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Sunday Dinner
Sunday Dinner Angela Shanté and Seth Rogers 9781737314806 Fiction Sunday Dinner Publishing Sunday Dinner Publishing Sunday Dinners are for family, food, and fun! Sunday Dinner is a family story tha...
Swimming in Cotton
Swimming in Cotton Lawrence Deron Thomas 9798218164980 Fiction Diverse Arts Collective Diverse Arts Collective Which is stronger, the pain of the past or the resolve for the future? Life is stacked...
Angela Shanté and Seth Rogers
Angela Shanté and Seth Rogers MULTIPLE Angela Shanté and Seth Rogers
Seth Rogers
Seth Rogers NONE Seth Rogers was born and raised in the Finger Lakes region of New York. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree at SUNY Cortland, he moved to New York City where he taught elementary ...
J. A. Rogers
J. A. Rogers NONE Joel Augustus Rogers was a self-taught Jamaican author, journalist, and historian who greatly contributed to African and African American history. His work challenged racial ideas, ...
Tainted Love
Tainted Love Madeline Hampton 9780615971926 Fiction Madeline Hampton Madeline Hampton Shasta Brown wanted the one thing all girls wanted. Love. She saw everyone experiencing it but her. She knew of lo...
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...
Seth Lucas
Seth Lucas NONE Seth Lucas, a talented illustrator and designer, is the co-founder of Ello There Outdoors which sells prints and accessories supporting National Parks. Based in Indianapolis, he lives...
Africa’s Gift to America: The Afro-American in the Making and Saving of the United States : With New Supplement, Africa and Its Potentialities
Africa’s Gift to America: The Afro-American in the Making and Saving of the United States : With New Supplement, Africa and Its Potentialities J. A. Rogers 9780960229468 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga ...
Nature Knows No Color-Line: Research Into The Negro Ancestry In The White Race
Nature Knows No Color-Line: Research Into The Negro Ancestry In The White Race J. A. Rogers 9780960229451 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers In Nature Knows No Color-Line, originally published in 19...
d. E. Rogers
d. E. Rogers NONE D.E. Rogers is an accomplished author of 13 heartfelt, relatable novels and a screenwriter. He's directed short films, has project management certification from Stanford University,...
Tamecca S. Rogers
Tamecca S. Rogers NONE Dr. Tamecca S. Rogers, a former Navy corpsman, has extensive experience in education and leadership roles. She holds degrees in psychology, business administration, and educati...
Carl Gamble and Bob Rogers
Carl Gamble and Bob Rogers MULTIPLE Carl Gamble and Bob Rogers are renowned authors known for their captivating writing style. They have a vast portfolio, ranging from fictional novels to insightful ...
Prince Rogers Nelson and Randee St. Nicholas
Prince Rogers Nelson and Randee St. Nicholas MULTIPLE Prince Rogers Nelson, known as Prince, was an iconic musician celebrated globally. Randee St. Nicholas is an acclaimed photographer and director,...
Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross
Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross MULTIPLE Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross are renowned authors known for their notable contributions in literature. Their combined expertise brings a unique perspecti...
Tamecca S. Rogers and London Love
Tamecca S. Rogers and London Love MULTIPLE Tamecca S. Rogers and London Love are renowned authors known for their captivating storytelling. Their works span across various genres, engaging readers wo...
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof J. A. Rogers 9781631820793 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and hist...
My Global Journeys in Search of the African Presence
My Global Journeys in Search of the African Presence Runoko Rashidi 9781574781212 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press As a young man Runoko Rashidi was inspired by the traveling journal...
First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story - Sesquicentennial Edition
First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story - Sesquicentennial Edition Bob Rogers 9781634906968 Fiction Booklocker Booklocker.com, Inc. First Dark is a coming-of-age story, an epic adventure, and a compelli...
Prince Rogers Nelson
Prince Rogers Nelson 0000000120964892 Prince Rogers Nelson, known as Prince, was an influential American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. Famous for his eclectic work, flamboyant ...
