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Arian Simone, Benjamin Crump and Jasmine Crockett
Arian Simone, Benjamin Crump and Jasmine Crockett Author Interviews Queen Arian Simone, Attorney Benjamin Crump, and Representative Jasmine Crockett on a panel during the 2026 Annual Legislative Confe...
Arian Simone
Arian Simone NONE Arian Simone is an Ivorian queen, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, and board director whose life reflects resilience, empowerment, and transformative fearl...
Ben Crump
Ben Crump NONE Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is nationally recognized for representing high-profile cases such as Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. Named 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, a...
Paul Crump
Paul Crump 0000000042989196 Paul Crump, a former prisoner, gained notoriety after writing a novel about his experiences and flaws in the justice system. His case sparked debates about capital punis...
Fearless Faith + Hustle: 21 Day Devotional Journey
Fearless Faith + Hustle: 21 Day Devotional Journey Arian Simone 9780692195062 Nonfiction Arian Simone Enterprises Arian Simone Enterprises This 21-day devotional journey is designed for female entrepr...
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Ben Carson, Ben Crump, and Armstrong Williams
Ben Carson, Ben Crump, and Armstrong Williams MULTIPLE Ben Carson, Ben Crump, and Armstrong Williams are influential figures in their fields. Carson is a renowned neurosurgeon and author, Crump is a ...
The Fearless Money Mindset: Broke Doesn’t Scare Me
The Fearless Money Mindset: Broke Doesn’t Scare Me Arian Simone 9781734830002 Nonfiction Arian Simone Enterprises Arian Simone Enterprises The Fearless Money Mindset provides seven principles and prac...
Rocket Crockett and the Shanghai She-Devil
Rocket Crockett and the Shanghai She-Devil Christopher Chambers 9781502561510 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Dusky derring-doer and Korean War jet jockey Lt. Rufus "Rocket" Crockett has ...
Attorney for the Brown Family Responds to Shooting of Police in Ferguson, MO
Attorney for the Brown Family Responds to Shooting of Police in Ferguson, MO Kam Williams Interview Ben Crump is the attorney of record in many high-profile, civil rights cases, most notably rep...
Ruha Benjamin
Ruha Benjamin 0000000401943238 Ruha Benjamin is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant Winner Ruha Benjamin is a renowned sociologist, professor, and author specializing in tec...
My Fabulous & Fearless Journey: From Homeless to Hollywood
My Fabulous & Fearless Journey: From Homeless to Hollywood Arian Simone 9781504908771 Nonfiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Imagine that 87% of Americans admit they are not happy in their jobs, yet ...
Lady Jasmine: A Novel
Lady Jasmine: A Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781416589174 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. The beloved—and hated—Jasmine larson bush returns to battle her own past in a compelling new n...
Fearless Freedom: A Manifesto for Unlocking Wealth and Equality for All
Fearless Freedom: A Manifesto for Unlocking Wealth and Equality for All Arian Simone 9798217087617 Nonfiction Storehouse Voices Penguin Random House Foreword by Ben Crump
Jasmine Guy - The “October Baby” Interview
Jasmine Guy - The “October Baby” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jasmine in Bloom Born in Boston on March 10, 1962, Jasmine Guy is a Renaissance woman with dancer, actress,...
Sins of the Mother
Sins of the Mother Idrissa Uqdah Book Review KARMA???? Victoria Christopher Murray is the best selling author of several contemporary novels that touch on hot topics that church people aren...
Too Little, Too Late: A Novel
Too Little, Too Late: A Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781416552529 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Jasmine Larson Bush returns to her devious ways in this tale of two marriages — each t...
Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America
Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America Rich Benjamin 9781401322687 Nonfiction Hachette Hachette Book Group As America becomes more and more racially diverse, Rich ...
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance Simone Biles with Michelle Burford 9780310759669 Nonfiction Zonderkidz HarperCollins Christian Publishing Courage to Soar, the official autobiograp...
