• The New Money Girls

    Zion, Nadia, Delia, and O’Shea have lives, dreams, and rich men who love them — but sex and money aren’t always everything! Four friends will become a sisterhood in this sizzling page-turner.Guarded Zion is a sugar baby. Cahir is a tech millionaire. He would pay to have her, but he won't have to.Nadia, the event planner, cares what people think of her. The only thing one married couple cares about is having her.Delia, the escort, wants to be pay her bills and be a fashion stylist. Poppy wants to punish Delia for sleeping with her husband. O’Shea has money, a career, and a sugar daddy ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07FXY3FDL
    • ASIN: B07FXY3FDL

  • The 100 Best African American Poems

    Hear voices contemporary and classic as selected by New York Times bestselling author Nikki Giovanni Award-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni takes on the impossible task of selecting the 100 best African American works from classic and contemporary poets. Out of necessity, Giovanni admits she cheats a little, selecting a larger, less round number. The result is this startlingly vibrant collection that spans from historic to modern, from structured to freeform, and reflects the rich roots and visionary future of African American verse. These magnetic poems are an exciting mix of most-loved... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1402221118
    • UPC: 760789225604
    • ASIN: 1402221118
    • ISBN: 9781402221118
    • Brand: Sourcebooks Mediafusion
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks MediaFusion

  • Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present

    In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1897 to 1967. Now, a quarter of a century later, Gloria Naylor has compiled an encore volume, Children of the Night, bringing this extraordinary series up to date. Gathering together the most gifted black writers of our time - from 1967 to the present - Naylor has assembled a rich and varied collection of stories. The portrait that emerges of the African-American experience in the post-Civil Rights era is stirring, compe... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0316599239
    • ASIN: 0316599239
    • ISBN: 0316599239
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

  • Seeking Sarah: A Novel

    From the national bestselling and award-winning ReShonda Tate Billingsley comes this gripping and emotional exploration of the complex bond between mother and daughter.From the time Brooke Green was seven years old, she has lived with the pain of losing her mother. Her father has done the best job he could in raising her, but a piece of her always felt empty. On the day of her father’s funeral, her grandmother breaks the shocking news: her mother, Sarah, is very much alive. She abandoned her family because she claimed she wasn’t fit for motherhood. After doing some research, Brooke discove... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1501156624
    • ASIN: 1501156624
    • ISBN: 1501156624
    • Brand: Gallery Books
    • Manufacturer: Gallery Books

  • African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (The Library of Black America series)

    This collection of anecdotes, tales, jokes, toasts, rhymes, satire, riffs, poems, stand-up sketches, and snaps documents the evolution of African American humor over the past two centuries. It includes routines and writings from such luminaries as Bert Williams, Butterbeans & Susie, Stepin Fetchit, Moms Mabley, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Redd Foxx, Ishmael Reed, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Martin Lawrence, and Chris Rock. This anthology includes classic stage routines, literary examples, and witty quotations presented in their entirety.

    • ASIN: 1556524315
    • ASIN: 1556524315
    • ISBN: 1556524315
    • Brand: Brand: Chicago Review Press
    • Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press

  • Black American Short Stories: A Century of the Best (American Century Series)

    The success of John Henrik Clarke's American Negro Short Stories, first published in 1966, affirmed the vitality and importance of black fiction. Now this expanded edition of that best-selling book, with a new title, offers the reader thirty-one stories included in the original―from Charles W. Chesnutt and Paul Laurence Dunbar in the late nineteenth century to the rich and productive work of the Harlem Renaissance: writers like Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Richard Wright; the World War II accomplishments of Chester Himes, Frank Yerby, and many others; and the later fiction of Jam... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0374523541
    • ASIN: 0374523541
    • ISBN: 0374523541
    • Manufacturer: Hill and Wang

  • Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel (P.S.)


