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564 Books in the BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs Category

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Breaking: News, Barriers, and Stigmas—A Memoir of Choosing Myself

Breaking: News, Barriers, and Stigmas—A Memoir of Choosing Myself
Take My Word for It: A Memoir

Take My Word for It: A Memoir
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays

Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays
The Double Dutch Fuss: A Memoir

The Double Dutch Fuss: A Memoir
Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony

Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Matriarch (paperback): A Memoir

Matriarch (paperback): A Memoir
Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead: A Memoir

Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead: A Memoir
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother

Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother
Too Precious to Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility

Too Precious to Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility
Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love

Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love
The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family

The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family
The People Can Fly: American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle of All Time

The People Can Fly: American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle of All Time
The Flower Bearers

The Flower Bearers
A Golden Legacy (paperback): Faith, Family, and a Life of Purpose—A Memoir

A Golden Legacy (paperback): Faith, Family, and a Life of Purpose—A Memoir
Finding Home: A Memoir

Finding Home: A Memoir
A Golden Legacy: Faith, Family, and a Life of Purpose—A Memoir

A Golden Legacy: Faith, Family, and a Life of Purpose—A Memoir
Man of Many Fathers: A Memoir

Man of Many Fathers: A Memoir
Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet

Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet
107 Days

107 Days
A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America

A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America
Magically Black and Other Essays (paperback)

Magically Black and Other Essays (paperback)
Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation

Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation
The Broken King

The Broken King
And Then Came the Blues: My Story of Survival on Both Sides of the Badge

And Then Came the Blues: My Story of Survival on Both Sides of the Badge
Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy

Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy
The Chancellor’s Mansion: A Renovation Story of Family, Home, History, and Mystery

The Chancellor’s Mansion: A Renovation Story of Family, Home, History, and Mystery
Between the World and Me (paperback)

Between the World and Me (paperback)
Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three

Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three
Matriarch: A Memoir

Matriarch: A Memoir
There’s Always This Year (paperback): On Basketball and Ascension

There’s Always This Year (paperback): On Basketball and Ascension
Love, Rita: An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy

Love, Rita: An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy
Firstborn Girls: A Memoir

Firstborn Girls: A Memoir
The Nine O’Clock Whistle: Stories of the Freedom Struggle for Civil Rights in Enfield, North Carolina

The Nine O’Clock Whistle: Stories of the Freedom Struggle for Civil Rights in Enfield, North Carolina
Mainline Mama: A Memoir

Mainline Mama: A Memoir
When You’re Ready: A Love Story

When You’re Ready: A Love Story
Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History

Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History
Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street

Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays

Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
Fearless and Free: A Memoir

Fearless and Free: A Memoir
My Bully, My Aunt, and Her Final Gift

My Bully, My Aunt, and Her Final Gift
Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging

Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging
Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me
Inciting Joy: Essays

Inciting Joy: Essays
The Book of (More) Delights: Essays

The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America

The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America
The Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose

The Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose
Remember, You Are a Wiley

Remember, You Are a Wiley
Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm

Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm
I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America

I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America
Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant … and Completely Over It

Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant … and Completely Over It
Magically Black and Other Essays

Magically Black and Other Essays
Lovely One: A Memoir

Lovely One: A Memoir
Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million

Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood

Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood
Grant Me Vision: A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness

Grant Me Vision: A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness
Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest

Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative

Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative
The Dead Don’t Need Reminding: In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Shit

The Dead Don’t Need Reminding: In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Shit
I Curse You with Joy

I Curse You with Joy
It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping: Interpreting the Language of Our Fathers Without Repeating Their Stories

It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping: Interpreting the Language of Our Fathers Without Repeating Their Stories
Coming Home

Coming Home
Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms

Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms
Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World

Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays

I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays
American Negra: A Memoir

American Negra: A Memoir
What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life

What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir

How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir
First, Best: Lessons in Leadership and Legacy from Today’s Civil Rights Movement

First, Best: Lessons in Leadership and Legacy from Today’s Civil Rights Movement
Delights: Book 2: Essays

Delights: Book 2: Essays
How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
Up Home: One Girl’s Journey

Up Home: One Girl’s Journey
Autumn Song: Essays on Absence

Autumn Song: Essays on Absence
Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

A Burst of Light: and Other Essays
Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court

Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Expanded Edition)

