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Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley 0000000078243847 Edward Theodore “Teddy” Riley is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and musical innovator whose work has shaped the sound of modern R&B and hip-hop for mor...
From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga
From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga S. H. Fernando Jr. 9780306874437 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decade...
Remember the Times: A Memoir
Remember the Times: A Memoir Teddy Riley 9781668056455 Nonfiction Gallery Books/13A Simon & Schuster, Inc. Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up ...
Willimena Rules! Rule Book #2: How to Fish for Trouble (No. 2)
Willimena Rules! Rule Book #2: How to Fish for Trouble (No. 2) Valerie Wilson Wesley 9780786818075 Fiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun It was spring break, Willimena’s favorite time of the year. B...
RZA “The Next Three Days” Interview
RZA “The Next Three Days” Interview Kam Williams Interview Renaissance RZA While best known as the founder, producer, and mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA has built an incredibly di...
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies Brian Coleman 9780812977752 Nonfiction Villard Villard A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim •...
Rosa Guy
Rosa Guy 0000000111564547 Rosa Guy, born in Trinidad in 1925, was an influential Harlem-based writer and activist. A co-founder of the Harlem Writer's Guild, she was also a member of the Black nation...
Assassin No More
Assassin No More Darryl J. Johnson 9781497301283 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC His name is Quillan or “Clan Lost” as his clan mates called him. From the beginning he knew that he was di...
Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed
Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed Jason L. Riley 9781541604551 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institut...
Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley
Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley MULTIPLE Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley are prominent authors known for their engaging narratives. Their works span various genres, offe...
Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones
Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones MULTIPLE Rochelle Riley and Cristi Smith-Jones are accomplished authors known for their insightful and impactful works. Their narratives often explore societal ...
Sheri Riley
Sheri Riley NONE “Peace is the New Success.” Sheri Riley is an entrepreneur and empowerment speaker with over 20 years of experience in innovative marketing strategies. She is known for he...
C. J. Chase, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Erica Vetsch, Gabrielle Meyer, Kathleen L. Maher, Lorna Seilstad, Rita Gerlach, and Vanessa Riley
C. J. Chase, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Erica Vetsch, Gabrielle Meyer, Kathleen L. Maher, Lorna Seilstad, Rita Gerlach, and Vanessa Riley MULTIPLE "C.J. Chase, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Erica Vetsch, Gabrie...
Rochelle Riley
Rochelle Riley NONE Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts and Culture for Detroit, is a celebrated author, essayist, and advocate for children and education. Known for her award-winning work at the Detroi...
Method Man and Sanford Greene
Method Man and Sanford Greene MULTIPLE Method Man, a Grammy-winning rapper and actor, is part of the Wu-Tang Clan and resides in New York. Sanford Greene, a renowned comics artist for DC Comics, Imag...
Island Queen
Island Queen Vanessa Riley 9780063002845 Fiction William Morrow HarperCollins "Richly detailed, vividly depicted, and sweeping in scope, Island Queen is historical fiction at its absolute finest. A st...
Steps to the Promised Land
Steps to the Promised Land Gregg Riley 9781511704809 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Recognizing trouble in the land, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood against the darkness. “Only when it’...
Cole Riley
Cole Riley NONE Cole Riley is a renowned journalist and reviewer, known for his work in anthologies and magazines such as SexIs Magazine. He has also edited popular anthologies like 'Making The Hook-...
Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher
Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher MULTIPLE Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher are renowned authors, known for their compelling narratives and evocative storytelling. With numerous publis...
Charlotte Riley-Webb
Charlotte Riley-Webb NONE Charlotte Riley-Webb is an acclaimed illustrator from Stockbridge, Georgia, known for her award-winning work in six children's books, including The Entrance Place of Wonders...
Margo Natalie Crawford and C. Riley Snorton
Margo Natalie Crawford and C. Riley Snorton MULTIPLE Margo Natalie Crawford and C. Riley Snorton
C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost
C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost MULTIPLE C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost
Vanessa Riley
Vanessa Riley 0000000505908728 Vanessa Riley is an acclaimed author of Regency and historical romances, known for her multicultural narratives and powerful characters of color. With over twenty title...
Cole Arthur Riley
Cole Arthur Riley NONE Cole Arthur Riley, a New York Times bestselling author, is a respected writer and poet known for her work in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, and more. As the creator of Black L...
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez NONE Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is a publishing professional and poetry enthusiast with a diverse background, including service in the US Army and political campaigns. A firm belie...
Guy Sims
Guy Sims NONE Guy A. Sims is an acclaimed author known for his early publications on Kwanzaa, his collection of American Tall Tales, and his novel, Living Just A Little. He's also the head writer for...
The Clan of Southern Man
The Clan of Southern Man John Valentine 9781401087340 Nonfiction Amami Books Amami Books In the tradition of pioneering studies in black history in the vein of The Destruction of Black Civilization an...
Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Jubilee Singers, Who Introduced the World to the Music of Black America
Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Jubilee Singers, Who Introduced the World to the Music of Black America Andrew Ward 9780374187712 Nonfiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers ...
Rappers Delight – Jay Z’s new book and the RZA interviewed
Rappers Delight – Jay Z’s new book and the RZA interviewed Troy Johnson Article “My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two ov...
Guy Johnson
Guy Johnson 0000000025337727 Emerging author with a passion for writing compelling stories seeks to reach the pinnacle of his craft. Having explored various creative pursuits, he found his calling in...
Corduroy Takes a Bow
Corduroy Takes a Bow Viola Davis 9780425291481 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Celebrate 50 years of America’s favorite teddy bear—Lisa is back too! Celebrate 50 years of ...
Dopefiend
Dopefiend Donald Goines 9781496733290 Fiction Holloway House Kensington Publishing Corp. Machiavelli was my tutor, Donald Goines my father figure. —Tupac ShakurThe true Black voice of his generation, ...
Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History
Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History Lesa Cline-Ransome 9780823423620 Nonfiction Holiday House Holiday House A stunning picture book celebr...
Jasmine Guy - The “October Baby” Interview
Jasmine Guy - The “October Baby” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jasmine in Bloom Born in Boston on March 10, 1962, Jasmine Guy is a Renaissance woman with dancer, actress,...
Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Beverly Guy-Sheftall MULTIPLE Johnnetta B. Cole, Ph.D. and Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D. are renowned scholars and authors, celebrated for their substantial contributions to t...
Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy 0000000114437228 Jasmine Guy knew Afeni Shakur for nearly a decade, having met her via Afeni's son, Tupac. A multitalented performer, Guy began her career as a dancer for the Alvin Ailey...
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench Kam Williams images/41Cwx44BPeL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Film Review Brilliant Debut by Director Damien Chazelle Deconstructs a Failed Romance Guy and Madelin...
Buddy Guy: When I Left Home — My Story
Buddy Guy: When I Left Home — My Story Robert Fleming Book Review When I Left Home, the memoir of legendary blue guitarist Buddy Guy, with support from noted writer David Ritz, traces the musician ...
Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human Cole Arthur Riley 9780593593646 Nonfiction Convergent Books Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller - A collection of prayer, ...
Queen of Exiles
Queen of Exiles Vanessa Riley 9780063270992 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins "You may not know Marie-Louise Christophe, but once you have met her, you won’t forget her. Vanessa Riley’s h...
This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us Cole Arthur Riley 9780593239797 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller - In her stunni...
Blue Like Me
Blue Like Me Aaron Philip Clark 9781542039697 Fiction Thomas & Mercer Amazon Publishing A brutal homicide sets an ex-cop and his former partner on the hunt for an enigmatic killer in a gripping thrill...
We Are Not Like Them
We Are Not Like Them Christine Pride and Jo Piazza 9781982181031 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond ...
An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler: A Remarkable and Groundbreaking Multi-Cultural Regency Romance Novel
An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler: A Remarkable and Groundbreaking Multi-Cultural Regency Romance Novel Vanessa Riley 9781420152258 Fiction Zebra Kensington Publishing Corp. An OMag.com & Bibliolifesty...
That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World
That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World Rochelle Riley, and Cristi Smith-Jones 9780814347546 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press In February 2017, Roc...
Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are
Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are Sheri Riley 9781101989029 Nonfiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House Peace is possible. Peace is our power. Peace is the Ne...
Spiritual Seduction
Spiritual Seduction Desiree Day 9781439126783 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the author of One G-String Short of Crazy, a sexy tale with a paranormal twist puts one unsuspecting wom...
Making The Hook-Up: Edgy Sex With Soul
Making The Hook-Up: Edgy Sex With Soul Cole Riley 9781573443838 Nonfiction Cleis Press Cleis Press Making the Hook-Up heats up the pages with characters from every walk of life who get in where they f...
Jason L. Riley
Jason L. Riley 0000000037841971 Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He is the author of several previous books, including Maveri...
C. Riley Snorton
C. Riley Snorton 0000000417278412 C. Riley Snorton is assistant professor of communication studies at Northwestern University.
The Clan of Southern Man
The Clan of Southern Man Robert Fleming Book Review Any serious student of African-American history could point to the rich, informative contents of two iconic publications: Chancellor Williams&rsquo...
Isn’t Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music
Isn’t Her Grace Amazing!: The Women Who Changed Gospel Music Cheryl Wills 9780063050983 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins For the first time the 25 most influential women gospel singers from Sister Ros...
The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World
The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World Julius Lester 9780786804634 Nonfiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun A Newbery Honor author tells about the blues while profiling ten of the most celebrat...
When I Left Home: My Story
When I Left Home: My Story Buddy Guy 9780306819575 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues g...
C. Kelly Robinson
C. Kelly Robinson NONE C. Kelly Robinson is a Howard and Washington University graduate, who self-published his first novel, “Not All Dogs,” in 1999. The book was re-released in 2001 as “Between Brot...
Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Beverly Guy-Sheftall 0000000081062350 Beverly Guy-Sheftall, a renowned professor of English and Women's Studies at Spelman College, is the founding director of the Women’s Research & Resource Center....
Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters
Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters Irwin A Tang 9780967943343 Nonfiction Paul Revere Books Paul Revere Books I hate the gooks, said John McCain, I will hate them as long as I live. Senator ...
The Other Side Of Losing
The Other Side Of Losing Peter Brav 9781439222492 Fiction BookSurge Publishing On-Demand Publishing LLC The last time the Cubs won the World Series Teddy Roosevelt was president. So much losing has br...
Lowell Thompson Creates
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A Black Queer History of the United States
A Black Queer History of the United States C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost 9780807008553 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press The first-ever Black history to center queer voices, this landmark study ...
Fire Sword and Sea: A Novel
Fire Sword and Sea: A Novel Vanessa Riley 9780063271043 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins The real Pirates of the Caribbean were Black, and women! From acclaimed author Vanessa Riley, aut...
A Wager at Midnight
A Wager at Midnight Vanessa Riley 9781420154863 Fiction Zebra Kensington Publishing Corp. The stakes are high in this dazzling and diverse Regency romance, in which a clever duke has made a wager with...
The Flesh of the Matter: A Critical Forum on Hortense Spillers
The Flesh of the Matter: A Critical Forum on Hortense Spillers Margo Natalie Crawford and C. Riley Snorton 9780826507495 Nonfiction Vanderbilt University Press Vanderbilt University Press PROSE Awards...
Murder in Berkeley Square
Murder in Berkeley Square Vanessa Riley 9781496738684 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. Embracing the true diversity of the Regency era, award-winning author Vaness...
A Gamble at Sunset
A Gamble at Sunset Vanessa Riley 9781420154856 Fiction Zebra Kensington Publishing Corp. Award-winning author Vanessa Riley turns all convention on its head for the first in an enchanting, dazzlingly ...
Murder in Drury Lane
Murder in Drury Lane Vanessa Riley 9781496738677 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. Portraying the true diversity of the Regency-era and the hidden intrigue of Engla...
Murder in Westminster: A Riveting Regency Historical Mystery
Murder in Westminster: A Riveting Regency Historical Mystery Vanessa Riley 9781496738691 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. Perfect for readers looking for a darker ...
Sister Mother Warrior
Sister Mother Warrior Vanessa Riley 9780063073548 Fiction William Morrow HarperCollins Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution b...
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell Jason L. Riley 9781541619685 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books A “fascinating” and “rare” (National Review) biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America’s most ...
The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery
The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery Rochelle Riley 9780814348314 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press The Burden: African Americans and the...
Love by the Letters: A Regency Novella Trio
Love by the Letters: A Regency Novella Trio Grace Burrowes, Kelly Bowen, and Vanessa Riley 9781796838428 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Watch out what you wish for…"" For thre...
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity C. Riley Snorton 9781517901738 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press Winner of the John Boswell Prize from ...
