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395 Books in the BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black Category

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Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother

Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother
The Microphone Journeyman: The Journey Continues

The Microphone Journeyman: The Journey Continues
Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture

Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture
We Deserve to Heal: Black Women on the Perils and Promises of Friendship with White Women

We Deserve to Heal: Black Women on the Perils and Promises of Friendship with White Women
Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love

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

Too Precious to Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility
The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family

The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family
Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End

Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End
Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America

Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America
How We Heal: A Journey Toward Truth, Racial Healing, and Community Transformation from the Inside Out

How We Heal: A Journey Toward Truth, Racial Healing, and Community Transformation from the Inside Out
The Flower Bearers

The Flower Bearers
Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much

Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much
How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist

How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist
Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life
Finding Home: A Memoir

Finding Home: A Memoir
Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
A Golden Legacy: Faith, Family, and a Life of Purpose—A Memoir

A Golden Legacy: Faith, Family, and a Life of Purpose—A Memoir
My Pisces Heart: A Black Immigrant’s Search for Home Across Four Continents

My Pisces Heart: A Black Immigrant’s Search for Home Across Four Continents
Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival

Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival
A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power

A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
Let Me Be Real with You: Inspiring Lessons on Living a Life of Service

Let Me Be Real with You: Inspiring Lessons on Living a Life of Service
Tenderheaded: A Memoir

Tenderheaded: A Memoir
Andre Leon Talley: Grand Gestures

Andre Leon Talley: Grand Gestures
How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons

How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons
Waterbearers: My Mother, My Grandmother, and the Women Who Carried Me

Waterbearers: My Mother, My Grandmother, and the Women Who Carried Me
Nobody Can Give You Freedom: The Political Life of Malcolm X

Nobody Can Give You Freedom: The Political Life of Malcolm X
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
Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession

Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession
Baldwin: A Love Story

Baldwin: A Love Story
Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation

Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation
Augustine the African

Augustine the African
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
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
The Broken King

The Broken King
Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence

Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence
Punished for Dreaming (paperback): How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Punished for Dreaming (paperback): How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
Between the World and Me (paperback)

Between the World and Me (paperback)
Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity

Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity
Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible

Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible
My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman

My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman
This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters From My Grandmother

This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters From My Grandmother
Veracity and Verse: A Preacher’s Reflections and Poems on Faith and Truth

Veracity and Verse: A Preacher’s Reflections and Poems on Faith and Truth
Matriarch: A Memoir

Matriarch: A Memoir
Get Honest or Die Lying (paperback): Why Small Talk Sucks

Get Honest or Die Lying (paperback): Why Small Talk Sucks
How Black History Can Save Your Life: From the Talk to George Floyd, Everything You Need to Know to Deescalate a Racist Situation

How Black History Can Save Your Life: From the Talk to George Floyd, Everything You Need to Know to Deescalate a Racist Situation
Love, Rita: An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy

Love, Rita: An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy
The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir

The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir
Firstborn Girls: A Memoir

Firstborn Girls: A Memoir
Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big

Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big
Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History

Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History
How to Become a Black Writer: Creating and Honoring Black Stories That Matter (the Power of Black Stories, Inspiration for Black Storytellers)

How to Become a Black Writer: Creating and Honoring Black Stories That Matter (the Power of Black Stories, Inspiration for Black Storytellers)
The Pretty Victory: 100-Day Guide to Recenter Yourself and Find Your Purpose

The Pretty Victory: 100-Day Guide to Recenter Yourself and Find Your Purpose
Mainline Mama: A Memoir

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

When You’re Ready: A Love Story
Fearless and Free: A Memoir

Fearless and Free: A Memoir
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
Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore

Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays

Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
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
Legacy (paperback): A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine

Legacy (paperback): A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Son of Birmingham: A Memoir

Son of Birmingham: A Memoir
The Promise of Language: A Memoir

The Promise of Language: A Memoir
Make Your Own History: Timeless Truths from Black American Trailblazers

Make Your Own History: Timeless Truths from Black American Trailblazers
Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative

Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative
Growing Up Urkel

Growing Up Urkel
Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Stand in My Window: Meditations on Home and How We Make It

