49 Recently Published Nonfiction Books

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Black Stats (2nd Edition): African Americans by the Numbers
Black Stats (2nd Edition)
by Monique Couvson
Published Jun 09, 2026
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No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto of Sexual Exploration and Power
No Holes Barred
by Mandii B and WeezyWTF, et al.
Published Jun 09, 2026
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We’ve Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America
We’ve Been Here Before
by Michael I. Days and Angela P. Dodson
Published Jun 09, 2026
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A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = A Purposefull Life
A Committee of One
by Opal Lee
Published Jun 02, 2026
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The Problem with Pretty: Beauty, Bias and the Surprising Science of Good Looks
The Problem with Pretty
by Allycin Powell-Hicks
Published Jun 02, 2026
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America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries
America, U.S.A.
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Published May 26, 2026
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The Houston Negro Hospital: The Untold Legacy of Riverside General
The Houston Negro Hospital
by Carlton Houston
Published May 26, 2026
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Digital Coup: The Conspiracy to Thwart Global Democracy
Digital Coup
by Darin Johnson
Published May 25, 2026
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Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us
Erased
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Published May 19, 2026
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Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
Published May 19, 2026
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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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Redeem a Nation: The Century-Long Battle to Restore the Soul of America
Redeem a Nation
by Damario Solomon-Simmons
Published May 12, 2026
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Live Your Promise: Escape Your Wilderness, Heal Your Pain, So You Can Manifest the Life You Want
Live Your Promise
by Cheyenne Bryant
Published May 12, 2026
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Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
Take Me to Your Leader
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Published May 12, 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 Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (and What We Can Learn from Them)
The Instigators
by Atima Omara
Published May 05, 2026
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The Gospel and My Black Skin: Confronting the Past, Reclaiming the Future
Published May 05, 2026
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A Terrible Strength: The Hidden Crisis of the Black Womb and Your Survival Guide to Healing
A Terrible Strength
by Kemi Doll
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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Backtalker: An American Memoir
Backtalker
by Kimberlé Crenshaw
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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Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef
Salt, Sweat & Steam
by Brigid Washington
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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Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It
Black Power Scorecard
by Andre M. Perry
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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