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Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen 0000000114435847 Debbie Allen, born in 1950, is a bestselling children's book author, actress, dancer, and choreographer from Houston, Texas. She is renowned for her role in the 1982 ser...
Danielle Allen
Danielle Allen 0000000120225619 Danielle Allen is an esteemed American political theorist and Harvard University Professor, known for her work on justice and citizenship. She has a robust academic ba...
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen 0000000465260495 Jimmie Allen is a multi-platinum American recording artist and the first Black artist to achieve two consecutive #1 hits on country radio and win the ACM New Male Artist...
Vivian Ayers
Vivian Ayers 0000000115448789 AALBC Mourns the passing of Vivian Ayers Allen Vivian Elizabeth Ayers Allen (July 29, 1923 - August 18, 2025) Her daughters, Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen, have ea...
Lisa Allen-Agostini
Lisa Allen-Agostini 0000000072635073 Lisa Allen-Agostini is a Trinidadian author and journalist known for her impactful work in Caribbean literature and social issues advocacy. Her novels, poetry, an...
Tai Allen
Tai Allen NONE Tai Allen, a renowned Brooklyn-based creative director, poet, and musician, has excelled in multiple disciplines. His poetry and music have gained recognition from notable publications...
Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education
Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education Danielle Allen 9780226014678 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press “Don’t talk to stranger...
Remember Her Name!: Debbie Allen’s Rise to Fame
Remember Her Name!: Debbie Allen’s Rise to Fame Tami Charles 9781623545659 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge Young Debbie Allen is destined for fame, and everyone will know her name! This poetic, up...
Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption
Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption Phil Allen Jr. 9781506469331 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media On December 10, 1953, tragedy hit a family when Nathaniel Allen was mur...
When You Learn the Alphabet
When You Learn the Alphabet Kendra Allen 9781609386290 Nonfiction University of Iowa Press University of Iowa Press “Kendra Allen’s When You Learn the Alphabet is a roaring meditation on what black da...
The Legacy…: Keep the Family Close
The Legacy…: Keep the Family Close Joy Deja King 9781942217374 Fiction King Productions King Productions The Legacy introduces you to the very prominent yet deadly, Collins Family. Allen Collins is th...
Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.
Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A. Danielle Allen 9781631493119 Nonfiction Liveright Publishing Corporation W. W. Norton & Company In a shattering work that shifts between a woman’s private anguish...
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities Will Allen 9781592407101 Nonfiction Gotham Penguin Random House A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur “Genius Award” winner po...
Reniqua Allen
Reniqua Allen NONE Reniqua Allen, an Eisner Fellow at the Nation Institute, has written for major publications and produced for renowned media outlets. She's also a former fellow at New America and D...
Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams
Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams MULTIPLE Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams are renowned authors contributing significantly to their respective fields. Tucker's work is marked by his...
Lisa Allen-Agostini and Jeanne Mason
Lisa Allen-Agostini and Jeanne Mason MULTIPLE Jeanne Mason and Lisa Allen-Agostini are renowned authors known for their impactful literature. They've both contributed significantly to the literary wo...
Crystal Allen
Crystal Allen 0000000114492278 Crystal Allen, born in Germany and raised in Indiana, is a prolific author and inspirational figure in the education system. She conducts writing workshops globally, en...
Jayne Allen
Jayne Allen NONE Jayne Allen, pen name of Jaunique Sealey, is a Duke and Harvard graduate, attorney, and entrepreneur. Fluent in three languages and widely traveled, Allen uses her unique experiences...
A.G. Allen
A.G. Allen NONE A.G. Allen is a seasoned writer, editor, and international educator specializing in Language Arts and academic writing. With a decade of teaching experience in China and South Korea, ...
Jayne Allen’s Inspiration for Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
Jayne Allen’s Inspiration for Black Girls Must Die Exhausted Jayne Allen Article I knew that I wanted to write a story that gave authentic purpose to showcasing a Black female protagonist. I wanted...
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Misunderstood: A Memoir
Misunderstood: A Memoir Allen Iverson 9781476784397 Nonfiction Gallery Books/13A Simon & Schuster, Inc. A compelling and candid memoir from Allen Iverson, the NBA’s most misunderstood Hall of Famer, d...
Fat Time and Other Stories
Fat Time and Other Stories Jeffery Renard Allen 9781644452394 Fiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A ferocious, innovative story collection about Black lives in the past, present, and future In Fa...
Justice by Means of Democracy
Justice by Means of Democracy Danielle Allen 9780226777092 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press From leading thinker Danielle Allen, a bold and urgent articulation of a n...
No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter
No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter Devin Allen 9780306925900 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Award-winning photographer Devin Allen has devoted the la...