Stand in My Window: Meditations on Home and How We Make It
The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast

The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast
Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me
By God’s Grace

By God’s Grace
Where the Black Designers Are: A Life in Advocacy

Where the Black Designers Are: A Life in Advocacy
Our South: Black Food Through My Lens

Our South: Black Food Through My Lens
Inciting Joy: Essays

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

The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
Jessica Huntley’s Pan-African Life: The Decolonizing Work of a Radical Black Activist

Jessica Huntley’s Pan-African Life: The Decolonizing Work of a Radical Black Activist
The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America

The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America
Salvage: Readings from the Wreck

Salvage: Readings from the Wreck
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
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
Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant … and Completely Over It

Rage: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant … and Completely Over It
Angel of War: Spiritual Recollections of an Insurrectionist, Osborne Perry Anderson

Angel of War: Spiritual Recollections of an Insurrectionist, Osborne Perry Anderson
Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
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
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune

A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune
Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist
The Fire Next Time; Nobody Knows My Name; No Name in the Street; The Devil Findswork: Introduction by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

The Fire Next Time; Nobody Knows My Name; No Name in the Street; The Devil Findswork: Introduction by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Grant Me Vision: A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness

Grant Me Vision: A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness
Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership

Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership
Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People

Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People
This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood

This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood
Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative

Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative
I Curse You with Joy

I Curse You with Joy
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America

The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms

Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms
We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men

We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections

The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections
Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World

Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist

Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist
I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays

I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays
You Get What You Pay for: Essays

You Get What You Pay for: Essays
American Negra: A Memoir

American Negra: A Memoir
Lifting as They Climb: Black Women Buddhists and Collective Liberation

Lifting as They Climb: Black Women Buddhists and Collective Liberation
What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life

What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
Nina Simone in Comics!

Nina Simone in Comics!
Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt: A Memoir in Verse

Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt: A Memoir in Verse
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir

How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience

HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience
Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration

The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration
Black Voices: Inspiring & Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders

Black Voices: Inspiring & Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders
Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-Ish and Beyond

Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-Ish and Beyond
Stepping Out: The Unapologetic Style of African Americans Over Fifty

Stepping Out: The Unapologetic Style of African Americans Over Fifty
To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul

To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul
Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America’s First Black Generals

Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America’s First Black Generals
Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines

Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines
Troubling the Water: The Urgent Work of Radical Belonging

Troubling the Water: The Urgent Work of Radical Belonging
Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History

Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History
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
Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
Up Home: One Girl’s Journey

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

Autumn Song: Essays on Absence
Don’t Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words

Don’t Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words
Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power

Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power
Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
All God’s Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity

All God’s Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity
Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court

Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court
The Talk

The Talk
Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing

Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing
More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered about the White Mother He Never Knew

More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered about the White Mother He Never Knew
Angela Davis (paperback): An Autobiography

Angela Davis (paperback): An Autobiography
Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable

Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable
My Sunday Best: Pearls of Wisdom, Wit, Grace, and Style

My Sunday Best: Pearls of Wisdom, Wit, Grace, and Style
Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love

Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love
Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter

Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter
What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman

What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman
Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today

Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard

Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard
Emma’s Postcard Album: Black Lives in the Early Twentieth Century

Emma’s Postcard Album: Black Lives in the Early Twentieth Century
Grocery Shopping with My Mother

Grocery Shopping with My Mother
Reclamation (paperback): Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy

Reclamation (paperback): Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy
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
The Good Fight

The Good Fight
Unbought and Unbossed

Unbought and Unbossed
My Pinup

My Pinup
Inciting Joy: Essays

Inciting Joy: Essays
Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen

Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen
In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography
Black Women Will Save the World

Black Women Will Save the World
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
From Enslavement to Belovedness: for the Dignity of my People

From Enslavement to Belovedness: for the Dignity of my People
Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up

Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up
America Made Me a Black Man: A Memoir

America Made Me a Black Man: A Memoir
Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth

Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland

We Got By: A Black Family’s Journey in the Heartland
Bright: A Memoir

Bright: A Memoir
United Stated of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope

United Stated of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope
A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story

A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story
You Mean It or You Don’t: James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge

You Mean It or You Don’t: James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge
The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.

