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Laini Mataka
Laini Mataka NONE Laini Mataka is a celebrated poet known for her first musical poetry record, 'Black Ivory' (1971), followed by 'Me and a Friend'. She has authored several publications and her work ...
Two Tears In A Bucket
Two Tears In A Bucket Monique S. Hall 9781607435075 Fiction Mobettaa Publishing MBP Publications Meet Nikki, a beautiful, intelligent, and savvy college student who seems to have everything going for ...
Despite The Height
Despite The Height Charles R. Smith Jr. and Ivory Latta 9781943258420 Fiction Warren Publishing Warren Publishing Bounce Bounce Despite the Height is the lively, true story of Ivory Latta, one of the ...
Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education
Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education Jasmine L. Harris 9781506489834 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media Black Women, Ivory Tower is a first-of-its-k...
Black Women, Ivory Tower
Black Women, Ivory Tower Ahmad Wright Book Review The best colleges and universities in the nation promise a sense of belonging, public validation, and personal relationships that can last a lifetime...
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...
The Yellow House: A Memoir
The Yellow House: A Memoir Sarah M. Broom 9780802125088 Nonfiction Grove Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSLLER A brilliant, haunting and unforgettable memoir from a stunning new talent...
Sidi
Sidi NONE Sidibe Ibrahima, known as Sidi, is a multilingual entrepreneur from Ivory Coast who started as a book vendor in Harlem. Now a well-known figure in New York's African American literary scene...
Elizabeth Zunon
Elizabeth Zunon NONE Elizabeth Zunon is a bilingual artist raised in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. She nurtured her love for drawing and painting from a young age, leading to her focus on children's ...
Black People Don’t Read: The Definitive Guide To Dismantling Stereotypes And Negative Statistical Claims About Black Americans
Black People Don’t Read: The Definitive Guide To Dismantling Stereotypes And Negative Statistical Claims About Black Americans Janks Morton and Ivory A. Toldson 9781478188995 Nonfiction CreateSpace On...
Why We Make Movies: Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema
Why We Make Movies: Black Filmmakers Talk About the Magic of Cinema George Alexander 9780767911818 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House A sparkling collection of interviews with African Amer...
Higher Learning
Higher Learning Karin L. Stanford and Charles E. Jones 9781580730587 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Similar to the ways that Jazz, the Blues and Soul music heightened consciousnes...
The Bitter Side of Sweet
The Bitter Side of Sweet Tara Sullivan 9780399173073 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House For fans of Linda Sue Park and A Long Way Gone, two young boys must escape ...
Through the Ivory Gate: A novel
Through the Ivory Gate: A novel Rita Dove 9780679742401 Poetry Vintage Penguin Random House A debut novel by the 1987 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. When a woman returns to her Midwestern ho...
Crisis of the Black Intellectual
Crisis of the Black Intellectual Kam Williams Book Review ’Today there are many Black intellectuals who do not think of Black people as a people and have no wish to do so. They think of the...
Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust
Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust Chloe Dulce Louvouezo 9780063072237 Nonfiction Harper Design HarperCollins Foreword by Elaine Welteroth In this...
Death of White Sociology
Death of White Sociology Joyce A. Ladner 9781574780079 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press In the 1970s, the battle for racial equality being waged in the streets an d the legislatures ...
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...
Sellout
Sellout James W. Lewis 9780982719305 Fiction The Pantheon Collective (TPC) The Pantheon Collective (TPC) Winner of the 2011 International Book Awards!African-American fictionFinalist of the 2011 Globa...
White Chicks
White Chicks Kam Williams white_15.jpg Film Review White Chicks (PG-13) Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans Release Date: 06/23/2004 Run time: 105 min. Genr...
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain Sofia Samatar 9781250881809 Fiction Tordotcom Macmillan Publishers Named a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Esquire “I am in love with Sofia Samatar’s ...
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family Elizabeth Zunon 9781681196404 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present a...
Akissi: Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 1
Akissi: Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 1 Marguerite Abouet 9781911171478 Fiction Nobrow Nobrow Press A Kirkus Best Book of 2018, Akissi: Tales of Mischief brings together the first volume of the hilar...
Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities
Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities Craig Steven Wilder 9781608194025 Nonfiction Bloomsbury Press Bloomsbury Publishing A 2006 report commissioned by Brown...
Akissi: Feline Invasion
Akissi: Feline Invasion Marguerite Abouet 9781909263017 Fiction Flying Eye Books Flying Eye Books Poor Akissi! The neighborhood cats are pursuing her to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost...