A Beautiful Ghetto
A Beautiful Ghetto Devin Allen 9781608467594 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books On April 18, 2015, the city of Baltimore erupted in mass protests in response to the brutal murder of Freddie Gr...
No Jewels: A Biography (of sorts) Writ in Stanza
No Jewels: A Biography (of sorts) Writ in Stanza Tai Allen B06XKL8T7J Poetry Flowered Concrete Flowered Concrete The 20-poem collection reinterprets classic literary forms, such as triolets and haiku,...
Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality
Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality Danielle Allen 9780871406903 Fiction Liveright W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Winner of the Zócalo Book Prize Shortli...
The Butler: A Witness to History
The Butler: A Witness to History Wil Haygood 9781476752990 Nonfiction Atria / 37 Ink Simon & Schuster, Inc. Read a review of Lee Daniel’s film made from this book. “The book is brief, but the two...
Every Boy Should Have a Man
Every Boy Should Have a Man Preston L. Allen 9781617751578 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Nominated for the 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction!A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Fiction Pick f...
Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytical History
Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytical History Robert H. Allen 9780865431577 Nonfiction Africa World Press Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press Black Awakening in Capitalist America is...
Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen
Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen MULTIPLE "Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literature. Their works are deeply rooted in highlighting socio...
Jeffrey Allen Tucker
Jeffrey Allen Tucker 0000000081840116 Jeffrey Allen Tucker, an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Rochester, is known for his works on race and identity, including ...
Sarah Allen, Yasufumi Nakamori, and Zanele Muholi
Sarah Allen, Yasufumi Nakamori, and Zanele Muholi MULTIPLE Zanele Muholi is an accomplished author. Sarah Allen serves as an assistant curator at Tate, while Yasufumi Nakamori functions as the senior...
James Allen
James Allen 0000000114623944 James Allen, John Lewis, Leon F. Litwack, and Hilton Als are renowned authors, each known for their significant contributions in their respective fields. They have author...
Malcolm D. Lee with Jayne Allen
Malcolm D. Lee with Jayne Allen MULTIPLE Malcolm D. Lee Jayne Allen
Allen Ballard
Allen Ballard NONE Allen B. Ballard, renowned History and Africana Studies professor at SUNY-Albany, is a Harvard Ph.D. graduate and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at CCNY. An esteemed autho...
C. Alexandra Allen
C. Alexandra Allen NONE C. Alexandra Allen was born in Mount Vernon, New York and raised in the borough of Queens, New York. In 1992, she began her studies at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georg...
Jeffery Renard Allen
Jeffery Renard Allen 0000000114593327 Jeffery Renard Allen, an award-winning author of poetry, short stories, and novels, is known for his celebrated novel, 'Rails Under My Back'. He's a fellow at pr...
Preston L. Allen
Preston L. Allen NONE Preston L. Allen, a Boston and Miami native, is an award-winning author known for his engaging short stories. A recipient of the State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in...
Renée Allen McCoy
Renée Allen McCoy NONE Renée Allen McCoy, a South Carolina native, now resides in Mississippi. She authors a newsletter and a devotional blog, and has written seven books to date. Her work aims to e...
Allen Bernard West
Allen Bernard West NONE Allen Bernard West is a decorated military veteran, former US Congressman, and notable contributor to media and policy organizations. His military legacy spans four generation...
Devin Allen
Devin Allen NONE Devin Allen is a self-taught artist from Baltimore. He's known for his powerful photographs published on Time magazine covers, notably during the Baltimore Uprising and BlackTrans Li...
Judy Allen Dodson
Judy Allen Dodson NONE Judy Allen Dodson is an award-winning librarian, archivist, and children's author dedicated to teaching Black History through stories of unsung heroes. She serves as a regional...
Kendra Allen
Kendra Allen NONE Kendra Allen, a Dallas native and current MFA candidate at the University of Alabama, is a published author with works in Brevity, December Magazine, and the Rumpus. Kendra Allen is...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy MULTIPLE Debbie Levy is a NY Times bestselling author known for books like 'I Dissent' and 'Imperfect Spiral', and resides in Chesapeake Bay. Jo Ann Allen Boyce, a ...
Mark Allen Boone
Mark Allen Boone NONE Mark Allen Boone, born in 1951, is a former teacher and accomplished editor with over 30 years of experience. He authored two novels and served as the fiction editor of AIM Quar...
Theodore W. Allen
Theodore W. Allen 000000003475678X Theodore W. Allen (1919-2005) was an activist and intellectual who pioneered work on white privilege. He co-authored 'White Blindspot', authored 'Can White Workers ...
Robert L. Allen
Robert L. Allen 0000000108860791 Robert Lee Allen, born in 1942, is a celebrated author known for his works on racism and social reform. A Morehouse graduate with a Ph.D. in Sociology, he has also se...
