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The Microphone Journeyman: The Journey Continues

The Microphone Journeyman: The Journey Continues
We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel

We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel
I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free

I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free
Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements

Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families

The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice

The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice
Miss Chloe: A Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison

Miss Chloe: A Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison
Ideas in Unexpected Places: Reimagining Black Intellectual History

Ideas in Unexpected Places: Reimagining Black Intellectual History
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker

Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker
Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography

Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography
The Ugly Cry: A Memoir

The Ugly Cry: A Memoir
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Permission to Dream

Permission to Dream
Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice

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

Black Power, Black Lawyer (paperback): My Audacious Quest for Justice
Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Just Us: An American Conversation

Just Us: An American Conversation
Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir

Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Black Boy

Black Boy
The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches

The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches
We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America

We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America
Living in Color: What’s Funny about Me

Living in Color: What’s Funny about Me
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life in American History

W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life in American History
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays
Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family

Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter

I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter
Heavy: An American Memoir

Heavy: An American Memoir
Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family

Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family
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 AutoThugOgraphy of Turk

The AutoThugOgraphy of Turk
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
She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé

I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé
Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir

My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir
On Mother Earth

On Mother Earth
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
Keeping Peace: Reflections on Life, Legacy, Commitment and Struggle

Keeping Peace: Reflections on Life, Legacy, Commitment and Struggle
This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America

This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
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
Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Harlem Bible: In The Beginning

Harlem Bible: In The Beginning
Working With the Hands

Working With the Hands
The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult

The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult
Alice Walker: A Woman for Our Times (Women Writers of Color)

Alice Walker: A Woman for Our Times (Women Writers of Color)
Across That Bridge

Across That Bridge
Don’t Believe The Hype: Still Fighting Cultural Misinformation about African Americans

Don’t Believe The Hype: Still Fighting Cultural Misinformation about African Americans
Chester B. Himes: A Biography

Chester B. Himes: A Biography
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir

Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
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
My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir

My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama

Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
Finding Oprah’s Roots: Finding Your Own

Finding Oprah’s Roots: Finding Your Own
Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present

Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present
Fire, The Dick Gregory Story: A Biography for Young Adults

Fire, The Dick Gregory Story: A Biography for Young Adults
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
My Life, My Love, My Legacy

My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Heav’nly Tidings From the Afric Muse: The Grace and Genius of Phillis Wheatley Poet Laureate of the American Revolution

Heav’nly Tidings From the Afric Muse: The Grace and Genius of Phillis Wheatley Poet Laureate of the American Revolution
Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life

Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life
Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File

Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
Pressure Makes Diamonds

Pressure Makes Diamonds
My Blue Yonder

My Blue Yonder
We Want Freedom

We Want Freedom
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
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
Metamorphosis: Cotton Picker to Community Leader

Metamorphosis: Cotton Picker to Community Leader
Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks

Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks
Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America’s African Studies Department

Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America’s African Studies Department
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire

The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire
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
Walking with the Muses: A Memoir

Walking with the Muses: A Memoir
Every Little Step: My Story

Every Little Step: My Story
The Battle for the Souls of Black Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and the Debate That Shaped the Course of Civil Rights

The Battle for the Souls of Black Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and the Debate That Shaped the Course of Civil Rights
Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America

Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America
Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Roots: The Saga of an American Family
A Love Letter to Texas Women

A Love Letter to Texas Women
7 Little White Lies: The Conspiracy to Destroy the Black Self-Image

7 Little White Lies: The Conspiracy to Destroy the Black Self-Image
Stokely: A Life

Stokely: A Life
The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice

The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice
The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family

The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X

Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine

Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine
Letters from Langston: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Red Scare and Beyond

Letters from Langston: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Red Scare and Beyond
Transformations of Freedom in the Land of the Maroons: Creolization in the Cockpits Jamaica

Transformations of Freedom in the Land of the Maroons: Creolization in the Cockpits Jamaica
Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness

Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness
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
Alex Haley: And The Books That Changed A Nation

Alex Haley: And The Books That Changed A Nation
The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood

The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood
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
Black Culture and Experience: Contemporary Issues

Black Culture and Experience: Contemporary Issues
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
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
Negroland: A Memoir

Negroland: A Memoir
Introduction to African American Studies

Introduction to African American Studies
The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City

The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (paperback): A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (paperback): A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York

One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York
I Am Charlie Wilson

I Am Charlie Wilson
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Feminist Classics)

Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Feminist Classics)
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life Of Ota Benga

Spectacle: The Astonishing Life Of Ota Benga
After The Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye

After The Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir

Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir
Black Citymakers: How the Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America

Black Citymakers: How the Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America
Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally

Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally
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
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
Selected Letters of Langston Hughes

Selected Letters of Langston Hughes
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (Reissue)

Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (Reissue)
Institutional Freedom: A Collection of African American Studies Essays

Institutional Freedom: A Collection of African American Studies Essays
The Words & Wisdom of Charles Johnson

The Words & Wisdom of Charles Johnson
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
Black Looks: Race and Representation

Black Looks: Race and Representation
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics

Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou

Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
Black Prophetic Fire

Black Prophetic Fire
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
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Cosby: His Life and Times

Cosby: His Life and Times
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year

Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance

Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance
Rhythm For Sale

Rhythm For Sale
Essence Maya Angelou: Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey

Essence Maya Angelou: Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey
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.
The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women

The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women
Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir

Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir
A Joyous Revolt: Toni Cade Bambara, Writer and Activist (Women Writers of Color)

A Joyous Revolt: Toni Cade Bambara, Writer and Activist (Women Writers of Color)
Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian
Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir

Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir
Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture

Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture
Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson

Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson
Searching for Zion

Searching for Zion
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

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

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
My Bondage and My Freedom

My Bondage and My Freedom
The Southern Mystique

The Southern Mystique
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities

Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities
Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a Slave
The Diary of Malcolm X: 1964

The Diary of Malcolm X: 1964
Furious Cool: Richard Pryor And The World That Made Him

Furious Cool: Richard Pryor And The World That Made Him
Caribbean Spaces: Escapes from Twilight Zone

Caribbean Spaces: Escapes from Twilight Zone
Black Revolutionary: William Patterson & the Globalization of the African American Freedom Struggle

Black Revolutionary: William Patterson & the Globalization of the African American Freedom Struggle
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise And Times Of Charlie Parker

Kansas City Lightning: The Rise And Times Of Charlie Parker
Men We Reaped

Men We Reaped
Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance

Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance
A Dream Foreclosed: Black America And The Fight For A Place To Call Home (Occupied Media Pamphlet Series)

A Dream Foreclosed: Black America And The Fight For A Place To Call Home (Occupied Media Pamphlet Series)
Fathering Words: The Making Of An African American Writer

Fathering Words: The Making Of An African American Writer
The Butler: A Witness to History

The Butler: A Witness to History
The Courage To Hope

The Courage To Hope
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
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study

The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study
Mom & Me & Mom

Mom & Me & Mom
Ghosts Of Jim Crow

Ghosts Of Jim Crow
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation

Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
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
Notes of a Native Son

Notes of a Native Son
Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life Of Motown’s First Superstar

Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life Of Motown’s First Superstar
Reginald F. Lewis Before Tlc Beatrice: The Young Man Before The Billion-Dollar Empire

Reginald F. Lewis Before Tlc Beatrice: The Young Man Before The Billion-Dollar Empire
The Fire Of Freedom: Abraham Galloway And The Slaves’ Civil War

The Fire Of Freedom: Abraham Galloway And The Slaves’ Civil War
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 Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lessons, a Father’s Life

The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lessons, a Father’s Life
The Courage To Hope: How I Stood Up To The Politics Of Fear

The Courage To Hope: How I Stood Up To The Politics Of Fear
City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact On Modern-Day Brooklyn

