Strong Black Women

Inspiring and sometimes difficult accounts written by or about comedians, diplomats, activists, and other trailblazing African American women who changed or are changing their own futures and those of others.


New Books About Black History

These are just a few of our newest titles helping to paint a more complete picture of the role African Americans have played throughout the history of the United States.


Black Cooking and the American Table

Recent books continue to illuminate and correct the record on how African and African American cooks, enslaved or otherwise, had a profound influence on the food we eat. Here are a few to get you started…


Stillman’s Enduring Wit

If you enjoy comedies of manners, filled with gentle irony and witty dialog, I recommend the films of Whit Stillman.


The Language of Thorns

Consisting of six stories, Leigh Bardugo has created an updated take on the typical fairy tale, and reworked them to show the harsh realities of life: not everything has a happy ending.



Marveling Through Winter

Blockbuster films based on comic book characters are nothing new. Over the last few years these films have gotten even more intense…