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George Willis Talks About His Book THE BITE FIGHT Book Spotlights
Miriam Decosta-Willis
Miriam Decosta-Willis 0000000033083659 Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis is a renowned academic, holding degrees from Johns Hopkins and Wellesley College. She made history as the first African American facul...
Miriam Decosta-Willis, Reginald Martin, and Roseann P. Bell
Miriam Decosta-Willis, Reginald Martin, and Roseann P. Bell MULTIPLE Miriam Decosta-Willis, Reginald Martin, and Roseann P. Bell are acclaimed authors. Decosta-Willis is known for her works on Afro-C...
Willis Nathaniel Huggins and John G. Jackson
Willis Nathaniel Huggins and John G. Jackson MULTIPLE Willis Nathaniel Huggins and Johnson George Jackson are renowned authors, known for their significant contributions to literature and their profo...
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother Rudolph Elliot Willis 9780809339914 Nonfiction Southern Illinois University Press Southern Illinois University Press A powerful memoir of love, survival, ...
Rudolph Elliot Willis
Rudolph Elliot Willis NONE Rudolph Elliot Willis brings a deep, personal perspective to his writing, drawing from his own experiences growing up in Chicago—in Cabrini-Green. He performed his undergr...
Steven Willis
Steven Willis NONE Chicago-based storyteller Steven Antoine Willis uses his background in fine arts to illustrate African American culture. With art influenced by urban life and religion, Steven mix...
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson MULTIPLE Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, parents based in Northern NJ, founded Just Us Books in 1988 to address a lack of quality Black-interest children's ...
Cheryl Willis Hudson
Cheryl Willis Hudson 0000000037209335 Cheryl Willis Hudson, editorial director of Just Us Books, focuses on publishing Black interest books for children. Co-founder of the company in 1988, she's a re...
Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers: 1840 to the Present
Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers: 1840 to the Present Deborah Willis 9781324091790 Nonfiction Liveright W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION The accla...
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford MULTIPLE Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford are renowned authors with a wealth of experience in children's literature and publishing. They are committed to ...
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...
Tanisha C. Ford, Deborah Willis, and Kwame Brathwaite
Tanisha C. Ford, Deborah Willis, and Kwame Brathwaite MULTIPLE Tanisha C. Ford, Deborah Willis, and Kwame Brathwaite are renowned authors and cultural historians, known for their significant contribu...
Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes To The Mean Streets To The Life I Always Wanted
Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes To The Mean Streets To The Life I Always Wanted Todd Bridges 9781439148983 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. The former child star—best known as Willi...
George C. Fraser
George C. Fraser 0000000035434555 George Fraser, CEO of FraserNet, Inc., overcame adversity to lead a global networking movement for people of African descent. Born into a large family and orphaned a...
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to my Mother
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to my Mother Eryka Parker Book Review In Echoes of Cabrini-Green, Rudolph Elliot Willis writes letters to his late mother, narrating the events of his childhood leadi...
Black: A Celebration of a Culture
Black: A Celebration of a Culture Deborah Willis 9781510760158 Nonfiction Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing Over 500 glorious black-and-white photographs celebrating Black culture throughout Am...
The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship
The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship Deborah Willis 9781479809004 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press A stunning collection of stoic por...
Shaq Talks Back
Shaq Talks Back Shaquille O’Neal 9780312278458 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers It’s rare to discover a candid sports autobiography—even rarer when the author is one of the most reco...
Timothy George
Timothy George 0000000083235956 Detroit-born author Timothy George, renowned for his deep fascination with African-American history, adeptly combines education with entertainment in his novels. His e...
George Jackson
George Jackson 0000000140482524 George Jackson, born September 23, 1941, was a key figure in the Black Power movement and a member of the Black Panther Party. He gained prominence through his activis...
George S. Schuyler
George S. Schuyler 0000000114970428 George Samuel Schuyler was a prolific journalist and cultural critic, known for his controversial shift from liberal views to conservative ones throughout the 20th...
Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book
Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975019 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. “The Afro-Bets series by Cheryl Willis Hudson and husband Wade Hudson. This series is educational and ...
Killing Willis: From Different Strokes to the Mean Streets To the Life I Always Wanted
Killing Willis: From Different Strokes to the Mean Streets To the Life I Always Wanted Kam Williams Book Review "AlI I ever wanted as a kid was to be a famous TV star… My dream came true whe...
Nelson George
Nelson George 0000000115805862 Nelson George, born in 1957, is a renowned columnist, critic, journalist, filmmaker, and author of 21 books, including bestseller 'The Michael Jackson Story'. A pioneer...
A Peculiar People
A Peculiar People Steven Willis 9781638340232 Poetry Button Poetry Button Poetry A Peculiar People creates an entire microcosm within these poems. Steven Willis crafts a cast of characters, showcasing...
Deborah Willis
Deborah Willis 0000000122784019 Deborah Willis—MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow—is a celebrated author, photographer, and NYU professor who lives in New York City.
George Alexander
George Alexander 0000000074080876 George Alexander is the award-nominated founder of Galex Media Group, specializing in film and video production. Formerly an editor-at-large at Black Enterprise maga...
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir George Clinton with Ben Greenman 9781476751085 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this seminal music memoir, F...
Blackjack: Second Bite of the Cobra
Blackjack: Second Bite of the Cobra Alex Simmons 9780486798523 Fiction Dover Publications Dover Publications “It is so pleasant to know that in an era that is still chock-a-block overflowing with supe...
Just Try One Bite
Just Try One Bite Adam Mansbach 9780593324141 Fiction Dial Books Penguin Random House From the bestselling author of Go the **** to Sleep and healthy eating advocate Camila Alves McConaughey comes a w...
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford 9780940975231 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The 1st book to win a major award (The Benjamin Franklin Award) that was written ...
The Black Bard Of North Carolina: George Moses Horton And His Poetry
The Black Bard Of North Carolina: George Moses Horton And His Poetry George Moses Horton 9780807846483 Poetry University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press For his humanistic r...
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 Moses Horton
George Moses Horton 000000006316904X George Moses Horton (1798–1884) was the first African American poet to be published in the Southern US, while still enslaved. His notable works include “The Hop...
I Missed the Bus, But I Arrived On Time!
I Missed the Bus, But I Arrived On Time! Willis L. Drake 9781732073500 Nonfiction Lulu Lulu Willis L. Drake looks back at a life well-lived in this memoir about missing the bus but arriving on time. ...
Mike Tyson - Interview with AALBC.com APril 2013
Mike Tyson - Interview with AALBC.com APril 2013 Kam Williams Interview The Undisputed Champ’s Undisputed Truth Born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1966, Michael Gerard Tyson is an all-time boxing ...
The Lost Treasures of R&B (A D Hunter Mystery)
The Lost Treasures of R&B (A D Hunter Mystery) Nelson George 9781617753169 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize for Fiction"Th...
George C. Fraser and Emma Fraser-Pendleton
George C. Fraser and Emma Fraser-Pendleton MULTIPLE George C. Fraser, CEO of FraserNet, is a leading authority on economic development and networking for African Americans. His sister, Dr. Emma Frase...
George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard
George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard MULTIPLE George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is the founder of the Johnson Products Company, the maker of Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, the first Black-o...
Wade Hudson
Wade Hudson 0000000067647969 Why I Publish Children’s Books Wade Hudson, born in 1946, is an author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Known for his children's books promoting positive Afri...
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer 9781250130334 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s b...
When I Hear Spirituals
When I Hear Spirituals Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780823453801 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House Your spirit will soar! A girl connects with heritage, history, and a higher power through the lyrics of tw...
The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier
The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier Keyshawn Johnson 9781538705483 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette B...
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780810983281 Fiction Abrams Books Abrams A young narrator tells readers about her friend Maya, who absolutely loves to dance. In this rhyming pictur...
Michelle Obama: The First Lady In Photographs
Michelle Obama: The First Lady In Photographs Deborah Willis and Emily Bernard 9780393077476 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A stunning, visual biography of Michelle Oba...
Daughters of the Diaspora: Afra-Hispanic Writers
Daughters of the Diaspora: Afra-Hispanic Writers Miriam Decosta-Willis 9789766370770 Poetry Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle Publishers Daughters of the Diaspora features the creative writing of 20 Hi...
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381595 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House In the stunning follow-up to T...
