Collection: Non-Fiction

In this moving biography and memoir, Blair Underwood, acclaimed star of film, stage, and television, pays homage to his mother, sharing her well-lived life, and...

The author of It’s Me They Follow chronicles the improbable true story of how to she left an abusive past to build a bookshop that would survived...

Hip-hop legend “Da Brat” DuPart and her wife Judy DuPart, stars of WEtv’s highly rated reality series Brat Loves Judy, share their journey to the altar and...

A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered CosmosIn her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and...

A reissue of Greg Tate's classic, out-of-print collection of essays, with a new introduction by Hanif Abdurraqib and a new foreword by Questlove. From one...

A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice, with a...

In trying times, our nation demands more of us. It is time for good trouble.Senator Cory Booker captivated Americans across the political spectrum in early...

A beautiful and moving testament to the enduring life of Kobe Bryant and the Mamba Mentality.When Kobe and Gianna Bryant died, tragically and unexpectedly, in...

I Will Keep You in Good Company brings together pages and fragments from over twenty of Ghanaian-Russian artist Liz Johnson Artur's personal workbooks - handmade...

A revolutionary graphic guide to changing the world, written and illustrated by journalist Jesse Mechanic (@JesseMechanic).Legendary labor activist Dolores Huerta famously said, “Don’t be a...

The long history of the racial wealth gap in America told through the stories of seven Black families who struggled to build wealth over multiple...

'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk James Baldwin is an icon of...

Basketball on New York City's 700+ outdoor courts was bubbling during the seventies and eighties and coincided with the birth of hip-hop and sneaker culture. Bobbito...

From the dagger mistress Ezili Je Wouj and the gender-bending mermaid Lasiren to the beautiful femme queen Ezili Freda, the Ezili pantheon of Vodoun spirits...

What Maya Angelou Says is a collection of the beloved American icon's most uplifting quotes. Maya Angelou's life is a rich and remarkable one; using her...

Embrace joy, reclaim your narrative, and achieve your wildest dreams in business and beyond with this inspiring hands-on guide to transforming your life with proven...

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...

For readers of His Name Is George Floyd and Under the SkinA landmark investigation into forensic medicine that exposes the systematic concealment of state-sanctioned violence through death investigationsEach...

This electrifying, can't-miss story of American democracy is the "indispensable book we need right now" (Senator Raphael Warnock), "a must read for every American" (The...

Novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o has been a force in African literature for decades: Since the 1970s, when he gave up the English language to commit...

From an international cast of leading activist communicators, a timely and instructive handbook for telling stories that change the world   The twenty-first century has...

In Total Market American, Marcel Rosa-Salas explores how US advertising reinforces racial categories for profit.  Through ethnographic research at advertising agencies and key industry events, Rosa-Salas...

The astonishing debut monograph from contemporary abstract expressionist painter Genesis Tramaine   Gimme Some Sugar is the much-anticipated first monograph from Genesis Tramaine, the renowned American...

Delve into foodways of the United States, including testimonies from more than 30 Black chefs, restaurateurs, historians and luminaries, as well as 40 historically-rooted recipes.Equal...