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Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a...

A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland's National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography...

  Fiery, funny, inviting and digressive, Sonny Simmons' memoir is a long overdue celebration of the famed New York free jazz pioneer Though his years...

In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring life of Beyoncé, the chart-topping superstar.   Beyoncé was quiet...

Created in partnership with Ebony Jr., this captivating Little Golden Book Biography celebrates Beyoncé's rise from a shy little girl to a world-famous superstar. Beyoncé Giselle...

In her legendary career, artist and activist Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, and a voice for social...

An exuberant picture book written by Alliah L. Agostini and illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice is about a Black boy with big dancing dreams who learns the meaning...

  Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. Ravyn Lenae announces her sophomore album Bird's Eye. The album - executive produced by GRAMMY-winning producer, Dahi (Drake, SZA,...

"Taken as a trilogy, consent not to be a single being is a monumental accomplishment: a brilliant theoretical intervention that might be best described as a powerful...

An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary neighborhood, a mecca for jazz, sports, and politics, Black Bottom Saints is a powerful blend of fact...

2023 Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame2024 Woody Guthrie Book Award, International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US...

African American women have played a pivotal part in rock and roll--from laying its foundations and singing chart-topping hits to influencing some of the genre's...

A powerful read redefining the meaning of genius while illuminating the ways in which Black Americans have found various ways to thrive despite insurmountable obstacles....

  Double vinyl LP pressing 2014 release, the long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed album VOODOO. Nearly 15 years in the making, BLACK...

A canonizing, bold, and urgent anthology setting a new precedent for Black Punk Lit, created by generations of Black punks--featuring both new voices and those...

Double vinyl LP pressing. Deluxe edition includes four bonus tracks. 2013 release, a genre-defying effort that takes the Black Radio blueprint and builds to even...

In Black Utopias Jayna Brown takes up the concept of utopia as an occasion to explore new states of being, doing, and imagining in Black culture. Brown...

From his childhood in the Jim Crow South to his triumphant reign as the King of Blues, Blues Boy tells the aspirational story of American music icon...

From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial Black women...

"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes "The path the slave took to...