"A master storyteller, Butler casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty, and ignorance and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human...

To make the right decisions for your future, you must maintain a connection to your past. In her debut book, podcaster, priestess, and all-around badass...

Discover the fascinating history of Black mixology and its enduring influence on American cocktail culture through 70 rediscovered, modernized, or celebrated recipes, by the James...

"In The Conjuring of America, Lindsey Stewart offers nothing less than a rethinking of our national culture through the stories of 'conjure women.' When we talk...

From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial Black women...

Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in curing the souls of those infected by hate, but those...

A short introduction to Black Humanism: its history, its present, and the rich cultural sensibilities that infuse it. In the United States, to be a...

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux...

FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS uniquely features almost every single Glen E. Friedman photograph of the Bad Brains, considered by many music fans to be the greatest and...

Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe,...

This magnificent volume is a celebration of the first 100 years of Black film poster art. A visual feast, these images recount the diverse and...

Discover the history, practices, and magic of Hoodoo--from veneration of ancestors to worship rituals--in this miniature illustrated guidebook, written by a longtime practitioner. Hoodoo is...

"The Gilda Stories is groundbreaking not just for the wild lives it portrays, but for how it portrays them--communally, unapologetically, roaming fiercely over space and time."--Emma...

A lyrical road trip through the Mississippi Delta, exploring the landmarks that shaped one of America's most beloved musical traditions.   One morning Bo Willie...

"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes "The path the slave took to...

A bold reconsideration of Hoodoo belief and practice Katrina Hazzard-Donald explores African Americans' experience and practice of the herbal, healing folk belief tradition known as...

This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs. It is designed to...

An expansive look at one of the greatest American photo series. Gordon Parks' 1942 portrait of government worker Ella Watson, American Gothic, is among the most celebrated...

A divination deck and guidebook rooted in the American Hoodoo tradition - 2021 Coalition of Visionary Resources Silver Award - Includes 78 full-color Tarot cards...

A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out, Candyman, and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror...

New Hyde Hospital's psychiatric ward has a new resident. It also has a very, very old one.   Pepper is a rambunctious big man, minor-league troublemaker, working-class...

A haunting novel about a Black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and the horror that ensues as she reconnects with...

A classic examination of the lived realities of American racism, now with a new foreword from Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson. First published in 1941, Deep...

An exciting repackage of Nella Larsen's classic novel, Passing, about two women crossing the color line, which firmly established her prominence among women writers of the...