Aya Life in Yop City
Aya Life in Yop City Marguerite Abouet 9781770460829 Fiction Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly "Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It’s esse...
Nod House
Nod House Nathaniel Mackey 9780811219464 Poetry New Directions Publishing New Directions Publishing A stellar new collection of poems by “the Balanchine of the architecture dance” (The New York Times)...
The Secrets Of Newberry
The Secrets Of Newberry Victor McGlothin 9780446178136 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Two lifelong friends are about to discover the hard side of life in The Big Easy after a hei...
Aya The Secrets Come Out: Volume Three
Aya The Secrets Come Out: Volume Three Marguerite Abouet 9781897299791 Fiction Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly Aya has captured the hearts of North American readers of all ages for the rare po...
Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the USA
Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the USA Mumia Abu-Jamal 9780872864696 Nonfiction City Lights Publishers City Lights Publishers “Expert and well-reasoned commentary on the justice s...
Aya
Aya Marguerite Abouet 9780224081849 Fiction Jonathan Cape Penguin Random House UK For the residents of Yopougon, everyday life is good. It is the early 1970s, a golden time - work is plentiful, hospit...
Allah is Not Obliged
Allah is Not Obliged Ahmadou Kourouma 9780307279576 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House ALLAH IS NOT OBLIGED TO BE FAIR ABOUT ALL THE THINGS HE DOES HERE ON EARTH.These are the words of the boy soldie...
Turn The Page And You Don’t Stop: Sharing Successful Chapters In Our Lives With Youth
Turn The Page And You Don’t Stop: Sharing Successful Chapters In Our Lives With Youth Patrick M. Oliver 9780977949908 Nonfiction Say It Loud! Readers and Writers Series Say It Loud! Readers and Writer...
The Lesbian’s Wife
The Lesbian’s Wife Sidi 9780976393917 Fiction Harlem Book Center Harlem Book Center Aisha Kone receives the surprise of her life for her twenty-first birthday when she learns that her dad has purchase...
Never Forget the Bridge That Crossed You over
Never Forget the Bridge That Crossed You over Adriene Pickett 9781401081027 Fiction Xlibris Author Solutions Never Forget The Bridge That Crossed You Over takes place in the fictionalized town of Miss...
Marco Villalobos
Marco Villalobos 0000000500107331 M A R C O V I L L A L O B O S was born under quetzalcoatl the feathered serpent in 1973 and spent his Woodl’n, Califas, child...
Rita Dove
Rita Dove 0000000114709625 Dove was U.S. Poet Laureate, 1993-1995 Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for her poetry collections, novel, and drama. She's been reco...
Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans 000000005928060X Damon Wayans, a NY Times bestselling author and award-winning actor from a renowned Hollywood family, is known for his roles in 'In Living Color' and 'My Wife and Kids'....
Clément Oubrerie
Clément Oubrerie 0000000121365445 Clément Oubrerie is a Paris-born illustrator known for his prolific career in children’s books and 3D animation. After initial experiences in the US, he co-founded ...
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx 0000000114506596 Jamie Foxx, born Eric Marlon Bishop, is an acclaimed actor, comedian, singer, musician, and producer from Terrell, Texas. He started in showbiz in 1989 and gained fame on ...
Allah Is Not Obliged
Allah Is Not Obliged Thumper Book Review ’The full, final and completely complete title of my bullshit story is: Allah is not obliged to be fair about all the things he does here on...
Raising Princes to be Kings: A Single Black Mother’s Guide to Raising Her Black Son
Raising Princes to be Kings: A Single Black Mother’s Guide to Raising Her Black Son Denise Bolds 9780982176405 Nonfiction Denise Bolds Denise Bolds Raising Princes to Be Kings is a guide for black mot...
The Endangered Black Family: Coping With the Unisexualization and Coming Extinction of the Black Race
The Endangered Black Family: Coping With the Unisexualization and Coming Extinction of the Black Race Nathan Hare and Julia Hare 9780961308605 Nonfiction Black Think Tank Black Think Tank “…one of the...
The Myth of Black Capitalism: New Edition
The Myth of Black Capitalism: New Edition Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9781685900311 Nonfiction Monthly Review Press Monthly Review Press Deciphers the history of "Black capitalist" rhetoric— and h...
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays Amena Brown 9798217044689 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House An irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collec...
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore Char Adams 9780593474235 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore is...
Black Girls
Black Girls Dominique Furukawa 9780063205314 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A joyful love letter to every Black girl everywhere. In an upbeat and rhythmic ode, Dominique Furukawa and Erika Lyn...
Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice
Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice Hanna Garth and Ashanté M. Reese 9781517908140 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press An in-depth look at...
Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era
Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era Ashley D. Farmer 9781469634371 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press In this comprehensive history, ...
THE BLACK SCHOLAR: Journal of Black Studies and Research
THE BLACK SCHOLAR: Journal of Black Studies and Research Troy Johnson Article Volume 1 Number 1 November 1969 Mission Statement From the Inaugural Issue: THE BLACK SCHOLAR has been born out of th...
Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes
Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes Adilifu Nama 9780292726741 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press Winner, American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundatio...
My Love Notes to a Black Man
My Love Notes to a Black Man Lana Reid 9780972809108 Fiction Cachet Press Cachet Press The dynamics of loving a Black man are often discussed by Black women. According to the Center for Disease Contro...
Black-On-Black Violence: The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of White Domination
Black-On-Black Violence: The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of White Domination Amos N. Wilson 9781879164000 Nonfiction Afrikan World Books Afrikan World Books Paperback. Author,...
Developmental Psychology of the Black Child
Developmental Psychology of the Black Child Amos N. Wilson 9780686241836 Nonfiction Africana Research Publications Africana Research Publications Are Black and White Children the same? Are ...
What Every Black Parent Needs to Know about Saving Our Sons: Institutionalized Racism, Society, and Raising Black Children
What Every Black Parent Needs to Know about Saving Our Sons: Institutionalized Racism, Society, and Raising Black Children Marita Golden 9781684814145 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing Empower Your So...
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America Daniel Black 9781335449382 Nonfiction Hanover Square Press Hanover Square Press A piercing collection of essays on racial tension in America...
Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States
Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States Leslie M. Alexander 9780252086908 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press The ...
Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrate the Power of You
Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrate the Power of You Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond 9781728250649 Nonfiction Sourcebooks Explore Sourcebooks Inspire Black boys to imagine all the great things they can do w...
Raising Confident and Empowered Black Kids: A Comprehensive Guide for Badass Black Parenting
Raising Confident and Empowered Black Kids: A Comprehensive Guide for Badass Black Parenting M.J. Fievre 9781642505580 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing How to Raise Black Kids in a Racist WorldRaisin...
Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership
Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership Ed Gordon 9780316532860 Nonfiction Hachette Hachette Book Group Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers...
We Must Patronize Black-Owned Websites or Lose Them
We Must Patronize Black-Owned Websites or Lose Them Troy Johnson Article Part of AALBC.com’s mission is to help support Black-owned websites. Historically, I've focused on sites related to books i...
How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society (South End Press Classics Series)
How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society (South End Press Classics Series) Manning Marable 9780896085794 Nonfiction South End Press South End Press...
Faye Childs
Faye Childs NONE Faye Childs, born 1956, was a literary agent committed to promoting Black literature. She founded the Black Board Bestsellers list, a platform that increased visibility for Black aut...
17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing
17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing Troy Johnson Article PHOTOS and a report of this event coming soon! The 17th Annual Celebration of Black Writing February 16 to 18, 2001 Philadelphia For...
Black Forward: Marching Orders for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0
Black Forward: Marching Orders for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0 Roland S. Martin 9781538782316 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Black Forward is a hard-hitting investigation into what you c...
Battle for the Black Mind
Battle for the Black Mind Karida L. Brown 9781538768433 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group A gripping chronicle of the relentless fight for Black educational freedom—and the bold strategies to ...
Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Christine Kim and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews 9781636810164 Nonfiction Delmonico Books Delmonico Books A celebratory visual chronicle o...
Black Ephemera: The Crisis and Challenge of the Musical Archive
Black Ephemera: The Crisis and Challenge of the Musical Archive Mark Anthony Neal 9781479806881 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press A framework for understanding the deep ar...
The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women
The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women Marita Golden 9781642506839 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing How African American Women Repair and Recover f...
Black Bottom Saints (Paperback)
Black Bottom Saints (Paperback) Alice Randall 9780062970862 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit’s legendary neighborhood, a mecca for jazz,...
Black Women, Black Love: America’s War on African American Marriage
Black Women, Black Love: America’s War on African American Marriage Dianne M. Stewart 9781580058186 Nonfiction Seal Press Seal Press In this analysis of social history, examine the complex lineage of ...
Black Brave Beautiful: A Badass Black Girl’s Coloring Book
Black Brave Beautiful: A Badass Black Girl’s Coloring Book M.J. Fievre 9781642505290 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing An African-American & Black Fashion Coloring Book with an Empowering TwistAdult c...
Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century
Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century Kehinde Andrews 9781786992772 Nonfiction Zed Books Zed Books The Black Lives Matter movement reinvigorated Black political movements arou...
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Black Power Encyclopedia: From Black Is Beautiful to Urban Uprisings [2 Volumes]
Black Power Encyclopedia: From Black Is Beautiful to Urban Uprisings [2 Volumes] Akinyele Umoja, Karin L. Stanford, and Jasmin A. Young 9781440840067 Nonfiction Greenwood Publishing Group Greenwood Pu...
The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America
The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America Shawn D. Rochester 9780999007204 Nonfiction Shawn D. Rochester Shawn D. Rochester While Black Americans have long felt the devastating effects of anti...
Shattering Black Male Stereotypes: Eradicating the 10 Most Destructive Media Generated Illusions about Black Men
Shattering Black Male Stereotypes: Eradicating the 10 Most Destructive Media Generated Illusions about Black Men Michael Taylor 9780996948746 Nonfiction Creation Publishing Group Creation Publishing G...
Black Citymakers: How the Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America
Black Citymakers: How the Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America Marcus Anthony Hunter 9780190249670 Nonfiction Oxford University Press, USA Oxford University Press W.E.B. DuBois immortalized Philad...
Is Marriage For White People?: How The African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone
Is Marriage For White People?: How The African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone Ralph Richard Banks 9780525952015 Nonfiction Dutton Books Penguin Random House During the past half century, A...
Resisting Lynching: Black Grassroots Responses to Lynching in the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas, 1882—1938.
Resisting Lynching: Black Grassroots Responses to Lynching in the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas, 1882—1938. Karlos K. Hill 9781243753519 Nonfiction Umi Dissertation Publishing Proquest "Resisting Ly...
Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths And Discovering Fulfillment In The Age Of Michelle Obama
Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths And Discovering Fulfillment In The Age Of Michelle Obama Sophia Nelson 9781935618942 Nonfiction BenBella Books BenBella Books Stereotypes aren’t funny when they...
The Black Clergy’s Misguided Worship Leadership: Petition: No More Idol Gods for Black People
The Black Clergy’s Misguided Worship Leadership: Petition: No More Idol Gods for Black People Christopher C. Bell Jr. 9781425178062 Nonfiction Trafford Publishing Author Solutions The Black Clergy’s M...
Black Spirituality and Black Consciousness: Soul Force, Culture and Freedom in the African-American Experience
Black Spirituality and Black Consciousness: Soul Force, Culture and Freedom in the African-American Experience Carlyle Fielding Stewart, III 9780865436633 Nonfiction Africa World Press Africa World Pr...
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...
Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice
Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice Carol Taylor Book Review Much more than a memoir, Black Power, Black Lawyer traces not only Nkechi Taifa’s personal life, and her decad...
History of our Annual Black Pack Party
History of our Annual Black Pack Party Troy Johnson Article The Black Pack Party is a gathering of professionals across the Black book ecosystem. It was originally held annually during Book Expo Amer...
Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores
Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores Katie Mitchell 9780593581346 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House A stunning visual homage to Black bookstores around the country alon...
We Tried to Tell Y’All: Black Twitter and the Rise of Digital Counternarratives
We Tried to Tell Y’All: Black Twitter and the Rise of Digital Counternarratives Meredith D. Clark 9780190068141 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Through interviews, news anal...
Seeing Black: Black Photography in New Orleans 1840 and Beyond
Seeing Black: Black Photography in New Orleans 1840 and Beyond Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608013029 Nonfiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press Situating historical inquiry al...
Yes, Black Men Do Love Black Women
Yes, Black Men Do Love Black Women Michael Taylor 9798985728668 Nonfiction Creation Publishing Group Creation Publishing Group Yes, Black Men Do Love Black Women is the ultimate empowerment guide for ...
My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future
My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future Alice Randall 9781668018408 Nonfiction Atria / Black Privilege Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. Alice Randall, awar...
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Black Girl You Are Atlas Renée Watson 9780593461709 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In t...
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381625 Fiction Yearling Penguin Random House BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED. In...
Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men
Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men Harold Green III 9780063135567 Poetry Harper Design HarperCollins As he did for Black women in Black Roses, Harold Green III, poet and founder of the mus...
America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice
America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice Treva B. Lindsey 9780520384491 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press A powerful account of viole...
When We Say Black Lives Matter
When We Say Black Lives Matter Maxine Beneba Clarke 9781536222388 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press In a powerful, poetic missive, award-winning author-illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke celebra...