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Joan Vassar
Joan Vassar NONE Joan Vassar, a New York native, is a passionate storyteller and author known for her insightful narratives on the African American experience. Aside from her software analyst profess...
Anthony: Unshackled (Black Series #4)
Anthony: Unshackled (Black Series #4) Joan Vassar 9780578682402 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Joan Vassar’s captivating Black series picks up on the gritty streets of New York City durin...
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (Black Series #2)
Elbert: The Uncaged Mind (Black Series #2) Joan Vassar 9780692780077 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Listen to a reading from the novel Elbert: The Uncaged Mind, book #2 in the Black s...
Emancipating James (Black Series #3)
Emancipating James (Black Series #3) Joan Vassar 9780692067864 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press In this compelling third saga of the Black series, Joan Vassar returns to Upper Canada–1862. ...
Black (Black Series #1)
Black (Black Series #1) Joan Vassar 9780692704035 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Listen to a reading from the novel Black, book #1 in the Black series, written by Joan Vassar Y...
Unfortunately Francine
Unfortunately Francine Joan Vassar 9780578504001 Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press Georgia, 1995-A gentle push from her sister causes Francine Adams to agree to one date with the handsome, J...
Introduction to Love and Self: A Romantic Novel
Introduction to Love and Self: A Romantic Novel Joan Vassar 9780595393381 Fiction iUniverse Author Solutions As young children, the lives of Seven Thomas and Lisa Harris briefly connect after Lisa’s p...
The Fort (Black Series #5)
The Fort (Black Series #5) Joan Vassar thefort Fiction Dream House Press Dream House Press The 5th and final installment of the Black Series – Coming Summer 2021!Book cover image is not final.
Historical Fiction Novelist, Joan Vassar, Celebrates Black Love in Her Book
Historical Fiction Novelist, Joan Vassar, Celebrates Black Love in Her Book Book Spotlights Historical fiction novelist, Joan Vassar, celebrates Black love in her series: Learn more at: https://aalbc....
The Gilded Years
The Gilded Years Karin Tanabe 9781501110450 Fiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. “The Gilded Years is a historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first black wo...
Consecrated Ground
Consecrated Ground Virginia Black 9781612942551 Fiction Bywater Books Bywater Books Consecrated Ground is a multiracial lesbian paranormal tour de force that will leave you wary of the shadows and abs...
Sharon Lucas 1st Day Recap 2019 BARR
Sharon Lucas 1st Day Recap 2019 BARR Author Interviews The 2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock (BARR) was held at the Harborside Hotel, in Oxon Hill, MD. Friday October 4th and 5th. This year’s confer...
Iron Tongue of Midnight
Iron Tongue of Midnight Brittany N. Williams 9781419758683 Fiction Amulet Books Abrams The Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 3The electrifying conclusion to the “glorious” (The New York Times) award-nominat...
Memphis
Memphis Tara M. Stringfellow 9780593230480 Fiction The Dial Press Penguin Random House A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s discovery that...
Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan NONE Joan Morgan, born in 1965, is an acclaimed author and journalist, noted for her transformative work inspired by women's empowerment. Known for her career at The Village Voice, she ha...
Joan Wright Lewis
Joan Wright Lewis NONE Jamaican-born author Joan Wright Lewis, now a US citizen, is known for her works that inspire youth and young adults to embrace self-love, pursue dreams, and foster genuine fri...
Anita Hemmings, the First Black Student to Attend Vassar College
Anita Hemmings, the First Black Student to Attend Vassar College Troy Johnson Article Karin Tanabe’s gripping new historical novel, The Gilded Years (Washington Square Press, June 7, 2016) is based o...
13th & Joan
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13th & Joan
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Joan Sikand
Joan Sikand NONE Joan Sikand is a lawyer and poet based in Nairobi, Kenya, where she lives with her husband. Joan Sikand is a poet and lawyer. She and her husband reside in Nairobi, Kenya
Joan Holub
Joan Holub 000000006379163X Joan Holub is a prolific author and illustrator of over 140 children's books, known for the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training series, and NYT bestselling book, Mighty D...
Joan Potter
Joan Potter NONE Joan Potter is a co-author of three books, a prolific article writer, and an essayist featured in anthologies and literary journals. She's also a memoir workshop instructor based in ...
An Unlikely Coven
An Unlikely Coven Am Kvita 9780316586634 Fiction Orbit Books Hachette Book Group “Charming and utterly unputdownable.” —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings Longlisted...
Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope Of The Black Ballerina: A Biohistory Of American Performance
Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope Of The Black Ballerina: A Biohistory Of American Performance Brenda Dixon Gottschild 9780230114098 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Founder of t...
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down Joan Morgan 9780684868615 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Morgan has given an entire generation of Black fem...
Saint-Seducing Gold (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 2)
Saint-Seducing Gold (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 2) Brittany N. Williams 9781419758669 Fiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams Saint-Seducing Gold is the second book in Brittany N. Williams's...
That Self-Same Metal (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 1)
That Self-Same Metal (the Forge & Fracture Saga, Book 1) Brittany N. Williams 9781419758645 Fiction Amulet Books Abrams This stunning YA fantasy debut "seamlessly weaves together history, fantasy...
She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Joan Morgan 9781501195259 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. “A new book by Joan Morgan would be cause for celebration whether it...
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know Mary Monroe 9781617738104 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. In the stunning climax of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe’s Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series, the...
Never Trust a Stranger
Never Trust a Stranger Mary Monroe 9781617738043 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. ”New York Times “bestselling author Mary Monroe takes you on the ultimate twist-filled ride with her Lonel...
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (hardcover)
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (hardcover) Joan Morgan 9780684822624 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this fresh, funky, and irreverent book, a new voice of the post-Civil ...
Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis
Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis MULTIPLE
Melissa Banta, Curtis M. Hinsley, and Joan Kathryn O'Donnell
Melissa Banta, Curtis M. Hinsley, and Joan Kathryn O'Donnell MULTIPLE
Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina
Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina Kam Williams Book Review “Blacks in the segregationist United States of America of the 30s and 40s fought back with inherent toug...
Jazzy Pen Communications
Jazzy Pen Communications Troy Johnson Article Jazzy Pen Communications provides a wide range of professional editing services. For literary clients, Jazzy Pen specializes in African American...
Jazzy Pen Communications
Jazzy Pen Communications Loading Jazzy Pen Communications provides a wide range of professional editing services. For literary clients, Jazzy Pen specializes in African American contemporary fi...
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond NONE Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is a writer and cum laude Vassar College graduate. She has written for various publications including AOL and Parenting Magazine. Her works include ...
Tanya Wright
Tanya Wright 0000000395292597 Tanya Wright, a Bronx native, is an acclaimed actor known for roles in HBO's True Blood and Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. A Vassar graduate and former New York Time...
Arushi Raina
Arushi Raina NONE Arushi Raina, author of 'When Morning Comes' (2016), crafts narratives about resilience in both real and imagined worlds, featuring a diverse range of characters and settings. A glo...
Joshunda Sanders
Joshunda Sanders NONE Joshunda Sanders is an accomplished journalist, federal speechwriter, and educator based in the Bronx. She's worked for top US news organizations and served as Press Secretary i...
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 0000000115887079 Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a civil rights attorney, writer, playwright, and Constitutional Law professor at John Jay College (CUNY). She previously taught...
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Luke Charles Harris, and George Lipsitz
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Luke Charles Harris, and George Lipsitz MULTIPLE Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at UCLA and Columbia, co-founded the African American Policy Forum with Luke Charles Harris, a ...
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Day At School
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Day At School Jessica Pryce 9781732646483 Fiction 13th & Joan 13th & Joan Carson is excited to take her new puppies to school and show her class. But when she arrives with her pu...
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Family
Two Cavapoo A Cavapoo Family Jessica Pryce 9781961863101 Fiction 13th & Joan 13th & Joan Carson is turning 10 years old and her parents are giving her a new puppy. Carson has to pick which puppy she w...
The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future
The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future Jerome Gay Jr. 9781953156068 Nonfiction 13th & Joan 13th & Joan A timely narrative of how the Christian faith h...
Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature Kevin Powell 9780471442561 Fiction Wiley Wiley Read more about the contributors to this fantastic volume of work “Kevin Powell is...
This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer
This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer Joan Holub 9781534442917 Nonfiction Little Simon Simon & Schuster, Inc. Learn all about dreamers who changed history in this engaging and hopeful board boo...
Never Trust a Stranger
Never Trust a Stranger Mary Monroe 9781617738081 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe takes you on the ultimate twist-filled ride with her Lonely He...
Destini the Chocolate Princess
Destini the Chocolate Princess Joan Wright Lewis 9780962983214 Fiction Joval Publishing Joval Publishing Destini the Chocolate Princes is an amazing, life changing story about an innocent child faced ...
From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition Melissa Banta, Curtis M. Hinsley, and Joan Kathryn O'Donnell 9780873658676 Nonfiction Peabody Mus...
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer Joan Holub 9781534401068 Nonfiction Little Simon Simon & Schuster, Inc. Learn all about influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful...
New Black Man: Tenth Anniversary Edition
New Black Man: Tenth Anniversary Edition Mark Anthony Neal 9781138792586 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Ten years ago, Mark Anthony Neal’s New Black Man put forth a revolutionary model of Black mascul...
African American Firsts: Famous, Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America (4th Edition)
African American Firsts: Famous, Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America (4th Edition) Joan Potter 9780758292414 Nonfiction Down & Out Books Down & Out Book Updated With The Latest Facts...
Makonde
Makonde Joan Sikand 9780910671125 Poetry Path Press Path Press This a book of poetry dealing with spiritual matters. It concludes with two very engaging short stories. The author is an American residi...
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Perfect Get-Together: Delicious Recipes to Delight Family and Friends
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Perfect Get-Together: Delicious Recipes to Delight Family and Friends Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9781416587774 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schust...
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Power of Cuisine: Perfect Recipes for Spicing Up Your Love Life
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Power of Cuisine: Perfect Recipes for Spicing Up Your Love Life Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9781416587767 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, In...
How to Be Popular Like a Celebrity and Love It
How to Be Popular Like a Celebrity and Love It Joan Wright Lewis 9780962983238 Nonfiction Joval Publishing Joval Publishing Sometimes, loving yourself, and loving who you are is not easy. However, you...
The Get’ Em Girls Guide to Unlocking the Power of Cuisine (The Official Get ’em Girl’s Guide)
The Get’ Em Girls Guide to Unlocking the Power of Cuisine (The Official Get ’em Girl’s Guide) Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9780979183201 Fiction Subira Publishing Subira Publishing ...
Joan of Naples
Joan of Naples Alexandre Dumas 9781404367791 Fiction IndyPublish IndyPublish It is the story of crimes against the royalty. The vast split between the masses and the elite, the frustration and aggrava...
African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions)
African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions) Joan R. Sherman 9780486296043 Poetry Dover Publications Dover Publications Rich selection of 74 poems ranging from the religiou...
Hector lives in the United States now: The story of a Mexican-American child
Hector lives in the United States now: The story of a Mexican-American child Joan Hewett 9780397322954 Fiction J. B. Lippincott HarperCollins Text and photographs document the day-to-day happenings an...
Joanna Jackson
Joanna Jackson NONE "Joan Smith, born in 1970, is an award-winning author of mystery novels. Her work is known for its intricate plots, strong characters, and atmospheric settings. She has published ...
J.J. Phillips
J.J. Phillips NONE Jane J. Phillips, born in 1944, is an acclaimed poet, novelist, and civil rights activist. Recognized for her works including 'Mojo Hand: an Orphic Tale' and 'The Passion of Joan P...
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...
The Beautiful Darkness: A Handbook for Orphans
The Beautiful Darkness: A Handbook for Orphans Joshunda Sanders 9781537402024 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The Beautiful Darkness is the title of a book written by Joshunda Sanders....
Sterling Brown
Sterling Brown 0000000467837526 Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989) was a renowned African American professor, poet, and literary critic. Born and educated in prestigious institutions, he devoted 40 years ...
Karin Tanabe
Karin Tanabe 0000000503863781 Karin Tanabe, a former Politico reporter and fiction writer, has contributed to numerous publications including The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post. With a backg...
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan 0000000108991919 Randall Kenan (1963-2020) was a notable author and professor born in Brooklyn and raised in North Carolina. He has taught at numerous esteemed universities and is known...
Darnell L. Moore
Darnell L. Moore 0000000430743868 Darnell L. Moore, born 1976, is an influential writer and editor with contributions at CASSIUS, LogoTV.com, and Mic, and a regular writer for Ebony, Advocate, Vice, ...
Danielle Y. C. McClean
Danielle Y. C. McClean NONE Danielle Y. C. McClean is an award-winning children's author, translator, and interpreter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her notable works include 'The Protectors’ Pledge' and ...
Amina Luqman-Dawson
Amina Luqman-Dawson NONE Amina Luqman-Dawson is a prolific writer and policy professional, focusing on topics of race, culture, and community. She's authored newspaper op-eds, magazine articles, and ...