From Where I Stand
From Where I Stand Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490023 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. From Where I Stand by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits
Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits Deborah Willis 9781588342461 Nonfiction Smithsonian Books Smithsonian Books This stunning collection of photographic portraits traces US histor...
Notable Black Memphians
Notable Black Memphians Miriam Decosta-Willis 9781604975055 Nonfiction Cambria Press Cambria Press This biographical and historical study by Miriam DeCosta-Willis (PhD, Johns Hopkins University and th...
Willis L. Drake
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Cop Out
Cop Out Kam Williams images/img28.jpg Film Review Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis Co-Star in Mismatched Cops Comedy Cop Out Rated R for pervasive profanity, sexual references, violence and br...
Publisher Cheryl Willis Hudson & Illustrator George Ford talk about Just Us Books
Publisher Cheryl Willis Hudson & Illustrator George Ford talk about Just Us Books Book Spotlights
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important Kam Williams Interview Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Click to order via Amazon Written by Cheryl Willis Hudson & Bernette Ford &a...
Echo Brown
Echo Brown NONE Echo Brown is a renowned storyteller, author, and performer known for her one-woman show, 'Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters'. She's also the author of 'Black Girl Unlimited'. Echo f...
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (paperback)
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (paperback) Gene Barretta 9780062430182 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secre...
Queen Charlotte: Before Bridgerton Came an Epic Love Story
Queen Charlotte: Before Bridgerton Came an Epic Love Story Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes 9780063305083 Fiction Avon Books HarperCollins Go beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charl...
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver Gene Barretta 9780062430151 Nonfiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret ga...
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa 9780593490617 Nonfiction Viking Penguin Random House “Since we know George Floyd’s dea...
Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait Of The Presidency Of George W. Bush (Focus On American History Series)
Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait Of The Presidency Of George W. Bush (Focus On American History Series) Eric Draper 9780292745476 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press ...
George Ford
George Ford 0000000100607572 George Ford, a prolific children's book illustrator, has contributed to over 30 books. He is a Coretta Scott King Award recipient for his work on 'Ray Charles' and 'The S...
The Darkest Hearts
The Darkest Hearts Nelson George 9781617758096 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "We’re big fans of music mysteries here at CrimeReads, so I’m psyched for the new Nelson George…A complex mystery tha...
George Clinton
George Clinton 000000011473322X Musician George Clinton, born 1941, started his career in a barbershop, forming The Parliaments. He later reconfigured the group into Funkadelic and Parliament, known ...
The Dagger
The Dagger Timothy George 9780985236427 Fiction MVP Publishing Group LLC MVP Publishing Group LLC Timothy George’s The Dagger emerges as a thrilling continuation of his successful novel Awaken, catapu...
George Padmore
George Padmore 0000000110573433 George A. Padmore, born Malcolm Nurse, was a renowned Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author from Trinidad. He was a key figure in the 5th Pan African Congress and an ...
George E. Johnson
George E. Johnson NONE George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is the founder of the Johnson Products Company, the maker of Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, the first Black-owned company to trade o...
Michael Cunningham and George Alexander
Michael Cunningham and George Alexander MULTIPLE "Authors Michael Cunningham and George Alexander have made significant contributions to the literary world. Their unique storytelling and impactful ...
George Clinton with Ben Greenman
George Clinton with Ben Greenman MULTIPLE George Clinton and Ben Greenman are renowned authors, noted for their unique works. Clinton is a music legend, while Greenman is a celebrated novelist and jo...
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...
Bite of the Kaba Lagoon: A Branches Book (Kwame’s Magic Quest #3)
Bite of the Kaba Lagoon: A Branches Book (Kwame’s Magic Quest #3) Bernard Mensah 9781338843354 Fiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. Kwame needs to help save the world’s source of magic, in the third...
How to Fight Racism: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice (Young Reader’s)
How to Fight Racism: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice (Young Reader’s) Jemar Tisby 9780310751045 Nonfiction Zonderkidz HarperCollins Christian Publishing Kids deal with racism and social just...
His Name Is George Floyd
His Name Is George Floyd Robert Fleming Book Review In the midst of the deadly Covic-19 pandemic, the world witnessed the brutal killing of George Floyd, a 44-year-old black man, by a white Minneapol...
