AALBC Search
Papa’s Free Day Party: A Children's Book Set in All-Black town of Boley, Oklahoma
Papa’s Free Day Party: A Children's Book Set in All-Black town of Boley, Oklahoma Literary Events
Papa’s Free Day Party
Papa’s Free Day Party Marilyn Nelson 9780940975729 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Johnnie wants to celebrate her Papa’s birthday, but Papa doesn’t know exactly when that special day is....
The Boley Rodeo: Poems, 2008-2026
The Boley Rodeo: Poems, 2008-2026 Marilyn Nelson 9780807187265 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press Powerful, beautiful, and often deceptively simple, the poetry of Marilyn Nelson takes a...
On My Papa’s Shoulders
On My Papa’s Shoulders Niki Daly 9781946395689 Fiction Catalyst Press Catalyst Press A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book Winner of the 2022 South...
One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing
One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing Nancy Lamb and Children Of Oklahoma City 9780688146665 Fiction HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins The April 1995 bombing of the Alfre...
No Place Like Home: A Story about an All-Black, All-American Town
No Place Like Home: A Story about an All-Black, All-American Town Hannibal B. Johnson 9781681791388 Fiction Eakins Press Foundation Eakins Press Foundation This story, set in 1920, revolves around Cha...
Big Papa and the Time Machine
Big Papa and the Time Machine Daniel Bernstrom 9780062463319 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Discover the true meaning of being brave in this tender and whimsical picture book from Daniel Bernstro...
Anna Myers
Anna Myers 0000000067526788 Anna Myers, an acclaimed author of 20 youth books and Oklahoma Writers' Hall of Fame member, is a native of west Texas and longtime Oklahoma resident. She holds four Oklah...
Steve Gerkin
Steve Gerkin NONE Steve Gerkin, a graduate of Oklahoma State University and University of Iowa College of Dentistry, is a former general dentist and wine education professor. He's a contributing edit...
Liberated Territory: Untold Local Perspectives on the Black Panther Party
Liberated Territory: Untold Local Perspectives on the Black Panther Party Yohuru Williams 9780822343264 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books With their collection In Sear...
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...
2012 Black Pack Party Photographs
2012 Black Pack Party Photographs Troy Johnson Article (HARLEM - June 12, 2012) - Londel's Restaurant served as the venue for the 6th Black Pack Party held June 6th, 2012. The Black Pack Party, held...
John Constantine Hellblazer: Papa Midnite
John Constantine Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Mat Johnson, Tony Akins and Dan Green 9781401210038 Nonfiction Vertigo Vertigo Written by Mat Johnson Art by Tony Akins & Dan Green Cover by Ronald Wimberly T...
Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale 0000000108724909 Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, is a key figure in the civil rights and Black Power movements. He helped establish the party's ideology and Ten-Point ...
Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton 000000010924806X Huey P. Newton, born February 17, 1942, was a key figure in the US civil rights and Black Power movements. A co-founder of the Black Panther Party, he championed self-...
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr. 9780520293281 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press In...
Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court
Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, on and Off the Court Chris Paul and Michael Wilbon 9781250276711 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers By the NBA superstar: A powerful and unexpected m...
The 2017 Black Pack Party @ Clyde Frazier’s May 31, 2017
The 2017 Black Pack Party @ Clyde Frazier’s May 31, 2017 Troy Johnson Article 11th Annual Black Pack Party We are hosting the 11th Annual Black Pack Party on the evening of Wednesday, May 31st. It w...
Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing
Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing Oklahoma Hall of Fame
University of Oklahoma Press
University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing
Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing Oklahoma Hall of Fame Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing
University of Oklahoma Press
University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Press
Carlos Moreno
Carlos Moreno 0000000502819973 Carlos Moreno is a graphic designer at Oklahoma's largest anti-poverty organization, CAP Tulsa, and a volunteer at Code for Tulsa. Recognized by NextCity, he also holds...
Black Liberation / Red Scare: Ben Davis and the Communist Party
Black Liberation / Red Scare: Ben Davis and the Communist Party Gerald Horne 9780717808625 Nonfiction International Publishers International Publishers Black Liberation/Red Scare is a study of an Afri...
