades Away

by Zane

Cover: Cowards And Angels

Cowards And Angels

by Aileen Muhammad

Cover: Shedding Light From My Journeys

Shedding Light From My Journeys

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Cover: A Thug’s Redemption

A Thug’s Redemption

by Yani

Cover: In the Still of the Night: Personal Safety for Women

In the Still of the Night

by Andrea Foy

Cover: The Works Of Alain Locke

The Works Of Alain Locke

by Charles Molesworth

Cover: Zone One: A Novel

Zone One

by Colson Whitehead

Cover: Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008

Life Upon These Shores

by Henry Louis Gates, et al.

Cover: The Secret Lives of the Four Wives: A Novel

The Secret Lives of the Four Wives

by Lola Shoneyin

Cover: Cane

Cane

by Jean Toomer

Cover: You Are Free: Stories

You Are Free

by Danzy Senna

Cover: Life, Love & Loneliness

Life, Love & Loneliness

by Crystal Lacey Winslow

Cover: Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You’re Going Through

Peace From Broken Pieces

by Iyanla Vanzant

Cover: The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings

The Cross of Redemption

by James Baldwin and Randall Kenan

Cover: Foxy: My Life In Three Acts

Foxy

by Pam Grier

Cover: Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes

by Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Cover: Lifelines: The Black Book Of Proverbs

Lifelines

by Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers

Cover: On My Journey Now: Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals

On My Journey Now

by Nikki Giovanni

Cover: Empire Of Illusion: The End Of Literacy And The Triumph Of Spectacle

Empire Of Illusion

by Chris Hedges

Cover: Chaser: A Novel

Chaser

by Miasha

Cover: Holding Pattern: Stories

Holding Pattern

by Jeffery Renard Allen

Cover: Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love

Dear G-Spot

by Zane

Cover: Dreams, Miracles and Jazz

Dreams, Miracles and Jazz

by Helon Habila and Kadija Sesay

Cover: Harmattan Rain

Harmattan Rain

by Ayesha Harruna Attah

Cover: Grandpa! Tell Us a Story Drinking from Ancient Wells the Story of the Game Black People Play/Trilogy Book One: The Game’s Soul

Grandpa! Tell Us a Story Drinking from Ancient Wells the Story of the Game Black People Play/Trilogy Book One

by Orchester Benjamin

Cover: I Stand Accused

I Stand Accused

by Monica Anderson

Cover: You Only Get Better: Celebrating Life Every Step of the Way

You Only Get Better

by Connie Briscoe, et al.

Cover: Topaz

Topaz

by Beverly Jenkins

Cover: On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance

On The Shoulders Of Giants

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Cover: In My ‘Hood

In My ‘Hood

by Endy

Cover: Remembering Margo: A Triumphant Life, A Tragic Death, And Life’s Greatest Deception

Remembering Margo

by Donzella Michele Malone

Cover: After: A Novel

After

by Marita Golden

Cover: The Immortality Of Influence

The Immortality Of Influence

by Salome Thomas-El

Cover: The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, 10th Anniversary Edition

The Color of Water

by James McBride

Cover: The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop

The Dead Emcee Scrolls

by Saul Williams

Cover: Overtime

Overtime

by Connie Barrett

Cover: The Other Side of the Game

The Other Side of the Game

by Anita Doreen Diggs

Cover: Bone To Pick: Of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Reparation, And Revenge

Bone To Pick

by Ellis Cose

Cover: A PERFECT WORLD: (A Perry Richards Novel)

A PERFECT WORLD

by Bernard Alexander McNealy

Cover: The Selling of Joseph

The Selling of Joseph

by Dieudonne Mayi

Cover: A Day Late and a Dollar Short

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

by Terry McMillan

Cover: Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters

Zora Neale Hurston

by Carla Kaplan

Cover: Mass Deception (Volume 1)

