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Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange 0000000110376632 Ntozake Shange was an educator, dancer, poet, and playwright, best known for her theatre piece 'For Colored Girls'. Born on October 18, 1948, she studied at Barnard Co...
Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance
Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance Ntozake Shange 9780807091876 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press In her first posthumous work, the revered poet crafts a personal history of Black dance and c...
Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza
Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza MULTIPLE Ifa Bayeza is a renowned author known for her collaboration with her sister, Ntozake Shange. Ifa Bayeza (l) with her sister Ntozake Shange (r)
Sing a Black Girl’s Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange
Sing a Black Girl’s Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange Imani Perry 9780306828515 Fiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Featured In: The Millions "Most Anticipated" Books of 2023 Lit...
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve Rheeda Walker 9781684034147 Nonfiction New Harbinger New Har...
The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family
The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family Ntozake Shange 9780743478977 Poetry Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Words and images come together in this inspiring coll...
Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems
Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems Ntozake Shange 9781501169939 Poetry Atria / 37 Ink Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the poet, novelist, and cultural icon behind the award-winning and celebrated Broadwa...
Ifa Bayeza
Ifa Bayeza NONE Ifa Bayeza is an acclaimed playwright, producer, and theater artist. Known for works like “Amistad Voices” and “The Ballad of Emmett Till,” she's won the 2008 Edgar Award and 2007 Eug...
Freedom’s a-Callin Me
Freedom’s a-Callin Me Ntozake Shange 9780061337413 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Award-winning poet Ntozake Shange and artist Rod Brown reimagine the journeys of the brave men and women who made th...
Lost In Language & Sound: Or How I Found My Way To The Arts:Essays
Lost In Language & Sound: Or How I Found My Way To The Arts:Essays Ntozake Shange 9780312206161 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers A vibrant and vital collection that celebrates the th...
Betsey Brown: A Novel
Betsey Brown: A Novel Ntozake Shange 9780312134341 Fiction Picador Macmillan Publishers This is a unique and vividly told novel about a girl named Betsey Brown, an African American seventh-grader grow...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2010): The Power of Voice
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2010): The Power of Voice Clarence V. Reynolds 21551758v2 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College Fall& /& Winter 2010 “The Power of ...
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel Ntozake Shange 9780312541248 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Ntozake Shange’s beloved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is the story of three sisters...
Float Like a Butterfly
Float Like a Butterfly Ntozake Shange 9781368008273 Nonfiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun Muhammad Ali is considered by many to have been the finest athlete of the twentieth century. Here is a co...
Some Sing, Some Cry: A Novel
Some Sing, Some Cry: A Novel Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza 9780312552718 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Award-winning writer Ntozake Shange and real-life sister, award-winning playw...
Betsey Brown: A Novel
Betsey Brown: A Novel Ntozake Shange 9780312541231 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Praised as "exuberantly engaging" by the Los Angeles Times and a "beautiful, beautiful piece of wri...
Some Sing, Some Cry: A Novel
Some Sing, Some Cry: A Novel Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza 9780312198992 Fiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Award-winning writer Ntozake Shange and real-life sister, award-winning playwri...
Float Like a Butterfly
Float Like a Butterfly Ntozake Shange 9780786805549 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Muhammad Ali, considered by many to be the finest athlete of the twentieth century...
If I Can Cook/You Know God Can (Bluestreak Series)
If I Can Cook/You Know God Can (Bluestreak Series) Ntozake Shange 9780807072417 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press Acclaimed artist Ntozake Shange offers this delightfully eclectic tribute to black ...
Until the Well Runs Dry: Mental Health in the African American Community
Until the Well Runs Dry: Mental Health in the African American Community Wayne Ince 9798994346037 Nonfiction Breaking Ranks Books Breaking Ranks Books Deborah Danner. Walter Wallace Jr. Kayla Moore. ...
We Troubled the Waters
We Troubled the Waters Ntozake Shange 9780061337352 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Jim Crow; Brown v. Board of Education; Bull Connor; KKK; Birmingham; the Lorraine Motel; Rosa; Martin; and Malcolm....
Ellington Was Not a Street
Ellington Was Not a Street Ntozake Shange 9780689828843 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, not...
Three Pieces
Three Pieces Ntozake Shange 9780140481709 Poetry Penguin Books Penguin Random House Poet and playwright, Ntozake Shange, celebrates the Black experience in three plays; “Spell No. 7,” “Boogie Woogie L...
Epigenomic Awareness as a Key to Black Mental Health: The Disruptive Effects of Not Knowing
Epigenomic Awareness as a Key to Black Mental Health: The Disruptive Effects of Not Knowing Benson George Cooke and Schuyler C. Webb 9781942774327 Nonfiction Universal Write Publications Universal Wri...
