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.



Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy

In Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, Karen Abbott introduces readers to women who were anything but victims during wartime.