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Everyday Excellence Student Planner: Featuring Celai West
Everyday Excellence Student Planner: Featuring Celai West Eartha Watts-Hicks 9780991489299 Nonfiction Earthatone Enterprises Earthatone Enterprises You can be the boss of tomorrow when you take matter...
Poised for Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond
Poised for Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond Karima Mariama-Arthur 9783319645735 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers This book is an...
Evan J. Roberts
Evan J. Roberts NONE Evan Jamal Roberts is an author, educator, and speaker, dedicated to mentoring individuals on keys to success. He emphasizes the importance of self-education, literacy, clear pur...
Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence
Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence Deloris Jordan 9781442412705 Fiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. It’s never too soon to dream big—or to take action! Pursue excel...
Kelsey Norris
Kelsey Norris NONE Kelsey Norris is a writer and editor from Alabama. Her debut story collection, House Gone Quiet, is a finalist for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Kelsey Norris is a ...
Setclae, Third Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Third Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543887 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images This workbook is a part of a com...
Truth For Our Youth: A Self-Empowerment Book For Teens
Truth For Our Youth: A Self-Empowerment Book For Teens Agyei Tyehimba 9781497420434 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Many so-called experts have counted this generation of teens out. T...
Spirits Come from Water: An Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Practices
Spirits Come from Water: An Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Practices Ehime Ora 9781401975517 Nonfiction Hay House Penguin Random House For those who wish to deco...
Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence
Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence Roderick Sewell 9781538741566 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group The story of the first bilateral above-the-knee amputee to become an IRON...
Sierra Kay
Sierra Kay 0000000461326725 Sierra Kay is an award-winning author with a love for the written word. Encouraged by her mother to read widely, she has a fondness for everything from classical literatur...
Peggy M. Fisher
Peggy M. Fisher NONE Peggy M. Fisher, a former educator and counselor with the Philadelphia public school system, is an accomplished author recognized for her literary excellence. A retired Army Nurs...
Alexander Andrews
Alexander Andrews 0000000063097189 Alexander Andrews, a critically acclaimed poet of diverse heritage, is known for exploring themes of love, childhood, and environmental stress. His highly-rated deb...
Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence
Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence Maisha Oso 9781338849974 Nonfiction Orchard Books Orchard Books Before the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black histor...
Historically Black Colleges & Universities’ Guide to Excellence
Historically Black Colleges & Universities’ Guide to Excellence William R. Harvey 9780062863287 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An insider account on how HBCU graduates find success in the world as p...
The Best of the Crisis Magazine: Over 100 Years of Excellence in Black Literature from 1910 to Today
The Best of the Crisis Magazine: Over 100 Years of Excellence in Black Literature from 1910 to Today NAACP 9780063350182 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The iconic NAACP magazine’s most dynamic and d...
Dr. Randal Pinkett - The “Black Faces in White Places” Interview
Dr. Randal Pinkett - The “Black Faces in White Places” Interview Kam Williams Interview "You're Hired!" A Chat with the Only African-American Winner of "The Apprentice" Dr. Randal Pinkett ha...
Anita Bunkley
Anita Bunkley NONE Anita Richmond Bunkley is a highly-acclaimed author and motivational speaker. Overcoming initial rejections, she self-published her first novel and has since written five more, all...
Esi Edugyan
Esi Edugyan 0000000073726743 Canadian author Esi Edugyan, renowned for acclaimed novels like 'Half-Blood Blues' and 'Washington Black', has earned prestigious recognition, including the Scotiabank Gi...
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby 0000000107880184 “Far From Finished” Born on July 12, 1937, Bill Cosby is an influential comedian, actor, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Camille, have four daughters, all ...
PSE Institute
PSE Institute PSE Institute PSE Institute Books PSE Institute (Planting Seeds of Excellence) was launched in 2009 by Sondai K. Lester as an educational consulting company. The services have been prim...
PSE Institute
PSE Institute PSE Institute Books PSE Institute PSE Institute (Planting Seeds of Excellence) was launched in 2009 by Sondai K. Lester as an educational consulting company. The services have been prim...
Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America’s African Studies Department
Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America’s African Studies Department Kaba Hiawatha Kamene 9781535595759 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-De...
