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Ernie Paniccioli
Ernie Paniccioli 0000000114932974 Ernest “Brother Ernie” Paniccioli is a renowned hip-hop photographer, known for his work in the 80s and 90s. He authored the bestseller 'Who Shot Ya?' and was featur...
Online Chat with Author John Gibson
Online Chat with Author John Gibson Thumper Interview Coffee Will Make You Black Reading Group — August 1999 Selection September 1st 1999 Dummy by John Gibson Buy This Book...
Three-Fifths a Man: A Graphic History of the African American Experience
Three-Fifths a Man: A Graphic History of the African American Experience Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón 9780809093687 Nonfiction Hill and Wang Macmillan Publishers The essential primer on African Americ...
Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes
Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes Don Tate 9781419749438 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams From acclaimed author and illustrator Don Tate, the rousin...
Hip Hop at the End of the World: The Photography of Brother Ernie
Hip Hop at the End of the World: The Photography of Brother Ernie Ernie Paniccioli 9780789334411 Nonfiction Universe Publishing Rizzoli Filled with more than 250 images of artists including Ice Cube, ...
Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs
Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs MULTIPLE Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs are renowned authors known for their insightful writing. Young, a former UN ambassador, and Suggs, an award-winning journalist, offe...
Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell
Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell MULTIPLE Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell are distinguished authors known for their cultural insights. Paniccioli's work focuses on hip-hop photography, while Powel...
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Gwendolyn Bennett
Gwendolyn Bennett 0000000041133249 Gwendolyn B. Bennett was an influential American artist, writer, and journalist during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in 1902, she contributed to Opportunity, publish...
List of Contributors to Step into a World
List of Contributors to Step into a World Kevin Powell Article The Following is the List of Contributors to This Amazing Volume Toyin Adewale is a native of Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeri...
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction Jay Lemming Interview
Dr. Condoleezza Rice - The “Ordinary, Extraordinary People” Interview
Dr. Condoleezza Rice - The “Ordinary, Extraordinary People” Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 14, 1954, the only child to bless th...
Notes on “Quotes” from An American Marriage
Notes on “Quotes” from An American Marriage Tayari Jones Article “But home isn’t where you land; home is where you launch. You can’t pick your home any more than you can choose your...
Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt, Birth of a Book
Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt, Birth of a Book Marvin V. Arnett Article
As Brave As You
As Brave As You Jason Reynolds 9781481415903 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires—literally—in thi...
Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography
Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell 9780066211688 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Nearly thirty years ago, Ernie Paniccioli began photographing the gra...
The Many Lives of Andrew Young
The Many Lives of Andrew Young Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs 9781588384744 Nonfiction NewSouth Books NewSouth Books From his childhood in New Orleans to Howard University as a boy of fifteen, from his ...
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick MULTIPLE Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick are notable authors, photographed by Darlene Beck-Jacobson. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (r...
The Hacks of Life
The Hacks of Life Perry Busby 9780999458204 Fiction Buzz Word Publishing Buzz Word Publishing It’s 1993, and the technology industry is on the verge of introducing a groundbreaking new technology call...
Bram Bogart
Bram Bogart Sam Cornish 9781872784489 Poetry Bernard Jacobson Ltd Bernard Jacobson Ltd
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...
LL Cool J Presents the Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness
LL Cool J Presents the Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness LL Cool J 9780847873166 Nonfiction Rizzoli International Publications Rizzoli International Publications Co-authored by Hip-Hop legend...
As Brave as You (Reprint)
As Brave as You (Reprint) Jason Reynolds 9781481415910 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. Kirkus Award Finalist Schneider Family Book Award Winner Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book In thi...
The Express
The Express Kam Williams rob_br10.jpg Film Review Rob Brown Stars as Late Gridiron Great in Bittersweet Bio-Pic The Express (2008) Rated PG for violence, mature ...
Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson NONE Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comedian, best-selling author, and actress. She's the co-creator of 2 Dope Queens, host of podcast Sooo Many White Guys, and author of You Can't Tou...
Chess not Checkers
Chess not Checkers Tony Lindsay 9798588755139 Fiction Golden Butterfly Publishing Golden Butterfly Publishing Chess not Checkers is a teen novel with adult adventures and situations. The novel’s thril...
