Race

Why don’t our schools work? Eve L. Ewing tackles this question from a new angle: What if they’re actually doing what they were built to do? She argues that instead...

A new manifesto for cyberfeminism Simone de Beauvoir said "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." The glitch announces - One is not born, but rather becomes, a...

Creating Work That Transforms Communities A historical and philosophical exploration of the impact of design on underserved communities, examining the field’s shortcomings as well as its potential to create positive...

Two Black writers - with stories to tell, and some they'd rather forget. One wins the big prize, gets the book tour, walks into the spotlight of global success. The...

Americans have been sold a version of social justice that fails to deliver It's not simply that big business has cynically co-opted an authentic grassroots uprising, but that an unwitting...

First published in 1963, James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called "Negro problem." As remarkable for its masterful prose as for its frank and personal...

The New York Times bestselling author of My Vanishing Country examines the modern political landscape and policies that are impacting Black families and communities and offers solutions for a better...

A bold guide for connecting across differences―even those that seem impossible “Wise and visionary, powell helps us find the courage to forge connections with others, the earth, and ourselves in...

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win...

"Part memoir, part history, and part political treatise, The South chronicles Reed's life under Jim Crow to correct what he sees as misleading representations of the past."–Elias Rodriques, Bookforum A...

Notes From the Women That White Feminists Forgot I'm a feminist. Mostly.I'm an asshole. Mostly. All too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the...

Sharp and funny, brilliant and prescient: a new collection of short stories that offer a dazzling insight into the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history. Danielle Evans is...

Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop For readers of Hood Feminism and Against White Feminism An incisive examination of why the pillars of feminism have...

On Race, Space, and Time A radical new treatise on time, quantum physics, and racial justice from world-renowned artist and advocate Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism. Why do some...

As the major driver of US demographic change, Latinos are reshaping key aspects of the social, economic, political, and cultural landscape of the country. In this second edition of Latina/os in...

A lyrical meditation on how Black Americans have envisioned utopia - and sought to transform their lives.How do the disillusioned, the forgotten, and the persecuted not merely hold on to...

*A New York Times Bestseller* My goal is to teach you how to sell. And if I'm half the salesman every newspaper, blog, and hustler in New York City says...

An American Lyric The critically acclaimed exploration of mounting racial aggressions in 21st century daily life and in the mediaIn this moving, critical and fiercely intelligent collection of prose poems,...

A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning Don’t miss this “fresh and conversational” (TIME Magazine), “potent and provocative” (The San Francisco Chronicle), #1 New York Times...

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer edits a collection of Alain Locke's influential essays on the importance of the Black artist and the Black imagination For months, the philosopher Alain Locke wrestled with...

The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantaged Society...

Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism How medieval-inspired racial feudalism reigned in early America and was challenged by Black liberal thinkers Though the United States has been heralded...

An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century A scholar and activist’s brilliant socio-political examination of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate and instead build their own belonging on their...

A Guide for Creative Writers A practical guide to help authors authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than their own. Do you have the tools to...

Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve A galvanizing history of abortion recentering people of color to put forth a timely argument that we...

My Dungeon Shook; Down at the Cross 'It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception...

The Art of Escape Escape from grind culture and dehumanizing systems with this visionary guide from the author of the New York Times bestseller Rest Is Resistance We don't believe we are worthy...

The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide **LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION****LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE****WINNER OF THE 2022 POZ...

On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us From the author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, a celebration of the women at the heart...

This “electrifying debut” (Los Angeles Times) arms women of color with the tools and knowledge they need to find success on their own terms For generations, Brown girls have had...

A guide to supporting our emergence from the tight grip of race discomfort. If we are to address the injustice of racism, we need to have the “race conversation.” All...

Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better In the vein of So You Want to Talk About Race and Me and White Supremacy, a no-holds-barred guidebook aimed...

Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love and Family Between Cultures A personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy that offers a fresh approach to therapy and self-care with...

Liberating meditation practices drawn from Black cultural traditions and Buddhism to bring forth courage, transform grief, defeat injustice, and manifest joy Many of us have come to think about justice...

A devastating look at how mental health 'care' has been historically used to oppress the Black community in the United States - told through the prism of a segregated asylum,...

A history of Black imagery that recasts our understanding of visual culture and technology In Black Meme, Legacy Russell, award-winning author of the groundbreaking Glitch Feminism, explores the “meme” as mapped...

How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy A generational work with far-ranging social and political implications, White Poverty, promises to be one of the most influential books...

A foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, by one of the nation's major literary critics Distilled over many years from...

In Pursuit of Freedom for All A ground-breaking, personal exploration of America’s obsession with continuing human bondage from the editor of the New York Times–bestselling Barracoon. Freedom and equality are the...

A surprising new look at diversity, equity, and inclusion at contemporary workplaces and beyond. In Diversity Done Right: Navigating Cultural Difference to Create Positive Change In the Workplace the Senior...

The definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema—the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre—from a distinctive voice in film history and criticism In 1971, two films grabbed the movie business, shook...

Race, Gender, Class, and Pessimism in 21st-Century Black Thought The concept of Afropessimism does not refer to Black people, but rather to the likelihood of white society overcoming its own...

Free yourself from grind culture and reclaim your life THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'This book has honestly left me changed and rearranged.' - Afua Hirsch, bestselling author of...

Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation One of Inc.com's 6 New Leadership Books You Need to Read This Fall “Daring . . . This visionary guide calls for a...

The Black Fives is a groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who pioneered the sport....

How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom This easy-to-use guide explains how to recruit, nourish, and fortify writers of color through innovative reading, writing, workshop, critique, and assessment strategies. A captivating...

A guide and workbook centered on self-care, healing, and empowerment for Black, Indigenous, and people of color—from racial wellness visionary and designer Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah. As a society, we rarely...

An eye-opening reckoning with the care economy, from its roots in racial capitalism to its exponential growth as a new site of profit and extraction. Since the earliest days of...

The first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology Dèmi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland...

This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people — and explain why...