The Water Dancer By Coates, Ta-Nehisi 2019-09 - One World 9780399590597 Check Our Catalog
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - From the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom. "This potent book about America's most disgraceful sin establishes Ta-Nehisi Coates] as a first-rate novelist."--San Francisco …More |
The Nickel Boys By Whitehead, Colson 2019-07 - Doubleday Books 9780385537070 Check Our Catalog
Awards: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Time, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Slate, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vox, Variety, Christian Science Monitor, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, Literary Hub, BuzzFeed, The New York …More |
Africaville By Colvin, Jeffrey 2019-12 - Amistad Press 9780062913722 Check Our Catalog
A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate. Vogue: Best Books to Read This Winter
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The Last Thing You Surrender By Pitts Jr, Leonard 2019-02 - Agate Bolden 9781572842458 Check Our Catalog
Could you find the courage to do what's right in a world on fire? Pulitzer-winning journalist and bestselling novelist (Freeman) Leonard Pitts, Jr.'s new historical page-turner is a great American tale of race and war, following three characters from the Jim Crow South as they face the enormous changes World War II triggers in the United States. An affluent white marine …More |
Red at the Bone By Woodson, Jacqueline 2019-09 - Riverhead Books 9780525535270 Check Our Catalog
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of OPRAH MAGAZINE'S "BEST BOOKS OF 2019" A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR "A spectacular novel that only this legend can pull off." -Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, in The Atlantic "An exquisite tale of family legacy....The …More |
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir By Day, Daniel R. 2019-07 - Random House 9780525510512 Check Our Catalog
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn't just about fashion. It's about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud."--Ava DuVernay, director of Selma, 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS …More |
Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White By Sturkey, William 2019-03 - Belknap Press 9780674976351 Check Our Catalog
Winner of the 2020 Z calo Public Square Book Prize A rich, multigenerational saga of race and family in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that tells the story of how Jim Crow was built, how it changed, and how the most powerful social movement in American history came together to tear it down. If you really want to understand Jim Crow--what it was and how African …More |
1919 By Ewing, Eve L. 2019-06 - Haymarket Books 9781608465989 Check Our Catalog
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I: New and Collected Poems By Derricotte, Toi 2019-03 - University of Pittsburgh Press 9780822945666 Check Our Catalog
A Finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry Recipient of the 2020 Frost Medal for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in Poetry BCALA Honor Book for Best Poetry Award 2020 In Derricotte's own words: "How do you gain access to the power of parts of yourself you abhor, and make them sing with beauty, …More |
Hollywood Black By Bogle, Donald Foreword by Singleton, John 2019-05 - Running Press Adult 9780762491414 Check Our Catalog
The films, the stars, the filmmakers-all get their due in Hollywood Black, a sweeping overview of blacks in film from the silent era through Black Panther, with striking photos and an engrossing history by award-winning author Donald Bogle.
The story opens in the silent film era, when white actors in blackface often played black …More |