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Randal Maurice Jelks
Randal Maurice Jelks 0000000035838680 Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks is a Professor at the University of Kansas, specializing in American and African American Studies. He has authored two award-winning boo...
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography Randal Maurice Jelks 9780807835364 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press In this first full-l...
African Americans in the Furniture City: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids
African Americans in the Furniture City: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids Randal Maurice Jelks 9780252073472 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press African A...
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy Randal Maurice Jelks 9798889832126 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media Best known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance, the celebrated poet and writer Lan...
Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali
Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali Randal Maurice Jelks 9781350074620 Nonfiction Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsb...
Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks at the 2019 South Florida Book Festival
Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks at the 2019 South Florida Book Festival Literary Events Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks discusses is book; Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Ma...
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy Ahmad Wright Book Review My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy by Randal Maurice Jelks is self-described as “a commentary on select Langston essays, poems,...
Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley 0000000082047654 Maurice Ashley, the first African-American International Chess Grandmaster, is a renowned coach, commentator, author, app designer, and motivational speaker. Known for...
Randal Pinkett
Randal Pinkett NONE Dr. Randal Pinkett is an entrepreneur, author, and scholar. He is the CEO of BCT Partners, a consulting firm working in various sectors. Pinkett co-founded Inner City Consulting G...
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...
A Thug’s Redemption 2: Jamal’s Return
A Thug’s Redemption 2: Jamal’s Return Yani Excerpt They jumped on the elevator and rode down to the garage. Neither Maurice nor Angela knew what to say to Keisha so they followed in silence. They ma...
From An Addict Baby 2 A King
From An Addict Baby 2 A King Maurice Jackson 9798893837179 Nonfiction Spines Spines Publication On a seemingly perfect November day beneath a bright Texas sky, Beverly Diane Jackson was overwhelmed by...
A Thug’s Redemption
A Thug’s Redemption Yani Excerpt Shawn, Jamal and Maurice headed over to Erie Avenue to check out a basketball game in a nearby playground. Shawn was scoping out the competition to see who he would ...
Maurice Derrick Geter
Maurice Derrick Geter NONE Maurice Derrick Geter, a Brooklyn native and father of two, is an accomplished author. He debuted with a children's book in 2006 and fulfilled his lifelong dream by publish...
Maurice W. Dorsey
Maurice W. Dorsey NONE Maurice W. Dorsey, a trailblazing African American scholar, earned degrees from the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, and Loyola College. His career spanned secondary and ...
Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia Haley
Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia Haley MULTIPLE "Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice ...
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Maurice Carlos Ruffin NONE Maurice Carlos Ruffin is an award-winning author from New Orleans, noted for his work in various literary reviews and his involvement in the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance. H...
Black Faces In White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies To Achieve Success And Find Greatness
Black Faces In White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies To Achieve Success And Find Greatness Randal Pinkett, Jeffrey Robinson, and Philana Patterson 9780814416808 Nonfiction AMACOM AMACOM If the nam...
Randal Pinkett, Jeffrey Robinson, and Philana Patterson
Randal Pinkett, Jeffrey Robinson, and Philana Patterson MULTIPLE
Princess and the P.I.
Princess and the P.I. Nikki Payne 9780593817360 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House An amateur online sleuth must enlist the help of a jaded PI to clear her name while taking down a shady tech ...
The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner’s Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley
The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner’s Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley Maurice Ashley 9781419773396 Nonfiction Magic Cat Magic Cat Publishing
Bastard: From Prisoner to Professor
Bastard: From Prisoner to Professor Maurice L. Williams 9798448120053 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published Influenced by prostitution, drugs, and poverty, Maurice was forced to m...
Maurice J. Hobson, Eddie R. Cole, Jim C. Harper II, and Derrick P. Alridge
Maurice J. Hobson, Eddie R. Cole, Jim C. Harper II, and Derrick P. Alridge MULTIPLE Maurice J. Hobson is associate professor of Africana studies and historian at Georgia State University. Eddie R. ...
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...
The No-Money Down Ceo: How To Start Your Dream Business With Little Or No Cash (With CD)
The No-Money Down Ceo: How To Start Your Dream Business With Little Or No Cash (With CD) Randal Pinkett 9780979059483 Nonfiction Trump University Trump University
Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur’s Guide to Launching a Multi-Million-Dollar Business
Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur’s Guide to Launching a Multi-Million-Dollar Business Randal Pinkett 9781419593710 Nonfiction Kaplan Publishing Kaplan Publishing Every year, hundreds of thousands ...
DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC
DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC Maurice Jackson 9781626165908 Nonfiction Georgetown University Press Georgetown University Press DC Jazz offers original and engaging stories about the...
Halfway to Freedom: The History of Black Washington, DC
Halfway to Freedom: The History of Black Washington, DC Maurice Jackson 9781478034421 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books Halfway to Freedom is a sweeping social, politi...
Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality
Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality Maurice Jackson 9781647125219 Nonfiction Georgetown University Press Georgetown Universit...
The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories
The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories Maurice Carlos Ruffin 9780593133408 Fiction One World Penguin Random House A collection of raucous stories that offer a panoramic view of New Orleans from...
We Cast a Shadow: A Novel
We Cast a Shadow: A Novel Maurice Carlos Ruffin 9780525509066 Fiction One World Penguin Random House “An incisive and necessary” (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, a...
Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism
Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism Maurice Jackson 9780812221268 Nonfiction University of Pennsylvania Press University of Pennsylvania Press Anthony Benezet (17...
Most Valuable Skills In Chess
Most Valuable Skills In Chess Maurice Ashley 9781904600879 Fiction Gambit Publications Gambit Publications This book makes his ideas and material available to all: teachers and students alike. He has ...
Strapped
Strapped Al-Saadiq Banks 9780974061061 Fiction True 2 Life Publications True 2 Life Publications Amber Jones A.K.A Lil Bit was born with the odds totally against her. “A Hard Knock Life” is the best ...
Chess For Success: Using An Old Game To Build New Strengths In Children And Teens
Chess For Success: Using An Old Game To Build New Strengths In Children And Teens Maurice Ashley 9780767915687 Nonfiction Harmony Penguin Random House Maurice Ashley immigrated to New York from Jamaic...
Hand-me-down Heartache: A Novel (Strivers Row)
Hand-me-down Heartache: A Novel (Strivers Row) Tajuana “TJ” Butler 9780812968330 Fiction Villard Villard Nina Lander is a recent college grad, struggling to be independent, who has moved back home wit...
Wanda B. Campbell, Dijorn Moss, Tyora Moody, Trinea Moss, Maurice Gray Jr., Shenette Jones, Bernard Boulton, Tavares S. Carney, and Linda F. Beed
Wanda B. Campbell, Dijorn Moss, Tyora Moody, Trinea Moss, Maurice Gray Jr., Shenette Jones, Bernard Boulton, Tavares S. Carney, and Linda F. Beed MULTIPLE
Maurice Todd
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The American Daughters (paperback)
The American Daughters (paperback) Maurice Carlos Ruffin 9780593729410 Fiction Random House Publishing Group Penguin Random House “An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black wome...
With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Maurice J. Hobson, Eddie R. Cole, Jim C. Harper II, and Derrick P. Alridge 9781469673196 Nonfiction University of North Caro...
Devil Is Fine
Devil Is Fine John Vercher 9781250894489 Fiction Celadon Books Macmillan Publishers “FULL OF MYSTERY, MAGIC, DARK COMEDY, AND HEART.” —Deesha Philyaw “AN INTIMATE NOVEL, BY TURNS BRACING AND HILARI...
The American Daughters
The American Daughters Maurice Carlos Ruffin 9780593729397 Fiction One World Penguin Random House A gripping historical novel about a spirited girl who joins a sisterhood working to undermine the Conf...
So Many Angels
So Many Angels Maurice W. Dorsey 9781669879961 Nonfiction Xlibris Author Solutions
What’s Next? Short Fiction in Time of Change
What’s Next? Short Fiction in Time of Change Sharyn Skeeter 9781950584864 Fiction Green Writers Press Green Writers Press Transition and change are 21st-century lived experiences. We want to know “wha...
Carl Weber’s Kingpins Queens
Carl Weber’s Kingpins Queens Erick S. Gray 9781645563693 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. It’s 1999, and Sincere has finished his tour in the United States Army. He’s come back home jus...
Zelma’s Aphorisms: Old School Wisdom, Instructive, Inspirational, Hilarious, to Outrageous
Zelma’s Aphorisms: Old School Wisdom, Instructive, Inspirational, Hilarious, to Outrageous Maurice W. Dorsey 9781669840190 Nonfiction Xlibris Author Solutions Zelma’s Aphorisms: Old-School Wisdom,...
The Snotty Nosed Kids
The Snotty Nosed Kids Maurice Todd 9781736391402 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecting a book for their children? Might the ans...
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Secret of The Lily
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Secret of The Lily Maurice Todd 9781736391433 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecting a book for th...
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Flight of The Magical Pajamas
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Flight of The Magical Pajamas Maurice Todd 9781736391464 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecting a ...
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Hidden Isle of Sepalo
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Hidden Isle of Sepalo Maurice Todd 9781736391495 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecting a book for...
The Snotty Nosed Kids (Paperback)
The Snotty Nosed Kids (Paperback) Maurice Todd 9781736391419 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecting a book for their children? M...
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Secret of The Lily (Paperback)
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Secret of The Lily (Paperback) Maurice Todd 9781736391440 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecting ...
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Hidden Isle of Sepalo (Paperback)
The Snotty Nosed Kids and The Hidden Isle of Sepalo (Paperback) Maurice Todd 9781736895603 Fiction SNK Rocks SNK Rocks What are some of the most important aspects that a parent looks for when selecti...
Of Time and Spirit: A Tribute to My Father
Of Time and Spirit: A Tribute to My Father Maurice W. Dorsey 9781664130197 Nonfiction Xlibris Author Solutions Of Time and Spirit: A Tribute to James Roswell Dorsey Sr. "Of Time and Spirit" is ...
Freedom Knows My Name
Freedom Knows My Name Kelly Harris-DeBerry 9781883275297 Poetry Xavier Review Press Xavier Review Press Introduction by Kalamu ya Salaam “Freedom Knows My Name is electric. Kelly mixes brilliant ...
From Whence We Come
From Whence We Come Maurice W. Dorsey 9781543462906 Nonfiction Xlibris Author Solutions Seymour Rose is an African American man who is gay. He was born to a father who is Catholic and accepts his son ...
Two Masks One Heart 3
Two Masks One Heart 3 Jacob Spears B01MA3QQXT Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing In the criminal underworld it takes a lot to rise to the top. But for a woman it’s nearly impossible. Very f...
Sci-Fi Streetz: The Book of Hip Hop Sci-fi stories
Sci-Fi Streetz: The Book of Hip Hop Sci-fi stories Jeff Carroll 9780982008744 Fiction Hip Hop Comix N Flix Hip Hop Comix N Flix The world of Science Fiction is so expansive that once I stepped into th...
Businessman First: Remembering Henry G. Parks, Jr. 1916-1989 Capturing the Life of a Businessman Who
Businessman First: Remembering Henry G. Parks, Jr. 1916-1989 Capturing the Life of a Businessman Who Maurice W. Dorsey 9781493114795 Nonfiction Xlibris Author Solutions
Dilemmas
Dilemmas Lae’Zriah Justice 9781481923279 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC With a conniving, whorish wife; a mysterious mistress; harlots; and secrets among everyone, Maurice finds himsel...
A Cheater’s Promise
A Cheater’s Promise Maurice Derrick Geter 9780983217329 Fiction Black Line Publishing Black Line Publishing This is the first edition of A Cheater’s Promise. For the newest novel go to A Cheater’s Pro...
Home Again: Stories Of Restored Relationships
Home Again: Stories Of Restored Relationships Wanda B. Campbell, Dijorn Moss, Tyora Moody, Trinea Moss, Maurice Gray Jr., Shenette Jones, Bernard Boulton, Tavares S. Carney, and Linda F. Beed 97809790...
Blessed Assurance: Inspirational Short Stories Full of Hope & Strength for Life's Journey
Blessed Assurance: Inspirational Short Stories Full of Hope & Strength for Life's Journey Victoria Christopher Murray, Jacquelin Thomas, S. James Guitard, Maurice Gray, Terrance Johnson, and Patricia ...
My Friend Buddy
My Friend Buddy Maurice Geter 9781412096461 Fiction Trafford Publishing Author Solutions This is an easy to read and understand book, about a little boy named Tommy that picks out a doll named Buddy ...
Lookin’ For Luv
Lookin’ For Luv Carl Weber 9781575666952 Fiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. A Man’s World NovelCan four guys find love in New York City?Kevin left behind a chance at the NBA to coach delin...
Chike Jeffers
Chike Jeffers 0000000382622606 Dr. Chike Jeffers is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Dalhousie University. He co-authored “What is Race? Four Philosophical Views” and translated Aimé Césaire...
From Dusk To Dawn
From Dusk To Dawn Idrissa Uqdah Book Review The opening chapter of From Dusk To Dawn by first-time novelist Niambi Brown Davis reads like your average romance novel, but this reviewer found ...
Shaun Randol, Publisher of The Mantle
Shaun Randol, Publisher of The Mantle Author Interviews Shaun Randal, publisher of The Mantle, speak with AALBC.com during the 2017 Queens Book Festival about several of his titles by African Writers....
From One Night to Forever
From One Night to Forever Synithia Williams 9781440586743 Fiction Crimson Books Crimson Publishers Trucker Aaron Henderson always loved his life of freedom on the open road, but a business opportunity...
Brene Brown
Brene Brown 0000000034192910 Brene Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston and visiting professor at UT Austin, studies courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She's authored six...
Spacefunk! Anthology
Spacefunk! Anthology Milton J. Davis 9798990512030 Fiction MVmedia MVmedia Space is the Place! Over forty stories and poems by some of the best African/African Diaspora authors and poets from around t...
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror Jordan Peele 9780593243794 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Mo...
Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda
Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda Jesse J. Holland 9781789095685 Fiction Titan Books Titan Publishing Group A ground-breaking anthology celebrating Marvel’s beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda...
Gordon Parks Segregation Story
Gordon Parks Segregation Story Gordon Parks 9783969990261 Nonfiction Steidl Steidl An expanded edition of Parks’ classic account of race relations in America, with previously unpublished images and te...
Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue
Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue Sheree Renee Thomas, Pan Morrigan, Troy L. Wiggins 9781734842272 Fiction Third Man Books Third Man Books Trouble the Waters gathers the tidal force of best...
Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda
Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda Jesse J. Holland 9781789095678 Fiction Titan Books Titan Publishing Group Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda is a ground-breaking line-up of authors from across the Africa...
Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply
Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply Dawoud Bey 9781477317198 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press Winner, Lucie Photo Book Prize / Photography Book of the Year, 2019 Recipient of a ...
People of Color Take Over Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
People of Color Take Over Fantastic Stories of the Imagination Nisi Shawl 9781515418450 Nonfiction Positronic Publishing Positronic Publishing In this, the final issue of Fantastic Stories of the Imag...
Living for the Sacrifice: A Hood Hero’s Guide to Success
Living for the Sacrifice: A Hood Hero’s Guide to Success Treavion Davenport 9781943586158 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published Living for the Sacrifice is the fascinating outlin...
Two Masks One Heart 2
Two Masks One Heart 2 Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson 9781943686513 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Shaquana had her sights set on a bright future and career. But life doesn’t always...
The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village
The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village John Strausbaugh 9780062078193 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins Cultural commentator John Strausba...
Touch Me Now (Harlequin Kimani ArabesqueSag Harbor Vi)
Touch Me Now (Harlequin Kimani ArabesqueSag Harbor Vi) Donna Hill 9780373534838 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Arabesque Harlequin Enterprises Limited When her engagement falls apart, Layla Brooks heads for...
Somebody’s Knocking at My Door: A Novel
Somebody’s Knocking at My Door: A Novel Francis Ray 9780312307349 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Kristen Wakefield grew up the privileged, beloved daughter and sister of a wealthy f...
I Choose To Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City
I Choose To Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City Salome Thomas-El 9780758201867 Nonfiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. The challenges of working in an urban school are not...
Butterscotch Blues
Butterscotch Blues Margaret Johnson-Hodge 9780312264840 Fiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Sandy Hutchinson has skin so dark and chocolately brown, her friends call her "the Black Diva." ...
A Gathering of Mother Tongues
A Gathering of Mother Tongues Jacqueline Johnson 9781877727795 Poetry White Pine Press White Pine Press Third winner of the annual White Pine Press Poetry Prize. Selected by renowned Native American p...
In Nobody’s Backyard: The Grenada Revolution in its Own Words Volume II: Facing the World
In Nobody’s Backyard: The Grenada Revolution in its Own Words Volume II: Facing the World Tony Martin 9780912469140 Nonfiction The Majority Press Black Classic Press "Volume I contains an introducti...
Jamarhl Crawford
Jamarhl Crawford NONE Jamarhl Crawford, also known as UNO The Prophet, is a Boston-based artist and poet deeply rooted in the city's Black communities. Coming from a family rich in artistic history, ...
Angelia Vernon Menchan
Angelia Vernon Menchan NONE “There is abundance through God for all of us; we simply have to be open for our blessings.” Angelia Vernon Menchan, a prolific author based in Jacksonville, Fl...
Heru Ptah
Heru Ptah NONE Heru Ptah is a multifaceted writer, known for his work as a poet, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He's appeared on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CNN, and has a novel published by MTV B...
Cynthia Freeman Gibbs
Cynthia Freeman Gibbs NONE Cynthia Freeman Gibbs is a Michigan-born author, MBA holder, and former Merck Pharmaceutical corporate worker. She launched her writing career in 2016 and published her boo...
Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Chike Jeffers
Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Chike Jeffers MULTIPLE Souleymane Bachir Diagne, a Philosophy professor at Columbia University, has contributed to African studies and written books like The Ink of the S...
Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry Kam Williams dirty_13.jpg Film Review Brother on the Down-Low Outed by His Kid in DVD Comedy Dirty Laundry (2006) Click to order DVD via Amazon Actors: Loretta Devin...
We Cast a Shadow
We Cast a Shadow Tony Lindsay Book Review In Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s first novel, We Cast a Shadow, the reader meets a complex and unnamed protagonist. The main character of this futuristic nov...
Derek Luke - The "Notorious" Interview
Derek Luke - The "Notorious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Derek Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 24, 1974, one of three boys who blessed the holy union ...