Cultural Literature
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
“A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear.” -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative
$30.00
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
Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books
Publisher: Yoe Books Hear the riveting stories of Black artists who drew--mostly covertly behind the scenes--superhero, horror, and romance comics in the early years of the industry.The life stories of each man's personal struggles and triumphs are represented as they...
$34.99
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
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
Publisher: Ecco Press An Instant New York Times Best Seller A New York Times Notable Book One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020 Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Esquire, Electric Literature, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today,...
$27.99
Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a singer, a feat rarely accomplished in the world of...
$34.95
The Big Life of Little Richard
Publisher: Diversion Books The first major biography of Little Richard, a rollicking, nuanced celebration of the late singer/songwriter’s life and his role in the history of American music―gospel, soul, rock, and more“Tutti Frutti” • “Rip It Up” • “Good Golly...
$26.99
The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture
Publisher: Chicago Review Press All prior histories on the blues have alleged it originated on plantations in the Mississippi Delta. Not true, says author Chris Thomas King. In The Blues, King presents facts to disprove such myths. For example, as early...
$30.00
The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin The untold story of the Harvard class of ’63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action. In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited an unprecedented eighteen “Negro”...
$27.00
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Publisher: Basic Books This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King upends longstanding preconceptions to transform our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent...
$30.00
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
Publisher: Flatiron Books "Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on the page ― as both a mother and a scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. Through Tubbs' writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs is...
$28.99
We Inherit What the Fires Left: Poems
Publisher: Simon & Schuster William Evans, the award-winning poet and cofounder of the popular culture website Black Nerd Problems, offers an emotionally vulnerable poetry collection exploring the themes of inheritances, dreams, and injuries that are passed down from one generation to...
$16.00
Black Nerd Problems: Essays
The creators of the popular website Black Nerd Problems bring their witty and unflinching insight to this engaging collection of pop-culture essays on everything from Mario Kart and The Wire to issues of representation and police brutality across media. When William Evans and Omar...
$27.00
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
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
FEATURED ON THE COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE AS A 2021 NEXT GENERATION LEADER“A once-in-a-generation voice.” – Vulture“One of our greatest living writers.” – ShondalandA full-throated and provocative memoir in letters from the New York Times-bestselling author, “a dazzling literary talent whose works...
$27.00
The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis “beautiful tribute to a legendary artist” (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business...
$27.00
Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times (Revised)
Read the detailed and absorbing chronicle of Martin Luther King's leadership during the most tumultuous period in America's recent past—featuring a foreword by Dr. Bernice King. Hailed as America’s greatest civil rights advocate, Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired the people of...
$17.99
Miseducated: A Memoir
An inspiring memoir of one man’s transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate—all by the age of twenty-seven.Brandon P. Fleming grew up in an abusive home and was shuffled through school, his...
$28.00
My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption
At fourteen Ian Manuel was sentenced to life without parole. My Time Will Come is a paean to the capacity of the human will to transcend adversity through determination and art. “Ian is magic. His story is difficult and heartbreaking, but he takes...
$25.95
Notes on Grief
From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father."Essential." —BooklistNotes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of...
$16.00