Liliane: A Novel
Liliane: A Novel Ntozake Shange 9780312644109 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Through the polyphonic voices of Liliane Lincoln’s childhood friends, lovers, and conversations with her...
For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls Ntozake Shange B003Y5H4ZM Poetry Independently Published Independently Published Read an AALBC.com Film Review Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, and Whoopi Goldberg head up an all-star...
Ridin’ the Moon in Texas
Ridin’ the Moon in Texas Ntozake Shange 9780312889296 Poetry St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers Collection of poems by Ntozake Shange, inspired by visual arts. A fine hardcover copy with embossed...
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf Ntozake Shange 9780684843261 Poetry Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. From its inception in California in 1974 to its ...
Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide
Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard 9781401936952 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The story of Black women in America is one of triumph an...
The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women
The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women Marita Golden 9781642506839 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing How African American Women Repair and Recover f...
nappy edges
nappy edges Ntozake Shange 9780312064242 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers nappy edges collects poetry and poetic prose by "a writer of unusual power and resonance … A leading black po...
The Hood Health Handbook: A Practical Guide To Health And Wellness In The Urban Community (Volume One)
The Hood Health Handbook: A Practical Guide To Health And Wellness In The Urban Community (Volume One) Supreme Understanding, C&rsquo,Bs Alife Allah, Dick Gregory, Supa Nova Slom, Wise Intelligent, Sc...
Fulterius King
Fulterius King NONE Fulterius King is an Author, Poet, and Licensed Mental Health Therapist dedicated to empowering Black men and boys through the transformative power of poetry. Fulterius King is a...
The Love Space Demands: A Continuing Saga
The Love Space Demands: A Continuing Saga Ntozake Shange 9780312076276 Fiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers Songs of love and urban tragedy from one of the preeminent African-American write...
I Live in Music
I Live in Music Ntozake Shange 9781556703720 Poetry Stewart, Tabori & Chang Rizzoli International Publications Shange’s lyrical poem is a tribute to the language of music and the magical, often mystic...
Mental Health Journal for Black Men: Prompts and Practices to Prioritize Yourself and Work on Your Well-Being
Mental Health Journal for Black Men: Prompts and Practices to Prioritize Yourself and Work on Your Well-Being Ryan K. Grace 9798886081305 Nonfiction Callisto Callisto Publishing Empower yourself with ...
Imani J. Walker
Imani J. Walker NONE Dr. Imani J. Walker is a renowned Adult Psychiatry physician based in Southern California. She specializes in mental health and holistic wellness with a focus on acute psychiatri...
Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health
Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go: My Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Health Lucille O’Neal 9781595552495 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing “In Walk Like You Have ...
Grocery Shopping with My Mother
Grocery Shopping with My Mother Kevin Powell 9781593767433 Poetry Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press “Kevin Powell returns with a poetic time capsule written with love in honor of his mother’s evolutio...
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo: A Novel
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo: A Novel Ntozake Shange 9780312140915 Fiction Picador Macmillan Publishers Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo is the story of three "colored girls," three sisters and their ...
Paul C. Thornton
Paul C. Thornton NONE Paul C. Thornton, a Brooklyn native, served in the US Army as a mental health specialist. His diverse career includes roles as a financial executive, retail entrepreneur, city g...
Indigenous Health Equity and Wellness
Indigenous Health Equity and Wellness Catherine E. McKinley, and Karina L. Walters 9780367714833 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge This book focuses on promoting health equity and addressing health dispa...
Jor-El Caraballo
Jor-El Caraballo NONE Jor-El Caraballo is a licensed therapist, co-founder of Viva, a mental health practice, and a featured mental health expert. He holds degrees from UNC Wilmington and Columbia Un...
The Poetics of Difference: Queer Feminist Forms in the African Diaspora
The Poetics of Difference: Queer Feminist Forms in the African Diaspora Mecca Jamilah Sullivan 9780252086038 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press Includes 25 Black & Wh...
Coretta Scott
Coretta Scott Ntozake Shange 9780061253669 Nonfiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta Scott knew the unfairness of life in the segrega...
Ifa Bayeza & Ntozake Shange read from Some Sing, Some Cry
Ifa Bayeza & Ntozake Shange read from Some Sing, Some Cry Author Interviews
Daddy Says
Daddy Says Ntozake Shange 9780689830815 Fiction Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. "Do you really think she rides with us, Lucie? I mean, when we want to win so bad we can ...
Performing Blackness: Enactments of African-American Modernism
Performing Blackness: Enactments of African-American Modernism Kimberly W. Benston 9780415009485 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Performing Blackness offers a challenging interpretation of Black cultur...
Catch The Fire!!: A Cross-Generational Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry
Catch The Fire!!: A Cross-Generational Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry D-Knowledge 9781573226547 Poetry Riverhead Books Penguin Random House African-American poetry is an ever-growin...
