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Strength Of A Woman: The Phyllis Hyman Story
Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever
Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
12 Notes: On Life and Creativity
Minnie Riperton's Come to My Garden
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler's Guide to Building Your Empire
Be My Baby: A Memoir
Will
It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him
Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
Tina Turner: That's My Life
Basquiat
Ice Cold. a Hip-Hop Jewelry History
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life
Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power
HussleNomics: Money, Ownership & Business Lessons Inspired by Nipsey Hussle + a Step by Step Guide on How to Implement Each Principl
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us
Thursday Is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money, and Spend Time Doing What You Want
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
Clever Girl Finance: Ditch Debt, Save Money and Build Real Wealth
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
The E Myth Revisited
Career Rehab: Rebuild Your Personal Brand and Rethink the Way You Work
The Art of Getting Sh*t Done
Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid
Diva 2.0 12 Life Lessons From Me For You
Motown Encyclopedia
Walking in My Joy: In These Streets
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir
The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir
Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther
Black Women Writers at Work
Black Icons in Herstory: 50 Legendary Women
Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
Maybe You Never Cry Again
My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for My Father and Discovering My Family
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965-2000
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom
Happy to Be Nappy
Writing Beyond Race: Living Theory and Practice
Art on My Mind: Visual Politics
Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work
Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom
We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity
Belonging: A Culture of Place
Reel to Real: Race, class and sex at the movies
Salvation: Black People and Love
All about Love: New Visions
Communion: The Female Search for Love
Where We Stand: Class Matters
Black Icons in Herstory: 50 Legendary Women
Good Morning, Love
The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Heavy: An American Memoir
The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression & Reflection
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks: (American Poets Project #19)
Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change
The Nap Ministry's Rest Deck: 50 Practices to Resist Grind Culture
Ice Cold. a Hip-Hop Jewelry History
Life Beyond Likes: Logging Off Your Screen and Into Your Life
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life
The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir
Affirmations for Black Women: A Journal: 100+ Positive Messages and Prompts to Affirm Your Self-Worth, Empower Your Spirit, & Attract Success
Music Video and the Politics of Representation
Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America
Music Is History
The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther
The Gratitude Makeover: 10 Days to a Happy, Healthy & Wealthy Life...Gratitude Is Key!
Black Women Writers at Work
Dick Gregory Wake Up and Stay Woke: Running for Life
Dick Gregory's Political Primer
Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
From the Back of the Bus
No More Lies: The Myth and Reality of American History
The Essential Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin' with Mother Nature
Nigger: An Autobiography
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Love
A Mercy
The Origin of Others
Paradise
Tar Baby
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
Conversations with Toni Morrison
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Jazz
Sula
Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
Song of Solomon
The Bluest Eye
Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir
Walking in My Joy: In These Streets
The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Second Edition
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life
The Light of the World: A Memoir
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
Minnie Riperton's Come to My Garden
Black Icons in Herstory: 50 Legendary Women
Black Internet Effect
Still Waters
Don't Hurt Yourself: A Memoir of Healing Through Grief, Trauma & Addiction
Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto for the Well-Being of Black Women
Heavy: An American Memoir
The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots