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Kwando M. Kinshasa
Kwando M. Kinshasa NONE Kwando Mbiassi Kinshasa, PhD is a distinguished historian and Professor Emeritus of African American Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. His scholarly career is ...
Angel of War: Spiritual Recollections of an Insurrectionist, Osborne Perry Anderson
Angel of War: Spiritual Recollections of an Insurrectionist, Osborne Perry Anderson Kwando M. Kinshasa 9781662466069 Nonfiction Page Publishing, Inc. Page Publishing, Inc. This novel addresses the exp...
The Scottsboro Boys in Their Own Words: Selected Letters, 1931-1950
The Scottsboro Boys in Their Own Words: Selected Letters, 1931-1950 Kwando M. Kinshasa 9780786472048 Nonfiction McFarland McFarland This is a collection of letters written by the nine African Amer...
Emigration vs. Assimilation: The Debate in the African American Press, 1827-1861
Emigration vs. Assimilation: The Debate in the African American Press, 1827-1861 Kwando M. Kinshasa 9780786467303 Nonfiction McFarland McFarland From 1827 to 1861, most Africans in America were ei...
Black Resistance to the Ku Klux Klan in the Wake of Civil War
Black Resistance to the Ku Klux Klan in the Wake of Civil War Kwando M. Kinshasa 9780786441006 Nonfiction McFarland McFarland The end of the Civil War left a fearful and resentful South struggling...
African American Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic
African American Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic Kwando M. Kinshasa 9780313337970 Nonfiction Greenwood Press Greenwood Publishing Group Where were the first African American church...
The Man from Scottsboro: Clarence Norris and the Infamous 1931 Alabama Rape Trial, in His Own Words (Revised)
The Man from Scottsboro: Clarence Norris and the Infamous 1931 Alabama Rape Trial, in His Own Words (Revised) Kwando M. Kinshasa 9780786415380 Nonfiction McFarland McFarland In March 1931, Clarenc...
Middle Ground
Middle Ground Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont 9780931761171 Fiction Beckham Publications Group Beckham Publications Group Set in New York and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Midd...
Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor
Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor NONE Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor is a Washington DC-based cultural communications specialist and author. She founded the National Black Cultural Information Trust, using...
Charles S. Finch III
Charles S. Finch III NONE AALBC Mourns the passing of Dr. Finch January 17, 2026 Dr. Charles S. Finch III is a renowned African-American physician, author, and cultural historian. Known for his health...
Dharathula H. Millender
Dharathula H. Millender NONE Dharathula H. Millender, also known as “Dolly,” was a librarian, educator, author, and historian from Terre Haute, Indiana, best known for preserving the history of Gary,...
Anthony Browder
Anthony Browder NONE Anthony T. Browder, a cultural historian, artist, and educational consultant, is renowned for his extensive research on ancient Egyptian history and culture. A founder of IKG Cul...
Teresa Kemp
Teresa Kemp NONE Teresa R. Kemp, a 5th-generation quilter and military historian, is a passionate advocate for cultural preservation and anti-human trafficking. She's a graduate of WVSU and DeVry Uni...
A Snap Shot-Landmarking Community Cultural Arts Organizations Nationally: The Impact of Public Policy on Community Arts Funding
A Snap Shot-Landmarking Community Cultural Arts Organizations Nationally: The Impact of Public Policy on Community Arts Funding Sonia Manjon and Marta Moreno Vega 9781494474225 Nonfiction CreateSpace ...
The Cultural Awareness Journal: For Those New to Cultural Awareness and Those Already on the Journey
The Cultural Awareness Journal: For Those New to Cultural Awareness and Those Already on the Journey Angela Jackson 9781467025560 Nonfiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions What happens next after that p...
Lerone Bennett
Lerone Bennett 0000000117733137 Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928-2018) was an esteemed African-American author and social historian, known for his insights on US race relations. His notable works include “Be...
Willis Nathaniel Huggins
Willis Nathaniel Huggins 0000000064958315 Willis Nathaniel Huggins, Ph.D. (1886-1940) was a renowned historian, activist, and mentor. He owned the Blyden Bookstore in Harlem and was a key member of t...
Jabari Osaze, Author, Historian, and Lecturer
Jabari Osaze, Author, Historian, and Lecturer MULTIPLE Jabari Osaze is an expert in Ancient African history, with over 25 years of focus on Ancient Kemetic spirituality. He conducts annual study tour...
Harlow Giles Unger
Harlow Giles Unger 0000000109206513 Harlow Giles Unger is a seasoned journalist, historian, and educator, with over 27 published books focusing on American education and Revolutionary War leaders. A ...
Cassava Republic Press
Cassava Republic Press Cassava Republic Press Cassava Republic Press https://www.cassavarepublic.biz Cassava Republic Press is led by Publishing director, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf who launched the press in...