City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact On Modern-Day Brooklyn
Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me

Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me
Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters

Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters
Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation

Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation
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
Panther Baby

Panther Baby
Black Gotham: A Family History Of African-Americans In Nineteenth Century New York City

Black Gotham: A Family History Of African-Americans In Nineteenth Century New York City
Black Cool: One Thousand Streams Of Blackness

Black Cool: One Thousand Streams Of Blackness
As I Run Toward Africa: A Memoir

As I Run Toward Africa: A Memoir
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
Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention

Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention
Manchild In The Promised Land

Manchild In The Promised Land
Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope Of The Black Ballerina: A Biohistory Of American Performance

Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope Of The Black Ballerina: A Biohistory Of American Performance
The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker

The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker
MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image

MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image
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
You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through A Brother’s Eyes

You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through A Brother’s Eyes
One Day It’ll All Make Sense

One Day It’ll All Make Sense
by Common
The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir

The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir
Uncle Tom’s Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Reverend Josiah Henson

Uncle Tom’s Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Reverend Josiah Henson
Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa

Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa
Rac(E)Ing To The Right: Selected Essays George S. Schuyler

Rac(E)Ing To The Right: Selected Essays George S. Schuyler
Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir

Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy

My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
Vibration Cooking: or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl

Vibration Cooking: or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl
A Reason To Believe: Lessons From An Improbable Life

A Reason To Believe: Lessons From An Improbable Life
Breaching Jericho’s Walls: A Twentieth-Century African American Life

Breaching Jericho’s Walls: A Twentieth-Century African American Life
Troubling Vision: Performance, Visuality, and Blackness

Troubling Vision: Performance, Visuality, and Blackness
Die Free - A Heroic Family Tale

Die Free - A Heroic Family Tale
I See The Promised Land: A Life Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

I See The Promised Land: A Life Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Decoded

Decoded
by Jay-Z
Dust Tracks On A Road: An Autobiography

Dust Tracks On A Road: An Autobiography
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Damn Near White: An African American Family’s Rise From Slavery To Bittersweet Success

Damn Near White: An African American Family’s Rise From Slavery To Bittersweet Success
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong

Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There?

Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There?
The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey

The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey
Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC

Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC
John Oliver Killens: A Life Of Black Literary Activism

John Oliver Killens: A Life Of Black Literary Activism
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
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
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
Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition

Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition
The Undiscovered Paul Robeson Quest for Freedom, 1939 - 1976

The Undiscovered Paul Robeson Quest for Freedom, 1939 - 1976
The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback))
Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait

Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait
W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scott Story

Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scott Story
Letter to My Daughter

Letter to My Daughter
Brother West: Living And Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

Brother West: Living And Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books)

Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books)
The Hemingses Of Monticello: An American Family

The Hemingses Of Monticello: An American Family
The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

The Color of Fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States
Revolutionary Suicide: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Revolutionary Suicide: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica

Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Shaping Memories: Reflections of African American Women Writers

Shaping Memories: Reflections of African American Women Writers
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 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
From Harvey River: A Memoir Of My Mother And Her Island

From Harvey River: A Memoir Of My Mother And Her Island
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
Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power

Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power
The 5th Inning

The 5th Inning
Harlem Renaissance Lives: From the African American National Biography

Harlem Renaissance Lives: From the African American National Biography
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar

Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching

Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale Of Love And Deception Across The Color Line

Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale Of Love And Deception Across The Color Line
Negro With A Hat: The Rise And Fall Of Marcus Garvey

Negro With A Hat: The Rise And Fall Of Marcus Garvey
Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad

Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad
Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting

Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting
The Thin Black Line: True Stories by Black Law Enforcement Officers Policing America’s Meanest Streets

The Thin Black Line: True Stories by Black Law Enforcement Officers Policing America’s Meanest Streets
Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and into Legend

Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and into Legend
Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin

Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin
Alain L. Locke: The Biography Of A Philosopher