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Expanded Edition)
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances

Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
Wreck: A Daughter’s Memoir of Becoming a Mother

Wreck: A Daughter’s Memoir of Becoming a Mother
Quietly Hostile: Essays

Quietly Hostile: Essays
In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So Post-Racial America

In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Black Woman in Not-So Post-Racial America
Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love

Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love
I Am Still with You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History

I Am Still with You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America

Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America
Never Forget Our People Were Always Free

Never Forget Our People Were Always Free
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson

The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson
My Pinup

My Pinup
Inciting Joy: Essays

Inciting Joy: Essays
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised (paperback): A Memoir of Survival and Hope

Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised (paperback): A Memoir of Survival and Hope
Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street

Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street

The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin

The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin
Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery

Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery
You’ve Been Chosen: Thriving Through the Unexpected

You’ve Been Chosen: Thriving Through the Unexpected
From Enslavement to Belovedness: for the Dignity of my People

From Enslavement to Belovedness: for the Dignity of my People
America Made Me a Black Man: A Memoir

America Made Me a Black Man: A Memoir
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir

Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
The Fame Game: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes

The Fame Game: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes
Bright: A Memoir

Bright: A Memoir
Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings

Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings
Walking in My Joy: In These Streets

Walking in My Joy: In These Streets
Game: An Autobiography

Game: An Autobiography
The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.

The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir

Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir
Where the Children Take Us

Where the Children Take Us
The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor

The Girl in the Middle: Growing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor
Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir

Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir
Blend In or Fade Out

Blend In or Fade Out
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

Manifesto: On Never Giving Up
A Calm Chaos

A Calm Chaos
Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America

Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America
A Journal for Jordan (Movie Tie-In): A Story of Love and Honor

A Journal for Jordan (Movie Tie-In): A Story of Love and Honor
Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle

Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle
Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope

Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope
You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
Call Me Freedom: A Black American Woman Breaks from Empire

Call Me Freedom: A Black American Woman Breaks from Empire
Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature
Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be

Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be
Aftershocks

Aftershocks
The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir

The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women
The Ugly Cry: A Memoir

The Ugly Cry: A Memoir
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir

Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir
Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams

Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir

My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice

Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice
Notes on Grief

Notes on Grief
We Are Bridges: A Memoir

We Are Bridges: A Memoir
Permission to Dream

Permission to Dream
(s)Kinfolk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah

(s)Kinfolk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
Hotdogs for Hyenas

Hotdogs for Hyenas
Becoming

Becoming
Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual

Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir

Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir
Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
The Officer’s Daughter: A Memoir of Family and Forgiveness

The Officer’s Daughter: A Memoir of Family and Forgiveness
Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like Journey in the Title

Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like Journey in the Title
Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir
Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph

Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto

The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
Hubert Harrison The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927

Hubert Harrison The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927
Think Black: A Memoir

Think Black: A Memoir
A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)

A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)
A Promised Land

A Promised Land
How to Make a Slave and Other Essays

How to Make a Slave and Other Essays
Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Writer’s Awakening

Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Writer’s Awakening
Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief

Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief
Let Love Rule

Let Love Rule
I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds

I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds
We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy

We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy
Intimations: Six Essays

Intimations: Six Essays
How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir
Panorama: The Missing Chapter: From the Memoir Views from the Cockpit

Panorama: The Missing Chapter: From the Memoir Views from the Cockpit
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir

The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir
The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir

The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir
Grand: A Grandparent’s Wisdom for a Happy Life

Grand: A Grandparent’s Wisdom for a Happy Life
wow, no thank you.: essays

wow, no thank you.: essays
Black Boy

Black Boy
The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation

The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation
The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose

The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism

Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism
Solitary

Solitary
Ordinary Girls: A Memoir

Ordinary Girls: A Memoir
The Beautiful Ones

The Beautiful Ones
Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System

Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System
Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay

Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay
There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir

There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons

Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
Think Black

Think Black
How to Be an Antiracist

How to Be an Antiracist
The Yellow House: A Memoir

The Yellow House: A Memoir
In the Country of Women: A Memoir

In the Country of Women: A Memoir
The Sixth Man: A Memoir

The Sixth Man: A Memoir
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)
Views from the Cockpit: The Journey of a Son

Views from the Cockpit: The Journey of a Son
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice
I Missed the Bus, But I Arrived On Time!