Cassava Republic Press
Cassava Republic Press Cassava Republic Press Cassava Republic Press https://www.cassavarepublic.biz Cassava Republic Press is led by Publishing director, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf who launched the press in...
Drone Child (paperback): A Novel of War, Family, and Survival
Drone Child (paperback): A Novel of War, Family, and Survival David H. Rothman 9781736783191 Fiction David H. Rothman David H. Rothman “Verdict: Share this action-packed, sensitively rendered audio wi...
Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival
Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival David H. Rothman 9798985181807 Fiction David H. Rothman David H. Rothman “Verdict: Share this action-packed, sensitively rendered audio with fans of I...
David H. Rothman
David H. Rothman 0000000373908303 David H. Rothman, author of 'Drone Child', is known for his advocacy of both traditional and digital libraries and efforts to close the digital divide. Rothman, who ...
Drone Child
Drone Child Denolyn Carroll Book Review Where does one begin to speak of atrocities so heinous that the telling itself is hauntingly vicious? David H. Rothman jumps right in. Drone Child opens with a...
Drone Child Chapters 1 and 2
Drone Child Chapters 1 and 2 David H. Rothman Excerpt CHAPTER ONE: THE DEATHS OF PAPA AND MAMA BOULE-BOULE People called me “The Fix-It Boy.” I repaired broken radios and TVs around ou...
Drone Child Chapters 1 and 2
Drone Child Chapters 1 and 2 David H. Rothman Excerpt CHAPTER ONE: THE DEATHS OF PAPA AND MAMA BOULE-BOULE People called me “The Fix-It Boy.” I repaired broken radios and TVs around ou...
Wil Haygood
Wil Haygood 0000000384391645 Wil Haygood, a Guggenheim fellow and cultural historian, is renowned for his iconic biographies and work for the Washington Post. His notable books include the New York T...
Michael W. Twitty
Michael W. Twitty 0000000048281199 Michael W. Twitty is a renowned culinary and cultural historian, creator of Afroculinaria, a blog focusing on African American historic foodways. Celebrated as one ...
Glenda R. Taylor
Glenda R. Taylor 0000000034034410 Glenda R. Taylor is a blind author, scholar, critic and cultural historian who overcame her disability to intensify her studies. She holds a M.A. degree in History a...
Winthrop D. Jordan
Winthrop D. Jordan 0000000108632318 Winthrop Donaldson Jordan was a distinguished historian recognized for exploring slavery, race, and American history. His pioneering research into the roots and pe...
Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration
Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration Ytasha L. Womack 9780760375617 Nonfiction Becker & Mayer The Quarto Group Take an engrossing deep dive into the cultural influences of Black Panther, from the dev...
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South Michael W. Twitty 9780062379290 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins 2018 James Beard Foundation Book of the Year - 2...
Wyatt Tee Walker
Wyatt Tee Walker 0000000082666762 Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker was a pastor, civil rights leader, theologian, and historian, best known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC. He hel...
Mavis C. Campbell
Mavis C. Campbell NONE Mavis C. Campbell was a renowned historian noted for her work on Caribbean and African diaspora history. Her research focused on the history of slavery, emancipation, and post-...
Hip-Hop Is History
Hip-Hop Is History Questlove 9780374614072 Nonfiction AUWA Books Macmillan Publishers This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century...
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African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival
African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival Capital Clubhouse Arena Waldorf Maryland The African American Cultural Expo and Book Festival is a celebration of cultural arts, community, ...
Afro-mexican Constructions of Diaspora, Gender, Identity and Nation
Afro-mexican Constructions of Diaspora, Gender, Identity and Nation Paulette A. Ramsay 9789766405793 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Press Paulette Ramsay’...
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics bell hooks 9781138821750 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge For bell hooks, the best cultural criticism sees no need to separate politics from the pleasure of...
REAL EYEZ: Race, Reality and Politics In 21st Century Popular Culture
REAL EYEZ: Race, Reality and Politics In 21st Century Popular Culture Anthony Asadullah Samad 9780972388047 Nonfiction Kabili Press Kabili Press In his latest work, bestselling Author/Columnist/Race S...
Marta Moreno-Vega
Marta Moreno-Vega 0000000032859822 Dr. Marta Moreno-Vega, born in 1952, is a renowned scholar and advocate for cultural equity. She holds degrees from New York University and Temple University. She f...
Mfundishi Jhutyms Hassan Salim
Mfundishi Jhutyms Hassan Salim NONE Mfundishi Jhutyms Hassan Salim is an influential author and educator, known for promoting African heritage, spirituality, and martial arts. His works aim to inspir...