Simone Breaks All the Rules
Simone Breaks All the Rules Debbie Rigaud 9781338681727 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Perfect for fans of You Should See Me in a Crown and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, this hilarious ...
Open Season (paperback): Legalized Genocide of Colored People
Open Season (paperback): Legalized Genocide of Colored People Ben Crump 9780062375100 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Genocide—the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a group of people. TIME’s ...
Scandalous
Scandalous Victoria Christopher Murray 9781939481016 Fiction Liza Dawson Associates Liza Dawson Associates Before she was a minister’s wife, she was Jasmine Cox, the most prized dancer at Foxtails. Ne...
Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy 0000000114437228 Jasmine Guy knew Afeni Shakur for nearly a decade, having met her via Afeni's son, Tupac. A multitalented performer, Guy began her career as a dancer for the Alvin Ailey...
Baby Momma Drama
Baby Momma Drama Thumper Book Review Carl Weber’s new book is loaded with the type of drama I love, — unfiltered, full strength, wig snatching, "yo-momma’s-a-ho!" drama. ...
She Persisted: Simone Biles
She Persisted: Simone Biles Kekla Magoon 9780593620663 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger...
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles Michelle Meadows 9781250205667 Nonfiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, gymnast...
The Lost Songs of Nina Simone
The Lost Songs of Nina Simone Shonda Buchanan 9781960018984 Poetry RIZE RIZE Press Nina Simone’s ghost lives in these poems by award-winning author, Shonda Buchanan. Like the icon’s life and art, The ...
Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams
Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams MULTIPLE Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams are acclaimed authors known for their captivating novels. Simone excels in urban teen fiction, while Abrams' strength lies in romanc...
They Call Her Regret
They Call Her Regret Channelle Desamours 9781250337702 Fiction Wednesday Books Macmillan Publishers In this young adult speculative mystery, a teen must find a way to free a cursed witch in order to s...
Elle Simone Scott
Elle Simone Scott NONE AALBC Mourns the Passing of Elle Simone Scott Elle Simone Scott (born LaShawnda Sherise Simone Scott; November 28, 1976 – January 5, 2026) was an American chef, culinary produc...
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People Ben Crump 9780062375094 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The president of the National Bar Association and one of the most distinguished civil rights ...
Temptation: The Aftermath
Temptation: The Aftermath Victoria Christopher Murray 9781944359591 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books The best of friends…. Since they were five years old, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush and Kyla B...
Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington
Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington MULTIPLE Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literature and music studies. Farah Ja...
Brenda Jackson and Naima Simone
Brenda Jackson and Naima Simone MULTIPLE Brenda Jackson and Naima Simone are renowned authors, celebrated for their captivating romance novels. Both writers have a unique storytelling style that enga...
Ni-Ni Simone and Kelli London
Ni-Ni Simone and Kelli London MULTIPLE Ni-Ni Simone and Kelli London are well-known authors, celebrated for their captivating storytelling in young adult literature. They have a unique knack for crea...
Crisis in the Classroom: Crisis in Education
Crisis in the Classroom: Crisis in Education Ben Carson, Ben Crump, and Armstrong Williams 9781510776883 Nonfiction Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing Individuals from vastly different political ...
Worse than a Lie: A Beau Lee Cooper Novel
Worse than a Lie: A Beau Lee Cooper Novel Ben Crump 9780593875704 Fiction Bantam Penguin Random House In this gripping thriller, truth and justice are called into question when a Black man is gunned d...
Favorite Bible Stories
Favorite Bible Stories Fred Crump Jr. 9780940955752 Fiction UMI Urban Ministries, Inc. Favorite Bible Stories offers children of all ages a greater understanding of God’s word. Fred Crump, Jr’s distin...
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s: A Picture Book
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s: A Picture Book Carole Boston Weatherford 9781419771484 Fiction Abrams Appleseed Abrams From Colin Kaepernick to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Benjamin Crump, Hair ...