I Missed the Bus, But I Arrived On Time!
After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom

After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom
Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century

Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century
At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness

At Home with Muhammad Ali: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness
When You Learn the Alphabet

When You Learn the Alphabet
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir

Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward

Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays
I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter

I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America

No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
The King of No: A Financial Firefighter

The King of No: A Financial Firefighter
Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine

Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers

The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers
Womanish: A Grown Black Woman Speaks on Love and Life

Womanish: A Grown Black Woman Speaks on Love and Life
Heavy: An American Memoir

Heavy: An American Memoir
The Barefoot Woman

The Barefoot Woman
Becoming

Becoming
The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada;

The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada;
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster
We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival

We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful: Overcoming the Struggle Within to Heal My Soul

Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful: Overcoming the Struggle Within to Heal My Soul
Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House

Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House
Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers

Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers
Forever Yours: The Unpublished Works: Lyrics and Poems of Tony Rose 1966 - 2016

Forever Yours: The Unpublished Works: Lyrics and Poems of Tony Rose 1966 - 2016
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Black Klansman: A Memoir

Black Klansman: A Memoir
My Brother Moochie: Regaining Dignity in the Midst of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South

My Brother Moochie: Regaining Dignity in the Midst of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South
Daughter’s Exchange

Daughter’s Exchange
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist

Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist
Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
From a Letterman to a Better Man: A Memoir of First Downs and Second Chances

From a Letterman to a Better Man: A Memoir of First Downs and Second Chances
When the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio

When the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing Up Nuyorican in El Barrio
Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America

Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America
Meaty: Essays

Meaty: Essays
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
Love’s Long Line (21st Century Essays)

Love’s Long Line (21st Century Essays)
Feel Free: Essays

Feel Free: Essays
The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series Three: Correspondence, Volume 2: 1853-1865

The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series Three: Correspondence, Volume 2: 1853-1865
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
A Look Back in Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties Vol. 2

A Look Back in Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties Vol. 2
Higher Is Waiting

Higher Is Waiting
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
This Is Not a Border: Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature

This Is Not a Border: Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature
The Ancestors Are Smiling!

The Ancestors Are Smiling!
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir

Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
To Hair and Back: My Journey Toward Self-love One Strand at a Time

To Hair and Back: My Journey Toward Self-love One Strand at a Time
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History

Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History
Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place

Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place
Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City

Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City
I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons

I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances

Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom

Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell

Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
The Engagement Game: Why I Said “I Don’t” to Marriage and “I Do” to Me

The Engagement Game: Why I Said “I Don’t” to Marriage and “I Do” to Me
Never Stop: A Memoir

Never Stop: A Memoir
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
My Blue Yonder

My Blue Yonder
Cockroaches

Cockroaches
You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Writer’s Awakening

Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Writer’s Awakening
Prince and Me: His #1 Fan: My Minneapolis Memories

Prince and Me: His #1 Fan: My Minneapolis Memories
Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith

Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine

Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine
Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America

Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America
Finding Heaven in the Dark

Finding Heaven in the Dark
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Walking with the Muses: A Memoir

Walking with the Muses: A Memoir
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man’s Education

Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man’s Education
Every Little Step: My Story

Every Little Step: My Story
My Voice: A Memoir

My Voice: A Memoir
Unashamed

Unashamed
The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir

The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir
I Will Find You: A Reporter Investigates the Life of the Man Who Raped Her

I Will Find You: A Reporter Investigates the Life of the Man Who Raped Her
The Face: Cartography of the Void

The Face: Cartography of the Void
The Lights of Pointe-Noire: A Memoir

The Lights of Pointe-Noire: A Memoir
Reversal of Trends: A Black Man’s Journey across the Mason-Dixon Line

Reversal of Trends: A Black Man’s Journey across the Mason-Dixon Line
Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer’s
Battles: More Stories from The Mee Street Chronicles

Battles: More Stories from The Mee Street Chronicles
Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black

Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black
The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood

The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood
The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken

The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken
The Face That Changed It All: A Memoir

The Face That Changed It All: A Memoir
The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City

The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City
Between The World And Me

Between The World And Me
Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself

Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself
After The Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye

After The Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye
Harlem Heroin(e): My Love Affair With Harlem Street Life And The Men Who Ruled It

Harlem Heroin(e): My Love Affair With Harlem Street Life And The Men Who Ruled It
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America The Black Point Of View

America The Black Point Of View
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The Light Of The World: A Memoir
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Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir
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My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past
Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally

Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally
7-10 Split: My Journey As America’s Whitest Black Kid

7-10 Split: My Journey As America’s Whitest Black Kid
Corruption Officer: From Jail Guard To Perpetrator Inside Rikers Island

Corruption Officer: From Jail Guard To Perpetrator Inside Rikers Island
Ordinary Light: A Memoir

Ordinary Light: A Memoir
Dear Mary, Dear Luther

Dear Mary, Dear Luther
Wandering Time: Western Notebooks

Wandering Time: Western Notebooks
The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America

The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America
The High Price I Had To Pay: Sentenced To 12 1/2 Years For Victimizing Lehman Brothers Bank

The High Price I Had To Pay: Sentenced To 12 1/2 Years For Victimizing Lehman Brothers Bank
Power Forward: My Presidential Education

Power Forward: My Presidential Education
Reach: 40 Black Men Speak On Living, Leading, And Succeeding

Reach: 40 Black Men Speak On Living, Leading, And Succeeding
She’s All Caught Up!.

She’s All Caught Up!.
Dear Father: Breaking The Cycle Of Pain

Dear Father: Breaking The Cycle Of Pain
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Growing Up Gangster: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of a Notorious Hustler

Growing Up Gangster: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of a Notorious Hustler
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The Work: My Search For A Life That Matters
A Look Back In Time

A Look Back In Time
Letter to Jimmy

Letter to Jimmy
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Rising Up From the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed- A Bridge Forward: The Autobiography of Sarah Washington O’Neal Rush, The Great-Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington

Rising Up From the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed- A Bridge Forward: The Autobiography of Sarah Washington O’Neal Rush, The Great-Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington
Against All Odds: From the Projects to the Penthouse

Against All Odds: From the Projects to the Penthouse
True Love

True Love
Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed

Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed
An Obama’s Journey: My Odyssey Of Self-Discovery Across Three Cultures

An Obama’s Journey: My Odyssey Of Self-Discovery Across Three Cultures
Fire Shut Up In My Bones

Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Story/Time: The Life Of An Idea (The Toni Morrison Lecture Series)

Story/Time: The Life Of An Idea (The Toni Morrison Lecture Series)
Nine Years Under

Nine Years Under
Nine Lives Of A Black Panther: A Story Of Survival

Nine Lives Of A Black Panther: A Story Of Survival
Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry Jr.

Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry Jr.
It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership
Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir

Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir
My Strength Comes from Within: Second Edition

My Strength Comes from Within: Second Edition
Stand Up Straight and Sing!

Stand Up Straight and Sing!
The Closer

The Closer
Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black

Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black
Everybody’s Got Something

Everybody’s Got Something
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir

Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir
Daddy Polished My Shoes

Daddy Polished My Shoes
Searching for Zion

Searching for Zion
Gate to Life - You Choose the Life That You Shall Experience

Gate to Life - You Choose the Life That You Shall Experience
Tales Of A Jailhouse Librarian: Challenging The Juvenile Justice System One Book At A Time

Tales Of A Jailhouse Librarian: Challenging The Juvenile Justice System One Book At A Time
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
My Bondage and My Freedom

My Bondage and My Freedom
My View From The Summit (Vfs)

My View From The Summit (Vfs)
The Diary of an Overcomer: An Inspirational story of True Love, Hope, Triumph, and Victory

The Diary of an Overcomer: An Inspirational story of True Love, Hope, Triumph, and Victory
Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a Slave
The Diary of Malcolm X: 1964

The Diary of Malcolm X: 1964
Undisputed Truth

Undisputed Truth
The Rejected Stone

The Rejected Stone
Men We Reaped

Men We Reaped
Buck: A Memoir

Buck: A Memoir
Fathering Words: The Making Of An African American Writer

Fathering Words: The Making Of An African American Writer
Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society

High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
Yes, Chef: A Memoir

Yes, Chef: A Memoir
Earl The Pearl: My Story

Earl The Pearl: My Story
Game Over

Game Over
The Lost Daughter: A Memoir

The Lost Daughter: A Memoir
Mom & Me & Mom

Mom & Me & Mom
You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love, Loss (and Each Other)