The Loneliness Of The Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics And The Pursuit Of Power (Politics And Society In Twentieth-Century America)
The Loneliness Of The Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics And The Pursuit Of Power (Politics And Society In Twentieth-Century America) Leah Wright Rigueur 9780691159010 Nonfiction Princeton Universit...
Acres of Aspiration: The All-Black Towns of Oklahoma
Acres of Aspiration: The All-Black Towns of Oklahoma Hannibal B. Johnson 9780978915032 Nonfiction Eakins Press Foundation Eakins Press Foundation Beulah Land. Paradise. Shangri-la. Oklahoma seemed to ...
A Great Moral and Social Force: A History of Black Banks
A Great Moral and Social Force: A History of Black Banks Tim Todd 9780974480961 Nonfiction Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Both and printed and digital versions...
Hello, Mister Blue
Hello, Mister Blue Daria Peoples 9780063206755 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins A day in the park sparks an unlikely connection between a young girl and a street musician without a home. From a...
Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow
Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow Fabienne Josaphat 9781939419576 Fiction Unnamed Press Unnamed Press Haiti, 1965. Nicolas, a bourgeois socialist is sent to the notorious Fort Dimanche prison by dictator ...
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History David F. Walker 9781984857705 Fiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Pant...
From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy
From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy Tamara Lanier 9780593727720 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House One woman’s unrelenting mission to reclaim her ancestors...
Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines
Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines Karine Jean-Pierre 9781538777084 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America’s...
Hannibal B. Johnson
Hannibal B. Johnson NONE Harvard Law graduate Hannibal B. Johnson is an esteemed author, attorney, and consultant specializing in diversity and human relations. He's taught at prestigious universitie...
Fat From Papa’s Head
Fat From Papa’s Head Tony Lindsay 9781599970103 Fiction Penknife Press Penknife Press ‘Fat from Papa’s Head’ is a collection of short stories targeted at young adults. All of the protagonists are you...
The Last Stand
The Last Stand Antwan Eady 9780593480571 Fiction Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House The author of Nigel and the Moon, delivers a tender intergenerational story inspired by hi...
Mariana Llanos
Mariana Llanos 0000000037617355 Mariana Llanos, a Peru-born author, studied theater in Lima before moving to Oklahoma in 2002. She self-published her first book, Tristan Wolf, in 2013 and has since p...
Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975
Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975 Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 9780806144795 Nonfiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press In 1968, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz helped found th...
Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie
Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 9780806137759 Nonfiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press A classic in contemporary Oklahoma literature, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s ...
The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland
The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland Robyn C. Spencer 9780822362869 Fiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books In The Revolution Ha...
The Secret Keeper of Main Street
The Secret Keeper of Main Street Trisha R. Thomas 9780063344167 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins Acclaimed author Trisha R. Thomas delivers a masterful new tale of scandal and intuition....
Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America
Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America Cynthia Carr 9780307341884 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House The brutal lynching of two young black...
The 2016 Black Pack Party: A Wonderful Celebration!
The 2016 Black Pack Party: A Wonderful Celebration! Troy Johnson Article The 10th Black Pack Party, like all the others, was a wonderful celebration. Hosted during Book Expo America each year, the B...
Strange Business
Strange Business Rilla Askew 9780806140285 Fiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press The strangeness of life and death play out in a fictional American small town Lyla Mae Munc...
Black Pack Party
Black Pack Party The Frying Pan, Pier 66 at Hudson River Park, 207 12th Ave New York New York Rain or Shine! The venue is outdoors, on the water, but can be completely enclosed if necessary. The ...
We the Party
We the Party Kam Williams wetheparty.jpg Film Review The African-American answer to American Pie! We the Party [2012] In Theaters: Apr 6, 2012 Limited Comedy Directed By: Mario V...
We Want Freedom
We Want Freedom Mumia Abu-Jamal 9781942173045 Nonfiction Common Notions Common Notions Mumia Abu-Jamal, America’s most famous political prisoner, is internationally known for his “live from death row”...
Freedom! the Story of the Black Panther Party
Freedom! the Story of the Black Panther Party Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr. 9781646140930 Nonfiction Levine Querido Levine Querido Read a PDF of the first Chapter 1, Cruisi...
This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party
This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party David Hilliard and Lewis Cole 9781556523847 Nonfiction Lawrence Hill Books Lawrence Hill Books David Hi...
