36 Recently Published Nonfiction Books

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Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X
Malcolm in the Desert
by Ilyasah Shabazz
Published May 19, 2026
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On Witness and Respair: Essays
On Witness and Respair
by Jesmyn Ward
Published May 19, 2026
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Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited—And the Fight to Retake Control
Our Minds Were Always Free
by Lisa E. Davis
Published May 19, 2026
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Applying J.L. Austin: A Black Speech ACT Workbook
Applying J.L. Austin
by Tracie Morris
Published May 15, 2026
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Africology and the African Diaspora: Agency, Culture, and Change
Published May 14, 2026
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The Image and the Fire: The Subversive Anthology in the Twentieth Century
The Image and the Fire
by Whit Frazier
Published May 08, 2026
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Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony
Nephew
by MK Asante
Published May 05, 2026
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Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Young King
by Lerone A. Martin
Published May 05, 2026
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The Missing Peace
The Missing Peace
by Tim Ross
Published May 05, 2026
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Love, Me: A Letter to Black Women in a Toxic Country, Career, and Relationship
Love, Me
by Tiffany D. Cross
Published May 05, 2026
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Refusal: Black Women Workers and Emancipatory Struggle
Refusal
by Keona K. Ervin
Published May 05, 2026
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Passport to Paradise (Coloring with Coco)
Published May 05, 2026
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Weathering the Storm: Navigating the Anti-Social Justice Wave
Weathering the Storm
by Tiffany G. Townsend
Published May 05, 2026
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The Overseer Class: A Manifesto
The Overseer Class
by Steven W. Thrasher
Published Apr 28, 2026
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Matriarch (paperback): A Memoir
Matriarch (paperback)
by Tina Knowles
Published Apr 28, 2026
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’Til Death Do We Parent: Raising My Kid with His Dad
’Til Death Do We Parent
by Jess Hilarious
Published Apr 28, 2026
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Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead: A Memoir
Published Apr 21, 2026
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The Rough Side of the Mountain: A Memoir
The Rough Side of the Mountain
by Keisha Lance Bottoms
Published Apr 21, 2026
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Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother
Echoes of Cabrini-Green
by Rudolph Elliot Willis
Published Apr 21, 2026
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Life of the Party
Life of the Party
by Harmony Holiday
Published Apr 21, 2026
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Prince Black, White, Color
Published Apr 21, 2026
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The Microphone Journeyman: The Journey Continues
The Microphone Journeyman
by Torman Jahi
Published Apr 20, 2026
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A Soldier’s Wife: My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. Underwood
A Soldier’s Wife
by Blair Underwood
Published Apr 14, 2026
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Original Sins (paperback): The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
Original Sins (paperback)
by Eve L. Ewing
Published Apr 14, 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 Apr 14, 2026
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A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
A Terrible Intimacy
by Melvin Patrick Ely
Published Apr 14, 2026
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Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness
Gather
by Ashanté M. Reese
Published Apr 14, 2026
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Ghosts of Sicily
Ghosts of Sicily
by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.
Published Apr 14, 2026
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How Black Music Took Over the World
Published Apr 14, 2026
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Keeping the Faith: A Memoir of Family, Race, and Social History of New Orleans
Keeping the Faith
by Ronald Gauthier
Published Apr 14, 2026
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My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy
My America
by Randal Maurice Jelks
Published Apr 07, 2026
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Jefferson on Race: A Reader
Jefferson on Race
by Annette Gordon-Reed
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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Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment
Darkology
by Rhae Lynn Barnes
Published Mar 24, 2026
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