Kheris Rogers
Kheris Rogers NONE Kheris Rogers, the youngest designer at New York Fashion Week, is a multi-talented model, dancer, singer, and actress. Creator of the Flexin' In My Complexion brand, she uses her i...
Brittany Rogers
Brittany Rogers NONE Brittany Rogers is a poet, educator, and lifelong Detroiter. She is editor-in-chief of Muzzle magazine and co-host of VS Podcast. Brittany Rogers is a poet, educator, and lifelon...
Sex and Race: A History of White, Negro, and Indian Miscegenation in the Two Americas, Vol. 2: The New World
Sex and Race: A History of White, Negro, and Indian Miscegenation in the Two Americas, Vol. 2: The New World J. A. Rogers 9780960229413 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers Book by Rogers, J. A.
The Five Negro Presidents
The Five Negro Presidents J. A. Rogers 9781684114245 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers Maybe Barack Obama was not the first. Historian Joel Augustus Rogers provides his evidence that there have ...
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers NONE Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers is an associate and Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Berkeley, recognized for her scholarship with a Dan David Prize in 2023. Stephanie...
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
The Unboxing of a Black Girl Angela Shanté 9798890039538 Poetry Page Street YA Page Street Publishing Written as a collection of vignettes and poetry, The Unboxing of a Black Girl is a creative nonfic...
Sunday Dinner Publishing
Sunday Dinner Publishing Sunday Dinner Publishing Sunday Dinner Publishing https://www.sundaydinnerpublishing.com/ Sunday Dinner Publishing (SDP) is an indie publishing company created by educators. F...
Sunday Dinner Publishing
Sunday Dinner Publishing Sunday Dinner Publishing Sunday Dinner Publishing https://www.sundaydinnerpublishing.com/ Sunday Dinner Publishing (SDP) is an indie publishing company created by educators. F...
The Dope Game - Misadventures of Fat Cat & Pappy Mason
The Dope Game - Misadventures of Fat Cat & Pappy Mason Seth Ferranti 9780988976016 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gorilla Convict Publications Fat Cat and Pappy Mason are the most infamous an...
Street Legends Vol. 2
Street Legends Vol. 2 Seth Ferranti 9780980068719 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gorilla Convict Publications The Original Gangster – Legendary Figures from the black underworld and hip-hop’s...
Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar MULTIPLE Amber Ruffin, first black woman to write for a late-night talk show, hosts The Amber Ruffin Show and writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers. Her sister, Lacey La...
Crack, Rap and Murder: The Cocaine Dreams of Alpo and Rich Porter Hip-Hop Folklore from the Streets of Harlem (STREET LEGENDS) (Volume 6)
Crack, Rap and Murder: The Cocaine Dreams of Alpo and Rich Porter Hip-Hop Folklore from the Streets of Harlem (STREET LEGENDS) (Volume 6) Seth Ferranti 9780988976030 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publica...
In the Arms of One Who Loves Me
In the Arms of One Who Loves Me Jacqueline Jones LaMon 9780345447197 Poetry One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House From fabulous new author Jacqueline Jones LaMon, a sexy page-turner that follows t...
Street Legends, Vol. 1
Street Legends, Vol. 1 Seth Ferranti 9780980068702 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gorilla Convict Publications In Street Legends Vol. 1, Seth brings forth powerful biographies of six of the ...
Prison Stories
Prison Stories Seth Ferranti 9780615126852 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gorilla Convict Publications Prison Stories is what “OZ” and "Prison Break” weren’t real enough to be. Prison Storie...
Sex and Race, Volume I: Negro-Caucasian Mixing in All Ages and All Lands: The Old World
Sex and Race, Volume I: Negro-Caucasian Mixing in All Ages and All Lands: The Old World J. A. Rogers 9780960229406 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers This book is dedicated to a better understanding...