The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir

Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir
Finding Marshalls: A Genealogy Trip with a Black and White Twist

Finding Marshalls: A Genealogy Trip with a Black and White Twist
Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Lives

Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Lives
Where the Children Take Us

Where the Children Take Us
Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island

Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island
Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop

Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop
The Devil’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail

The Devil’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail
Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

Grief Is Love: Living with Loss
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
Dream Journal: The Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dream Journal: The Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Many Lives of Andrew Young

The Many Lives of Andrew Young
Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way

Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way
From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business

From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business
Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One

Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One
Letters to the Sons of Society

Letters to the Sons of Society
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough

Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough
Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America

Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America
Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
Seven Sisters And A Brother (paperback): Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s

Seven Sisters And A Brother (paperback): Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s
Being Somebody and Black Besides: An Untold Memoir of Midcentury Black Life

Being Somebody and Black Besides: An Untold Memoir of Midcentury Black Life
The Deeper the Roots: A Memoir of Hope and Home

The Deeper the Roots: A Memoir of Hope and Home
Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy

Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy
The Pursuit of Porsha: How My Journey to Happiness Can Help You Find Yours

The Pursuit of Porsha: How My Journey to Happiness Can Help You Find Yours
Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic

Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic
Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America

Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 1: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 1

Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 1: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 1
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War

Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women

The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path to the White House

Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path to the White House
Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend

Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend
Afropessimism

Afropessimism
Keep On Moving: My Journey in the Fourth Quarter

Keep On Moving: My Journey in the Fourth Quarter
Keep On Moving (paperback): My Journey in the Fourth Quarter

Keep On Moving (paperback): My Journey in the Fourth Quarter
I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America

I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
Black Nerd Problems: Essays

Black Nerd Problems: Essays
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope

Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope
Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South

Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South
Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics

Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics
The Marshall Legacy in Black and White

The Marshall Legacy in Black and White
Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be

Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be
Aftershocks

Aftershocks
After Dark: Birth of the Disco Dance Party

After Dark: Birth of the Disco Dance Party
Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem

Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem
Beginnings, Endings, and Salt: Essays

Beginnings, Endings, and Salt: Essays
Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC

Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC
Cack-Handed: A Memoir

Cack-Handed: A Memoir
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
The Victory of Greenwood

The Victory of Greenwood
Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir

Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir

My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir
Notes on Grief

Notes on Grief
On Juneteenth

On Juneteenth
Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump

Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump
We Are Bridges: A Memoir

We Are Bridges: A Memoir
A Journey Through Grace (paperback)

A Journey Through Grace (paperback)
A Journey Through Grace

A Journey Through Grace
Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay

Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay
The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle

The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
Becoming

Becoming
Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir

Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir
Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One

Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One
Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph

Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
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
The Three Mothers (Hardcover)

The Three Mothers (Hardcover)
Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
Mining Diamonds

Mining Diamonds
Invisible Men: Black Artists of the Golden Age of Comics

Invisible Men: Black Artists of the Golden Age of Comics
Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic

Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic
Think Black: A Memoir

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

Hubert Harrison The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927
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
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
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
Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads

Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads
Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice

Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice
Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir

Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir
How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team

A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team
Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City

Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City
Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture
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
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography Of Ida B. Wells

Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography Of Ida B. Wells
Afropessimism

Afropessimism
I Don’t Want to Die Poor

I Don’t Want to Die Poor
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Fannie Lou Hamer: America’s Freedom Fighting Woman

Fannie Lou Hamer: America’s Freedom Fighting Woman
Black Boy

Black Boy
The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever

The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever
Golden Beauty Boss: The Story of Madame Sara Spencer Washington and the Apex Empire

Golden Beauty Boss: The Story of Madame Sara Spencer Washington and the Apex Empire
Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism

Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism
Race Man: Selected Works, 1960-2015

Race Man: Selected Works, 1960-2015
Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo

Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
The Black Book (Anniversary)

The Black Book (Anniversary)
Seven Sisters And A Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s

Seven Sisters And A Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s
Solitary

Solitary
Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter

Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter
Yes We Did: Photos and Behind-The-Scenes Stories Celebrating Our First African American President

