African-American Autobiography – Bücher, LPs, Blu-ray Discs und mehr, Seite 10

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz---Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie---who, born w…

Rachel Laryea

Black Capitalists

Examines "how Black visionaries--from Wall Street to Lagos and beyond--are reimagining capitalism to benefit the needs of Black people and, ultimately, everyone"--Provided by publisher.

David Greenberg

John Lewis

New York Times Book ReviewTop 100 Books of 2024Explore the "comprehensive and compelling" (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as "the conscience of Congres…

Every Tone A Testimony: An African American Aural History

John Conyers III

My Father's House

In this moving work, part clear-eyed assessment, part memoir, the son of iconic African American Congressman John Conyers Jr. shines a spotlight on his father and his political legacy, and reveals how, as…

Felicia Leatherwood

Root Therapy

Embrace and learn to love your natural hair with this eye-opening guide from "hair whisperer" to the stars, Felicia Leatherwood.As a child there was nothing Felicia Leatherwood wanted more than …

Charlamagne Tha God

Get Honest or Die Lying

From multi-hyphenate mogul and host of The Breakfast Club and Comedy Central's *Tha God's Honest Truth,*Charlamagne Tha God, real talk on the many ways in which we've screwed up our world, and what we nee…

Abby Phillip

A Dream Deferred

From CNN's Abby Phillip comes a fresh, nuanced portrait of legendary civil rights activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson."A joyful, rich, must-read biography of a politician whose flaws and gifts were in const…

Wilbert L Cooper

The Black Shield

Both an epic history and an intimate family story, a startling account of the lives of Black cops in one Midwestern city.In the wake of the George Floyd protests, a Black police organization in Cleveland …

Robin Givhan

Make It Ours

"An illuminating . . . biography and cultural history" (The New York Times) of Virgil Abloh's iconic rise to the top of the fashion industry, which embodied a groundbreaking transformation of th…

Beronda L Montgomery

When Trees Testify

This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stories of long-lived trees.The histories of trees …

Tony Collins

Roy Francis

The remarkable story of one man's struggle to overcome racism, reach rugby league's highest heights, and revolutionise rugby coaching.

Lee Hawkins

I Am Nobody's Slave

"Harrowing and insightful. . . . A profound work about the Black experience and white oppression."---Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This work is vitally important and essential to understa…

Brian Rashad Fuller

Being Black in America's Schools

For readers of The Knowledge Gap, Race to the Bottom, and The Inequality Machine, education and equity strategist Brian Rashad Fuller sheds a stark light on America's public schools, the miseducation of s…

Gayle F Wald

This Is Rhythm

"99-year-old Ella Jenkins was a pioneer in American children's music and an early practitioner of what became known as multiculturalism. Here Gayle Wald, with unparalleled access to Jenkins's papers,…

Judith Giesberg

Last Seen

"[A] meticulously excavated tribute to the formerly enslaved mothers, fathers, siblings, and kin who published 'last seen' advertisements in search of loved ones stolen from them in bondage...a vital…

Carver Clark Gayton

Odyssey of a Seattle Native Son

The autobiography of a local and national leader in education and civil rightsCarver Clark Gayton's story bears witness to Seattle's experience of race and the importance of family, teachers, teamwork, an…

Keke Palmer

Master of Me

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true story of her journey to understanding her genuine value.Keke Palmer thought …

Stacy Spikes

Black Founder

At the intersection of power, technology, and race, Stacy Spikes, award-winning entrepreneur and founder of MoviePass, reveals the tools he's used to persevere in the face of adversity, defy stereotypes, …