Manzel Bowman
Manzel Bowman NONE Manzel Bowman is a distinguished Afrofuturist artist known for his digital illustrations that merge technology with spiritual and natural motifs. His art explores identity, humanit...
Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America’s Soul
Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America’s Soul Matthew F. Delmont 9780593655870 Nonfiction Rocky Pond Books Penguin Random House The unt...
Slavery After Slavery: Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families, from Emancipation to the Present
Slavery After Slavery: Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families, from Emancipation to the Present Mary Frances Berry 9780807021507 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press An...
Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore Ashley D. Farmer 9780593701546 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House From an award-winning historian of Blac...
Recipes from the American South
Recipes from the American South Michael W. Twitty 9781837290871 Nonfiction Phaidon Press Phaidon Press ‘A sweeping love letter to the region that shaped America’s palate.’ –Eric Adjepong A home coo...
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-Present
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-Present William Jelani Cobb 9780593978207 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House From one of the definitive journalists of this era — acclaim...
Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City
Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City LaShawn Harris 9780807011966 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press The life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmo...
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Stamped from the Beginning [Graphic Edition]: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America
Stamped from the Beginning [Graphic Edition]: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America Ibram X. Kendi 9781984859433 Nonfiction Ten Speed Graphic Penguin Random House National Bestseller • A striki...
Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its Legacies
Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its Legacies Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo 9780063160644 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The companion volume to the Smithsonian’s N...
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake Tiya Miles 9781984854995 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House A renowned historian traces the life of a single objec...
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America Joshua D. Rothman 9781541616615 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books An award-winning historian reveals the harrowing forgotten stor...
In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship Jon Meacham 9780593229316 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Pulitzer Prize-w...
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson 9781632864130 Nonfiction Bloomsbury USA Bloomsbury Publishing National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York Times BestsellerA New...
January Children: African Poetry Book Series
January Children: African Poetry Book Series Safia Elhillo 9780803295988 Poetry University of Nebraska Press University of Nebraska Press “Tiya Miles is a gentle genius … All That She Carried is a gor...
Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War
Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 9780806153841 Nonfiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press Human rights activist and historian Roxanne Dunb...
The Cherokee Rose
The Cherokee Rose Tiya Miles 9780895876355 Fiction John F. Blair, Publisher John F. Blair, Publisher The Cherokee Rose, written by Tiya Miles, award-winning historian and recipient of a recent MacArth...
Failure to Quit: Reflections of an Optimistic Historian
Failure to Quit: Reflections of an Optimistic Historian Howard Zinn 9781608463039 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books In this lively collection of essays, Zinn discusses a wide range of histori...
An Author You Should Know: Annette Gordon-Reed
An Author You Should Know: Annette Gordon-Reed Troy Johnson Article [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Annette Gordon-Reed, American historian and legal scholar"][/caption] Hist...
Introduction to African Civilizations
Introduction to African Civilizations John G. Jackson 9780806521893 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press This is a unique and pioneering survey of the ancient and contemporary (1937) Afr...
An Introduction to African Civilizations,: With main currents in Ethiopian history
An Introduction to African Civilizations,: With main currents in Ethiopian history Willis Nathaniel Huggins 9781580730419 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group This is a unique and ...
George Washington Williams: A Biography
George Washington Williams: A Biography John Hope Franklin 9780822321644 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books In George Washington Williams, John Hope Franklin reconstruc...
William St. Clair
William St. Clair 0000000093878779 William St Clair is a British historian and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies at the University of London. William St Clair is a British hi...
Anne C. Bailey
Anne C. Bailey 0000000041675128 Anne C. Bailey is a renowned writer and historian, specializing in history and Africana studies as a university professor. Anne C. Bailey is a writer, historian and pr...
Lecrae Moore
Lecrae Moore 0000000051146115 "Dr. John Smith is a renowned historian with over 25 years experience in academia. He's published numerous articles and books on world history, and is a recipient of the...
Leo Wiener
Leo Wiener 0000000110602732 Leo Wiener (1862-1939), a renowned historian, linguist, and author, was the first American professor of Slavic literature at Harvard University. He is best known for his w...
Pauline Hopkins
Pauline Hopkins 0000000110597507 Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859-1930) was a distinguished novelist, journalist, historian, and editor, known for pioneering the exploration of social and racial theme...
Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo
Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo MULTIPLE Kinshasha Holman Conwill serves as the deputy director of NMAAHC and ex-director of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Paul Gardullo is a historian, cura...
W.E.B. Du Bois and Nathan Huggins
W.E.B. Du Bois and Nathan Huggins MULTIPLE W.E.B. Du Bois and Nathan Huggins were influential African-American scholars. Du Bois, a sociologist, historian and civil rights activist, and Huggins, an e...
