African American
Black voices and experiences take center stage in this rich collection of memoirs, cultural commentary, historical accounts, and contemporary perspectives. These powerful works explore everything from civil rights and social justice to personal journeys, academic excellence, and the ongoing pursuit of equity in American life.
African American Book Summaries
Pimp
A pimp's confession: the mind games, the cocaine, and the coldness that cost him everything.
Immersive
Pimp
A pimp's confession: the mind games, the cocaine, and the coldness that cost him everything.
Becoming
How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.
Becoming
How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.
The Hate U Give
A teen witnesses a police shooting and becomes the sole voice for her friend's justice.
The Hate U Give
A teen witnesses a police shooting and becomes the sole voice for her friend's justice.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Her cells built the polio vaccine. She was a Black tobacco farmer who was never asked.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Her cells built the polio vaccine. She was a Black tobacco farmer who was never asked.
The New Jim Crow
No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.
The New Jim Crow
No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.
Parable of the Sower
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
Parable of the Sower
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
Homegoing
Two half-sisters: a governor's bride above, a captive below. Their lines diverge for centuries.
Homegoing
Two half-sisters: a governor's bride above, a captive below. Their lines diverge for centuries.
Evicted
Poverty isn't the cause of eviction. Eviction is the cause of poverty, and the market profits.
Evicted
Poverty isn't the cause of eviction. Eviction is the cause of poverty, and the market profits.
Blended
Between her white mom and Black dad, Isabella searches for the melody that sounds like her.
Blended
Between her white mom and Black dad, Isabella searches for the melody that sounds like her.
Before the Ever After
When his NFL-star father's memory fails, ZJ must discover who he is without the legend.
Before the Ever After
When his NFL-star father's memory fails, ZJ must discover who he is without the legend.
The Cartel
A hitwoman sent to destroy a Miami crime family falls for its reluctant heir.
The Cartel
A hitwoman sent to destroy a Miami crime family falls for its reluctant heir.
Women, Race, & Class
From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.
Women, Race, & Class
From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.
How to Be an Antiracist
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
How to Be an Antiracist
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
Before I Let Go
Co-parenting exes and restaurant partners. Moving on is impossible when love hasn't moved out.
Before I Let Go
Co-parenting exes and restaurant partners. Moving on is impossible when love hasn't moved out.
The Cancer Journals
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
The Cancer Journals
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