Lisa Kudrow - The "Kabluey" Interview
Lisa Kudrow - The "Kabluey" Interview Kam Williams Interview Making ’Friends' with Lisa Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963 to Nedra, a travel a...
In the Hour of Chaos: Art and Activism with Public Enemy’s Chuck D Volume 6
In the Hour of Chaos: Art and Activism with Public Enemy’s Chuck D Volume 6 Chuck D 9780520427396 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press A profound meditation on hip ...
Dead and Alive: Essays
Dead and Alive: Essays Zadie Smith 9780593834688 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays ...
Saga Boy: My Life of Blackness and Becoming
Saga Boy: My Life of Blackness and Becoming Antonio Michael Downing 9781571311993 Nonfiction Penguin Books Canada Penguin Random House Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black imm...
The Most Wonderful Time
The Most Wonderful Time Jayne Allen 9780063392878 Fiction Harper HarperCollins The author of the beloved, bestselling Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy returns with an intriguing blend of Such a ...
Divine Blue Light: for John Coltrane
Divine Blue Light: for John Coltrane Will Alexander 9780872868700 Poetry City Lights Publishers City Lights Publishers Pocket Poets Series No. 63 From Will Alexander, a finalist for the 2022 Pulitz...
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 9780593311257 Fiction Anchor Books Penguin Random House Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands publish...
My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.: An Autobiography of America
My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.: An Autobiography of America Kevin Powell 9781982105259 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Written in the s...
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good adrienne maree brown 9781849353267 Nonfiction AK Press AK Press How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken w...
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth. Beverly Bond 9781501157929 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the award-winning entrepreneur, culture leader, and creator of the...
Every Woman’s Dream (Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart)
Every Woman’s Dream (Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart) Mary Monroe 9781617737985 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. From New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe comes a seductive, shocking tal...
Hamilton: The Revolution
Hamilton: The Revolution Lin-Manuel Miranda 9781455539741 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musica...
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir Benilde Little 9781476751955 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The nationally bestselling author of Good Hair and The Itch pens her first book of nonficti...
On the Frontline
On the Frontline Angela Kay Austin 9780615895918 Fiction Vanilla Heart Publishing Vanilla Heart Publishing For those who serve, and the ones who love them. Two Angela Kay Austin stories: Scarlet’s Tea...
The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’S Dream
The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’S Dream Gary Younge 9781608463220 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful I Have a Dream” spe...
Immortal III: Stealer of Souls
Immortal III: Stealer of Souls Valjeanne Jeffers 9781484811764 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC “The old woman laughed out loud, unbuttoned her calico shift and let it fall to her ankles. ...
Afrosf: Science Fiction by African Writers
Afrosf: Science Fiction by African Writers Ivor W. Hartmann 9780987008961 Fiction StoryTime StoryTime AfroSF is the first ever anthology of Science Fiction by African writers only that was open to sub...
Journey To The Woman I’ve Come To Love: Affirmations From Women Who Have Fallen In Love--With Themselves (Volume 1)
Journey To The Woman I’ve Come To Love: Affirmations From Women Who Have Fallen In Love--With Themselves (Volume 1) Miki Turner 9781478259497 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Miki Turne...
Things I Should Have Told My Daughter
Things I Should Have Told My Daughter Pearl Cleage 9781451664690 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage ...
Annette Gordon-Reed, 2010 MacArthur Fellow and legal scholar on Thomas Jefferson
Annette Gordon-Reed, 2010 MacArthur Fellow and legal scholar on Thomas Jefferson Author Interviews Learn More about Annette Gordon-Reed: https://aalbc.it/annettegr This is an excerpt from historian A...
I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters on Their Craft
I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters on Their Craft LaShonda Katrice Barnett 9781568583310 Nonfiction Thunder’s Mouth Press Thunder’s Mouth Press Barnett, a professor of African studies at Sarah Law...
Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop
Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop Jeff Chang 9780465009091 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books It’s not just rap music. Hip-hop has transformed theater, dance, performance, poetr...
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don’t Have Bruises
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don’t Have Bruises Miles Marshall Lewis 9781888451719 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Lewis has composed an observant and urban B-boy’s rite...
And It Don’t Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years
And It Don’t Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years Raquel Cepeda 9780571211593 Nonfiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers In September 1979, there was a cosmic...
Lilith’s Brood
Lilith’s Brood Octavia E. Butler 9780446676106 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group The acclaimed trilogy that comprises LILITH’S BROOD is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia...