African American & Black

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637588765Author Bruce JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Post Hill PressPublisher Post Hill PressWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487009724Author Michel NFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint House of Anansi PressPublisher House of Anansi PressWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506474267Author Khristi Lauren AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 140g

New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux makes his long-awaited return with a hilarious collection of essays about making your voice heard in an increasingly noisy and chaotic world.In his instantly iconic books I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't...

"Thompson-Hernandez's portrayal of Compton's black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton's young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in the west. An eye-opening, moving book."-...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957240916Author Frederick DouglassFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Warbler ClassicsPublisher Warbler ClassicsWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the shield. The struggle for Black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While...

IN THE MARGINS 2023 TOP TITLE FOR NONFICTIONOne of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike's Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize (Biography) 2022 and ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2022.Book InformationISBN 9781635576597Author Winfred RembertFormat HardbackPage Count...

The history of whaling as an industry on this continent has been well-told in books, including some that have been bestsellers, but what hasn't been told is the story of whaling's leaders of color in an era when the only other option was slavery. Whaling...

Cole has heard it all before - token, bougie, oreo, Blackish - the things we call the kids like him. Black kids who grow up in white spaces, living at an intersection of race and class that many doubt exists. He needed to get far away from the preppy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982176563Author Lewis-GiggettsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781794862500Author Dante D KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 22mm

In this searing, honest memoir, a Black queer emergency-room nurse works the front lines of care during COVID-19.Britney Daniels is a Black, masculine-presenting, tattooed lesbian from a working-class background. For the last five years, she has been...

'A mesmerising book, full of story, truth, pain, lyricism, humour and astonishment: the stuff of a difficult life, fully lived, and masterfully transformed into art' SALMAN RUSHDIE'Intimate and wise, poignant and compassionate, redemptive and raw. You...

The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best-from award-winning author Toure."...one of the rare oral histories I'd recommend as an introduction to its subject. The author's interview skills and his trusted status in the Prince orbit mean that...

Discover the unique mind and humane vision of an under-recognized American author. Encompassing themes of race, education, fame, law, and America's past and future, these essays are James Alan McPherson at his most prescient and invaluable. Born in...

This fascinating biography of the late Colin Powell brings to light his towering achievements and errors in judgment during a lifetime devoted to public service. Until he passed away in 2021, Colin Powell was revered as one of America's most trusted and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501180668Author Patti HartiganFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593496282Author R. Eric ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 204g

Genocide-the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a group of people.TIME's 42 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019Book Riot's 50 of the Best Books to Read This FallAs seen on CBS This Morning, award-winning attorney Ben Crump exposes a heinous truth in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636140933Author Alex WheatleFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Akashic BooksPublisher Akashic BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 218mm * 145mm * 28mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788269178005Author Ronald CraigFormat HardbackPage Count 166Imprint Ronald CraigPublisher Ronald CraigWeight(grams) 830gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 14mm

From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association-the first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position-comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525434696Author James BaldwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 164gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Sarah and Angelina Grimke-the Grimke sisters-are revered figures in American history, famous for rejecting their privileged lives on a plantation in South Carolina to become firebrand activists in the North. Their antislavery pamphlets, among the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948226844Author Taylor HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint CatapultPublisher Catapult

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Golden Globe--winner Taraji P. Henson and Academy Award--winners Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story...

Winner of a 2022 ALA Alex Award Winner of the 2023 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Print ComicsOne of The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 * One of NYPL's Best Books of 2022 *A Publishers Weekly "Best Book of 2022" A formative coming-of-age...

A Finalist for the NAACP Image AwardA Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for NonfictionA Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American HumorLonglisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the EssayAn NPR Best Book of the YearA...

While visiting family in Mississippi in August 1955, Emmett Till allegedly whistled at a white woman working behind the counter of a crossroads country store. Her husband and brother-in-law kidnapped the fourteen-year-old Chicago kid in the middle of the...

A personal remembrance from the preeminent chronicler of Black life in Appalachia.The Harlan Renaissance is an intimate remembrance of kinship and community in eastern Kentucky's coal towns written by one of the luminaries of Appalachian studies, William...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736586921Author Ashraf SheikhFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Apex Ventures USA (Dba: Gem Books)Publisher Apex Ventures USA (Dba: Gem...

"Thompson-Hernandez's portrayal of Compton's black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton's young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in the west. An eye-opening, moving book."- Margot Lee...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544484054Author Jessye NormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578662336Author Ketty LesterFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Elite Publishing HousePublisher Elite Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm)...

Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Sports Illustrated and has been profiled in the New York Times. The viral video's main point-the more you know someone, the more...

From the South Bronx projects to the boardroom at only nineteen years old, Cin Fabre ran with the wolves of Wall Street.Growing up, Cin Fabre didn't know anything about the stock market. But she learned how to hustle from her immigrant parents, saving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345453488Author Carol JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm)...

In this powerful memoir, the creator of the viral videos "Before You Call the Cops" and "Walking While Black", Tyler Merritt, shares his experiences as a Black man in America with truth, humour, and poignancy.Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the...