7 Award Winning Books You Will Definitely Enjoy
7 Award Winning Books You Will Definitely Enjoy Troy Johnson Article [caption id="attachment_2853" align="alignright" width="140"] Ernest J. Gaines[/caption] The following seven books are all winn...
Setclae, Kindergarten: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Kindergarten: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543856 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images This series of workbooks is spe...
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes 0000000029034029 Recipient of the 2022 Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Nikki Grimes is a renowned author, poet, and journalist from Harlem, New York. Known for her children a...
Ravi Howard
Ravi Howard NONE Ravi Howard is an award-winning author and television producer, known for his novel “Like Trees, Walking.” A recipient of the 2001 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award and the 200...
Setclae, First Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, First Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543863 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images Created with the intention of mi...
Setclae, Second Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Second Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543870 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images These workbooks are designed to...
Setclae, Fourth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Fourth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543894 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images This workbook is one installmen...
Setclae, Fifth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Fifth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543900 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images This workbook is part of a compr...
Setclae, Sixth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Sixth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543917 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images This workbook is part of an educ...
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential For Excellence
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential For Excellence Ben Carson 9780310214595 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this follow-up to his best-selling Gifted Hands, Dr. Ben Carson prescribes his personal...
Nathan Harris
Nathan Harris 0000000047365403 A 2021 National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree Nathan Harris, an award-winning author, holds an MFA from the University of Texas and lives in Austin. K...
Setclae, Eighth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Eighth Grade: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543931 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images Part of a series of workbooks, ...
Setclae, High School: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, High School: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543948 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images Part of a series of workbooks, o...
Setclae: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543924 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images Part of a series of workbooks designed for d...
How Black History Can Save Your Life: From the Talk to George Floyd, Everything You Need to Know to Deescalate a Racist Situation
How Black History Can Save Your Life: From the Talk to George Floyd, Everything You Need to Know to Deescalate a Racist Situation Ernest Crim III 9781684817320 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing Black ...
Witness Love and Unity: Beginners Series Twin Flame Love Oneness Forever
Witness Love and Unity: Beginners Series Twin Flame Love Oneness Forever Johanna Sparrow B072KLFTBH Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC In life we see successful relationships all around us a...
Neoma Nwasike
Neoma Nwasike NONE Neoma Nwasike, born in Manhattan and raised in a Nigerian household in Long Island, is a hardworking undergraduate student at Medgar Evers College. Despite her father's death, she ...
The Power Of Intention
The Power Of Intention Wayne W. Dyer 9781401902162 Fiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Intention is generally viewed as a pit-bull kind of determination propelling one to succeed at all costs by ...
The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family
The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family Ben Carson 9780310368373 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Learn from one of our leading conservative voic...
Gathering Table
Gathering Table Antwan Eady 9780593480601 Fiction Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House The author of Nigel and the Moon delivers a joyful picture book about how a Southern fami...
all about love: New Visions
all about love: New Visions bell hooks 9780060959470 Nonfiction William Morrow Paperbacks HarperCollins A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume i...
Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes
Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes Erika Council 9780593236093 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House A love letter to the Southern bis...
Love
Love Matt De La Peña 9781524740917 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child’s life...
When My Cousins Come to Town
When My Cousins Come to Town Angela Shanté 9781513267227 Fiction West Margin Press West Margin Press A fun, lively story of Black family and cousin culture that celebrates individuality and embraces d...
Communion: The Female Search for Love (Love Song to the Nation #2)
Communion: The Female Search for Love (Love Song to the Nation #2) bell hooks 9780060938291 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins Renowned visionary and theorist bell hooks began her exploration of ...
Love You, Til the End
Love You, Til the End Lauren Lacey 9798218296322 Fiction Lauren Lacey Lauren Lacey Sometimes love just isn’t enough. This may be the case for Isabella ‘Izzy’ Waylen and her estranged husband Gabriel H...
History of the Negro Church
History of the Negro Church Carter G. Woodson 9781574781304 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...
Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837
Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837 Dorothy Porter 9780933121591 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press In Early Negro Writing, first published in 1971, Dorothy Porter presents a rare and indi...
Joel Christian Gill
Joel Christian Gill NONE Joel Christian Gill, chairman of Strange Fruit Comics, is known for his award-winning graphic novels which focus on uncelebrated narratives from Black History. Apart from his...
Elijah’s Easter Suit
Elijah’s Easter Suit Brentom Jackson 9780593649954 Fiction Doubleday Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Free Shipping Until Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024! In a story full of style, sass,...
Black Fatherhood: Reclaiming Our Legacy
Black Fatherhood: Reclaiming Our Legacy Curtis L. Ivery 9780825307430 Nonfiction Beaufort Books Beaufort Books Breaking the stereotype that surrounds Black fatherhood, this one-of-a-kind book highligh...
Black Love
Black Love Michael Datcher 9781892184245 Poetry Beyond Baroque Books Beyond Baroque Books Black Love is a poetry anthology inspired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Fellowship entitled, “The Do...
The African Predicament and the American Experience: A Tale of Two Edens
The African Predicament and the American Experience: A Tale of Two Edens Ali Mazrui 9780275978280 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group Mazrui examines the importance of Africa—hist...
The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores
The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores Book Spotlights
Navigate Your Stars
Navigate Your Stars Jesmyn Ward 9781982131326 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. A revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the p...
The Importance of Being Dangerous
The Importance of Being Dangerous David Dante Troutt 9780060789305 Fiction Harper Paperbacks HarperCollins In the 1990s, as the Internet boomed and investments soared to unthinkable heights, many peop...
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You Misty Copeland 9781455596300 Nonfiction Grand Central Life & Style Hachette Book Group The celebrated ballerina...
Chari Farmer-Ogogo
Chari Farmer-Ogogo NONE Chari Farmer Ogogo is an author focused on financial security, sharing her personal experiences and lessons in her book, 'Be Savvy live Wealthy'. She emphasizes the importance...
Switch
Switch Jesse Byrd 9781223186337 Fiction Paw Prints Publishing Baker & Taylor Publisher Services The Switch: A Lesson in Humility and Teamwork for Young Readers Dive into the inspiring story of Kibw...
Charles White: A Retrospective
Charles White: A Retrospective Sarah Kelly Oehler and Esther Adler 9780300232981 Nonfiction Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago A revelatory reassessment of one of the most influential A...
The Rise: Creativity, The Gift Of Failure, And The Search For Mastery
The Rise: Creativity, The Gift Of Failure, And The Search For Mastery Sarah Lewis 9781451629231 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. It is one of the enduring enigmas of the human experi...
People Buy Brands Not Companies
People Buy Brands Not Companies John Tantillo 9780984436705 Nonfiction Five Titles Press Five Titles Press People Buy Brands Not Companies is Dr. Tantillo’s game-changing exploration of marketing and ...
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...
Anita L. Roseboro
Anita L. Roseboro NONE Anita L. Roseboro-Wade, a North Carolina native, emphasizes the importance of education, holding degrees in MIS and Business Administration. Alongside her professional job, she...
Animal Village
Animal Village Nelda LaTeef 9789988647469 Fiction Sub-Saharan Publishers Sub-Saharan Publishers Animal Village, a children’s picture book, is an authentic folk tale from the Zarma culture of West Afri...
Transitioning to Real Life
Transitioning to Real Life Jamie Walker Book Review It isn't easy transitioning from college to the real world, but in Transitioning to Real Life: A Common Sense Guide for the African American ...
The Importance of Reporting Sales to BookScan
The Importance of Reporting Sales to BookScan Book Spotlights
The Importance of Literacy
The Importance of Literacy Troy Johnson Article ...and this is what you read.
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews
The importance of copy editing your promotional materials
The importance of copy editing your promotional materials Author Interviews
Eloise Greenfield
Eloise Greenfield 000000006319793X Eloise Greenfield, renowned for her rhythmic style, positively portrayed the black experience in her award-winning children's literature. With works like The Friend...
Love You, Finally
Love You, Finally Lauren Lacey 9798218198466 Fiction Lauren Lacey Lauren Lacey To find love is beautiful, but to find love when you believe you don’t deserve it is powerful. Sometimes, love is the mis...
Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir
Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir Common 9781501133169 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The inspiring New York Times bestseller from Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden...
Rock And Fire - Love Poetry From The Core
Rock And Fire - Love Poetry From The Core Marc Lacy 9780974971285 Poetry AVO Publishing AVO Publishing, LLC Rock and Fire - Love Poetry from the Core offers mature, realistic, fantasy, blunt, and hard...
Wake Up to Love: Meditations to Start Your Day
Wake Up to Love: Meditations to Start Your Day Nikki Walton 9780063415744 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins Joyful meditations to start your day intentionally and wake each morning to your soul with ...
Sucka Free Love
Sucka Free Love Kam Williams Book Review ’The goal of this book is to demonstrate with real life examples the many ways we shoot ourselves in the foot in our quest for love’ We al...
Love Stories of Some People I Have Known
Love Stories of Some People I Have Known acVernon Menchan 9780978783501 Fiction acVernon Menchan acVernon Menchan What would we do if the world knew our REAL love stories. "Love Stories of Some People...
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer 9781797216829 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books Inspired by the groundbreaking work of W. E. B. Du Bo...
Love On The Run (Morgan Man Novels)
Love On The Run (Morgan Man Novels) Zuri Day 9780758275110 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. In this sexy page-turning tale of unexpected love, Zuri Day introduces the Morgan men, three fine ...
Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs
Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs Shauntay Grant 9780593659939 Fiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House Food, family, love, and laughter make for the perfect recipe in this sweet p...
We Are Here
We Are Here Tami Charles 9781338752045 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community....
All about Love American Classics Edition: New Visions
All about Love American Classics Edition: New Visions bell hooks 9780063497511 Nonfiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins A perennial BLK and New York Times bestseller and enduring classic of m...
all about love (Deluxe Collector’s Edition): New Visions
all about love (Deluxe Collector’s Edition): New Visions bell hooks 9780063463134 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins “A beautiful book!” —Linda A. Duggins Now available in a special hardcover De...
Forever Sentimental
Forever Sentimental Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Ohio Poet, Kenyatta is a man of many words. His book Forever Sentimental-AGAPE LOVE is Volume Three in the Forever Sentimental book s...
Love Is a Revolution
Love Is a Revolution Renée Watson 9781547600601 Fiction Bloomsbury YA Bloomsbury Publishing From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Ren�e Watson comes a love story about not only a ...
From Enslavement to Belovedness: for the Dignity of my People
From Enslavement to Belovedness: for the Dignity of my People Adelaide L. Sanford 9780883784242 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press In this transcendent memoir, grounded in fond reminiscenc...
Shafika Burke
Shafika Burke NONE Shafika Burke, a 4th year English major at Medgar Evers College, was raised in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Originally interested in accounting, her passion shifted to literatur...
Wash Day with Mama
Wash Day with Mama Monica Mikai 9780593810644 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House This stunning picture book takes a joyful look into the loving and long process of a hair wash ...
We All Got Something
We All Got Something Lawrence Lindell 9781770467736 Nonfiction Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly When you’re always searching, you might just surprise yourself with what you find After a rock...
Maurice L. Williams
Maurice L. Williams NONE Maurice L. Williams is the visionary Executive Director of A Father’s Love™ Personal Development and Community Services (AFLPDCS), an award-winning nonprofit rooted in...
Love by the Book
Love by the Book Jessica George 9781250282545 Fiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A New York Times Most Anticipated Book of Spring • "A beautiful and all-...
The Love Habit
The Love Habit Eryka Parker Book Review In The Love Habit: Daily Self-Care Practices for a Happier Life & Healthier Relationships, author and relationship expert Rainie Howard provides a guide to tra...
Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest Fawn Weaver 9781595911346 Nonfiction Melcher Media Melcher Media ...
Keema & Lamar: A Ghetto Love Story
Keema & Lamar: A Ghetto Love Story Aisha Hall 9781518792533 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The beautiful Keema Morrison, a seventeen year old Atlanta native, is fed up with her life in t...
You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs
You’ve Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs Ebony LaDelle 9780593875179 Fiction Delacorte Press Penguin Random House A heartwarming and unforgettable collection of lo...
The Magic of Just Being
The Magic of Just Being Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Article I love and celebrate Black Girl Magic and Black Excellence. I mean! Just look at us. We truly are extraordinary. But sometimes &hellip...
Black-Eyed Peas for the Soul: Tales to Strengthen the African American Spirit and Encourage the Heart
Black-Eyed Peas for the Soul: Tales to Strengthen the African American Spirit and Encourage the Heart Donna Marie Williams 9780684837451 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. To tell a story well,...