Phil Allen Jr.
Phil Allen Jr. NONE Phil Allen Jr. is a pastor, poet, justice advocate, and former NCAA athlete. He's a full-time pastor in California, PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary, and author of two...
Autumn Allen
Autumn Allen NONE Autumn Allen is a literature educator, senior editor at Barefoot Books, and author known for her contributions to children's literature. She teaches at Harvard Graduate School of Ed...
Plus Size Player
Plus Size Player Danielle Allen 9781250331182 Fiction Bramble Macmillan Publishers “No one does banter, humor, or spice as magnificently as Danielle Allen! She’s one of the most unique, sizzling voice...
A-Train Allen
A-Train Allen Lesley Younge 9781534111837 Fiction Sleeping Bear Press Sleeping Bear Press Everyone in the neighborhood knows Allen is the fastest kid around. As soon as school lets out, he’s racing th...
The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier
The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier Phil Allen Jr. 9781506484198 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media Martin Luther King used news cameras as a means of ...
My Voice Is a Trumpet
My Voice Is a Trumpet Jimmie Allen 9780593352182 Fiction Flamingo Books Penguin Random House Jimmie Allen, multi-platinum selling recording artist and the first Black musician to win The Academy of Co...
The Collection Plate: Poems
The Collection Plate: Poems Kendra Allen 9780063048478 Poetry Ecco Press HarperCollins A deeply wrought and joyful debut poetry collection from an exciting new voice Looping exultantly through the ...
It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America
It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America Reniqua Allen 9781568585864 Nonfiction Bold Type Books Hachette Book Group Young Black Americans have been trying to ...
The Spice Diet: Use Powerhouse Flavor to Fight Cravings and Win the Weight-Loss Battle
The Spice Diet: Use Powerhouse Flavor to Fight Cravings and Win the Weight-Loss Battle Judson Todd Allen 9781538727430 Nonfiction Grand Central Life & Style Hachette Book Group Celebrity chef Judson T...
Education and Equality
Education and Equality Danielle Allen 9780226373102 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press American education as we know it today—guaranteed by the state to serve every chi...
Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson
Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson Kent Babb 9781476778976 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writi...
The Invention of the White Race (Second Edition, Two-Books)
The Invention of the White Race (Second Edition, Two-Books) Theodore W. Allen 9781844677719 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books The Invention of the White Race is a groundbreaking analysis of the birth...
Jesus Boy
Jesus Boy Preston L. Allen 9781936070046 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "Allen has created a consummate tragicomedy of African Americanfamily secrets and sorrows, and of faith under duress and wi...
In The Nude
In The Nude C. Alexandra Allen 9780615208206 Poetry Devreux Publishing & Art Media, LLC (DPAM) Devreux Publishing & Art Media, LLC (DPAM) C. Alexandra Allen delivers an impressive collection of poetry...
Holding Pattern: Stories
Holding Pattern: Stories Jeffery Renard Allen 9781555975098 Fiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The world of Jeffery Renard Allen’s stunning short-story collection is a place like no other. A recogn...
Trinidad Noir
Trinidad Noir Lisa Allen-Agostini and Jeanne Mason 9781933354552 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books The Caribbean provides no shelter from the delicious terror of the Akashic Noir Series. Trinidad...
Low Road: The Life and Legacy of Donald Goines
Low Road: The Life and Legacy of Donald Goines Eddie B. Allen 9780312383510 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers Donald Goines was a pimp, truck driver, heroin addict, factory worker, an...
Low Road: The Life and Legacy of Donald Goines
Low Road: The Life and Legacy of Donald Goines Eddie B. Allen 9780312291242 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers Donald Goines was a pimp, a truck driver, a heroin addict, a factory work...
The Revolution Of Eve
The Revolution Of Eve C. Alexandra Allen 9781401039349 Poetry Xlibris Author Solutions The Revolution of Eve is a groundbreaking literary debut. C. Alexandra Allen takes her readers on a journey throu...
Harbors And Spirits
Harbors And Spirits Jeffery Renard Allen 9781559212083 Poetry Asphodel Press Asphodel Press Poet, novelist and critic, Jeffery Renard Allen brings a number of characteristics to his first collection o...
Allen R. Wells
Allen R. Wells NONE Allen R. Wells is an author and engineer. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He studied Architectural Engineering at Tennessee State University in Nashville. He is the author o...
Jeffrey B. Perry
Jeffrey B. Perry 0000000110567703 Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry is a renowned scholar and authority on Harlem activist Hubert Henry Harrison. He authored “Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883...