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe - The American Gangster Interview
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe - The American Gangster Interview Kam Williams Interview Oscar-Winners Opine on Their Second Collaboration American Gangster Photos: Denzel Wash...
Backcountry Cover-Up: A Mystery Novel
Backcountry Cover-Up: A Mystery Novel Denise N. Wheatley 9781335582331 Fiction Harlequin Intrigue Harlequin Enterprises Limited Can They Find Justice Before One of Them Dies? When her body is ...
The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners Kam Williams the_honeymooners.jpg Film Review The Honeymooners Directed by John Schultz Writing credits Barry W. Blaustein, Danny Jacobson, et. al. Cedric the Entertai...
Lisa Sheppard Stewart
Lisa Sheppard Stewart NONE Lisa Sheppard Stewart is a New Jersey-based, award-winning writer and designer, known for her culturally-inspired books. She promotes creative expression through relevant t...
Andrew Salkey
Andrew Salkey 0000000109378518 Felix Salkey was a Panamanian-born author dedicated to Jamaican culture. Raised in Jamaica, he became a prominent figure in the London community of West Indian writers ...
The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593121641 Nonfiction Yearling Penguin Random House Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illus...
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593121610 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Perfect for readers of Flying Lessons ...
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...
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...
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Lesa Cline-Ransome 9781534404755 Nonfiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ranso...
The 20 Most Well-Read Cities for African-Americans
The 20 Most Well-Read Cities for African-Americans Troy Johnson Article Where in the U.S. can you find the most well-read African Americans? Look no further. We reviewed our website's traffic and...
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys 9781838668693 Nonfiction Phaidon Press Phaidon Press ‘An encyclopedic necessity for anyone interested in...
Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals
Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals Julia Lee 9780816698226 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press It was the age of Jim Crow, riddled with racial violence...
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace MULTIPLE Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace are acclaimed authors known for their nonfiction works such as First Generation and Blood Brother, which have earned...
Garvey, His Work and Impact
Garvey, His Work and Impact Rupert Lewis 9780865432246 Nonfiction Africa World Press Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press Twenty-one articles deal with the historical background to Garvey and Garvey...
Ice–T
Ice–T NONE Tracy “Ice-T” Marrow, born on February 16, 1958, is an iconic rapper, actor, songwriter, and producer, known for his influential rap albums in the '80s, Grammy-winning band Body Count, and...
We Can’t Breathe
We Can’t Breathe Ronald Fair 9780060112165 Fiction Harper & Row HarperCollins An autobiographical account of how Ernie and his friends struggle to grow up and attain manhood and self respect in the Ch...
Harmattan Rain
Harmattan Rain Ayesha Harruna Attah Excerpt Ernest sat in the driver’s seat of the Pontiac tapping his fingers on the steering wheel. Lizzie packed Akua Afriyie, Naa Tsoo, Kwame and Ernest ...
Nicole Beharie - The "American Violet" Interview
Nicole Beharie - The "American Violet" Interview Kam Williams Interview A recent grad of the acting program at the prestigious Juilliard School, Nicole Beharie made her screen d...
Balls of Fury
Balls of Fury Kam Williams balls_8.jpg Film Review Balls of Fury Film Review by Kam WilliamsRated PG-13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex-related humor. Running time: 90 minutes ...
Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster
Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster MULTIPLE Marc Lamont Hill is a media personality, educator, and entrepreneur, hosting BET News and Black News Tonight, and holding a chair at Temple University. He ...
Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety
Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety Cara Page and Erica Woodland 9781623177140 Nonfiction North Atlantic Books North Atlantic Books A profou...
Ngũgĩ in the American Imperium
Ngũgĩ in the American Imperium Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Timothy J. Reiss 9781569027080 Nonfiction Africa World Press Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press This collection on Ngũgĩ’s ...
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Kadir Nelson 9780061730795 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins From Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, written an...
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study Stefano Harney and Fred Moten 9781570272677 Nonfiction Autonomedia Autonomedia Literary Nonfiction. African American Studies. Politics. Philosophy & C...
Erik Campano, Isabel Esteviz, Sheila Taylor-Downer, and Robyn Williams
Erik Campano, Isabel Esteviz, Sheila Taylor-Downer, and Robyn Williams MULTIPLE Robyn Williams is a bestselling author, non-profit founder, and business development associate focused on literacy and ...