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers 9780300251838 Nonfiction Yale University Press Yale University Press Winner of the Los Angeles Times...
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9780307908711 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers’s now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About ...
The Real Facts About Ethiopia
The Real Facts About Ethiopia J. A. Rogers 9780933121072 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press 2015 Reprint of 1936 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with...
Shine Bright
Shine Bright Kheris Rogers 9780063064782 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Bursting with inspiration and affirmation, Kheris Rogers’ debut picture book encourages children everywhere to love the ski...
Sex and Race, Vol. 3: Why White and Black Mix in Spite of Opposition
Sex and Race, Vol. 3: Why White and Black Mix in Spite of Opposition J. A. Rogers 9780960229420 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers BRAND NEW
From “Superman” to Man
From “Superman” to Man J. A. Rogers 9780960229444 Nonfiction Helga Rogers Helga Rogers Joel Augustus Roger’s seminal work, this novel first published in 1917 is a polemic against the ignorance that fu...
As Nature Leads
As Nature Leads J. A. Rogers 9780933121157 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Rogers focuses on the seldom discussed topic of Black "blood" in the white race. By exposing the extensive...
My Name Is Prince
My Name Is Prince Prince Rogers Nelson and Randee St. Nicholas 9780062939234 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Physical Info: 13.2 inches high, 11.4 inches wide, and 1.5 inches thick (7.4 lbs) A...
Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound, and City That Grew Prince Rogers Nelson
Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound, and City That Grew Prince Rogers Nelson Angela Joy 9781250797032 Nonfiction Roaring Brook Press Macmillan Publishers A rhythmic, striking picture book biography of leg...
Innocent Crook
Innocent Crook d. E. Rogers 9780970880895 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books When one is born into a family of crime, can he rise above and become someone? Are we forever bound by what life has dealt us or...
Good Dress
Good Dress Brittany Rogers 9781959030836 Poetry Tin House Books Tin House Books Following the tradition of Nikky Finney, Krista Franklin, and Morgan Parker, Brittany Rogers's Good Dress documents ...
The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones Prince Rogers Nelson 9780399589652 Nonfiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time,...
The Dark Side of Money
The Dark Side of Money d. E. Rogers 9780970880864 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books As the perfectly-manicured matriarch of an African American fashion empire, Gloria Dean is the kind of woman who wants i...
World’s Great Men of Color
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 9780684815817 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. The classic, definitive title on the great Black figures in world history, beginning in an...
The Supreme Team: The Birth of Crack and Hip-Hop, Prince’s Reign of Terror and The Supreme/50 Cent Beef Exposed (Street Legends)
The Supreme Team: The Birth of Crack and Hip-Hop, Prince’s Reign of Terror and The Supreme/50 Cent Beef Exposed (Street Legends) Seth Ferranti 9780980068740 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gor...
You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar 9781538719367 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INDIE...
Snow Place Like Home: A Christmas Novel
Snow Place Like Home: A Christmas Novel Lacey Baker 9780840716774 Fiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing A romantic holiday novel Perfect for fans of Nancy Naigle and Brenda Jackson...
Rayful Edmond: Washington D.C.’s Most Notorious Drug Lord
Rayful Edmond: Washington D.C.’s Most Notorious Drug Lord Seth Ferranti 9780980068771 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gorilla Convict Publications To many in his hometown of Washington, D.C., ...
Kate Coombs
Kate Coombs NONE Kate Coombs, an award-winning author known for her fairy tales, poetry, and middle-grade fantasy novels, lives in Utah. Seth Lucas, a graphic designer and illustrator supporting Nati...
A Women’s Handbook to a Successful Relationship - The Business of Love
A Women’s Handbook to a Successful Relationship - The Business of Love Seth E. Francois 9781630687052 Nonfiction 220 Communications 220 Communications
Angela Shanté
Angela Shanté NONE Angela was a Finalist for a 2024 National Book Award Angela Shanté is an award-winning children's book author, co-founder of Sunday Dinner Publishing, and DEI advocate in publishing...
