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William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene
William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene MULTIPLE William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene, a couple with a long history together, have turned to historical fiction to tell the captivating ...
John Keene
John Keene 0000000032165978 Winner 2022 National Book Award for Poetry John Keene, acclaimed author known for Annotations, has been published in various anthologies and journals, earning several award...
John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse
John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse MULTIPLE John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse are renowned authors known for their contributions to literature and art. Their collaborative and individual works...
Punks: New & Selected Poems
Punks: New & Selected Poems John Keene 9781737277521 Poetry The Song Cave The Song Cave A landmark collection of poetry by acclaimed fiction writer, translator, and MacArthur Fellow John Keene, PUNKS:...
Clandestine: The Times and Secret Life of Mariah Otey Reddick
Clandestine: The Times and Secret Life of Mariah Otey Reddick William “Damani” Keene and Carole “Ife” Keene 9798650138310 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Have Black lives ever ...
Annotations
Annotations John Keene 9780811213042 Fiction New Directions Publishing New Directions Publishing Praised by Ishmael Reed An experimental first novel of poem-like compression, Annotations has a grea...
Seismosis
Seismosis John Keene and Christopher Stackhouse 9780977935109 Nonfiction 1913 Press 1913 Press Poetry. Art. African American Studies. Featuring line-drawings by Stackhouse and poems-as-essays by Keene...
Chester Keene Cracks the Code
Chester Keene Cracks the Code Kekla Magoon 9781524715991 Fiction Wendy Lamb Books Wendy Lamb Books Cracking the code isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta Sco...
Love Is a Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill
Love Is a Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill Essex Hemphill 9780811232340 Fiction New Directions Publishing New Directions Publishing For three decades, the legacy of writer, editor,...
Counternarratives
Counternarratives John Keene 9780811224345 Fiction New Directions Publishing New Directions Publishing Conjuring slavery and witchcraft, and with bewitching powers all its own, Counternarratives conti...
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—And Helped Change History
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—And Helped Change History Pat Zietlow Miller 9780593524909 Nonfiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A poignant picture book ...
John Conyers III
John Conyers III NONE John Conyers III, as the son of former Congressman John Conyers, Jr., and former City Council President Monica Conyers, John brings a unique perspective to community service and...
Dr. John Henrik Clarke - A Great and Mighty Walk - Watch This Film!
Dr. John Henrik Clarke - A Great and Mighty Walk - Watch This Film! Troy Johnson Article "...the first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa."-Dr. John Henr...
Coded Justice: A Thriller
Coded Justice: A Thriller Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery 9780385548342 Fiction Doubleday Books Penguin Random House A twisty and prescient new thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Avery ...
Nigel I. Malcolm
Nigel I. Malcolm NONE Nigel I. Malcolm is an associate professor of communication at Keene State College and the author of “One More River to Cross: The Therapeutic Rhetoric of Race in the Post-Civil...
Little John Crow
Little John Crow Ziggy Marley and Orly Marley 9781617759802 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books After being abandoned by his animal friends, Little John Crow must come to terms with what it means to b...
Great Black Russian: A Novel on the Life and Times of Alexander Pushkin
Great Black Russian: A Novel on the Life and Times of Alexander Pushkin John Oliver Killens 9780814320464 Fiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Alexander Pushkin was born i...
Me and Momma and Big John
Me and Momma and Big John Mara Rockliff 9780763643591 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Momma is a stonecutter at the cathedral called Big John — and little John and his sisters can’t wait to ...
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World Dave Zirin and John Wesley Carlos 9781608461271 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, Outstandi...
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 ...
Black and White Airmen: Their True History
Black and White Airmen: Their True History John Fleischman 9780618562978 Nonfiction HMH Books for Young Readers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Here is the true history of a friendship that almost wasn’t.Jo...
John Lewis
John Lewis 0000000114586629 Born to sharecroppers, John Robert Lewis became a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a speaker at...
John A. Williams
John A. Williams 0000000081606231 “…arguably the finest African-American novelist of his generation.” John Alfred Williams (1925-2015), a renowned author and professor, had a distin...