A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics
A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics Juanita Tolliver 9781538770221 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outs...
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton Bobby Seale 9780933121300 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Seize The Time: The Story of The Black Panther Part...
Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior
Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior Ismail K. White and Chryl N. Laird 9780691228983 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press A groundbreaking...
The Huey P. Newton Reader, 2nd Edtion
The Huey P. Newton Reader, 2nd Edtion Huey P. Newton 9781609809003 Nonfiction Seven Stories Press Seven Stories Press The first comprehensive collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder ...
Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves
Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Art T. Burton 9781496233424 Nonfiction Bison Books University of Nebraska Press In The Story of Oklahoma, Deputy U.S. Marsha...
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People Kekla Magoon 9781536214185 Nonfiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press With passion and precision, Kekla Magoon relays an essen...
This Side of Glory
This Side of Glory Thumper Book Review This Side Of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party by David Hilliard and Lewis Cole On my continuing quest in read...
Quraysh Ali Lansana
Quraysh Ali Lansana NONE Quraysh Ali Lansana is a prolific author, educator, and radio producer based in Tulsa. He has written 23 books spanning poetry, nonfiction, and children's literature. Lansana...
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard 9780689877933 Fiction Aladdin Simon & Schuster, Inc. Virgie was always begging to go to school with us boys. "Papa, Mama, can I go too?"...
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Photographic History Karlos K. Hill 9780806168562 Nonfiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press On the evening of May 31, 1921, and in the early ...
Harlem at Four
Harlem at Four Michael Datcher 9780593429334 Fiction Random House Studio Penguin Random House A stunning picture book comprised of two incredible stories— the first part of the book chronicles the adv...
Harpsong
Harpsong Rilla Askew 9780806139289 Fiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press Harlan Singer, a harmonica-playing troubadour, shows up in the Thompson family’s yard one morning. ...
Ain’t Nothing Like Freedom
Ain’t Nothing Like Freedom Cynthia Mckinney 9780985335311 Fiction Clarity Press Clarity Press Elected six times to the House from the state of Georgia, Cynthia McKinney cut a trail through Congressio...
There Was a Party for Langston
There Was a Party for Langston Jason Reynolds 9781534439443 Nonfiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snap...
The 2016 Black Pack Party & BookExpo America
The 2016 Black Pack Party & BookExpo America Troy Johnson Article 10th Anniversary Black Pack Party We are hosting the 10th Anniversary Black Pack Party on the evening of Wednesday, May 11th. It is ...
![The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]](https://aalbc.com/bookcovers/9780933121973.avif)
The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]
The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered] Charles E. Jones 9780933121973 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Oakland, California, 1966-one of the nation’s most controversial political orga...
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 ...
Around the Way Girls 11
Around the Way Girls 11 Treasure Hernandez, Clifford “Spud” Johnson, and India Johnson-Williams 9781601620927 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. There’s a saying that if you come from my ...
On the Farm: A Brown Baby Parade Book
On the Farm: A Brown Baby Parade Book Nikki Shannon Smith 9780593711460 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House There is a lot to do on the family farm! Read along in this sturdy bo...
Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party
Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party Anne Wynter 9781499814460 Fiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. All Patrick wants for his birthday is a flawless FOOD party. So why does Karter arrive dr...
Courtney’s Birthday Party
Courtney’s Birthday Party Loretta Long 9780940975835 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Courtney is very excited. Her seventh birthday is only a few days away, and her mother has planned a spec...
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America Ellis Cose 9780062999719 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An urgent examination of free speech in America—addressing “cancel culture,” “accep...
Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family
Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family Stephanie Stokes Oliver 9780743474047 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. On Election Day in 1960, a classmate of Stephanie Stokes Oliver...
The Philosophy and Platform of the New Afrikan Independence Party: The Political Education and Community Organizing Series: Module #1: Booklet Edition
The Philosophy and Platform of the New Afrikan Independence Party: The Political Education and Community Organizing Series: Module #1: Booklet Edition Khalid Raheem 9781070795720 Nonfiction Independen...
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver 0000000041873474 Kathleen Neal Cleaver, born May 13, 1945, is a renowned political activist and former member of the Black Panther Party. She was married to Eldridge Cleaver, the Par...
Will’s Race for Home (paperback)
Will’s Race for Home (paperback) Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780316299435 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award! A New York Times...