    • ASIN: B003GFIW3S
    • ASIN: B003GFIW3S
    • Brand: HarperCollins e-books
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

  • 100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History (100 Series)

    Teeming with interesting nuggets of fact and information, 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History includes such legendary men and women as Benjamin Banneker, Dred Scott, Mary Church Terrell, George Washington Carver and Bessie Smith. Also included are Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall and many, many more. Organized chronologically and meticulously researched, this book provides an educational look at the prominent role that these individuals played and how their varied talents, ideas and expertise contributed to American history. * Concise & Easy to Read Text * F... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0912517182
    • ASIN: 0912517182
    • ISBN: 0912517182
    • Brand: Bluewood Books
    • Manufacturer: Bluewood Books

  • All American Boys

    A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad’s pleadings that he’s st... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1481463349
    • ASIN: 1481463349
    • ISBN: 1481463349
    • Brand: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
    • Manufacturer: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

  • One Love (Music Books for Children, African American Baby Books, Bob Marley Book for Kids)

    Based on the timeless song by Bob MarleyNow available as a board book that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to learn about diversity, teamwork, and love.One love, one heart, let's get together and feel all right: Adapted from one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics to life for a new generation. Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for the better. It's a testament to the amazing things that can happen when we a... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1452138559
    • ASIN: 1452138559
    • ISBN: 1452138559
    • Brand: Chronicle Books
    • Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

  • The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration


    • ASIN: B003EY7JGM
    • ASIN: B003EY7JGM
    • Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • African Americans: A Concise History, Combined Volume (4th Edition)

    A compelling story of agency, survival, struggle and triumph over adversity.   This text illuminates the central place of African Americans in U.S. history by telling the story of what it has meant to be black in America and how African-American history is inseparably woven into the greater context of American history. African Americans draws on recent research to present black history within broad social, cultural and political frameworks. From Africa to the 21st century, this book follows the long turbulent journey of African Americans, the rich culture they have nurtured throughout th... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0205806279
    • ASIN: 0205806279
    • ISBN: 0205806279
    • Brand: Pearson
    • Manufacturer: Pearson

  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethic... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1400052181
    • ASIN: 1400052181
    • ISBN: 9781400052189
    • Brand: Skloot, Rebecca
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

  • Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    This fully illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's newest museum takes visitors on a journey through the richness and diversity of African American culture and the history of a people whose struggles, aspirations, and achievements have shaped the nation. Opened in September 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture welcomes all visitors who seek to understand, remember, and celebrate this history. The guidebook provides a comprehensive tour of the museum, including its magnificent building and grounds and eleven permanent exhibition galleries dedicated to themes of histo... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1588345939
    • ASIN: 1588345939
    • ISBN: 1588345939
    • Manufacturer: Smithsonian Books

  • Plug Love


    • ASIN: B073ZMVQH5
    • ASIN: B073ZMVQH5

  • A Kid's Guide to African American History : More than 70 Activities

    A selection hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American

    • UPC: 5515427
    • Rating: 5.0

  • A Child's Introduction to African American History : The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country

    "Critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim guides readers ages 9-12 through the history of African Americans, from the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement, in the latest volume in Black Dog's bestselling, award-winning Child's

    • UPC: 56199017

  • Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Hardcover)

    A collection of twenty-five African American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes "Little Girl and Bruh Rabby," "Catskinella," and "Annie

    • UPC: 398387
    • Rating: 3.429

  • Heart and Soul : The Story of America and African Americans

    Presents an introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President

    • UPC: 26351719
    • Rating: 4.471

  • In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall : African Americans Celebrating Fathers

    A collection of poems celebrating African American fathers by Angela Johnson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Carole Boston Weatherford, and

    • UPC: 822177
    • Rating: 3.667

  • African American Inventors

    Profiles the lives of twenty-five African American inventors who made significant scientific contributions from the eighteenth century to modern

    • UPC: 16500675

  • Born Beautiful : The African American Teenager's Complete Beauty Guide

    Provides advice for young African American women on skin care, makeup, hairstyling, diet and exercise, and other beauty

    • UPC: 1652888

  • Great African Americans Coloring Book

    Accurately rendered, ready-to-color collection of illustrations spotlights 45 remarkable individuals: Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Althea Gibson, Duke Ellington, and many more. Captions. Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades:

    • UPC: 24657161
    • Model: DP-494349
    • Color: Multicolor

  • Growing Up to Be Mayor : The True Story of Mayor Lee Brown, First African American Mayor of Houston

    "Growing Up To Be Mayor" is the inspiring true story of Dr. Lee P. Brown, the first African American Mayor of Houston. Born to migrant farm workers in rural Oklahoma, Lee's family is forced to

    • UPC: 53343580

  • Inventions Created by African Americans: An Educational Coloring Book

    Inventions Created by African Americans: An Educational Coloring

    • UPC: 53303620

  • Black Excellist: Top 10 Cities to Raise a Black Family

    Black Excellist: Top 10 Cities for Black Money

    Black Excellist: 10 Best Cities for Black Entrepreneurs