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Yevgeny Onegin
Yevgeny Onegin
by Alexander Pushkin
Published Mar 31, 2026
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Rich and Rotten
Rich and Rotten
by Jahquel J.
Published Mar 31, 2026
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Arsenio: A Memoir
Arsenio
by Arsenio Hall
Published Mar 31, 2026
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Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business
Never Wear Red Lipstick
by Karmetria Burton
Published Mar 31, 2026
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Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ’90s Sitcoms
Black Out Loud
by Geoff Bennett
Published Mar 26, 2026
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While We’re Here
While We’re Here
by Anne Wynter
Published Mar 24, 2026
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The Free Verse Society
The Free Verse Society
by Delali Adjoa
Published Mar 24, 2026
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Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
Chain of Ideas
by Ibram X. Kendi
Published Mar 17, 2026
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Olivia Gray Will Not Fade Away
Published Mar 17, 2026
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Downfall of the Civil Rights Department (CRD): A Survivor’s Guide, When Someone is not Playing Fair
Published Mar 16, 2026
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Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop
Shut Up and Read
by Jeannine A. Cook
Published Mar 10, 2026
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The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat
The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class
by Tracey Baptiste
Published Mar 10, 2026
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Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging
Black. Single. Mother.
by Jamilah Lemieux
Published Mar 10, 2026
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Better Than a Touchdown
Better Than a Touchdown
by Jalen Hurts
Published Mar 10, 2026
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Losin’ Control
Losin’ Control
by Ladii Nesha
Published Mar 10, 2026
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When I Move
When I Move
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Published Mar 03, 2026
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Aku: Journey to Ibra
Aku
by Micah Johnson
Published Mar 03, 2026
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The Power in Surrender: 100 Ways to Tap Into the Courage to Trust God’s Plan Over Fear, Worry, and Doubt
The Power in Surrender
by Sarah Jakes Roberts
Published Mar 03, 2026
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Trouble at the Hair Salon
Trouble at the Hair Salon
by Tanya Wright
Published Mar 03, 2026
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The Voice in My Head Is God
Published Mar 03, 2026
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Amari and the Metalwork Menace
Published Feb 24, 2026
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It’s Never Too Late: A Memoir
It’s Never Too Late
by Marla Gibbs
Published Feb 24, 2026
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Kin: A Novel
Kin
by Tayari Jones
Published Feb 24, 2026
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Cleopatra
Cleopatra
by Saara El-Arifi
Published Feb 24, 2026
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Kid X
Kid X
by Tracey Baptiste
Published Feb 24, 2026
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We Deserve to Heal: Black Women on the Perils and Promises of Friendship with White Women
We Deserve to Heal
by Patrice Gopo
Published Feb 24, 2026
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Wild Ride (a Dyamonde Daniel Book, Book #6)
Published Feb 23, 2026
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Konbit
Konbit
by Sony Ton-Aime
Published Feb 19, 2026
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Starchild: My Life Under the Night Sky
Starchild
by Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Published Feb 19, 2026
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Surya Bonaly: A Tribute
Surya Bonaly
by Carol Denise Mitchell
Published Feb 18, 2026
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True to the Game Omnibus
True to the Game Omnibus
by Teri Woods
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Time for a Change
Time for a Change
by Questlove and S. A. Cosby
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love
Nonviolent
by James Lawson Jr. and Emily Yellin
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Too Precious to Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility
Too Precious to Lose
by Jason G. Green
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Worse than a Lie: A Beau Lee Cooper Novel
Worse than a Lie
by Ben Crump
Published Feb 17, 2026
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They Call Her Regret
They Call Her Regret
by Channelle Desamours
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Four Eids and a Funeral
Four Eids and a Funeral
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Where the Wildflowers Grow
Where the Wildflowers Grow
by Terah Shelton Harris
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Where the Wildflowers Grow (Standard Edition)
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Mayowa and the Sea of Words
Mayowa and the Sea of Words
by Chibundu Onuzo
Published Feb 17, 2026
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Sauúti Terrors Short Stories
Sauúti Terrors Short Stories
by Eugen Bacon, et al.
