African American Studies

Acclaimed New Yorker contributor Lauren Michele Jackson delivers an essay collection devoted to the back—and the conflicting ideas we load upon it. Moving across literature, film, sport, visual art, and U.S. history, Jackson probes how the back carries powerful ideas about beauty, gender...

The founder and CEO of the Fearless Fund shares the remarkable story of how she defended her life’s work in a landmark legal battle, drawing lessons from the civil rights movement and offering a playbook to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and policymakers expand opportunity and build...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER * INDEPENDENT PRESS TOP 40 BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerful, unsettling, and unflinching exploration that forces readers to confront lynching as a devastating legacy of white childhood conditioning, and to reckon with the corrupting force of a system that trained...

Being a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if a nation could look at a people every day and still refuse to see their souls? In *The Souls of Black Folk*, W. E. B. Du Bois created one of the defining works of African American literature, social thought, and moral witness. First published in...

Both an epic history and an intimate family story, a startling account of the lives of Black cops in one Midwestern city. This program is read by the author. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, a Black police organization in Cleveland called the Black Shield was causing a stir. Officers...

In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the first step toward freedom were learning the power of a single word? In *Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave*, Frederick Douglass gives one of the most important first-person testimonies in American literature...

Reclaim your peace from burnout and daily microaggressions with empowering guided meditations designed for your healing. Sink into a gentle, safe sanctuary during your morning commute or evening wind-down to silence the heavy expectations of the world. This uplifting audio journey offers a new...

Reclaim the African American history missing from your education with this empowering journey of resilience and truth. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening narrative goes beyond the textbooks to explore vibrant pre-colonial African civilizations, the harrowing realities of the...

Break free from financial survival and build generational wealth while healing the deep money trauma holding you back. Whether you are navigating intense family expectations or battling systemic barriers in your career, this empowering guide provides radical clarity. It is an emotionally honest...

Uncover a powerful US history of Black resilience and cultural triumph in the face of systemic oppression. Perfect for an inspiring commute or deep personal learning, this immersive narrative begins long before the transatlantic slave trade. Journey into the rich, spiritual civilizations of West...

Reclaim your ancestral intuition and transform tarot divination into a radical, empowering self-love practice. Perfect for grounding morning rituals or reflective commutes, this intimate audio journey centers Black femmes within a spiritual language historically designed to exclude them. Turn...

Overcome burnout and reclaim your cultural heritage through practical spiritual guidance rooted in the Nguzo Saba. Whether you are battling modern disconnection or simply longing for a more intentional everyday existence, this joyful and affirming approach offers a clear path forward. You will...

Overcome the silent burdens of hypermasculinity and systemic racism with empowering, guided daily affirmations. If you are exhausted by the constant demand to always appear unbreakable, navigating heavy financial pressures, or seeking a grounding mental reset during your commute, this...