An Interview with John A. Williams
An Interview with John A. Williams Dennis A. Williams Interview John A. Williams (right) and Dennis A. Williams Originally published in FORKROADS, A Journal of Ethnic-American Literature, Wint...
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...
Conversations with John A. Williams
Conversations with John A. Williams Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams 9781496818171 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi One of the most prolific African ...
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer-winning poet, author of four books, including 'Life on Mars', and editor of 'American Journal'. She served as the US Poet Laureat...
“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain”
“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” Langston Hughes Article One of the most promising of the young Negro poets said to me once, “I want to be a poet—not a Negro poet,” meanin...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks 0000000081816650 Brooks was U.S. Consultant in Poetry, 1985-1986 (title was changed to U.S. Poet Laureate in 1986) Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (1917-2000) was an influential African-Am...
Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey 0000000084159051 Trethewey was U.S. Poet Laureate, 2012-2014 Natasha Trethewey, an American poet and winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for her collection “Native Guard,” was inspired...
John Lewis
John Lewis Denise Lewis Patrick 9781665907880 Nonfiction Simon Spotlight Simon & Schuster, Inc. Get to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 R...
Batman by John Ridley the Deluxe Edition
Batman by John Ridley the Deluxe Edition John Ridley 9781779511263 Fiction DC Comics DC Comics LIGHT THE BAT-SIGNAL! Legendary screenwriter John Ridley takes over Gotham in a new way! Writing the worl...
The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis the Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis the Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Kathleen Benson 9781620148549 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books This new entry in the innovative “Story” li...
John Woman
John Woman Walter Mosley 9780802128416 Fiction Atlantic Monthly Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. A convention-defying novel by bestselling writer Walter Mosley, John Woman recounts the transformation of an ...
Before John Was A Jazz Giant: A Song Of John Coltrane
Before John Was A Jazz Giant: A Song Of John Coltrane Carole Boston Weatherford 9780805079944 Nonfiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot...
Dear Chester, Dear John
Dear Chester, Dear John John A. Williams and Lori Williams 9780814333556 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Chester Himes and John A. Williams met in 1961, as Himes w...
John McWhorter
John McWhorter 0000000117982707 John H. McWhorter is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a renowned author and linguistics scholar. Known for his commentary on cultural and racial issues, ...
John S. Mbiti
John S. Mbiti 0000000110268607 “The Father of Contemporary African Theology... Canon John Samuel Mbiti, a Kenyan-born Anglican priest, is a renowned theologian, educator, and author. Formerly a...
Johnny Was His Name: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become John H. Johnson
Johnny Was His Name: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become John H. Johnson Friends of John H. Johnson Museum 9798385011254 Nonfiction WestBow Press WestBow Press Johnny Was His Name offers a captivating journ...
Safari West: Poems
Safari West: Poems John A. Williams 9780969934929 Poetry Hochelaga Press Hochelaga Press With the publication of Safari West, John A. Williams turns to poetry, his first love, while never straying fro...
The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos
The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos Dionne Brand 9781478000068 Poetry Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books On a lonely wharf a clerk in an ink-blue coat inspects bales and bale...
Malik Canty
Malik Canty NONE Malik Canty, also known as the Word Bird, is a spiritual poet, teacher, and writer known for giving voice to the voiceless. He has performed at renowned venues including The Apollo T...
Mervyn Morris
Mervyn Morris 0000000122796976 Born in 1937, Mervyn E. Morris is a renowned Jamaican poet and scholar. A Rhodes Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & West Indian Literature, he was the...
My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman
My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman John Conyers III 9780063336810 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this moving work, part clear-eyed assessment, part memoir, t...
Who Was John Lewis?
Who Was John Lewis? Crystal Hubbard 9780593658512 Nonfiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this i...
Because of You, John Lewis
Because of You, John Lewis Andrea Davis Pinkney 9781338759082 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and 10-year-old activist Tyb...
Preaching to the Chickens
Preaching to the Chickens Jabari Asim 9780399168567 Nonfiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis gi...
March Book One
March Book One John Lewis and Andrew Aydin 9781603093002 Nonfiction Top Shelf Productions Top Shelf Productions Congressman John Lewis is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights m...
Once upon a time in Harlem
Once upon a time in Harlem Moses Miller 9780979703102 Fiction F.E.D.S. Magazine F.E.D.S. Magazine Once upon a time in Harlem there was a man named, John Williams that single-handedly conspired and plo...
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin 9780374530471 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers John Hope Franklin lived through America’s most defin...
Don’t Start Me to Talking… The Selected Plays of John O’Neal
Don’t Start Me to Talking… The Selected Plays of John O’Neal John O’Neal 9781559364195 Fiction Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group A collection of eight plays by the acclaimed pe...
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin MULTIPLE Nate Powell, John Lewis, and Andrew Aydin are an acclaimed trio of authors, known for their significant contributions to literature. (l to r) Nate Powell, John Le...
John H. Bracey Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and James Smethurst
John H. Bracey Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and James Smethurst MULTIPLE Explore the Black Arts Movement with authors John Bracey Jr., James Smethurst, and Sonia Sanchez. Their collective knowledge provides d...
John A. Williams and Lori Williams
John A. Williams and Lori Williams MULTIPLE John A. Williams is a celebrated author, happily married to his wife Lori Isaac (neé) for 50 years. John A. Williams with his wife of 50 years Lori Isaac...
Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams
Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams MULTIPLE Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams are renowned authors contributing significantly to their respective fields. Tucker's work is marked by his...
John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams
John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams MULTIPLE John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams are acclaimed authors, known for their remarkable contribution to literature. Their insightful works have garn...
John Oliver Killens and Jerry W. Ward
John Oliver Killens and Jerry W. Ward MULTIPLE John O. Killens and Jerry W. Ward are renowned authors recognized for their significant contributions to literature. Their work has greatly influenced t...
John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio
John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio MULTIPLE John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio are renowned authors. Wideman, a Rhodes Scholar, is known for his works on race, sports, and society. ...
Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Paco Medina
Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Paco Medina MULTIPLE "Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Paco Medina are renowned authors and creatives, each contributing significantly to thei...
John H. Bracey Jr., August Meier, and Elliott Rudwick
John H. Bracey Jr., August Meier, and Elliott Rudwick MULTIPLE John Bracey Jr., August Meier, and Elliott Rudwick are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature. Their ...
John Koehler and Joe Coccaro
John Koehler and Joe Coccaro MULTIPLE John Koehler and Joe Coccaro are accomplished authors with a rich background in writing and publishing. Their works span various genres, demonstrating their dive...
John Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke 0000000109007688 Dr. John Henrik Clarke was born January 1, 1915 in Union Springs, Alabama and died July 16, 1998 in New York City. His family came from a long line of sha...
John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman 0000000110326512 John Edgar Wideman, born in 1941, is a renowned author and professor hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed his B.A. in English from the University of...
John Gibson
John Gibson 0000000080602546 John H. Gibson, a former high-tech engineer with over 25 years of experience, is a writer of thrilling political novels. His career in writing began as a hobby while resi...
John O’Neal
John O’Neal NONE John O'Neal, co-founder of the Free Southern Theater and Junebug Productions, is a prominent playwright and activist. His work, which spans over 50 years, focuses on reviving the mem...
John Conyers Jr.
John Conyers Jr. 0000000025669916 John Conyers Jr. was a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, representing Detroit and its surrounding areas from 1965 t...
Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others
Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, John Freeman, and others MULTIPLE "Zadie Smith, Junot DÃaz, Teju Cole, and John Freeman are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literatu...
John Baldwin West
John Baldwin West NONE Dr. John Baldwin West was a renowned African American pulp detective fiction writer in the 1950s. He authored six novels featuring private investigator Rocky Steele, with most ...
John Koehler
John Koehler NONE John L. Koehler, author of 'Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police', is a former journalist for the Associated Press and U.S. Army Intelligence Officer. He advised...
John Vercher
John Vercher NONE John Vercher is a Philadelphia-based author and Assistant Teaching Professor at Drexel University. With degrees from University of Pittsburgh and Mountainview MFA program, he's writ...
John Swanson Jacobs
John Swanson Jacobs 0000000082397144 John Swanson Jacobs (1815 or 1817 – December 19, 1873) was an abolitionist, miner, sailor, and citizen of the world. John Jacobs has a life story that is ...
John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism
John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism Thumper Book Review I was looking forward to reading Keith Gilyard’s biography, John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism. J...
John Murillo
John Murillo NONE John Murillo is a renowned poet and professor known for his works “Up Jump the Boogie” and “Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry.” He's won numerous awards including two Larry Neal Writers ...
Carry on: Reflections for a New Generation
Carry on: Reflections for a New Generation John Lewis 9781538707128 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A brilliant and empowering collection of final reflections and words of wisd...
His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope Jon Meacham 9781984855022 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U...
John Henry
John Henry Julius Lester 9780140566222 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney’s warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad. When John Henry w...
John Steptoe
John Steptoe 0000000083178664 John Lewis Steptoe (1950-1989) was a renowned children's book author and illustrator from Brooklyn, NY. Known for his rich illustrations depicting the African American e...
Osasu and the Great Wall of the Benin Empire
Osasu and the Great Wall of the Benin Empire Tamkara Adun 9789083178202 Nonfiction Ọdúnìfẹ́ Ọdúnìfẹ́ The Great Benin Empire was an empire ...
Rogue Justice: A Thriller
Rogue Justice: A Thriller Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery 9780385548328 Fiction Doubleday Books Penguin Random House New York Times Bestsellers - The #1 bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps ...
While Justice Sleeps
While Justice Sleeps Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery 9780385546577 Fiction Doubleday Books Penguin Random House From celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams, While Justice ...
Lorene Cary
Lorene Cary 0000000080840763 Lorene Cary was graduated from St. Paul’s School in 1974 and received B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. She won a Thouron Fe...
Carrie R. Moore
Carrie R. Moore NONE Carrie R. Moore is the author of the story collection Make Your Way Home, which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction. Her work has appeared in The Best American Short S...
Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen 0000000081534450 Countée Porter Cullen (1903-1946) was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his poetry books “Color” and “Copper Sun.” He taught and mentored James ...
Rita Dove
Rita Dove 0000000114709625 Dove was U.S. Poet Laureate, 1993-1995 Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for her poetry collections, novel, and drama. She's been reco...
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration Isabel Wilkerson 9780679444329 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller • National Book Critics Circ...
Robert Hayden
Robert Hayden 0000000114660665 Hayden was Named U.S. Poet Laureate for (1976–1978) Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was a renowned African-American poet, essayist, and educator. He was the first Africa...
John F. Blair, Publisher
John F. Blair, Publisher John F. Blair, Publisher John F. Blair, Publisher
John F. Blair, Publisher
John F. Blair, Publisher John F. Blair, Publisher John F. Blair, Publisher
The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery
The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery John Swanson Jacobs 9780226684307 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press Lost on the oth...
Black Panther by John Ridley Vol. 1: The Long Shadow
Black Panther by John Ridley Vol. 1: The Long Shadow John Ridley 9781302928827 Fiction Marvel Marvel Comics Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and Stormbreaker artist Juann Ca...
Run: Book One
Run: Book One John Lewis and Andrew Aydin 9781419730696 Nonfiction Abrams ComicArts Abrams First you march, then you run. From the #1 bestselling, award–winning team behind March comes the first book ...
American Histories
American Histories John Edgar Wideman 9781501178344 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. In a new short story collection, John Edgar Wideman—the acclaimed author of Writing to Save a L...
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch Chris Barton 9780802853790 Nonfiction Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mis...
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (Reissue)
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (Reissue) John Lewis and Michael D'Orso 9781476797717 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. An award-winning national bestseller, Walking w...
March Book Two
March Book Two John Lewis and Andrew Aydin 9781603094009 Nonfiction Top Shelf Productions Top Shelf Productions Don’t miss the long-awaited sequel to the #1 bestseller March: Book One! Congressman ...
Freedom Summer: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer Maya Angelou 9781481422987 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Friendship defies racism for two boys ...
All Stories Are True: History, Myth, and Trauma in the Work of John Edgar Wideman
All Stories Are True: History, Myth, and Trauma in the Work of John Edgar Wideman John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio 9781617038334 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press ...