David Olusoga
David Olusoga 0000000096386112 David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster. He is a BAFTA award-winning presenter and filmmaker. David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, broad...
Davey D
Davey D NONE Dave “Davey D” Cook is a renowned journalist, adjunct professor, Hip Hop historian, political commentator, talk show host, radio programmer, and advocate for media justice and community ...
Théophile Obenga
Théophile Obenga 0000000121334075 Théophile Obenga, born in 1936 in Congo, is an eminent professor emeritus at San Francisco State University. He is a dedicated Pan-Africanist, Afrocentrist, Egyptol...
Shara Moon
Shara Moon NONE Shara Moon is a writer and amateur historian who enjoys exploring Black world history. She is a former college writing instructor with degrees from the University of Central Florida a...
Kathy Trusty
Kathy Trusty NONE Kathy Trusty is an independent historian and a Black history educator. She has been conducting presentations, creating displays, and producing Black history programs for more than 2...
Teju Cole
Teju Cole 0000000077460567 Teju Cole, an acclaimed writer, art historian, and photographer, serves as the Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College and is a photography critic for the New Yor...
Frankie Y. Bailey
Frankie Y. Bailey 0000000081504673 Frankie Y. Bailey, an associate professor at the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, has authored several non-fiction books and articles focusing on c...
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn 0000000123214931 Howard Zinn, a renowned historian, playwright, and social activist, was a professor at Boston University. Known for his political activism and award-winning nonfiction wo...
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, ...
Nell Irvin Painter
Nell Irvin Painter 0000000081655121 Nell Irvin Painter is a renowned historian, known for her works on 19th-century Southern US history. She has held prestigious positions like the President of the S...
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...
Peniel E. Joseph
Peniel E. Joseph 0000000115111895 Peniel E. Joseph, historian and professor at The University of Texas, is the founding director of the LBJ School’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy. Specia...
Runoko Rashidi
Runoko Rashidi 0000000067534868 “Africans came to America before, during, and after enslavement. Don’t start our history at the end; start it at the beginning.” Dr. Runoko Rashidi wa...
Tiya Miles
Tiya Miles 0000000114701869 Tiya Alicia Miles is a historian and professor at the University of Michigan. Specializing in African American and Native American histories, she's the author of award-win...
George G. M. James
George G. M. James NONE Dr. George G. M. James, born November 9, 1893 in Guyana, was a significant historian and author who asserted that Greek philosophy originated from North Africa. He argued that...
Carole Boston Weatherford
Carole Boston Weatherford 0000000042539806 Carole Boston Weatherford, a New York Times best-selling author, has written over 50 books, earning multiple awards including three Caldecott Honors and two...
Wayne Dawkins
Wayne Dawkins NONE Wayne Dawkins, a historian for the National Association of Black Journalists, has authored two books and 37 encyclopedia entries on journalism, sports, and culture. He also produce...
Barbara Ransby
Barbara Ransby 000000038357030X Barbara Ransby, a renowned historian, writer, and activist, serves as a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She leads the Social Justice Initiative and...
Nathan Huggins
Nathan Huggins 0000000110473299 Nathan Irvin Huggins (1927-1989) was a renowned historian, author, and educator specializing in African-American studies. He served as the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor a...
C.L.R. James
C.L.R. James 0000000109019515 Cyril Lionel Robert James, also known as J.R. Johnson, was an influential Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist, and socialist theorist. Born in 1901, his work is a cor...
Stacey Patton
Stacey Patton NONE Dr. Stacey Patton, an adoptee and child abuse survivor, is a children’s advocate, journalist, historian, and motivational speaker. She authored 'That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir' ...
William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown 0000000120314769 William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was a notable African-American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. He's recognized for 'Clotel' (1853), the first n...
Gigi Best
Gigi Best NONE Gigi Best, a prolific author, historian, and genealogist, is also the owner of Best Books & Rich Treasures. She possesses rich academic credentials and is a member of various historica...
Timothy B. Tyson
Timothy B. Tyson 0000000110713432 Timothy B. Tyson, born in 1959, is a renowned North Carolina author and historian specializing in Civil Rights Movement topics. He holds appointments at Duke Univers...
Joshua Clark Davis
Joshua Clark Davis NONE Joshua Clark Davis is a history professor at the University of Baltimore, specializing in 20th-century American history, capitalism, and social movements. He's also a public a...
Robyn C. Spencer
Robyn C. Spencer 0000000117365645 Robyn C. Spencer is a historian and Associate Professor at Lehman College, CUNY. She specializes in post-WWII social protest, urban and working-class radicalism, and...
Daina Ramey Berry
Daina Ramey Berry 0000000035859190 Dr. Daina Ramey Berry is an award-winning historian and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in gender and slavery history in the US. A Dist...