J.M. Benjamin
J.M. Benjamin NONE Allow me to introduce you to one of the hardest working hustlers in urban lit: J.M. Benjamin J.M. Benjamin is a successful, powerful and impacting ...
Two Masks One Heart
Two Masks One Heart Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson 9781943686506 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Local gangster Benjamin Clark has all of Georgia on ’lockdown.’ The drug kingpin sit...
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. NONE Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. is an activist, author, and journalist, currently the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Previously, he s...
J.M. Benjamin and Randy Kearse
J.M. Benjamin and Randy Kearse MULTIPLE J.M. Benjamin and Randy Kearse are renowned authors, known for their compelling narratives. Their unique perspectives and engaging storytelling have establishe...
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Stacy M. Brown
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Stacy M. Brown MULTIPLE Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Stacy M. Brown are notable authors with extensive experience in the literature field. Their works primarily focus on soci...
K’wan, J.M. Benjamin, Terry L. Wroten, Randy Thompson, and J-Rod Nider
K’wan, J.M. Benjamin, Terry L. Wroten, Randy Thompson, and J-Rod Nider MULTIPLE K'wan, J.M. Benjamin, Terry L. Wroten, Randy Thompson, and J-Rod Nider are accomplished authors, each bringing unique s...
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Farah Jasmine Griffin 0000000045480467 Farah Jasmine Griffin is a Columbia University professor specializing in English, Comparative Literature, and African American Studies. She has a BA from Harvar...
Fortune & Fame
Fortune & Fame ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476747170 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Church first ladies Jasmine Cox, Larson Bush, and Rachel Jackson Adams ...
A Blessing & A Curse
A Blessing & A Curse ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray 9781476748887 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. First ladies of the Baptist church and sworn frenemies Rach...
Jasmine L. Harris
Jasmine L. Harris NONE Dr. Jasmine L. Harris is an associate professor at the University of Texas, San Antonio, specializing in African American Studies. Her research focuses on the experiences of Bl...
Jasmine Guillory
Jasmine Guillory 0000000510956804 Jasmine Guillory, a New York Times bestselling author known for novels like 'The Wedding Date' and 'The Proposal.' Her work has been featured in major publications a...
Jasmine Brown
Jasmine Brown NONE Jasmine Brown, a 2023 medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, is an M.Phil graduate from Oxford University and founder of the Minority Association of Rising Scientists, ...
Sins Of The Mother: A Novel
Sins Of The Mother: A Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781416589181 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Have the sins of the mother come upon the daughter?Jasmine Larson Bush is finally living...
The Black Divorce, a Novel
The Black Divorce, a Novel Moody Holiday 9780974631554 Fiction Pretty Paper Press Pretty Paper Press Meet Jasmine, a bride to be in the arms of another man as the church bells toll for her demise. Whi...
Jasmine Mans
Jasmine Mans NONE Jasmine Mans, a Black American poet and artist from Newark, NJ, is a University of Wisconsin Madison graduate. Author of the 2012 poetry collection, Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels, a...
Bump and Run: It made me. It saved me.
Bump and Run: It made me. It saved me. Victor McGlothin 9781653271337 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published Bump and Run tells the story of Ray Crockett, an undersized football pl...
Simone A. James Alexander
Simone A. James Alexander 0000000109111143 Simone A. James Alexander is a distinguished professor, author, and researcher. Born in Guyana, she studied in Guyana, Russia, and the US, earning degrees i...
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone Traci N. Todd 9781524737283 Nonfiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House This illuminating and defining picture book biography illustrated by...
Ni-Ni Simone
Ni-Ni Simone NONE Ni-Ni Simone, a Jersey-based author, initially unintentional about writing teen fiction, has found success in the genre. Her first novel, “Shortie Like Mine,” was selected by YALSA ...