You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love, Loss (and Each Other)
Divorce Dog: Men, Motherhood, And Midlife

Divorce Dog: Men, Motherhood, And Midlife
Phd To Ph.D.: How Education Saved My Life

Phd To Ph.D.: How Education Saved My Life
Growing Up In The Nation’s Capital: We Made It, But It Took An Entire Village

Growing Up In The Nation’s Capital: We Made It, But It Took An Entire Village
Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home

Living and Dying in Brick City: An E.R. Doctor Returns Home

Neglected But Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother’s Love

Neglected But Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother’s Love
Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped

Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped

Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire

Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire
Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider

Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider
The Last Holiday: A Memoir

The Last Holiday: A Memoir
Lemonade: Inspired By Actual Events

Lemonade: Inspired By Actual Events
In The House Of The Interpreter: A Memoir

In The House Of The Interpreter: A Memoir
There Was A Country: A Personal History Of Biafra

There Was A Country: A Personal History Of Biafra
The South Africa of His Heart: A Memoir about Love, Loss and Serendipity: a work of creative nonfiction

The South Africa of His Heart: A Memoir about Love, Loss and Serendipity: a work of creative nonfiction
One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir

One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir
If Your Back’s Not Bent: The Role of the Citizenship Education Program in the Civil Rights Movement

If Your Back’s Not Bent: The Role of the Citizenship Education Program in the Civil Rights Movement
The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business

The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace

Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me

Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me
Yes, Chef

Yes, Chef
Almost a Woman: A Memoir

Almost a Woman: A Memoir
Drink Fuck Sleep (Volume 1)

Drink Fuck Sleep (Volume 1)
Things I Should Have Told My Daughter

Things I Should Have Told My Daughter
The Colored Cadet at West Point

The Colored Cadet at West Point
Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption

Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption
It Was The Devil All Along

It Was The Devil All Along
Panther Baby

Panther Baby
Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through

Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through
Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman’s Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones

Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman’s Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones
The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker

The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker
My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir

My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir
My Song: A Memoir

My Song: A Memoir
This Is Herman Cain!: My Journey To The White House

This Is Herman Cain!: My Journey To The White House
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World
The Devil Finds Work

The Devil Finds Work
One Day It’ll All Make Sense

One Day It’ll All Make Sense
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You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through A Brother’s Eyes
The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir

The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir
One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir

One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir
Pimp: The Story of My Life

Pimp: The Story of My Life
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy

My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
A Reason To Believe: Lessons From An Improbable Life

A Reason To Believe: Lessons From An Improbable Life
One Season (In Pinstripes): A Memoir

One Season (In Pinstripes): A Memoir
True You: A Journey To Finding And Loving Yourself

True You: A Journey To Finding And Loving Yourself
I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, To The Blind Side, And Beyond

I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, To The Blind Side, And Beyond
From Gigolo to Jesus

From Gigolo to Jesus
A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
D.C. Unmasked & Undressed: A Memoir

D.C. Unmasked & Undressed: A Memoir
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Die Free - A Heroic Family Tale

Die Free - A Heroic Family Tale
Asphalt Warrior: The Story Of New York City’s Fastest Messenger

Asphalt Warrior: The Story Of New York City’s Fastest Messenger
Before Truth Set Me Free: Behind The Music To Behind Bars - A Memoir

Before Truth Set Me Free: Behind The Music To Behind Bars - A Memoir
Hubert Harrison The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918

Hubert Harrison The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918
Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You’re Going Through

Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You’re Going Through
The Next Big Story: My Journey Through The Land Of Possibilities (Celebra Books)

The Next Big Story: My Journey Through The Land Of Possibilities (Celebra Books)
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work
Beyond Katrina: A Meditation On The Mississippi Gulf Coast (Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication)

Beyond Katrina: A Meditation On The Mississippi Gulf Coast (Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication)
Going Rogue: An American Life

Going Rogue: An American Life
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street

Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street
Bitch Is The New Black: A Memoir

Bitch Is The New Black: A Memoir
Sweet Liberia: Lessons from the Coal Pot

Sweet Liberia: Lessons from the Coal Pot
Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations

Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison

A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison
Losing My Cool: How A Father’s Love And 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture

Losing My Cool: How A Father’s Love And 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture
Foxy: My Life In Three Acts

Foxy: My Life In Three Acts
In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance

In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Lebron’s Dream Team: How Four Friends and I Brought a Championsip Home

Lebron’s Dream Team: How Four Friends and I Brought a Championsip Home
A Game Of Character: A Family Journey From Chicago’s Southside To The Ivy League And Beyond

A Game Of Character: A Family Journey From Chicago’s Southside To The Ivy League And Beyond
Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes To The Mean Streets To The Life I Always Wanted

Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes To The Mean Streets To The Life I Always Wanted
The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir

The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir
Triangular Road: A Memoir

Triangular Road: A Memoir
Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother’s Story

Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother’s Story
The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback))
Brother West: Living And Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

Brother West: Living And Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor

A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars
On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope

On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope
Revolutionary Suicide: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Revolutionary Suicide: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood

The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood

Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood
The Vixen Diaries

The Vixen Diaries
Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain

Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain
The House at the End of the Road: The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South

The House at the End of the Road: The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South
The Katrina Papers: A Journal of Trauma and Recovery

The Katrina Papers: A Journal of Trauma and Recovery
Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home

Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: A Personal History

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: A Personal History
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter

Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas

Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas
The Heart of a Woman (paperback)

The Heart of a Woman (paperback)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Gather Together In My Name

Gather Together In My Name
The 5th Inning

The 5th Inning
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar

Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
Stranger In The Family

Stranger In The Family
Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad

Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood

The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope

Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope
The Bond

The Bond
Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide (Left to Tell)

Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide (Left to Tell)
That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir

That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir
One Drop: My Father’s Hidden Life--A Story Of Race And Family Secrets

One Drop: My Father’s Hidden Life--A Story Of Race And Family Secrets
Alek: My Life from Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel

Alek: My Life from Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel
The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive

The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive
A Long Way Gone

A Long Way Gone
Incognegro: A Memoir Of Exile And Apartheid

Incognegro: A Memoir Of Exile And Apartheid
The Agitator’s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family

The Agitator’s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood

The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, And An Unlikely Road To Manhood
The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir

The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir
Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After A Lifetime Of Ambivalence

Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After A Lifetime Of Ambivalence
Dear Chester, Dear John

Dear Chester, Dear John
Faith Under Fire: Betrayed By A Thing Called Love

Faith Under Fire: Betrayed By A Thing Called Love
Tainted Mirror: An Anthology

Tainted Mirror: An Anthology
Grace After Midnight: A Memoir

Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
Laying down My Burdens: A Memoir

Laying down My Burdens: A Memoir
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
The Vixen Diaries

The Vixen Diaries
Black Man Under The Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs Of A Black Commercial Diver In Southeast Asia

Black Man Under The Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs Of A Black Commercial Diver In Southeast Asia
Unbowed: A Memoir

Unbowed: A Memoir
Brother, I’m Dying

Brother, I’m Dying
Do Me Twice: My Life After Islam

Do Me Twice: My Life After Islam
Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler

Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life

Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life
Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond

Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond
Inside Grand Central Terminal - A Photo Essay

Inside Grand Central Terminal - A Photo Essay
Idoleyes: My New Perspective on Faith, Fat & Fame

Idoleyes: My New Perspective on Faith, Fat & Fame
No Momma’s Boy: How I Let Go Of My Past And Embraced The Future

No Momma’s Boy: How I Let Go Of My Past And Embraced The Future
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir

A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
You Must Set Forth At Dawn: A Memoir

You Must Set Forth At Dawn: A Memoir
Cooked

Cooked
Friends: A Love Story

Friends: A Love Story
Color Me Butterfly: A True Story of Courage, Hope and Transformation

Color Me Butterfly: A True Story of Courage, Hope and Transformation
The Mee Street Chronicles: Straight Up Stories Of A Black Woman’s Life

The Mee Street Chronicles: Straight Up Stories Of A Black Woman’s Life
On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance

On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance
The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man
No Name in the Street

No Name in the Street
A Hungry Heart: A Memoir

A Hungry Heart: A Memoir
A Black Cop in the South: In Spite of Everything

A Black Cop in the South: In Spite of Everything
My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots

My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor
The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness
Confessions of a Video Vixen

Confessions of a Video Vixen
Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It

Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It
I Told the Mountain to Move

I Told the Mountain to Move
Russian Journal

Russian Journal
Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away

Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away
The Skin Between Us: A Memoir of Race, Beauty, and Belonging

The Skin Between Us: A Memoir of Race, Beauty, and Belonging
If the Creek Don’t Rise: My Life Out West with the Last Black Widow of the Civil War

If the Creek Don’t Rise: My Life Out West with the Last Black Widow of the Civil War
Mama Made the Difference

Mama Made the Difference
A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock: A Personal Narrative

A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock: A Personal Narrative
When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir

When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir
The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, 10th Anniversary Edition

The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, 10th Anniversary Edition
Target Zero: A Life in Writing

Target Zero: A Life in Writing
Mixed: My Life in Black and White

Mixed: My Life in Black and White
Civil Rights Childhood

Civil Rights Childhood
Life Is Not a Fairy Tale

Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
Voices in the Mirror: An Autobiography

Voices in the Mirror: An Autobiography
The Turkish Lover: A Memoir

The Turkish Lover: A Memoir
The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College

The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College
Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?

Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?
We Flew Over The Bridge: The Memoirs Of Faith Ringgold

We Flew Over The Bridge: The Memoirs Of Faith Ringgold
Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary

Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary
Descending From The Clouds: A Memoir of Combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division

Descending From The Clouds: A Memoir of Combat in the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division
From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist

From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist
Don’t Play in the Sun: One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex

Don’t Play in the Sun: One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex
Migrations Of The Heart: An Autobiography

Migrations Of The Heart: An Autobiography
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
Dreams From My Father

Dreams From My Father
Wendy’s Got the Heat

Wendy’s Got the Heat
Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics

Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics
The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter’s Quest

The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter’s Quest
Memoir: Delaware County Prison

Memoir: Delaware County Prison
Living to Tell the Tale

Living to Tell the Tale
Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student

Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student
Revelations: There’s a Light After the Lime

Revelations: There’s a Light After the Lime
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir
Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience

Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience
I Saw Ramallah

I Saw Ramallah
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces
A Song Flung Up to Heaven

A Song Flung Up to Heaven
My American Journey (Updated)

My American Journey (Updated)
Growing Up X

Growing Up X
The Zea Mexican Diary: 7 September 1926-7 September 1986

The Zea Mexican Diary: 7 September 1926-7 September 1986
Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights

Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
Will

Will
A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging

A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging
Souls for Sale: The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man

Souls for Sale: The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man
Come By Here: My Mother’s Life

Come By Here: My Mother’s Life
A Letter to My Father

A Letter to My Father
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A Personal Odyssey

A Personal Odyssey
Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography Of A Shifting Self

Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography Of A Shifting Self
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Callus on My Soul: A Memoir

Callus on My Soul: A Memoir
In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son’s Journey to Understand His Father’s Legacy

In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son’s Journey to Understand His Father’s Legacy
Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood

Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood
Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers

Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers
Raising Fences: A Black Man’s Love Story

Raising Fences: A Black Man’s Love Story
Howard Street: A Pittsburgh Story

Howard Street: A Pittsburgh Story
Sweet Summer: Growing up with and without My Dad

Sweet Summer: Growing up with and without My Dad
Miles and Me

Miles and Me
The Rose That Grew from Concrete

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Do They Hear You When You Cry

Do They Hear You When You Cry
Speaking Truth to Power

Speaking Truth to Power
Up from Slavery

Up from Slavery
Down These Mean Streets

Down These Mean Streets
My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness

My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness
The Heart of a Woman

The Heart of a Woman
Mama’s Girl

Mama’s Girl
Change the Game: One Athlete’s Thoughts on Sports, Dreams, and Growing Up

Change the Game: One Athlete’s Thoughts on Sports, Dreams, and Growing Up
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Colored People: A Memoir

Colored People: A Memoir
Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man In America

Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man In America
The Way It Was and Other Writings

The Way It Was and Other Writings
Black Ice

Black Ice
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
Long Way From Home

Long Way From Home
Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics

Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics
Making of a Stand-Up Guy

Making of a Stand-Up Guy