Alain L. Locke: The Biography Of A Philosopher
Michelle Obama: First Lady Of Hope

Michelle Obama: First Lady Of Hope
Afro-Mexicans: Discourse of "Race" and Identity on the African Diaspora. by Chege Githiora

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At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family’s Journey Toward Civil Rights Volume 1

At the Elbows of My Elders: One Family’s Journey Toward Civil Rights Volume 1
The Bond

The Bond
The American Journey of Barack Obama

The American Journey of Barack Obama
That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir

That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir
The Rise of Jim Crow (Drama of African-American History)

The Rise of Jim Crow (Drama of African-American History)
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
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins: Black Daughter of the Revolution (Gender and American Culture)

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins: Black Daughter of the Revolution (Gender and American Culture)
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting)

Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting)
Notable Black Memphians

Notable Black Memphians
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 Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir

The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir
The Ditchdigger’s Daughters

The Ditchdigger’s Daughters
Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones

Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones
Richard Wright: The Life and Times

Richard Wright: The Life and Times
Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color

Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color
Faith Under Fire: Betrayed By A Thing Called Love

Faith Under Fire: Betrayed By A Thing Called Love
A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama And Why He Can’t Win

A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama And Why He Can’t Win
African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes

African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes
Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience

Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius

Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius
Unbowed: A Memoir

Unbowed: A Memoir
Brother, I’m Dying

Brother, I’m Dying
Zora Neale Hurston: A Biography of the Spirit (Women Writers of Color)

Zora Neale Hurston: A Biography of the Spirit (Women Writers of Color)
Conversations with Leon Forrest (Literary Conversations)

Conversations with Leon Forrest (Literary Conversations)
Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond

Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond
Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party

Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life

Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life
The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America’s First Black Dynasty

The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America’s First Black Dynasty
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
Brown Sugar: Over 100 Years of America’s Black Female Superstars (New and Updated Edition)

Brown Sugar: Over 100 Years of America’s Black Female Superstars (New and Updated Edition)
Twice As Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power

Twice As Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power
Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas

Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas
Ralph Ellison: A Biography

Ralph Ellison: A Biography
Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50

Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir

A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
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
Wellington Webb: The Man, The Mayor, And The Making Of Modern Denver

Wellington Webb: The Man, The Mayor, And The Making Of Modern Denver
Equiano, the African: Biography of a Self-Made Man

Equiano, the African: Biography of a Self-Made Man
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
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On Michael Jackson
My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots

My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots
If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor

If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography

Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography
Stepin Fetchit: The Life & Times of Lincoln Perry

Stepin Fetchit: The Life & Times of Lincoln Perry
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay

Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay
The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness
Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It

Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It
My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations

My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
Tupac Shakur Legacy

Tupac Shakur Legacy
Why Do Black People Love Fried Chicken? And Other Questions You’ve Wondered But Didn’t Dare Ask

Why Do Black People Love Fried Chicken? And Other Questions You’ve Wondered But Didn’t Dare Ask
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
Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (Routledge Classics) (Volume 83)

Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (Routledge Classics) (Volume 83)
Stirring Up the African American Spirit

Stirring Up the African American Spirit
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
Color Him Father: Stories of Love and Rediscovery of Black Men

Color Him Father: Stories of Love and Rediscovery of Black Men
A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock: A Personal Narrative

A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock: A Personal Narrative
African Americans in the Furniture City: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids

African Americans in the Furniture City: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids
When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir

When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir
The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology

The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology
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
King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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
The House on Childress Street: A Memoir

The House on Childress Street: A Memoir
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Essence: 50 Of The Most Inspiring African-Americans

Essence: 50 Of The Most Inspiring African-Americans
Civil Rights Childhood

Civil Rights Childhood
Life Is Not a Fairy Tale

Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family in the Old South (New Narratives in American History)

In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family in the Old South (New Narratives in American History)
North Carolina Slave Narratives: The Lives of Moses Roper, Lunsford Lane, Moses Grandy, and Thomas H. Jones

North Carolina Slave Narratives: The Lives of Moses Roper, Lunsford Lane, Moses Grandy, and Thomas H. Jones
Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Bessie: Revised and Expanded Edition

Bessie: Revised and Expanded Edition
Finding Martha’s Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island

Finding Martha’s Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island
With Billie

With Billie
Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?

Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?
Decolonizing the Academy: African Diaspora Studies

Decolonizing the Academy: African Diaspora Studies
We Flew Over The Bridge: The Memoirs Of Faith Ringgold

We Flew Over The Bridge: The Memoirs Of Faith Ringgold
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture)

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture)
Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)

Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)
Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary

Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary
Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir

Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir
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
Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power

Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
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
America Behind The Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans

America Behind The Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans
The ISIS Papers: The Keys to the Colors

The ISIS Papers: The Keys to the Colors
Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero

Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero
Dark Designs and Visual Culture

Dark Designs and Visual Culture
Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Born to Win: The Authorized Biography of Althea Gibson

Born to Win: The Authorized Biography of Althea Gibson
Dreams From My Father

Dreams From My Father
Wendy’s Got the Heat

Wendy’s Got the Heat
Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family

Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family
Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics

Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics
African American Lives

African American Lives
Solutions for Black America

Solutions for Black America
Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self: The Givens Collection

Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self: The Givens Collection
Quitting America: The Departure of a Black Man from His Native Land

Quitting America: The Departure of a Black Man from His Native Land
The Book of African-American Women: 150 Crusaders, Creators, and Uplifters

The Book of African-American Women: 150 Crusaders, Creators, and Uplifters
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
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters

Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters
Charles S. Johnson: Leadership Beyond the Veil in the Age of Jim Crow

Charles S. Johnson: Leadership Beyond the Veil in the Age of Jim Crow
Chaka! Through the Fire

Chaka! Through the Fire
Revelations: There’s a Light After the Lime

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I Put A Spell On You: The Autobiography Of Nina Simone

I Put A Spell On You: The Autobiography Of Nina Simone
The Splendid Drunken Twenties: Selections from the Daybooks, 1922-1930

The Splendid Drunken Twenties: Selections from the Daybooks, 1922-1930
Who’s Gonna Take the Weight: Manhood, Race, and Power in America

Who’s Gonna Take the Weight: Manhood, Race, and Power in America
Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity

Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir
My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman.

My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman.
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
Summer Snow: Reflections from a Black Daughter of the South

Summer Snow: Reflections from a Black Daughter of the South
Still with Me: A Daughter’s Journey of Love and Loss

Still with Me: A Daughter’s Journey of Love and Loss
Liberation Memories: The Rhetoric And Poetics Of John Oliver Killens (African American Life Series)

Liberation Memories: The Rhetoric And Poetics Of John Oliver Killens (African American Life Series)
Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt

Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt
A Song Flung Up to Heaven

A Song Flung Up to Heaven
100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia

100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Hoop Roots

Hoop Roots
Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture

Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture
Authentically Black: Essays For The Black Silent Majority

Authentically Black: Essays For The Black Silent Majority
Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Newswoman’s African Journey

Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Newswoman’s African Journey
Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture

Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture
Growing Up X

Growing Up X
The Reckoning

The Reckoning
Open Mike

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Conversations with Margaret Walker

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I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It

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Inner City Miracle

Inner City Miracle
Dancing with Strangers: A Memoir

Dancing with Strangers: A Memoir
The Herndons: An Atlanta Family

The Herndons: An Atlanta Family
E. Franklin Frazier and Black Bourgeoisie

E. Franklin Frazier and Black Bourgeoisie
Is It Nation Time?: Contemporary Essays on Black Power and Black Nationalism

Is It Nation Time?: Contemporary Essays on Black Power and Black Nationalism
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
Race Woman: The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois

Race Woman: The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois
Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten

Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten
A Personal Odyssey

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The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1914-1967, I Dream a World

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1914-1967, I Dream a World
The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume I: 1902-1941, I, Too, Sing America (Life of Langston Hughes, 1902-1941)

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume I: 1902-1941, I, Too, Sing America (Life of Langston Hughes, 1902-1941)
The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World (Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967)

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World (Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967)
Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography Of A Shifting Self

Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography Of A Shifting Self
Prophesy Deliverance!

