Black & African American

Now In Paperback--the Intimate, Powerful, And Inspiring Memoir By The Former First Lady Of The United States, Featuring A New Introduction By Michelle Obama...

An unforgettable firsthand account of a people's response to genocide and what it tells us about humanity. This remarkable debut book chronicles what has h...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From America’s “forgotten war” in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the aut...

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of aban...

A Portrait Of The Historic Barack Obama Era Features Essays Originally Published In The Atlantic, Including Fear Of A Black President And The Case For Repar...

David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello's exuberant exploration of rap music and culture. Living together in Cambridge in 1989, David Foster Wallace and lo...

Actor And Comedian Kevin Hart Grew Up In North Philadelphia. His Father Was A Drug Addict Who Was In And Out Of Jail. His Brother Was A Crack Dealer And Pet...

For nearly five years Arthur Agee's and William Gates' remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers. Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to...

From one of the world’s most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s compelling story of eight...

The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to b...

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase ...

The basis for the Academy Award®-winning movie!"A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels...

"Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on the page -- as both a mother and a scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. Through Tub...

Winner of the 2018 City of Vancouver Book AwardFrom Vancouver-based writer Chelene Knight, Dear Current Occupant is a creative non-fiction memoir about hom...

By Charles B. Rangel ; With Leon Wynter. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable PeoplePolitical

This Graphic Novel Is A First-hand Account Of Congressman John Lewis' Lifelong Struggle For Civil And Human Rights, Meditating In The Modern Age On The Dist...

"Throughout history, blame for the introduction of slavery to America has been squarely placed upon the male slave traders who ravaged African villages, the...

'country Crock' First Published, In Different Form, In Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, And Revolution In Trump's America (macmillan Publishing Group, 201...

In A Heart-wrenching, Candid Autobiography, A Human Rights Activist Offers A Firsthand Account Of War From The Perspective Of A Former Child Soldier, Detail...

In A Memoir About The Power Of Race To Share One's Personal Identity, The Daughter Of Jewish Father And African-american Mother Recalls Her Confusing But Ul...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali.Categories: HistoryEurope

In this "vital book for these times" (Kirkus Reviews), Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today's most urgen...

From celebrated ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland, a heartfelt memoir about her friendship with trailblazer Raven Wilkinson whi...

Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions...

New York Times BestsellerCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & GovernmentPublic Affairs & Policy

Patricia Williams is a lawyer and a professor of commercial law, the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer. The Alchemy of Race ...

The First Account Of The Events Of September 11, 2012, When Terrorists Attacked The U.s. State Department Special Mission Compound And A Nearby Cia Station ...

alex Jones Was An On-fire Pentecostal Minister In Detroit Who Was A Completely Dedicated Shepherd Of His Flock. He Greatly Loved His People And They Loved ...

With Heartfelt Candor And Her Usual Side-splitting Bite, Humorist, Essayist, And Blogger At Bitchesgottaeat.com Samantha Irby Captures Powerful Emotional Tr...

Documents LeBron James's return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the secret meetings and controversial decisions behind the scenes that set the team on the pa...

From Civil Rights To Ferguson, Franchise Reveals The Untold History Of How Fast Food Became One Of The Greatest Generators Of Black Wealth In America. Often...

A major new biography of the Nobel Prize–winning playwright whose brilliantly original plays revolutionized American theaterFinalist for the Los Angeles ...

When Tony Dungy Led The Indianapolis Colts To Victory In Super Bowl Xli-- The First African American Coach To Win The Big Game--millions Wondered, Amazed By...

#1 New York Times Bestseller * The Compelling, Inspiring, And Comically Sublime Story Of One Man's Coming-of-age, Set During The Twilight Of Apartheid And T...

A former Augusta National caddie recounts the invaluable life lessons he learned from the late Freddie Bennett, the fabled club’s legendary caddie master...

Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the deeply moving journey of her life. In Thicker than Water, Kerry Washingto...

One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots, galvanized the nation, and created an extraordinary political, racial, social ...

The #1 New York Times bestseller The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s gr...

Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection The Instant New York Times Bestseller A Powerful, Revealing Story Of Hope, Love, Justice, And The Power Of Reading B...

This national bestseller tells the story of James McBride and his mother—a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem, m...

Immaculee Ilibagiza Grew Up In A Country She Loved, Surrounded By A Family She Cherished. But In 1994 Her Idyllic World Was Ripped Apart As Rwanda Descended...

There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging,...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mer...

In this spellbinding account of the real facts of the Central Park jogger case, Sarah Burns powerfully reexamines one of New York City's most notorious crim...

The autobiography of the hip-hop and rap star, television actor, and positive role model details his career, childhood, private life, public service, and vi...

Photojournalist Pete Souza Documents The Meteoric Rise Of The Charismatic Barack Obama From His First Day In The U.s. Senate Up To The Pennsylvania Presiden...

Actor And Comedian Kevin Hart Grew Up In North Philadelphia. His Father Was A Drug Addict Who Was In And Out Of Jail. His Brother Was A Crack Dealer And Pet...

Super Bowl Champion And Three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett Is An Outspoken Proponent For Social Justice And A Man Without A Censor.Categories: Politics &...