National Book Awards Honors IBPA Members’ Impact
National Book Awards Honors IBPA Members’ Impact Troy Johnson Article This article was originally published in the April 2025 issue of the IBPA Independent magazine, the magazine for members of the I...
21 Nights
21 Nights Prince Rogers Nelson and Randee St. Nicholas 9781416554448 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. 21 Nights—a first book by Prince and celebrated photographer Randee St. Nicholas is a...
Black States of America: Real Black Power
Black States of America: Real Black Power d. E. Rogers 9781649708472 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books What would have happened if President Lincoln had never been shot in Ford’s Theatre and managed to su...
Steve Parke
Steve Parke 0000000121259052 Prince’s Former Art Director Steve Parke is an award-winning illustrator, designer, and photographer. He worked for Prince for 13 years as his in-house art director...
A Promised Deferred: The Massacre of Black Wall Street
A Promised Deferred: The Massacre of Black Wall Street Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross 9781735430188 Nonfiction Inspire Publishing Inspire Publishing It’s storytime at Grandme’s house, and Keith has ...
Cornrows: My Hair, My Roots
Cornrows: My Hair, My Roots Tamecca S. Rogers 9781735430164 Nonfiction Inspire Publishing Inspire Publishing Have you ever wondered where cornrows and locs come from? Why there are different braids? W...
Jaylin: A Naughty Aftermath: Naughty Series
Jaylin: A Naughty Aftermath: Naughty Series Brenda M. Hampton 9781622862191 Fiction Urban Renaissance Urban Renaissance Naughty is as naughty always does, and Jaylin Jerome Rogers never disappoints. T...
Will and Dena: Love and Life in World War II
Will and Dena: Love and Life in World War II Bob Rogers 9780615310350 Fiction Booklocker Booklocker.com, Inc. In the spring of 1943, Hitler and Mussolini were near the apex of their powers. Will, an a...
Dearly Beloved
Dearly Beloved Shaundale Rénā Book Review Dearly Beloved: Prince, Spirituality, & This Thing Called Life opens with a recommended viewing of Sign O’ the Times and a curated list of songs se...
Momma May I Be Me
Momma May I Be Me Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross 9781735430126 Nonfiction Bowker Bowker As a child, it is important to develop a healthy sense of identity.Keith tells his momma he wants to grow his ...
The Lyrics Of Prince Rogers Nelson: A Literary Look At A Creative, Musical Poet, Philosopher, And Storyteller
The Lyrics Of Prince Rogers Nelson: A Literary Look At A Creative, Musical Poet, Philosopher, And Storyteller C. Liegh McInnis 9780965577502 Nonfiction Psychedelic Literature Psychedelic Literature A ...
John G. Jackson
John G. Jackson 0000000027592692 John Glover Jackson, one of our greatest cultural historians, was born on April 1, 1907 (he died October 13, 1993) in Aiken, South Carolina. Jokingly, he would somet...
Esi Edugyan
Esi Edugyan 0000000073726743 Canadian author Esi Edugyan, renowned for acclaimed novels like 'Half-Blood Blues' and 'Washington Black', has earned prestigious recognition, including the Scotiabank Gi...
Prince Black, White, Color
Prince Black, White, Color Steve Parke 9781788843508 Nonfiction ACC Art Books ACC Art Books Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, Prince by Steve Parke reveals a stunning collection of exclu...
Dynasty: The Dark Side of Money III
Dynasty: The Dark Side of Money III d. E. Rogers 9780692869925 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books In the series finale, self-made billionaire and fashion designer, Gloria Dean is in crisis as her daughter ...
Dethroned: The Dark Side of Money II
Dethroned: The Dark Side of Money II d. E. Rogers 9780970880871 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books It was an epic, fierce, fight which left many deaths in her path, and when the smoke cleared Gloria had lo...