Something New
Something New Sharon C. Cooper 9780985525422 Fiction Amaris Publishing Amaris Publishing Entrepreneur, Simone Edwards, did what any intelligent woman with a ticking biological clock would do: she aske...
Naima Simone
Naima Simone NONE USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone writes sizzling romances with humor and heart since 2009. A lover of Johanna Lindsey and Nora Roberts, she also enjoys family life in the s...
I Put A Spell On You: The Autobiography Of Nina Simone
I Put A Spell On You: The Autobiography Of Nina Simone Nina Simone 9780306813276 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group A gorgeous, inimitable singer and songwriter, Nina Simone (1933-2003) chan...
Francina Simone
Francina Simone NONE Francina Simone is a YA author renowned for her authentic, humorous, and impactful stories. Her works focus on self-discovery and love. She also runs a popular BookTube channel d...
Copycat
Copycat Kimberla Lawson Roby 9781455569717 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group From the AALBC.com and New York Times bestselling author who “writes with high-octane levels of emotion”...
Briona Simone Jones
Briona Simone Jones NONE Briona Simone Jones, a Black lesbian feminist of Jamaican and African American heritage from Rochester, NY, is a 2021 doctoral candidate in English at Michigan State Universi...
Simone Douglas
Simone Douglas NONE Simone Douglas is a seasoned author with exceptional expertise in digital marketing. She has authored multiple best-selling books and offers valuable insights into the world of so...
Simone Biles with Michelle Burford
Simone Biles with Michelle Burford MULTIPLE Simone Biles, a renowned gymnast, partners with writer Michelle Burford, to share her inspiring journey from childhood to Olympic glory. Simone Biles with ...
On The Run With Love
On The Run With Love J.M. Benjamin 9780981775609 Fiction A New Quality Publishing A New Quality Publishing Freddie Holmes could’ve wrote the book on How to Be A Player. With his good looks, gift of ga...
Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want
Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want Ruha Benjamin 9780691222882 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press From the author of Race After Technology, an inspiring vision ...
People’s Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier
People’s Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier Ruha Benjamin 9780804782968 Nonfiction Stanford University Press Stanford University Press Stem cell research has sparked controversy and ...
Shanna Greene Benjamin
Shanna Greene Benjamin NONE Shanna Greene Benjamin is a biographer and scholar focusing on Black women's literature and intellectual history. She's published in various reviews and also works as a co...
Benjamin Brawley
Benjamin Brawley 000000010856022X Benjamin G. Brawley was a prominent author and educator, born in 1882. He earned degrees from Morehouse College, University of Chicago, and Harvard. Brawley taught E...
Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay
Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay Shanna Greene Benjamin 9781469662534 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press Nellie Y. McKay (1930-2006)...
Benjamin Quarles
Benjamin Quarles 0000000121004017 Benjamin A. Quarles (1904-1996) was a renowned historian and prolific writer, known for his extensive research on black soldiers and abolitionists in the American Re...
Orchester Benjamin
Orchester Benjamin NONE Orchester Benjamin, a former street player, became a writer and historian of the “Game” at 73. He balances family life, promoting his books, supporting urban literature, and w...
Room Service (The Innkeepers)
Room Service (The Innkeepers) Rochelle Alers 9781496707345 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Bestselling author Rochelle Alers’ heartwarming and seductive series follows four very different w...
Cougars: A Novel
Cougars: A Novel Earl Sewell 9781593092696 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Now in mass market paperback—a forty-something woman, who only dates younger men, mixes romance with her pharmac...
Mia E. Bay, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Martha S. Jones, and Barbara D. Savage
Mia E. Bay, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Martha S. Jones, and Barbara D. Savage MULTIPLE Mia E. Bay, Farah J. Griffin, Martha S. Jones, and Barbara D. Savage are renowned authors with significant contribut...
Jasmine Walls
Jasmine Walls NONE Jasmine Walls is a writer, artist, and editor with former lives in professional baking and teaching martial arts. She still bakes (though she’s pretty rusty at martial arts) and h...
