General Fiction
Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest
Supplier: Abrams Comicarts From Nate Powell, the National Book Award–winning artist of March, a collection of graphic nonfiction essays about living in a new era of necessary protestIn seven interwoven comics essays, author and graphic novelist Nate Powell addresses living...
$24.99
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
Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter
Supplier: Microcosm Publishing The graphic narrative history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the participants.When Timothy Thomas, a 19-year-old black man, was fatally shot by police, the city broke out into nonviolent...
$11.95
The Boondocks (Original)
Supplier: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC The Boondocks took the syndication world by storm. The notoriety landed Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder in publications ranging from Time magazine to People magazine which named him one of the "25 Most Intriguing People of '99." Centered around the experiences of two...
$18.99
Total Jazz
Supplier: Fantagraphics Books Blutch riffs on two quintessentially American art forms in this collection of jazz-themed comics. In this freewheeling collection of short stories and vignettes, the famed French cartoonist examines not only the music, but the nature of the...
$19.99
Vanni: A Family's Struggle Through the Sri Lankan Conflict
Supplier: New Internationalist In the tradition of Maus, Persepolis, Palestine and The Breadwinner, Vanni is a graphic novel focusing on the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the 'Tamil Tigers', told from the perspective of a single family. This moving, exceptional graphic novel portrays the personal...
$19.95
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Supplier: Simon & Schuster Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left...
$29.99
White Like She
Supplier: Fantagraphics Books The creator of the critically-acclaimed Minimum Wage series, Bob Fingerman has written and drawn an uneasy satirical portrait of life in the 90's. The story has to do with a middle-aged African-American getting his brain transplanted in...
$12.95
A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Inspiring and terrifying in...
$28.00
American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World
Publisher: NewSouth Books 2019 Foreword INDIES FinalistAmerican Founders reveals men and women of African descent as key protagonists in the story of American democracy. It chronicles how black people developed and defended New World settlements, undermined slavery, and championed freedom throughout...
$29.95
Black American History for Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies Go deeper than the Black History you may think you know! Black American History For Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have...
$24.99
Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events
Publisher: Visible Ink Press A celebration of achievement, accomplishments, and pride! The first African American president, U.S. senator, and the first black lawyer in the Department of Education. The first black chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African American...
$29.95
Black History 1619-2019: An Illustrated and Documented African-American History
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers BLACK HISTORY 1619 TO 2019 is an inspiring and educational journey through American history. It is an in-depth look at the events which shaped the lives and contributions of the African-American community in the United States of...
$39.95
Burning Sugar
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press In this incendiary debut collection, activist and poet Cicely Belle Blain intimately revisits familiar spaces in geography, in the arts, and in personal history to expose the legacy of colonization and its impact on Black bodies....
$15.95
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST ART & PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS 0F 2018AN NPR AND PITCHFORK BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018 PICKONE OF TIME'S 25 BEST PHOTOBOOKS OF 2018NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, WALLSTREET JOURNAL, ROLLING STONE, AND CHICAGO SUN HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE PICKThe perfect gift...
$40.00
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
Dead Wrong: The Continuing Story of City of Lies, Corruption and Cover-Up in the Notorious Big Murder Investigation
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press “[An] engrossing, damning tale of widespread unchecked corruption in one of the nation’s largest police departments, one that deserves attention . . . Exhaustively researched . . . The most thorough examination of these much-publicized events.”―Boston...
$26.00
Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a Lynching
Publisher: Verso A lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full-color artworkIn late May 1918 in Valdosta, Georgia, ten Black men and one Black woman—Mary Turner, eight months pregnant at the time—were lynched and...
$24.95
Fences
Publisher: Plume Books From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize.Troy Maxson is a strong man, a hard man. He has...
$14.00
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation WINNER • 2021 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORYThe “stunning” (David W. Blight) untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in America. Just as The Color of Law provided a vital understanding...
$28.95