Clarence Lusane
Clarence Lusane 0000000109374330 Dr. Clarence Lusane, a respected scholar and activist, specializes in human rights, global race relations, U.S. politics, and international relations. Born in Detroit...
Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key
Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key MULTIPLE Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer, and producer Keegan-Michael Key is renowned for his diverse talent in comedy and drama, with credits in Key & Pe...
Fast & Hard: From Addictions to Redemption
Fast & Hard: From Addictions to Redemption Anita L. Helm and Matthew Tyner, Sr. 9798350986259 Poetry BookBaby BookBaby In Fast and Hard, you’ll follow Matt Tyner on a roller-coaster ride from his earl...
J.J. Smith
J.J. Smith NONE JJ Smith is a certified nutritionist and weight-management specialist, renowned author, and inspirational speaker. Featured on multiple television shows and in high-profile publicatio...
Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb
Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb MULTIPLE David and Jamillah Lamb are the dynamic duo behind Between The Lines Productions, Inc. The couple co-authored the book Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients...
Racial Reconciliation and the Healing of a Nation: Beyond Law and Rights
Racial Reconciliation and the Healing of a Nation: Beyond Law and Rights Austin Sarat and Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. 9781479843534 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press The work...
Visions and Cyphers: Explorations of Literacy, Discourse, and Black Writing Experiences
Visions and Cyphers: Explorations of Literacy, Discourse, and Black Writing Experiences David Green 9781580730570 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press VISIONS AND CYPHERS is a rhetorical...
Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues
Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues Albert Murray 9780816699551 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press The year 2016 will mark the centennial of the bir...
The Underachieving Society: Development Strategy and Policy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1958-2008
The Underachieving Society: Development Strategy and Policy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1958-2008 Terrence W. Farrell 9789766403195 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West In...
The African Presence and Influence on the Cultures of the Americas
The African Presence and Influence on the Cultures of the Americas Brenda M. Greene 9781443822169 Nonfiction Cambridge Scholars Publishing Cambridge Scholars Publishing ’The African Presence and Influ...
Race Contacts and Interracial Relations: Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Race (Moorland-Spingarn Series)
Race Contacts and Interracial Relations: Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Race (Moorland-Spingarn Series) Alain Leroy Locke and Jeffrey C. Stewart 9780882581583 Nonfiction Howard University Pres...
Farai Chideya
Farai Chideya 0000000042490213 Farai Chideya is an award-winning author and journalist with a 20-year career blending media, technology, and diversity. Creator of the Pop and Politics brand, she prod...
Rashida Aisha Ali
Rashida Aisha Ali NONE Rashida Aisha Ali, an author, artist, and educator, specializes in female-centric topics including health, wellness, and spirituality. With degrees in Divinity and Metaphysics,...
Vanessa Riley
Vanessa Riley 0000000505908728 Vanessa Riley is an acclaimed author of Regency and historical romances, known for her multicultural narratives and powerful characters of color. With over twenty title...
Shonda Buchanan
Shonda Buchanan 0000000500800611 Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning author and professor with over 15 years of teaching experience in various literary fields. She's an Education Specialist for the U...
Halima Taha
Halima Taha NONE Halima Taha is a renowned advocate for African and African-American art, known for her educational initiatives and influential writings. Her contributions have spearheaded recognitio...
Tamara Morgan
Tamara Morgan NONE Tamara Morgan, a Berkeley native and Stanford Law School alumna, is an accomplished Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader and employment law attorney. Known for her resilience, s...
No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference
No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference Cheryl L. Neely 9780807021484 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press An urgent examination of the...
Salvage: Readings from the Wreck
Salvage: Readings from the Wreck Dionne Brand 9780374614843 Nonfiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers Dionne Brand explores English and American literature, and the colonial aesthetic ...
After Life: A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America
After Life: A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America Rhae Lynn Barnes, Keri Leigh Merritt, and Yohuru Williams 9781642598292 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books After Lif...
Bright Brown Baby
Bright Brown Baby Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780545872294 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tende...
How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories
How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories Venita Blackburn 9780374602796 Fiction MCD x FSG Books Farrar, Straus and Giroux A Paris Review Staff Pick and an Amazon Editors’ Pick. Finalist for the Ernest J. Gaines...
Toward A New Afrikan Revolution, Volume I: Reflections on the Struggle for Black Freedom and Self-Determination
Toward A New Afrikan Revolution, Volume I: Reflections on the Struggle for Black Freedom and Self-Determination Khalid Raheem 9781090985491 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published W...
Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day
Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day Alexander Smalls and JJ Johnson, with Veronica Chambers 9781250108715 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmill...
Stop Wasting Your Time Blaming Others for Your Life: 15 Life Lessons to help you take back control of your Life, Relationships and Career
Stop Wasting Your Time Blaming Others for Your Life: 15 Life Lessons to help you take back control of your Life, Relationships and Career Tamara Hartley 9780983637325 Nonfiction Hartley Unlimited Hart...
Globalization, Sovereignty and Citizenship in the Caribbean
Globalization, Sovereignty and Citizenship in the Caribbean Hilbourne A. Watson 9789766405502 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Press The contributors to Glo...
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants Malcolm Gladwell 9780316204378 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Three thousand years ago on a battlefield i...
Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remix
Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remix Bryant Terry 9781607745310 Nonfiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House African, Caribbean, and southern food are all known and...
In Laws and Play Cousins: Growing Pains, Promiscuity, Success and Murder
In Laws and Play Cousins: Growing Pains, Promiscuity, Success and Murder Robyn Gant 9781463587031 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC In Laws and Play Cousins is a coming of age story that fo...
I Am Your Sister: Collected And Unpublished Writings Of Audre Lorde (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies In Black Politics And Black Communities)
I Am Your Sister: Collected And Unpublished Writings Of Audre Lorde (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies In Black Politics And Black Communities) Audre Lorde 9780195341485 Nonfiction Oxford University P...
New Studies in the History of American Slavery
New Studies in the History of American Slavery Edward E. Baptist and Stephanie Camp 9780820326948 Nonfiction University of Georgia Press University of Georgia Press These essays, by some of the most p...
Crime and Social Justice
Crime and Social Justice Tony Platt and Paul Takagi 9780333282618 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers This book presents a collection of some of the best articles from the first ten iss...
Artika R. Tyner
Artika R. Tyner NONE Dr. Artika R. Tyner is an influential leader, author, and speaker focused on fostering inclusive leadership and social justice. With a background in law, education, and nonprofit...
Laetitia Ky
Laetitia Ky 0000000524196957 Laetitia Ky is an Ivory Coast-based multi-talented artist known for using her hair as a sculptural medium to address social justice issues. Her debut book, Love and Justi...
Gena Cox
Gena Cox NONE Dr. Gena Cox is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and author known for her nuanced insights and invaluable recommendations. She guides leaders in adapting to societal cha...
The Seer: Toni Morrison Among the Ruins
The Seer: Toni Morrison Among the Ruins Farah Jasmine Griffin 9780593491102 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House From an acclaimed scholar and longtime friend of Toni Morrison, an intimate an...
People the Planet Needs Now: Voices for Justice, Science, and a Future of Promise
People the Planet Needs Now: Voices for Justice, Science, and a Future of Promise Dudley Edmondson 9781647552770 Nonfiction Adventure Publications AdventureKEEN Find inspiration to affect global chang...
When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City
When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City Felicia B. George 9780814350775 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Winner: A...
Love and Justice: A Journey of Empowerment, Activism, and Embracing Black Beauty
Love and Justice: A Journey of Empowerment, Activism, and Embracing Black Beauty Laetitia Ky 9781648960529 Nonfiction PA Press Princeton Architectural Press Download a Discussion Guide for Love and Ju...
Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap
Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap National Museum of African American History and Culture 978Smithsonia Nonfiction Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Smithsonian Books The Smithsonian Anthology of...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope Breena Clarke and Amy Newmark 9781611590838 Nonfiction Chicken Soup for the Soul Chi...
Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems
Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems Patricia Jabbeh Wesley 9781938769504 Poetry Autumn House Press Autumn House Press Three judges, selected by the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, ...
Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope
Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope Karamo Brown 9781982111977 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. An insightful, candid, and inspiring memoir from Karamo Brown — Que...