Yes We Did: Photos and Behind-The-Scenes Stories Celebrating Our First African American President
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons

Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America

Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
Black Indian

Black Indian
The Yellow House: A Memoir

The Yellow House: A Memoir
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer

I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir

Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: 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)
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice
400 Years of Witnessing

400 Years of Witnessing
When You Learn the Alphabet

When You Learn the Alphabet
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
Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires

Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated (Boxed Set)

Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated (Boxed Set)
Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali

Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali
The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom

The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom
Becoming

Becoming
Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism

Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism
Empire: The House That John H. Johnson Built (The Life & Legacy of Pioneering Publishing Magnate)

Empire: The House That John H. Johnson Built (The Life & Legacy of Pioneering Publishing Magnate)
Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian

Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian
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
Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream

Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream
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
Daughter’s Exchange

Daughter’s Exchange
Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights Movement

The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights Movement
Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy

Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Marvel’s Black Panther: A Comic Book Biography, From Stan Lee to Ta-Nehisi Coates

Marvel’s Black Panther: A Comic Book Biography, From Stan Lee to Ta-Nehisi Coates
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era

The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
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
Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances

Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
Obama: From Promise to Power

Obama: From Promise to Power
Eye On the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press

Eye On the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press
I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film

I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film
Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
My Blue Yonder

My Blue Yonder
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
We Want Freedom

We Want Freedom
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
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
Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire

Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir

Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Between The World And Me

Between The World And Me
The Light Of The World: A Memoir

The Light Of The World: A Memoir
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou

Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute

His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute
The Diary of Malcolm X: 1964

The Diary of Malcolm X: 1964
Men We Reaped

Men We Reaped
Mom & Me & Mom

Mom & Me & Mom
Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World

Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World
Black Cool: One Thousand Streams Of Blackness

Black Cool: One Thousand Streams Of Blackness
Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-From South Central to Hollywood

Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-From South Central to Hollywood
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Dust Tracks On A Road: An Autobiography

Dust Tracks On A Road: An Autobiography
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Letter to My Daughter

Letter to My Daughter
Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home

Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter

Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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

The Heart of a Woman (paperback)
Gather Together In My Name

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

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas

Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas
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
Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin

Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin
That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir

That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir
A Long Way Gone

A Long Way Gone
Low Road: The Life and Legacy of Donald Goines

Low Road: The Life and Legacy of Donald Goines
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler

Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler
An Illuminated Life: Bella da Costa Greene’s Journey from Prejudice to Privilege

An Illuminated Life: Bella da Costa Greene’s Journey from Prejudice to Privilege
Cooked

Cooked
The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
Acolytes: Poems

Acolytes: Poems
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography

Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire

Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero

Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998
A Song Flung Up to Heaven

A Song Flung Up to Heaven
Growing Up X

Growing Up X
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems

Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems
A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging

A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging
Is It Nation Time?: Contemporary Essays on Black Power and Black Nationalism

Is It Nation Time?: Contemporary Essays on Black Power and Black Nationalism
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Assata: An Autobiography

Assata: An Autobiography
Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood

Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood
Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy

Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy
Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary
Jackie Robinson: A Biography

Jackie Robinson: A Biography
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood

Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
Trespassing: My Sojourn in the Halls of Privilege

Trespassing: My Sojourn in the Halls of Privilege
The Heart of a Woman

The Heart of a Woman
The Shadow of the Panther: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America

The Shadow of the Panther: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Days of Grace: A Memoir

Days of Grace: A Memoir
The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical

The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical
The Big Sea: An Autobiography

The Big Sea: An Autobiography
The Fire Next Time

The Fire Next Time
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)
His Eye Is On The Sparrow: An Autobiography (Quality Paperbacks Series)

His Eye Is On The Sparrow: An Autobiography (Quality Paperbacks Series)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
I Shall Not Be Moved

I Shall Not Be Moved
Black Abolitionists (Revised)

Black Abolitionists (Revised)
Zami: A New Spelling Of My Name - A Biomythography (Crossing Press Feminist Series)

Zami: A New Spelling Of My Name - A Biomythography (Crossing Press Feminist Series)
Long Way From Home

Long Way From Home
I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience

I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience