Art & Photography
Finna: Poems
Publisher: One World Sharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular—its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling and in creating the safety found only within its intimacy“Terrific . . . illuminates life in this country...
$17.00
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain“Whether heralding unsung entertainers or reexamining legends, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves together gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance. I...
$27.00
Why Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals about Psychology, Identity, and Communication
Publisher: Smart Pop In 2018, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finally delivered on something fans had long been waiting for: a feature film with a solo Black superhero.Black Panther introduced viewers to the stunning world of Wakanda, a fictional African country with...
$14.95
We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy
Publisher: Amistad Press From the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay—comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America. In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations,...
$29.99
Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way
Publisher: Sourcebooks The triumphant story of how an all-Black Broadway cast and crew changed musical theatre—and the world—forever. "This musical introduced Black excellence to the Great White Way. Broadway was forever changed and we, who stand on the shoulders of...
$26.99
Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance
Publisher: Beacon Press In her first posthumous work, the revered poet crafts a personal history of Black dance and captures the careers of legendary dancers along with her own rhythmic beginnings.Many learned of Ntozake Shange’s ability to blend movement with...
$19.95
Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Second only to the Super Bowl in audience size and revenue, the Oscars are more than a mere ceremony; they are a phenomenon. It is only recently that movements such as #OscarsSoWhite have raised awareness...
$39.00
Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem's Legendary Theater
Supplier: Abrams Comicarts Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith bring to life Harlem’s legendary theater in this graphic novel adaptation of Fox’s definitive, critically acclaimed history of the Apollo. Since its inception as an African-American theater in 1934, the...
$24.99
If I Ran the Circus
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Dr. Seuss's classic celebration of youthful imagination! The Circus McGurkus! The World's Greatest ShowOn the face of the earth, or wherever you go! Young Morris McGurk's has a BIG imagination. He wants to turn the...
$16.99
This Is Basic Sh*t: Uncensored Thoughts from a Black Dude about Stuff We Know and Are Shocked You Don't
From the creator of the award-winning TV series black-ish comes a collection of personal, hilarious, and provocative essays on what it's like to be black in America today.In THIS IS BASIC SH*T, Kenya Barris uses his own personal stories to talk about...
$28.00
She Memes Well: Essays
“In She Memes Well, Quinta gives more than a peek behind the curtain. She invites us in, lets us poke around and offers a balm for our aching souls. She moves beyond the jokes into something much deeper, something we may...
$25.00
Saga Boy: My Life of Blackness and Becoming
Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black immigrant’s vibrant personal metamorphosis.Growing up as a clever, willful boy in a tiny village in the tropical forests of Trinidad―raised by his indomitable grandmother, Miss Excelly, and her King James Bible―Antonio Michael...
$25.00
Cack-Handed: A Memoir
The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir. According to family superstition, Gina Yashere...
$26.99
Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation New York Times Book Review • "The Best Books to Give This Year"Publishers Weekly • Best Books of the Year (Nonfiction) A shattering new biography of rock music’s most outrageous―and tragic―genius. Over fifty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970)...
$28.95
Officer Clemmons: A Memoir
Publisher: Catapult This intimate debut memoir by the man known to the world as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood's Officer Clemmons, who made history as the first African American actor to have a recurring role on a children's television program, "doesn't ask...
$26.00
Just as I Am: A Memoir
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers “In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only exceeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history.” (President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony) "Just as I Am is my truth....
$28.99
In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.
Publisher: Vintage This biography of entertainment legend Sammy Davis, Jr. is an enthralling portrait of one of the most recognizable figures from the golden age of American show business. Davis, a guarded man who protected his private life with great...
$20.00
Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White
Publisher: Pegasus Books In this unique combination of African American music and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen - Eartha Kitt - as revealed by the person who knew her...
$26.95
Changes: An Oral History of Tupac Shakur
Publisher: Simon & Schuster A New Yorker writer’s intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur’s life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem...
$26.99
Ballad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson
Supplier: Rutgers University Press The first-ever graphic biography of Paul Robeson, Ballad of an American, charts Robeson’s career as a singer, actor, scholar, athlete, and activist who achieved global fame. Through his films, concerts, and records, he became a potent...
$49.95