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Collection of speeches from Malcolm's last year including 'The Ballot or the Bullet' and 'Message to the Grassroots'.

Speech advocating Black nationalism and self-defense, delivered after leaving Nation of Islam.

Speech distinguishing 'Negro revolution' from true revolution, critiquing civil rights leadership.

Collection of speeches and interviews from Malcolm's final period after pilgrimage to Mecca.

Helga Crane, biracial woman, searches for identity across Harlem, Copenhagen, and the rural South.

Two light-skinned Black women reunite, one passing as white, exploring race, identity, and desire.

In 2020s dystopian California, Lauren Olamina develops new religion Earthseed amid societal collapse.

Modern Black woman is transported to antebellum Maryland, confronting slavery firsthand.

Short story collection including Hugo and Nebula-winning title story about humans in alien symbiosis.

First of Xenogenesis trilogy; Lilith awakens on alien ship after nuclear war to breed human-alien hybrids.

Choreopoem of 20 poems performed by seven women exploring Black women's experiences with love, abandonment, and empowerment.

Collection of essays and speeches on racism, sexism, homophobia, and difference, including 'The Master's Tools.'

Biomythography of Lorde's coming of age as Black lesbian in 1950s New York.

Poetry collection drawing on African mythology and goddess traditions to explore Black womanhood.

Lorde's account of her breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy, politicizing the illness.

Tracing Haley's family from Kunta Kinte's capture in Gambia through slavery to Civil War and beyond.

The Younger family in Chicago's South Side dreams of moving to white neighborhood with insurance money.

Marxist analysis of Reconstruction challenging racist historiography, arguing for Black agency in rebuilding South.

Autobiography subtitled 'Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept' exploring race and ideology.

History of Africa's role in world civilization, challenging Eurocentric historiography.

Analysis of colonialism and democracy arguing that democracy cannot coexist with imperialism.

Selina Boyce comes of age in Brooklyn's Barbadian immigrant community, navigating between cultures.

Avey Johnson, affluent Black widow, rediscovers her cultural roots on Caribbean island cruise.

Blues singer Ursa Corregidora deals with family trauma descended from slavery in Brazil.

Eva Medina recounts her life and crime from psychiatric prison, exploring violence and sexuality.

Satirical novel set in 1920s Harlem about a plague of joy called Jes Grew spreading across America.

Satirical neo-slave narrative mixing antebellum setting with contemporary anachronisms.

Freed slave Rutherford Calhoun stows away on slave ship, blending adventure with philosophy.

Philosophical slave narrative following Andrew Hawkins from slavery to passing as white.

Three families in multicultural North London over several decades, exploring immigration and identity.

Two academic families in New England navigate race, politics, and aesthetics.

Two brown girls in London dream of becoming dancers, exploring friendship, race, and ambition.

First book of poetry published by an African American, written while Wheatley was enslaved in Boston.

Douglass's first autobiography detailing his life as a slave and his escape to freedom, becoming a powerful abolitionist text.

Douglass's expanded second autobiography with deeper analysis of slavery and his development as an intellectual.

Final autobiography covering Douglass's entire life including post-Civil War period and diplomatic career.

Jacobs's account of her life as a slave and her escape, focusing on sexual exploitation of enslaved women.

Collection of Garvey's speeches, essays, and philosophy on Black nationalism and African redemption.

Amy Jacques Garvey's account of the Garvey movement and her husband's legacy in Pan-African thought.

First of seven autobiographies chronicling Angelou's childhood in the segregated South and her coming of age.

Poetry collection including the iconic title poem celebrating Black resilience and triumph.

Poem celebrating Black womanhood and female confidence, rejecting conventional beauty standards.

Second autobiography covering Angelou's young adult years as single mother navigating post-WWII America.

Poem written for President Clinton's inauguration, calling for unity and facing history honestly.

First poetry collection depicting everyday life of Black residents in Chicago's South Side.

Poetry sequence following Annie Allen from childhood to womanhood in Chicago.

Novel-in-vignettes following a Black woman's ordinary life in Chicago, examining colorism and dignity.

Short poem about seven pool players at the Golden Shovel, capturing young Black male life and mortality.

Radical poetry collection establishing Giovanni as voice of Black Arts Movement.

Militant poetry collection addressing Black power and revolutionary consciousness.

Poetry for young readers including the iconic 'Ego Tripping' celebrating Black women's power.

Novel about a light-skinned Black man who passes as white, exploring racial identity and 'passing'.

Poetic renditions of traditional Black folk sermons capturing oratory power of Black preachers.

History of African Americans in New York City from colonial times through the Harlem Renaissance.

Groundbreaking history of African-American music as expression of Black American experience.

One-act play about violent confrontation between Black intellectual and white woman on subway.

Poetry collection marking Baraka's transition from Beat poet to Black nationalist voice.

Examination of sexism's impact on Black women during slavery through modern feminism's failures.

Critique of mainstream feminism's exclusion of women of color and working-class women.

Essays on coming to voice as Black feminist intellectual, challenging white supremacy and patriarchy.