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• Black Shield Maiden

  Smith, Willow, 2000-

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  From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical epic about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings.

• Coming Home

  Griner, Brittney,

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  From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.

• And Then We Rise

  a Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

  Common (Musician),

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  This book is about Common's journey to wellness as a vital element of his success. A testimony to the benefits of self-care, this book is composed of four different sections, each with its own important lessons.

• Hello, Friends!

  Stories of Dating, Destiny, & Day Jobs

  Sloan, Dulcé, 1983-

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  Comedian Dulcé Sloan's first memoir is organized into essays from her life. From a childhood moving between cities, starting her own business selling toys at a Miami flea market, to being a Black kid in a predominately white school, she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's Always This Year

  on Basketball and Ascension

  Abdurraqib, Hanif, 1983-

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  Hanif Abdurraqid's lifelong love of the game leads into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tensions between excellence and expectation, and the very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Curse You With Joy

  Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-

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  This collection of essays by comedian Tiffany Haddish, celebrates all the lessons she learned throughout her life. These essays bringing readers into Tiffany's inner circle where joy, honesty, humor, and heart are the order of the day.

• Hip-hop Is History

  Questlove,

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  Renowned musician, Questlove, brings readers a comprehensive history of fifty-years of hip-hop.

• Imagination

  a Manifesto

  Benjamin, Ruha,

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  Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University professor, insists that imagination isn't a luxury. It is a vital resource and powerful tool for collective liberation.

• Camo

  Muriu, Thandiwe,

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  This book chronicles the work of international artist, Thandiwe Muriu, celebrating the vibrant portraits she creates that combine cultural textiles and beauty ideologies. Muriu takes us on a colorful, reflective journey through her world…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  a Novel

  Cameron, Briony,

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  "An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Another Word for Love

  a Memoir

  Wallace, Carvell,

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  "A lyrical meditation on healing-told through the lenses of justice, sex, love, family, and death-by journalist and podcaster Carvell Wallace."

• The Dead Don't Need Reminding

  in Search of Fugitives, Mississippi, and Black TV Nerd Sh*t

  Randall, Julian,

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  Alternatively wry, lyrical, and heartfelt, Randall transforms pop culture moments into deeply personal explorations of grief, family, and the American way.

• Evolving While Black

  the Ultimate Guide to Happiness & Transformation on Your Own Terms

  Lomax, Chianti,

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  "A Black woman's modern guide to authentic happiness, healing, and radical transformation"

• How to Live Free in a Dangerous World

  a Decolonial Memoir

  Lawson, Shayla,

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  Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson brings readers a collection of essays, where Lawson journeys across the globe, finds beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupts the constraints of race, gender, and disability. Lawson travels the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both

  a Novel, or An Annotated Mixtape

  Stovall, Mariah,

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  After a decade of estrangement, Khaki Oliver receives a letter from her former best friend. Fiona's throwing a party for her newly adopted daughter and wants Khaki to join the celebration. Khaki is equal parts terrified and tempted to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Rot

  Emezi, Akwaeke,

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  "Aima and Kalu are a long-time couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from his loss, visits a sex party hosted by his best friend Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally upending their lives."

• Neighbors and Other Stories

  Oliver, Diane, 1943-1966,

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  A bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day-to-day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon of twentieth-century African American literature."

• One of Our Kind

  a Novel

  Yoon, Nicola,

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  When Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, they hope to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. But as Jasmyn learns more about Liberty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ours

  Williams, Phillip B.,

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  This novel opens in the year 1834 as Saint, a Black woman with magical powers , founds a small settlement making the town invisible to the outside world by placing conjure stones around its perimeter but as the inhabitants of the town…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pretty

  a Memoir

  KB (Brookins),

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  Informed by KB Brookins's personal experiences growing up in Texas, those of other Black transgender masculine people, Black queer studies, and cultural criticism, Pretty is concerned with the marginalization suffered by a unique American…Read moreRead more of this annotation