In Afroindigenization, Catherine A. John addresses the underbelly of spiritual resilience shaping a range of African diasporic institutions, traditions, and practices. John argues that repressed forms of indigenous African knowledge systems manifest in a...

In Afroindigenization, Catherine A. John addresses the underbelly of spiritual resilience shaping a range of African diasporic institutions, traditions, and practices. John argues that repressed forms of indigenous African knowledge systems manifest in a...

Delving behind the scenes of Black Dada pioneer Adam Pendleton's multilayered, genre-redefining painting practiceThe work of American artist Adam Pendleton (born 1984) blurs the distinctions among painting, drawing and photography through a process...

In his first collection in a dozen years, Chicago-based poet, artist, and musician Marvin Tate explores memory, identity, and the unseen emotional labor of survival in Black urban life. Informed by Tate's experiences growing up on Chicago's West Side,...

The Bureaucrat is the life story of a man shaped not by privilege, but by responsibility, discipline and the steady support of people who chose to invest in his future. Raised under the care and guidance of his uncle, Dr. Alex Glover-Quartey developed a...

Writings on black men's cultural production and black masculinity by one of today's leading historians of modern and contemporary art. Collecting twenty years of incisive essays, articles, and interviews--including four published here for the first...

In the pages of Wild Surrender, bestselling poet r.h. Sin takes readers on an all-new journey that is sure to warm you up and flush your cheeks. Providing a glimpse into desire stripped bare, a quiet exploration of vulnerability and seduction, this...

The history and meaning of one of the most controversial words in American EnglishFew words in English are as charged as "nigga" and "n*gger." While the slur "n*gger" is universally recognized as offensive, fierce debates continue over the use of...

When a plane crash leaves them stranded on a desert island, a no-nonsense in-flight concierge must rely on the arrogant rapper she swore she'd never fall for.It's in-flight concierge Ariana Williams's last day working for Echelon. After fifteen years...

In the pages of Soft Hunger, bestselling poet r.h. Sin takes readers on an all-new journey that is sure to warm you up and flush your cheeks. Providing a glimpse into desire stripped bare, a quiet exploration of vulnerability and seduction, this...

Ready or NotA Mixtape Series Novel by Bryant LeeA soulful, contemporary Black romance about healing, friendship, and choosing love-set between Brooklyn and Harlem.Allie Herrera has her life exactly how she wants it-creative, intentional, and drama-free...