General Fiction
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker
Publisher: Scribner Book Company Soon to be a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, On Her Own Ground is the first full-scale biography of “one of the great success stories of American history” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Madam C.J. Walker—the legendary African American entrepreneur...
$19.00
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Publisher: Da Capo Press Based off of the bestselling author's family history, this novel tells the story of Kunta Kinte, who is sold into slavery in the United States where he and his descendants live through major historic events.When Roots was first...
$18.99
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Publisher: Little Brown and Company Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. "The Atlantic writer drafts a history of slavery in this country unlike anything you’ve read before” (Entertainment Weekly).Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of...
$29.00
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2017Longlisted for the National Book Award This “powerful and disturbing history” exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review). In this...
$27.95
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARSIn this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of...
$30.00
Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking
Publisher: Smithsonian Books A celebration of African American cooking with 109 recipes from the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Sweet Home Café. Named a 2019 James Beard Foundation Book Award nominee for best American cookbook; a Food &...
$29.95
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Publisher: One World #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set...
$32.00
The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company A complete collection―over 300 poems―from one of this country's most influential poets. "These are poems which blaze and pulse on the page."―Adrienne Rich "The first declaration of a black, lesbian feminist identity took...
$21.95
Felon: Poems
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Winner of the NAACP Image Award and finalist for the 2019 Los Angeles Times Book Prize“A powerful work of lyric art.” ―New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice In fierce, agile poems, Felon tells the story of the...
$26.95
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
Publisher:Roaring Brook Press Pub Date: 05/04/2021
$17.99
Together We March: 25 Protest Movements That Marched Into History
Publisher:Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pub Date: 01/19/2021 March through history and discover twenty-five groundbreaking protest movements that have shaped the way we fight for equality and justice today in this stunningly illustrated and sweeping book!For generations, marches have been...
$18.99
Sometimes People March
Publisher:Balzer & Bray/Harperteen Pub Date: 09/01/2020 With a spare, inspiring text and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is a timeless and important book for activists of all ages. This hardcover picture book is perfect for sharing and for gifting. Sometimes people...
$17.99
Who We Are!: All about Being the Same and Being Different
Publisher:Candlewick Press (MA) Pub Date: 03/22/2016 .New York Times best-selling author Robie H. Harris helps preschoolers understand what makes us who we are — from our height to our hair, from the shade of our skin to our eyesight.Join Nellie, Gus,...
$16.99
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Publisher:Carolrhoda Books (R) Pub Date: 01/01/2018 Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation. How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project?...
$17.99