Mass Deception (Volume 1)

by Hallema

Cover: Dana Dances on Paper

Dana Dances on Paper

by Darcel Turner

Cover: Church Boy

Church Boy

by Connie Barrett

Cover: My Love Notes to a Black Man

My Love Notes to a Black Man

by Lana Reid

Cover: Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt

Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt

by Marvin V. Arnett

Cover: Chicken on a Leash: Lessons in Strength of Mind

Chicken on a Leash

by Dorothea Grimes-Frederick

Cover: Will

Will

by Will Smith

Cover: The Root of All Evil

The Root of All Evil

by Gibran Tariq and Gregory S. Jones

Cover: My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl

My Love, My Love

by Rosa Guy

Cover: West of Rehoboth: A Novel

West of Rehoboth

by Alexs D. Pate

Cover: Satin Doll: A Novel

Satin Doll

by Karen E. Quinones Miller

Cover: Sometimes I Cry

Sometimes I Cry

by Linda Dominique Grosvenor

Cover: Hot Johnny (And The Women Who Loved Him)

Hot Johnny (And The Women Who Loved Him)

by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Cover: Love Don’t Come Easy

Love Don’t Come Easy

by J.T. Smith

Cover: Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit

Sacred Woman

by Queen Afua

Cover: The Future Has a Past

The Future Has a Past

by J. California Cooper

Cover: The Fisher King: A Novel

The Fisher King

by Paule Marshall

Cover: Tuff: A Novel

Tuff

by Paul Beatty

Cover: Embracing the Horror

Embracing the Horror

by Darline Dorce-Coupet

Cover: The Devil’s Shadow

The Devil’s Shadow

by Hugh Holton

Cover: Passing By Samaria

Passing By Samaria

by Sharon Ewell Foster

Cover: In My Family’s Shadow: Sister of Sports Phenomenon Michael Jordan

In My Family’s Shadow

by Deloris E. Jordan

Cover: Street Sweeper

Street Sweeper

by Ronin Ro

Cover: A Long Way from Home

A Long Way from Home

by Connie Briscoe

Cover: Dippin’ My Spoon

Dippin’ My Spoon

by Nina Foxx

Cover: Black Wings & Blind Angels: Poems

Black Wings & Blind Angels

by Sapphire

Cover: Shoe’s on the Otha’ Foot

Shoe’s on the Otha’ Foot

by Hunter Hayes

Cover: Into Africa: A Personal Journey

Into Africa

by Yvonne Blackwood

Cover: Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora

Dark Matter

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Cover: The Colored Garden

The Colored Garden

by O.H. Bennett

Cover: Not All Dogs

Not All Dogs

by C. Kelly Robinson

Cover: The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style

by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White

Cover: Waiting in Vain

Waiting in Vain

by Colin Channer

Cover: She

She

by Saul Williams

Cover: Juneteenth: A Novel

Juneteenth

by Ralph Ellison

Cover: Morning Drive to Midnight

Morning Drive to Midnight

by Renee Prewitt Killingsworth

Cover: Blue Blood (Ivy League Mysteries)

Blue Blood (Ivy League Mysteries)

by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Cover: Where to Choose: A Novel

Where to Choose

by Penny Mickelbury

Cover: The Crisis Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the N.A.A.C.P. Crisis Magazine

The Crisis Reader

by Sondra Kathryn Wilson

Cover: Standing at the Scratch Line

Standing at the Scratch Line

by Guy Johnson

Cover: Mama Rocks the Empty Cradle

Mama Rocks the Empty Cradle

by Nora Deloach

Cover: Black Man’s Version to Exhale

Black Man’s Version to Exhale

by Akie F. Davis

Cover: I Can’t Wait on God

I Can’t Wait on God

by Albert French

Cover: My Soul to Keep

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

Cover: Brothers, Lust, and Love: Thoughts on Manhood, Sex, and Romance

Brothers, Lust, and Love

by William July II

Cover: Ida Mae

Ida Mae

by Delores Thornton

Cover: Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

by Walter Mosley

Cover: Gone Fishin’ (Easy Rawlins, Book 6)

Gone Fishin’ (Easy Rawlins, Book 6)

by Walter Mosley

Cover: Journey To Justice

Journey To Justice

by Johnnie Cochran

Cover: The Angry Ones

The Angry Ones

by John A. Williams

Cover: Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace

Faith in the Valley

by Iyanla Vanzant

Cover: A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

by Ernest J. Gaines

Cover: Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1

Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1

by Drusilla Dunjee Houston

Cover: The Man Who Cried I Am

The Man Who Cried I Am

by John A. Williams

Cover: Survey Graphic: Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro

Survey Graphic

by Alain Locke

Cover: The Quest of the Silver Fleece

The Quest of the Silver Fleece

by W.E.B. Du Bois

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