Dylan Allen
Dylan Allen NONE Dylan Allen is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author who began her career as a lawyer before turning to writing in the year leading up to her 40th birthday. What st...
Shandon D. Allen
Shandon D. Allen NONE Born in South Carolina to a Marine and martial artist father, and raised in South Memphis by a mother who dedicated more than 40 years to social work and property management, S...
Good Morning Means I Love You
Good Morning Means I Love You Kendra Allen 9780063388413 Fiction Ecco Press HarperCollins The electrifying and intimate first novel from the author of The Collection Plate and Fruit Punch, a searing s...
To Catch a Sinner
To Catch a Sinner Dylan Allen 9798903270255 Fiction Blue Box Press Blue Box Press From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Dylan Allen writing as Lucy Wilson-Tagoe comes the first story in her new ...
The Daredevil
The Daredevil Dylan Allen 9798903270453 Fiction Blue Box Press Blue Box Press From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Dylan Allen comes a new story in her Rivers Wilde series… “I ...
The Mastermind
The Mastermind Dylan Allen 9798903270477 Fiction Blue Box Press Blue Box Press From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Dylan Allen comes a new story in her Rivers Wilde series… He...
The Wild Card
The Wild Card Dylan Allen 9798903270491 Fiction Blue Box Press Blue Box Press Wall Street Journal bestselling author Dylan Allen continues the Rivers Wilde series with a neighbors-to-lovers second-cha...
Big Girl Blitz
Big Girl Blitz Danielle Allen 9781250331168 Fiction Bramble Macmillan Publishers "Nothing is hotter and more fun than Danielle Allen’s writing." — Ali Hazelwood Because life’s too short, ...
Gabe & Ree’s Ramen Adventure
Gabe & Ree’s Ramen Adventure Shandon D. Allen 9798278520450 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Noodles, Chopsticks, and a Big Splash of Courage! Join Gabe and Ree on a deliciou...
Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark
Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark Allen R. Wells 9780374391355 Nonfiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers Up to become one of the first Black female engin...
Curvy Girl Summer
Curvy Girl Summer Danielle Allen 9781250331045 Fiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s Curvy Girl Summe...
I Disappeared Them: A Novel
I Disappeared Them: A Novel Preston L. Allen 9781636141619 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books A serial killer’s desire to protect children fuels a parallel drive to murder other sadistic men in this ...
Between Two Brothers
Between Two Brothers Crystal Allen 9780063047297 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins Inspired by real events, Between Two Brothers is a powerful and uplifting story about forgiveness, broth...
All You Have to Do
All You Have to Do Autumn Allen 9780593619049 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House Powerful, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, this debut YA novel by author Autumn Allen is a gripping look at what it t...
There Are Dinosaurs in the Library!
There Are Dinosaurs in the Library! A.G. Allen 9798218197698 Fiction AllenED AllenED It’s library day and Mrs. Barker would love to take her class for a visit. But it will take some creative thinking ...
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch Kendra Allen 9780063048539 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins An arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperat...
The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression
The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression Theodore W. Allen 9781839763922 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books When the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619, there were no "...
We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto
We Can Overcome: An American Black Conservative Manifesto Allen Bernard West 9781612544335 Nonfiction Brown Books Publishing Group Brown Books Publishing Group Something has happened to the black comm...
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy 9781681198521 Nonfiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing Recipient of a Robert ...
Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death
Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death Allen Bernard West 9781612542980 Nonfiction Brown Books Publishing Group Brown Books Publishing Group Texas is booming. In recent years, the Lone Star Sta...
I Took You for Granted: The Short Stories of Allen Griff’s Double Life
I Took You for Granted: The Short Stories of Allen Griff’s Double Life Johanna Sparrow B07FB4R72R Fiction Amazon Digital Services Amazon Digital Services, Inc. I knew my marriage was over after my w...
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs Spirit Week Showdown
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs Spirit Week Showdown Crystal Allen 9780062342331 Fiction Balzer + Bray HarperCollins A hilarious and spunky new heroine in the vein of the heroines of such beloved books as R...
Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality
Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality Danielle Allen 9781631490446 Nonfiction Liveright W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize,...
Song Of The Shank: A Novel
Song Of The Shank: A Novel Jeffery Renard Allen 9781555976804 Fiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A contemporary American masterpiece about music, race, an unforgettable man, and an unreal America d...
In Strict Confidence
In Strict Confidence Dwayne S. Joseph 9781625173683 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Psychiatrist Allen Kline is forced to make the agonizing choice of life over death when a killer approac...
The Laura Line
The Laura Line Crystal Allen 9780061992742 Fiction Balzer + Bray HarperCollins A touching and funny story of one girl’s journey to discover where she came from and the unlimited possibilities of who s...