Prophesy Deliverance!
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker
Seventh Child: A Family Memoir of Malcolm X

Seventh Child: A Family Memoir of Malcolm X
The Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s Astonishing Success Story

The Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s Astonishing Success Story
Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt

Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt
Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic

Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic
Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the Music Industry

Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the Music Industry
Assata: An Autobiography

Assata: An Autobiography
Callus on My Soul: A Memoir

Callus on My Soul: A Memoir
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones

Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart

The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart
Donald Writes No More

Donald Writes No More
Being Black

Being Black
Miriam’s Song: A Memoir

Miriam’s Song: A Memoir
All Things Censored

All Things Censored
W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia

W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia
Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood

Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood
This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party

This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party
Raising Fences: A Black Man’s Love Story

Raising Fences: A Black Man’s Love Story
The Undiscovered Paul Robeson An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939

The Undiscovered Paul Robeson An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939
Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964

Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964
Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany

Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany
Beloved Sisters And Loving Friends: Letters From Rebecca Primus Of Royal Oak, Maryland, And Addie Brown Of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868

Beloved Sisters And Loving Friends: Letters From Rebecca Primus Of Royal Oak, Maryland, And Addie Brown Of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told by Those Who Lived It

Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told by Those Who Lived It
My Strength Comes from Within

My Strength Comes from Within
Angel on My Shoulder: An Autobiography

Angel on My Shoulder: An Autobiography
Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats

Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats
Black Prisoner of War: A Conscientious Objector’s Vietnam Memoir

Black Prisoner of War: A Conscientious Objector’s Vietnam Memoir
W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century 1919-1963

W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century 1919-1963
Souls of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories and Heal Their Spirits

Souls of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories and Heal Their Spirits
Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt

Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt
The Brothers Neville

The Brothers Neville
The Prisoner’s Wife

The Prisoner’s Wife
The Cornel West Reader

The Cornel West Reader
Black Profiles In Courage

Black Profiles In Courage
Nappy: Growing Up Black and Female in America

Nappy: Growing Up Black and Female in America
Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson
Adam by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Adam by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Sweet Summer: Growing up with and without My Dad

Sweet Summer: Growing up with and without My Dad
A Small Place

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Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century

Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century
Miles and Me

Miles and Me
Under the Knife: How a Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South

Under the Knife: How a Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South
Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary
John Coltrane: His Life And Music (The Michigan American Music Series)

John Coltrane: His Life And Music (The Michigan American Music Series)
With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together

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I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.

I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History (Autographed, 1st Edition)

Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History (Autographed, 1st Edition)
How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society (South End Press Classics Series)

How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society (South End Press Classics Series)
The Messenger : The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad

The Messenger : The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad
Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg

Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg
Race in the Global Era: African Americans at the Millennium

Race in the Global Era: African Americans at the Millennium
The Substance of Things Hoped for: A Memoir of African-American Faith

The Substance of Things Hoped for: A Memoir of African-American Faith
The Black Notebooks: An Interior Journey

The Black Notebooks: An Interior Journey
Manchild in the Promised Land

Manchild in the Promised Land
Great Negroes: Past and Present: Volume Two

Great Negroes: Past and Present: Volume Two
Respecting the Soul: Daily Reflections for Black Lesbians and Gays

Respecting the Soul: Daily Reflections for Black Lesbians and Gays
Mary: An Autobiography (Chapel Hill Books)

Mary: An Autobiography (Chapel Hill Books)
Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman

Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman
Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America

Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America
Crabcakes: A Memoir

Crabcakes: A Memoir
Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life

Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life
Afrikan-Centered Consciousness Versus the New World Order: Garveyism in the Age of Globalism

Afrikan-Centered Consciousness Versus the New World Order: Garveyism in the Age of Globalism
My One Good Nerve

My One Good Nerve
Black Popular Culture (Discussions in Contemporary Culture)

Black Popular Culture (Discussions in Contemporary Culture)
Black Boy

Black Boy
Death of White Sociology

Death of White Sociology
The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner

The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner
Keepin’ It Real: Post-MTV Reflections on Race, Sex, and Politics

Keepin’ It Real: Post-MTV Reflections on Race, Sex, and Politics
Paul Robeson: Artist and Citizen

Paul Robeson: Artist and Citizen
Stylin’: African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit

Stylin’: African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit
Speaking Truth To Power: Essays On Race, Resistance, And Radicalism

Speaking Truth To Power: Essays On Race, Resistance, And Radicalism
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man
Defending the Spirit: A Black Life in America

Defending the Spirit: A Black Life in America
Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century

Blueprint for Black Power: A Moral, Political, and Economic Imperative for the Twenty-First Century
Up from Slavery

Up from Slavery
Black-Eyed Peas for the Soul: Tales to Strengthen the African American Spirit and Encourage the Heart

Black-Eyed Peas for the Soul: Tales to Strengthen the African American Spirit and Encourage the Heart
No Cover

Conversations With Albert Murray (Literary Conversations Series)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol

Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood

Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin

My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin
Afrolantica Legacies

Afrolantica Legacies
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
Poems: Maya Angelou

Poems: Maya Angelou
The Haygoods Of Columbus: A Love Story

The Haygoods Of Columbus: A Love Story
Anyplace But Here

Anyplace But Here
Black Lies, White Lies: The Truth According to Tony Brown

Black Lies, White Lies: The Truth According to Tony Brown
Bayard Rustin: Troubles I’ve Seen: A Biography

Bayard Rustin: Troubles I’ve Seen: A Biography
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
The All-American Skin Game, Or Decoy Of Race: The Long And The Short Of It, 1990-1994

The All-American Skin Game, Or Decoy Of Race: The Long And The Short Of It, 1990-1994
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years

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Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption

Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption
killing rage: Ending Racism (Owl Book)

killing rage: Ending Racism (Owl Book)
Don’t Block the Blessings

Don’t Block the Blessings
Drops of This Story

Drops of This Story
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol

Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
The Souls of Black Folk: Includes “The Talented Tenth” and ”The Souls of White Folk”

The Souls of Black Folk: Includes “The Talented Tenth” and ”The Souls of White Folk”
Go And Tell Pharaoh

Go And Tell Pharaoh
An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy

An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy
No Disrespect

No Disrespect
Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X

Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
From “Superman” to Man

From “Superman” to Man
Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World

Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World
Civil Wars

Civil Wars
Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers and Sons, Race and Society

Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers and Sons, Race and Society
White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas: Coming Of Age Black In White America

White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas: Coming Of Age Black In White America
Coming Up Down Home: A Memoir of a Southern Childhood

Coming Up Down Home: A Memoir of a Southern Childhood
Claiming Earth: Race, Rage, Rape, Redemption: Blacks Seeking a Culture of Enlightened Empowerment

Claiming Earth: Race, Rage, Rape, Redemption: Blacks Seeking a Culture of Enlightened Empowerment
White Man, Listen!

White Man, Listen!
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
Colored People: A Memoir

Colored People: A Memoir
Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin

Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin
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I Shall Not Be Moved

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South To A Very Old Place

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The Mugging of Black America

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Miles: The Autobiography

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Notes of a Hanging Judge: Essays and Reviews, 1979-1989

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Aké: The Years Of Childhood

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I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

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Journey to Africa

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His Day is Marching on: Memoirs of W. E. B. Du Bois

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Long Way From Home

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