On The Come Up
On The Come Up Travis Hunter 9780758242525 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Growing up in the heart of the Atlanta ghetto, siblings DeMarco and Jasmine Winslow have developed a talent for su...
Splitsville: The Lip Gloss Chronicles
Splitsville: The Lip Gloss Chronicles Shelia M. Goss 9781601621887 Fiction Urban Renaissance Urban Renaissance The Divas are back! Jasmine, Brittney, and Sierra are tighter than ever now that two of t...
Jasmine Smith
Jasmine Smith NONE Jasmine Smith writes fiction about Black girls discovering their place in the world. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from North Carolina State University and curren...
Love by the Book
Love by the Book Jessica George 9781250282545 Fiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A New York Times Most Anticipated Book of Spring • "A beautiful and all-...
Teenage Love Affair
Teenage Love Affair Ni-Ni Simone 9780758241894 Fiction KTeen Kensington Publishing Corp. Check it: I’m Zsa-Zsa. Some call me arrogant, but I call it confidence. You decide when you find out what I’m w...
If I Was Your Girl (Ni-Ni Girl Chronicles)
If I Was Your Girl (Ni-Ni Girl Chronicles) Ni-Ni Simone 9780758228413 Fiction KTeen Kensington Publishing Corp. With a bootylicious body like Beyoncé and a face that would put any top model to ...
The Goat Woman of Largo Bay: A Novel (A Shadrack Myers Mystery)
The Goat Woman of Largo Bay: A Novel (A Shadrack Myers Mystery) Gillian Royes 9781451627411 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Goat Woman of Largo Bay begins the detective series featuring...
Secrets of a Side Bitch
Secrets of a Side Bitch Jessica N. Watkins 9781492747895 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC He‘s beautiful with gray eyes, tall, chocolate…and he‘s worth fighting for. Meet Omari—a gorgeous...
Nina Simone in Comics!
Nina Simone in Comics! Sophie Adriansen 9781681123264 Nonfiction Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing This is the story of an emancipation, that of a young black...
One Steamy Night & An Off-Limits Merger
One Steamy Night & An Off-Limits Merger Brenda Jackson and Naima Simone 9781335457844 Fiction Harlequin Desire Harlequin Enterprises Limited Two New Novels in One Book!Mixing business with pleasure t...
Dear Yvette
Dear Yvette Ni-Ni Simone 9780758287762 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. All sixteen year old Yvette Simmons wanted was to disappear. Problem is: she has too many demons for that. Yvette’s li...
Simone Biles: A Little Golden Book Biography
Simone Biles: A Little Golden Book Biography JaNay Brown-Wood 9780593566732 Nonfiction Golden Books Penguin Random House Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Olympi...
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin MULTIPLE Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, founders of The Trayvon Martin Foundation, work to raise awareness of gun violence and racial profiling's impact on families ...
Sheila Johnson “The Other City” Interview
Sheila Johnson “The Other City” Interview Kam Williams Interview A Heart-to-Heart with America's First Black Billionairess © Salamander Hopsitality 2010 Entrepreneur and philanthropist...
Burn, Killer, Burn!
Burn, Killer, Burn! Paul Crump 9781135246792 Nonfiction Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. My mind shouted her name with the positive certainty that held not the sligh...
With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Maurice J. Hobson, Eddie R. Cole, Jim C. Harper II, and Derrick P. Alridge 9781469673196 Nonfiction University of North Caro...
Imagination: A Manifesto
Imagination: A Manifesto Ruha Benjamin 9781324020974 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? ...
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography Randal Maurice Jelks 9780807835364 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press In this first full-l...
From Incarceration 2 Incorporation
From Incarceration 2 Incorporation J.M. Benjamin and Randy Kearse 9780981775647 Fiction A New Quality Publishing A New Quality Publishing From Incarceration 2 Incorporation is about the powerful journ...