The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel (A D Hunter Mystery)
The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel (A D Hunter Mystery) Nelson George 9781617750243 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world … the book’s slim l...
George Lamming
George Lamming 0000000114972132 George William Lamming (1927-2022) was a renowned Barbadian novelist and critic, celebrated for his exploration of colonialism and identity in the 20th century Caribbe...
George Cain
George Cain 0000000081133884 George Cain (1943-2010) was a New York-born author known for his only book, Blueschild Baby (1970). He left college to travel across America and started his writing caree...
George E. Curry
George E. Curry 0000000109873981 George E. Curry (1947-2016) was a renowned journalist and editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service. He also served as editor of E...
Caribbean Reasonings: The George Lamming Reader - The Aesthetics of Decolonisation
Caribbean Reasonings: The George Lamming Reader - The Aesthetics of Decolonisation George Lamming 9789766375157 Nonfiction Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle Publishers George Lamming is one of the best...
George Simmonds
George Simmonds NONE George Simmonds co-authored The Black Man's North and East Africa with Yosef Ben-Jochannan. his work explores the historical and cultural significance of African civilizations in...
George Soros
George Soros 0000000114963527 George Soros, born in Budapest in 1930, is a renowned financier and philanthropist. After surviving WWII, he moved to England, graduated from the London School of Econom...
Seduced
Seduced Nelson George 9780345412669 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House "[A] smart, funny, and wonderfully resonant novel … It’s the 1980s, and aspiring songwriter Derek Harper is a man ...
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders Barack Obama and Gregory Reed 9781937269388 Nonfiction Amber Books Amber Communications Group Obama Talks Back: "provides...
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders Kam Williams Book Review “This collection of letters [offer] a rare glimpse into the dialogue between our nation&rsquo...
Rudolph Lewis: The Prophetic Voice of the Poet
Rudolph Lewis: The Prophetic Voice of the Poet Miriam Decosta-Willis Book Review Rudolph Lewis In his lyrical Mockingbirds at Jerusalem: A Poetic Memoir, poet, editor, and former professor and l...
Rac(E)Ing To The Right: Selected Essays George S. Schuyler
Rac(E)Ing To The Right: Selected Essays George S. Schuyler George S. Schuyler 9781572338180 Nonfiction Univ Tennessee Press Univ Tennessee Press Rac(e)ing to the Right is a great read and brings overd...
George M. Johnson
George M. Johnson 0000000495895192 George M. Johnson is a New York-based writer and activist. He has contributed to over 40 publications including Essence and Teen Vogue, and is a columnist for AFROP...
George McCalman
George McCalman NONE George McCalman is a San Francisco-based artist, graphic designer, and creative director. He runs McCalman.co studio, teaches graphic design at California College of Art, and wri...
We Are Not Broken
We Are Not Broken George M. Johnson 9780759554603 Nonfiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group George M. Johnson, activist and bestselling author ofAll Boys Aren’t Blue, return...
Lynell George
Lynell George NONE Lynell George Lynell George is a journalist and essayist. After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame is her first book of essays and photography, exploring the city where she grew ...
Thomas George Books
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George Braziller
George Braziller George Braziller Inc. George Braziller Inc.
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George Braziller Inc. George Braziller Inc. George Braziller
Thomas George Books
Thomas George Books Thomas George Books Thomas George Books
George Hutchinson
George Hutchinson NONE George Hutchinson is the 2007 Chairman of the English Department and Booth Tarkington Professor of Literary Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. George Hutchinson is [20...
Kathleen Cleaver and George Katsiaficas
Kathleen Cleaver and George Katsiaficas MULTIPLE Kathleen Cleaver and George Katsiaficas are renowned authors. Cleaver, a former Black Panther Party leader, focuses on law and human rights, while Kat...
George Nesbitt
George Nesbitt NONE George Nesbitt (1912-2002) was a prominent lawyer and passionate civil rights activist. George Nesbitt (1912-2002) was a lawyer and civil rights activist.
Jessica George
Jessica George 0000000516371751 Jessica George, born in London to Ghanaian parents, studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield. She worked in literary and theatre roles before joining ...
Yosef Ben-Jochannan and George Simmonds
Yosef Ben-Jochannan and George Simmonds MULTIPLE Yosef Ben-Jochannan and George Simmonds