Collection: Non-Fiction

A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution--from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of...

A new interpretation of the life of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture  Among the defining figures of the Age of Revolution, Toussaint Louverture is the...

In Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and...

This feminist retelling of the history of photography puts women in the picture--and, more importantly, behind the camera!   In ten thematic, chronological sections, Tate...

Black artists of African and Caribbean descent and major contributions to the British art scene Black artists have been making major contributions to the global...

Back in 2002, Simon “Woody” Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker...

In recent years, disability activism has come into its own as a vital and necessary means to acknowledge the power and resilience of the disabled...

A revolutionary new educational model that encourages educators to provide spaces for students to display their academic brilliance without sacrificing their identities Building on the...

  A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers   Though both the Union and Confederate...

A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with white people who deny the ongoing legacy of racism—and offers a proven path...

When Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods met, Nigel was a photography professor volunteering with the Prison University Project and Earlonne was serving thirty-one years to...

The seventeen eye-opening essays in Disability Visibility, all written by disabled people, offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, examining life's ableism and...

100 vegan recipes that riff on Southern cooking in surprising and delicious ways, beautifully illustrated with full-color photography. Jenné Claiborne grew up in Atlanta eating classic...

What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an...

A call for Black survival in the face of widespread crisis. The Nation on No Map examines state power, abolition, and ideological tensions within the struggle...

It's time to diversify your reading list.   This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in...

Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa--she was...

From the late eighteenth century through the end of the Civil War, Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians bought, sold, and owned Africans and African Americans as...