Limitation of Life
Limitation of Life d. E. Rogers 9781637956250 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books Everything comes at a cost. When Brodie’s sister dies, her death kills his future… Certain she was murdered for her re...
Captain America Vol. 4: All Die Young
Captain America Vol. 4: All Die Young Ta-Nehisi Coates 9781302920401 Fiction Marvel Marvel Comics Ta-Nehisi Coates continues his blockbuster examination of the Living Legend with the ominous next chap...
Crossing Color Lines
Crossing Color Lines d. E. Rogers 9780970880833 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books Is your America separate, but not equal? Segregation of races can have a powerful impact that defeats the will to fight if...
Does My Life Matter?
Does My Life Matter? Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross 9781736542620 Nonfiction Inspire Publishing Inspire Publishing Keith is a kind and friendly kid who has a big heart for his friends and family. On...
Girls Can Be Anything
Girls Can Be Anything Tamecca S. Rogers and London Love 9781736542606 Fiction Inspire Publishing Inspire Publishing American history is being made right before the eyes of four excited young girls. An...
Daddy May I Decide
Daddy May I Decide Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross 9781735430140 Nonfiction Inspire Publishing Inspire Publishing Keith wants to be different when he grows up. And he doesn’t want to play football li...
The Laced Chameleon
The Laced Chameleon Bob Rogers 9781626464216 Fiction Booklocker Booklocker.com, Inc. New Orleans native Francesca Dumas is a quadroon courted by moneyed white men. She leads a sheltered life of elegan...
Keith Ross
Keith Ross 000000010921496X Keith Ross, a 4th grader from Tulsa, Oklahoma, enjoys video games, road trips, and performing arts. Known for his unique style, Keith has co-authored several books, includ...
Forgetting U Existed
Forgetting U Existed d. E. Rogers 9780970880857 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books In Forgetting U Existed, Forrest finds himself in a conundrum when his first love, Renee, comes back into his life with th...
Counterfeit Friends
Counterfeit Friends d. E. Rogers 9781425754297 Fiction Xlibris Author Solutions Have you ever been stabbed in the back by someone close to you? In Counterfeit Friends, Forrest and Mahogany discover th...
I Know She Didn’t
I Know She Didn’t d. E. Rogers 9780970880826 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books Mahogany is fed up with doggish men. After her last relationship, she knows for sure… that they aren’t worth a dime. But her ...
Hitting Life’s Curveballs
Hitting Life’s Curveballs Bob Rogers 9781626468719 Nonfiction Booklocker Booklocker.com, Inc. In his native North Carolina, Will battles America’s baseball apartheid by accepting an invitation in 1943...
Your History: From Beginning Of Time To The Present
Your History: From Beginning Of Time To The Present J. A. Rogers 9780933121041 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press First published in 1940, this is a unique history which chronicles the...
Just Like Your Daddy
Just Like Your Daddy d. E. Rogers 9780970880819 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books The story of an African-American who, all his life, yearns for a father figure to emulate.
Color Line: Metamorphosis Of A Soul
Color Line: Metamorphosis Of A Soul d. E. Rogers 9780970880802 Fiction REGI Books REGI Books
Ku Klux Spirit
Ku Klux Spirit J. A. Rogers 9780933121065 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press
The World Record Book of Racist Stories
The World Record Book of Racist Stories Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar 9781538724552 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A new collection of hilarious, intergenerational anecdotes full ...
In My Father’s House: A Novel
In My Father’s House: A Novel E. Lynn Harris 9780312576233 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers For his final new series, New York Times mega-bestselling author E. Lynn Harris introduces ...
In My Father’s House: A Novel
In My Father’s House: A Novel E. Lynn Harris 9780312541910 Fiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers For his final new series, New York Times mega-bestselling author E. Lynn Harris introduces Be...
Lawrence Deron Thomas
Lawrence Deron Thomas NONE Lawrence Deron Thomas, a Bay Area native, was inspired by his parents to pursue strength, courage, and success. After a brief stint as a rapper, he found his passion for wr...