Published Feb 17, 2026
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She Outgrew the Wound
She Outgrew the Wound
by r.h. Sin
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Opal Watson: A Case Most Fowl
Opal Watson
by Brittany J. Thurman
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End
Never Can Say Goodbye
by Darnell Lamont Walker
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church
Call and Response
by L. Michelle Smith
Published Feb 10, 2026
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The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home
The War Within a War
by Wil Haygood
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Through Mom’s Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans
Through Mom’s Eyes
by Sheinelle Jones
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Call of the Dragon
Call of the Dragon
by Natasha Bowen
Published Feb 10, 2026
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I Hope You Find What You’re Looking for
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Remember the Times: A Memoir
Remember the Times
by Teddy Riley
Published Feb 10, 2026
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The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family
The Mixed Marriage Project
by Dorothy Roberts
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Keeper of Lost Children
Keeper of Lost Children
by Sadeqa Johnson
Published Feb 10, 2026
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But Where’s Home?: A Novella and Stories
But Where’s Home?
by Toni Ann Johnson
Published Feb 10, 2026
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Sweetwater Reckoning: A Marcus Johnson Thriller
Sweetwater Reckoning
by Wayne Ince
Published Feb 09, 2026
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Eda Blessed III
Eda Blessed III
by Milton J. Davis
Published Feb 05, 2026
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The Hospital at the End of the World
Published Feb 03, 2026
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The Way Love Goes: A Guide to Building a "Beaurtiful" and Everlasting Relationship
The Way Love Goes
by Shawntae Harris and Jesseca Harris-Dupart
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Seven Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory’s Run for the Hungry
Seven Million Steps
by Derrick Barnes and Christian Gregory
Published Feb 03, 2026
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I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month
I’ll Make Me a World
by Jarvis R. Givens
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Death of the Author
Death of the Author
by Nnedi Okorafor
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Minor Notes, Volume 2
Minor Notes, Volume 2
by Joshua Bennett and Jesse McCarthy
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Mighty Macy
Mighty Macy
by Kwame Alexander
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America
Published Feb 03, 2026
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The Shape of Dreams
The Shape of Dreams
by April Reynolds
Published Feb 03, 2026
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The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving
The Cure for Everything
by Michelle A. Williams with Linda Marsa
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Harlem Rhapsody (paperback)
Harlem Rhapsody (paperback)
by Victoria Christopher Murray
Published Feb 03, 2026
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The Johnson Four
The Johnson Four
by Christina Hammonds Reed
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Junie (paperback)
Junie (paperback)
by Erin Crosby Eckstine
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon
Language as Liberation
by Toni Morrison
Published Feb 03, 2026
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking for
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Hearts on the Fly
Hearts on the Fly
by Toni Shiloh
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Heart’s Gambit
Heart’s Gambit
by J.D. Myall
Published Feb 03, 2026
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What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success
What Do You Need?
by Lauren Wesley Wilson
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse
Who’s Watching Shorty?
by Reshona Landfair
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Nani and the Lion
Nani and the Lion
by Alicia D. Williams
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Belonging to the Air: A Novel
Belonging to the Air
by Avery Irons
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America
Freedom Lost, Freedom Won
by Eugene Robinson
Published Feb 03, 2026
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I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy
I’m So Happy You’re Here
by Mychal Threets
Published Feb 03, 2026
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God’s Colorful Easter: The Good News Is for Everyone
God’s Colorful Easter
by Esau McCaulley
Published Feb 03, 2026
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Inharmonious
Inharmonious
by Tammye Huf
Published Feb 03, 2026
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The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde
The Fire Inside
by Rima Vesely-Flad
Published Feb 03, 2026
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No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC
No More Worlds to Conquer
by Brian Gilmore
Published Feb 02, 2026
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Yoruba: Avant Garde Artists of the Modern Era
Yoruba
by Bolaji Campbell
Published Feb 01, 2026
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The People’s Library
The People’s Library
by Veronica G. Henry
Published Feb 01, 2026
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