Unveiled Love: Episode I
Unveiled Love: Episode I Vanessa Riley 9781943885084 Fiction Gallium Optronics Gallium Optronics Winning in the courts, vanquishing England’s foes on the battlefield, Barrington Norton has used these ...
Unveiling Love: Episode IV
Unveiling Love: Episode IV Vanessa Riley 9781943885145 Fiction Gallium Optronics Gallium Optronics Romantic Suspense in the courtrooms and hidden places of Romantic Regency England Amora Norton needs...
Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed
Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed Jason L. Riley 9781594037252 Nonfiction Encounter Books Encounter Books Why is it that so many efforts by liberals to lift the...
Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low
Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low C. Riley Snorton 9780816677979 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press Since the early 2000s, the phenomenon ...
Mannafest
Mannafest 000000010246435X Mannafest, founded by Khefri Riley and Vanessa Richards in 1995, is a creative hub that combines music, poetry, DJ culture, visual art, and new media. Their innovative perf...
Little White Lies By Cole Riley
Little White Lies By Cole Riley Michelle Paynter Book Review Little White Lies is more than a pathetically sad and heartbreaking story of Melvin, a young, aspiring Black high school athlete, who wr...
All the Smoke
All the Smoke Aaron Philip Clark 9780063451605 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The Talented Mr. Ripley meets Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga in this gripping psychological thriller about ambition, betray...
Black Bell
Black Bell Alison C. Rollins 9781556597008 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press Sweeping from the eighteenth century to futurist fabulations, Black Bell harmonizes poetry with performance ar...
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy Albert “Prodigy” Johnson 9781439103180 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. From one of the greatest rappers of all time, a memoir ab...
Toni Blackman
Toni Blackman 0000000036920264 Toni Blackman, an international champion of hip-hop culture, is known for her captivating performances and powerful presence. She's the first hip-hop artist to work as ...
Torman Jahi
Torman Jahi NONE Torman Jahi, for the last 27 years, has been known as an international hip-hop artist, born and raised in East Cleveland, Ohio, and calling Oakland home for the last 25 years. Jahi,...
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Tennessee
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Tennessee Alice Faye Duncan 9781454928591 Fiction Sterling Children’s Books Sterling Publishing Co., Inc On the first day of Christmas my parents gave to me … a holiday...
Memoir: Delaware County Prison
Memoir: Delaware County Prison Reginald L. Hall 9780970380333 Nonfiction Writersandpoets.com Writersandpoets.com After committing credit card fraud at a local department store, 18-year-old Reginald Ha...
Below
Below Nina Crews 9780692434475 Fiction Antoine Company Antoine Company Jack loves to play with his action figure, Guy. When Jack finds a hole in the stairs of his house, he sends Guy in to take a look...
28 Reasons to Hug a Black Guy
28 Reasons to Hug a Black Guy Troy Johnson Article Here are 28 reasons to hug a Black guy. The video is courtesy of the folks at Saturday Night Live, who no longer have to put a Black guy in a dress ...
Getting Even (Good Girlz)
Getting Even (Good Girlz) ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9781416558736 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The fourth book in The Good Girlz series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tat...
Echoes of a Distant Summer
Echoes of a Distant Summer Guy Johnson 9780345478047 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House “You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse...
My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl
My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl Rosa Guy 9781566891318 Fiction Coffee House Press Coffee House Press Rosa Guy’s tropical retelling of "The Little Mermaid" is the gorgeous, tragic love story of D...
Bird at My Window (Black Arts Movement Series)
Bird at My Window (Black Arts Movement Series) Rosa Guy 9781566891110 Fiction Coffee House Press Coffee House Press "What happens to a dream deferred?" asked Langston Hughes. Bird at My Window answers...
Standing at the Scratch Line
Standing at the Scratch Line Guy Johnson 9780375501586 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught u...
Making of a Stand-Up Guy
Making of a Stand-Up Guy Charlie Murphy 9781439149577 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. As one of the most popular performers on Comedy Central’s mega-hit The Chappelle Show, Charlie Mur...
They Made Us Blood and Fury
They Made Us Blood and Fury Cheryl S. Ntumy 9798993295015 Fiction Rosarium Publishing Rosarium Publishing Evil spreads throughout the kingdom, and the one woman who can save them may be the key to the...
Kintu
Kintu Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi 9781945492013 Fiction Transit Books Transit Books Longlisted for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Debut African FictionWinner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize"Kintu is...