“Activist, journalist, and visionary Claudia Jones was one of the most important advocates of emancipation in the 20th century. Arguing for…
“Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern-day…
“Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. Most famously, he won gold medals in the decathlon and…
“A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its…
“Nearing the age at which his mother had migrated to the US, part of the wave of non-Europeans who arrived after immigration quotas were…
“As his parents struggle to put food on the table, Azaro, a little boy living in the ghetto of an African city during British colonial rule…
“Set among the cities and suburbs of Florida, each story in Milk Blood Heat delves into the ordinary worlds of young girls, women, and men…
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“When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in…
“Pop culture is the Pandora’s Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable…
“A deeply personal story about growing up Black and queer in the U.S. In his characteristically powerful voice, Duncan recounts hitchhiking…