Collection: Non-Fiction

The riveting story of Puerto Rico, its flag, and its people—told in captivating verse by Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Anika Aldamuy Denise with gorgeous illustrations...

First collection by a beloved thinker in Black anarchism One of the enduring legacies of the Black Power Era is the turn by some revolutionaries...

When Language Broke Open collects the creative offerings of forty-five queer and trans Black writers of Latin American descent who use poetry, prose, and visual...

In the new media age, the Black press has undergone significant changes in content, ownership, and audience. Some digital Black news outlets are foregrounding entertainment...

How contemporary artist Glenn Ligon’s expansive body of work mines American history and literature to ask critical questions about modern culture.OCTOBER Files: Glenn Ligon presents...

Known for her "shack" sculptures and land installations across her native Georgia, Buchanan embraces Southern vernacular architecture as emblematic of Black American history Published with...

Evoking her interactions with Chicago's urban geography, Dyson's steel and wood constructions and abstract paintings create a new road map for navigating the built environment...

Selections from a lifetime of poetry by one of America's premier "word-musicians," this book is long overdue! A long-awaited collection from a pioneer of the...

Founded in 1935, the New Farmers of America (NFA) was the first national organization for Black farm boys studying vocational agriculture at segregated public high...

Recipes and stories from Michelin-starred chef Mory Sacko, who draws on his African heritage, passion for Japan, and French culinary education to create a cuisine...

Diamond Sharp's Super Sad Black Girl is a love letter to her hometown of Chicago, where her speaker finds solace and community with her literary...

Maya Angelou’s memoir is a modern American classic, capturing the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that...

Finalist for the National Book Award for Translated LiteratureAn acclaimed Syrian journalist crafts a vital portrait of October 7, 2023, and its aftermath through the harrowing...

The call to follow Christ was never a call to passive belief. In Contend, Philip Anthony Mitchell, founder and lead pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta,...

How Biddy Mason crossed the continent, broke free from slavery, and built Black Los Angeles. Born in bondage, Biddy Mason endured one of the longest...

A lively and revelatory exploration of the history of the countertenor by Anthony Roth Costanzo, the Grammy Award-winning star of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten and “one...

Healing practices for combating systemic racism—transform exhaustion into renewal, resistance, and lasting joy!Black people are exhausted. The relentless burden of navigating racism in everyday life...

This powerful anthology illuminates today's activist experience through the poetry and essays of our most vital and essential youth.   Through compelling poetry, 18 young...

VEX KING, THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TRANSFORMEDMILLIONS OF LIVES WORLDWIDE, RETURNS WITH HIS MOST POWERFUL BOOK YET.THE LONG-AWAITED FOLLOW-UP TO...

The first publication dedicated to Indigenous typography, poster design, lettering and graphic arts across the Americas Design history has a problem. Native American and Indigenous...

Internationally acclaimed Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi's landmark novel Woman at Point Zero, published here with a new foreword. Firdaus is on death row. Her...

For stress-free everyday meals, a lively and original Caribbean cookbook from the internationally celebrated duo behind Original Flava and Natural Flava.Weekday meals are often boring...

Freshly expanded and resequenced, McClellan's beloved photobook chronicling Black American cowboy culture returns to print Ivan McClellan's Eight Seconds is the result of more than a decade...

Seen is a journal of film and visual culture focused on Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities globally, published in print and online by BlackStar Projects....