Category: Books

“If they’re being honest, most people who have ever succeeded in any human endeavor will tell you they learned more from their failures than they ever learned from their successes… Failure is an inevitable part of the human condition… Through my scars, I have been blessed to arrive at a place I never imagined. When […]

Author Pearl Cleage weaves a sultry tale set in the city of Atlanta’s West End district. Blue Hamilton, the district’s unofficial mayor and protector, looks after local residents and ensures that he will prevent trouble from coming their way. But, when a quintet of five international supermodels arrives in town for an Essence magazine photo […]

“You may have heard of me, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, as having been a professional prizefighter. That, along with having been a wrongly convicted person who had to spend twenty years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, is a fact… I am not angry or bitter about my past or present circumstances. I […]

“The Pass It Down Cookbook is filled with recipes that reflect the generations-long need to document and share our history and culture… The recipes in this book are accompanied by personal stories that provide us with a unique opportunity to preserve our cooking heritage… Filled with poignant memories of the past, and the present triumphs […]

Busting onto the scene in the mid 1990s, hip hop duo Mobb Deep quickly ascended from being two inner-city youths to one of the most revered groups in hip hop. My Infamous Life takes a look at Prodigy’s life with the group and his struggles with drugs, crime, illness and more. Albert “Prodigy” Johnson takes […]

While many stories have depicted the turbulent tale of the Selma, Ala. Voting Rights Campaign during the African-American Civil Rights Movement, very few have offered firsthand, behind-the-scenes glimpses into the activities of its major players. The House by the Side of the Road delves deep into the famous period in American history and provides readers […]

Father and son, Melvin G. Williams Sr. and Melvin G. Williams Jr., come together to share their experiences in leadership from over 60 years of service as high-achieving members in the United States Navy. In Navigating the Seven Seas, the duo explains how they implemented what they refer to as the “Seven C’s” of leadership […]

“D.C. Unmasked & Undressed is a memoir. The story of my life includes events, characters and insights related to my miserable childhood, my legal career, and my varied sexual adventures. It can be summarized as: Girl from dysfunctional family meets boy from same … I worked hard and played hard, too. Along the way, and […]

“Writing my first book was an adventure comes from my heart with love… This is not an autobiography. It’s a journey that I am still taking to love and accept myself just as I am. I want you to walk this road with me. You can never be happy until you understand why you’re doing […]

With his new series of children’s books, author and musician Larry Yates encourages children to adopt healthy eating habits early on. The first book in the series, The Greedy Mouth and Upset Stomach, uses colorful images and easy-to-read text that shows how every morsel of food impacts the body. Second in Yates’ series is The […]

“I understand that it is really hard out there, when you target a community. I think of this generation as a generation of great swimmers left in an ocean. As you navigate your way through life, some of you will get out of the water safely. But the sharks own the ocean, and one such […]

The Memory of Love The Memory of Love chronicles a devastating civil war that has left an entire population with emotional scars in Sierra Leone, West Africa. This compassionate novel deals with the never ending struggle between good and evil in the haunting atmosphere of war. The human mind and spirit are brutally put on […]