Whitewash
Whitewash Ntozake Shange 9780802784919 Fiction Walker and Company Bloomsbury Publishing A young African-American girl is traumatized when a gang attacks her and her brother on their way home from scho...
From Okra to Greens: A Difference Love Story
From Okra to Greens: A Difference Love Story Ntozake Shange 9780915124893 Fiction Bookslinger Bookslinger
See No Evil: Prefaces, Essays and Accounts, 1976-1983
See No Evil: Prefaces, Essays and Accounts, 1976-1983 Ntozake Shange 9780917672217 Fiction Momo’s Press Momo’s Press essays on black theater, dance, music
For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls Kam Williams images/img47.jpg Film Review Black Feminist Classic Refreshed Courtesy of Tyler Perry For Colored Girls [2010] Click to order via Amazon Rated for ...
Tonja Myles
Tonja Myles NONE Tonja Myles, an ordained minister and community activist, uses her own experiences as an addict and abuse survivor to promote mental wellness and recovery. As a certified peer suppor...
The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power
The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power Robin L. Smith and Courtney B. Vance 9781538725139 Nonfiction Balance Hachette Book Group A moving combination of memoir...
Jeffrey Gardere
Jeffrey Gardere NONE Dr. Jeffrey Gardere is a renowned psychologist, author, and talk show host with an extensive career in mental health services. He founded the Rainbow Clinic specializing in cultu...
The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving
The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving Michelle A. Williams with Linda Marsa 9780593595541 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House The i...
Kazembe
Kazembe NONE Lasana Kazembe is a renowned poet, essayist, and lecturer, recognized for his performances at literary venues across Chicago. Garnering accolades such as the 1st Place Winner of the Gwen...
Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Lourdes Dolores Follins and Jonathan Mathias Lassiter 9781498535786 Nonfiction Lexington Books Lexingto...
April Simpkins
April Simpkins NONE April Simpkins is a mental health advocate, serving as an ambassador for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and a board member for NAMI Piedmont Tri-County, where she...
Lee Hawkins
Lee Hawkins NONE Lee Hawkins is a 2023-2024 Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism at The Carter Center and was named the Josephine Albright Fellow by the 2024 Alicia Patterson Foundatio...
AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang
AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Jeff. Thanks for the time and congratulations on the NAACP Image Award nomination for Who We Be. You used to ...
AALBC.com's The “For Colored Girls” Interview with Thandie Newton
AALBC.com's The “For Colored Girls” Interview with Thandie Newton Troy Johnson Article Read the Interview with Thandie Newtown and also check out AALBC.com's interview with Janet Jackson, and a r...
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy Sharon Malone 9780593593868 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller • “A must-read for anyone ...
Black Women’s Wellness: Your I’ve Got This! Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living
Black Women’s Wellness: Your I’ve Got This! Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living Melody T. McCloud 9781683648765 Nonfiction Sounds True Sounds True An essential guide to lifelong health and gre...
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation Linda Villarosa 9780385544887 Nonfiction Doubleday Penguin Random House From an award-winning writer at the ...
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...
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women Inger Burnett-Zeigler 9780062959829 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins On the heels of Lori Gottlieb’s Maybe You Should Talk to Som...
Checking in: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life—And Can Save Yours
Checking in: How Getting Real about Depression Saved My Life—And Can Save Yours Michelle Williams 9781400223336 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing Acclaimed musical artist Mic...
Happy, Okay?: Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival
Happy, Okay?: Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival M.J. Fievre 9781642501360 Poetry Books & Books Books & Books Poetry to Confront Depression, Anxiety, Grief, and LossAre the usual anxi...
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson 0000000078264891 Taraji P. Henson is an acclaimed actress, writer, and producer recognized for her Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe win. In 2018, she founded the Boris Lawre...
Obari Cartman
Obari Cartman NONE Dr. Obari Adéye Cartman is a Chicago-based psychologist, educator, and author, specializing in issues concerning mental health, cultural identity, and manhood. He works as a resto...
Tarkisha M. Wallace
Tarkisha M. Wallace NONE Tarkisha M. Wallace is a licensed counselor offering individual, couple, and family counseling, life coaching, and training workshops. With a Master's degree in Counseling an...
Thema Bryant
Thema Bryant 0000000035962681 Dr. Thema Bryant, a clinical psychologist, professor at Pepperdine University, and ordained minister, is the president-elect of the American Psychological Association. A...
Rashida Aisha Ali
Rashida Aisha Ali NONE Rashida Aisha Ali, an author, artist, and educator, specializes in female-centric topics including health, wellness, and spirituality. With degrees in Divinity and Metaphysics,...
Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among African-Americans
Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among African-Americans Alvin Poussaint and Amy Alexander 9780807009598 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press Through stories (including their o...
Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson 0000000081373706 Rachel Johnson, a licensed mental health practitioner, doula, and activist, is dedicated to improving the Black community's health and wellness. She owns Half Hood Hal...
Keeonna Harris
Keeonna Harris NONE Keeonna Harris is a writer, storyteller, mother of five, prison abolitionist, activist, and academic. Her work focuses on health disparities and radical organizing for women conne...
Developmental Psychology of the Black Child
Developmental Psychology of the Black Child Amos N. Wilson 9780686241836 Nonfiction Africana Research Publications Africana Research Publications Are Black and White Children the same? Are ...
Augustus G. Parker III
Augustus G. Parker III NONE Dr. Augustus Garland Parker III is a renowned obstetrician from Columbus, Ohio. He has served both Ohio and North Carolina communities, contributing significantly to women...
The Hood Health Handbook
The Hood Health Handbook Kam Williams Book Review "In all my world travels, never have I picked up a book with the kind of love, concern and information that I’ve seen put into this book&hell...
Breaking: News, Barriers, and Stigmas—A Memoir of Choosing Myself
Breaking: News, Barriers, and Stigmas—A Memoir of Choosing Myself Janai Norman 9780593978740 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House Former Good Morning America anchor Janai Norman shares the powerf...
How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist
How I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist Jonathan Mathias Lassiter 9780306833052 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group This psychologist is f...
Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory Nic Stone 9780593307700 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a c...
Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power
Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power Elizabeth Leiba 9781684814282 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing Ancestral Self-Care Practices for Black Women From navigating hostile...
Clarence McNair
Clarence McNair NONE Baltimore native and ex-Motown artist, Clarence “KD†McNair, overcame hardships and mental health struggles after losing his record deal. Once part of the group, Prophet Jone...
Every Where Alien
Every Where Alien Brad Walrond 9780063377998 Poetry Moore Black Press/Amistad HarperCollins “Every Where Alien is a book that asks for interaction and understanding… . Brad Walrond defies aesthetic bo...
Poet On Watch
Poet On Watch NONE Poet On Watch is a renowned performance poet and multimedia artist, who collaborates globally as an independent art director. She's authored two poetry collections and has contribu...
Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal and Liberate
Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal and Liberate Jor-El Caraballo 9781507221044 Nonfiction Adams Media Corporation Adams Media Corporation A self-care guidebook full of activities for Black men ...
The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day
The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has Boundaries, and Heals Every Day Marita Golden 9781684812226 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing Healthy Habits to Become the Strong Black Women “This book is g...
Kevin Shird
Kevin Shird NONE Kevin Shird, co-founder of the Do Right Foundation, is a former convict turned youth advocate, author, and speaker. He shares his personal redemption story to educate youth on the da...
Rheeda Walker
Rheeda Walker NONE Rheeda Walker, PhD, is a tenured psychology professor at the University of Houston and a renowned behavioral science researcher. She's a published author with 50+ papers on African...
Chianti Lomax
Chianti Lomax NONE Chianti Lomax, “The Chief Happiness Curator”, is a renowned speaker, coach, and strategist, dedicated to transforming mental health in communities of color. Founder of wellDistrict...
Charron Walker
Charron Walker NONE Breast cancer conqueror. Brings 25 plus years of first-hand experience in the Human Services Field. She is an active volunteer with The American Cancer Society, Reach To Recovery ...
Kier Gaines
Kier Gaines NONE Kier Gaines is a licensed therapist, keynote speaker, and popular content creator who has used his platforms to inspire millions of people to be more proactive in their mental healt...
The Whole Man: 40 Spiritual Reflections from Black Men on the Head, Heart, Hands, and Soul
The Whole Man: 40 Spiritual Reflections from Black Men on the Head, Heart, Hands, and Soul Rasool Berry, Maliek Blade, and Jermone Gay Jr. 9781640703148 Nonfiction Our Daily Bread Publishing Our Daily...
Pigment Power: Topics on Melanin in Science & Health
Pigment Power: Topics on Melanin in Science & Health T. Owens Moore 9781884897047 Nonfiction Direct Link Direct Link The power of pigment is pervasive throughout the planet and the cosmos. Without pig...
Yesterday’s You: How to reverse aging using special foods, vitamins, natural supplements and a few secret practices (Volume 2)
Yesterday’s You: How to reverse aging using special foods, vitamins, natural supplements and a few secret practices (Volume 2) Walt Goodridge 9781502370358 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing ...
Mental Detox: Let Go of Whats Not Working and Build a Life That Does
Mental Detox: Let Go of Whats Not Working and Build a Life That Does Cheyenne Bryant 9781401999322 Nonfiction Hay House Penguin Random House In Mental Detox, renowned life coach and psychology expert ...