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"National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices of her generation and our time. In light of recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, The Progressive magazine republished one of its most famous pieces: James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew,"...
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Before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers: Sweet Lou, a lover of ladies and life ... and a man you did not want to cross; Larry, a screw-up as attracted to trouble as it was to him; and Lavernius, better known as LC, the soft-spoken college boy who simply wanted to sell cars. There was also the mysterious and seductive Chippy, a woman who saw a way out of her circumstances and dared to take it. Witness what changed the course...
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"Something's wrong with her perfect marriage, but Kiara Eason isn't sure what. Her ambitious husband, Rashad, is the last person who'd ever cheat--and she never imagined she'd stray. Still, why is she confiding so much in her handsome co-worker, Eddison? And why is she wondering what would happen if she put her marriage to the ultimate test--secretly setting Rashad up with a younger woman to see if he's tempted?...When Kiara decides to test Rashad...
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From the church pew to the dinner table, the stories and lessons handed down from one generation to another impart the messages that guide and shape our lives. The contributors to this collection distill that age-old wisdom into rich and varied tales of life's lessons.
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The Misfits are back and now they are international. Trigga, Diamond, and the crew are in London. Dame is dead and everything should be perfect, but when a plan works too perfectly, there is bound to be some unfinished business. Secrets are bound to be exposed. Diamond has learned the game, and now she must continue to embrace a life she was not meant to live, while coming to terms with the truth of her own past.
Trigga thought he was going to be...
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A novel reflecting the prejudices of Americans at the dawn of the 20th century. Cotton, the silver fleece, could be the answer to Zora and Bles' prayers for overcoming poverty. While attending school in rural Alabama, they lovingly nurture their crop. But the white aristocracy is determined to control the price of cotton and monopolize the market. Can these two lovers prevail despite the daunting obstacles before them?
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