A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day Leah Henderson 9781419736308 Fiction Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams A moving tribute to the little-known history beh...
Will’s Race for Home
Will’s Race for Home Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780316299336 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Will’s Race for Home Debuted at #6 on the New York Times Bestsellers List, Feb...
Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place
Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place Rilla Askew 9780806157177 Nonfiction University of Oklahoma Press University of Oklahoma Press 2018 PEN America Literary Award Finalist! In her first nonfict...
I Have Heard of a Land
I Have Heard of a Land Joyce Carol Thomas 9780064436175 Fiction HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins I have heard of a landWhere the imagination has no fencesWhere what is dreamed one nightIs accom...
Marguerite W. Davol
Marguerite W. Davol NONE Marguerite W. Davol, a former teacher at Gorse Child Study Center, Mount Holyoke College, is an acclaimed author known for children's books like Heart of the Wood, How Snake ...
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...
Uncrowned Queens, Volume 4: African American Women Community Builders of Oklahoma
Uncrowned Queens, Volume 4: African American Women Community Builders of Oklahoma Barbara A. Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram 9780972297745 Nonfiction State University of New York Press State ...
Alton Carter
Alton Carter NONE Alton Carter, a former foster child and police officer, now serves as the director of youth ministries in Oklahoma. An OSU graduate and father of two, he's the award-winning author ...
Introduction and Chapter 9 – B. C. Franklin
Introduction and Chapter 9 – B. C. Franklin Carlos Moreno Excerpt Introduction and Chapter 9 – B. C. Franklin “Time is an enormous, long river, and I’m standing in it, just as yo...
The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration
The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration David Nicholson 9781643364544 Nonfiction University of South Carolina Press University of South Carolina...
Leona Mitchell: Opera Star
Leona Mitchell: Opera Star Gwendolyn Hooks 9781938923227 Fiction Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing Leona Mitchell was a regular little girl growing up i...
My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin
My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin John Hope Franklin 9780807125991 Nonfiction LSU Press Louisiana State University Press “My father’s life represented many layers of the h...
Floyd Cooper
Floyd Cooper 0000000063165049 Floyd Cooper (1956-2021) was a celebrated illustrator, recipient of 4 Coretta Scott King Honors, and 10 ALA Notables. From Oklahoma, he pursued his career in NYC post hi...
Marcia Chatelain
Marcia Chatelain 0000000437275251 Dr. Marcia Chatelain, a history professor at Georgetown University, specializes in African-American history, women’s, and public studies. An alumna of the University...
A Panther Is a Black Cat: An Account of the Early Years of The Black Panther Party - Its Origins, Its Goals, and Its Struggle for Survival
A Panther Is a Black Cat: An Account of the Early Years of The Black Panther Party - Its Origins, Its Goals, and Its Struggle for Survival Reginald Major 9781574780376 Nonfiction Black Classic Press B...
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer Vanessa Vanzie Book Review A combination of fun, friends and awesome adventures make for a summer vacation that you never want to end. The Legendary Alston boys are no exc...
Day the Klan Came to Town
Day the Klan Came to Town Bill Campbell 9781629638720 Fiction PM Press PM Press The year is 1923. The Ku Klux Klan is at the height of its power in the US as membership swells into the millions and th...
Sit Down and Shut Up: How Discipline Can Set Students Free
Sit Down and Shut Up: How Discipline Can Set Students Free Cinque Henderson 9781250101884 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers An insider’s account of teaching the most difficult kids in...
Angela Y. Davis
Angela Y. Davis 0000000110323039 Angela Davis is a renowned American political activist, scholar, and author. Notably active in the 1960s, she was a key figure in the Communist Party USA and the Civi...
Manning Johnson
Manning Johnson NONE Manning Rudolph Johnson (December 17, 1908 – July 2, 1959) was an African-American leader in the Communist Party USA who later became an anti-communist government witness ...
African Town
African Town Irene Latham and Charles Waters 9780593322888 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to Ameri...
Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State
Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State Caleb Gayle 9780593543795 Nonfiction Riverhead Books Penguin Random House A New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick “Powerful … [and] f...
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy Tanita S. Davis 9780062937001 Fiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins From award-winning author Tanita S. Davis comes a nuanced exploration of the microaggressions of middle school a...