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2018 Nonfiction Books By Black Americans

  1. Becoming by Michelle Obama
  2. Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston
  3. Sweet Home Café Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking by NMAAHC
  4. One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson
  5. Freedom’s Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans by Karen Celestan
  6. Heavy by Kiese Laymon
  7. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
  8. Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay by Phoebe Robinson
  9. Stolen Life (consent not to be a single being) by Fred Moten
  10. Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills
  11. Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing by Stephanie Stokes Oliver (Editor)
  12. Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey
  13. Someone Has Led This Child to Believe: A Memoir by Regina Louise
  14. Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America by Gregory Pardlo
  15. Creative Quest by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
  16. There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir by Casey Gerald
  17. Sign My Name to Freedom: A Memoir of a Pioneering Life by Betty Reid-Soskin
  18. No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America by Darnell L. Moore
  19. The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools by Vanessa Siddle Walker
  20. Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and behind the Camera by Bill Duke
  21. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
  22. Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning by Leslie Odom Jr.
  23. The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
  24. Love’s Long Line by Sophfronia Scott
  25. March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals
  26. Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man by Tonya Bolden
  27. Race Matters: With a New Introduction by Cornel West
  28. The Warrior Method, Updated Edition: A Parents’ Guide to Rearing Healthy Black Boys by Raymond A. Winbush
  29. Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul : A Cookbook by Jenne Claiborne
  30. Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People by Ben Crump
  31. And It Begins Like This by LaTanya McQueen
  32. How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming
  33. May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) by Imani Perry
  34. Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing by Jerrelle Guy
  35. The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and his Spies are Undermining America and Dismantling the West by Malcolm W. Nance
  36. The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery by Rochelle Riley (Editor)
  37. SOUL: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes by Todd Richards
  38. Editor in Chic: How to Style and Be Your Most Empowered Self by Mikki Taylor
  39. Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity by Condoleezza Rice
  40. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics by Donna Brazile
  41. Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman
  42. My Brother Moochie: Regaining Dignity in the Face of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South by Issac J. Bailey
  43. The Pursuit of Happiness: Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism by Bianca C. Williams
  44. Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter
  45. Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side by Eve L. Ewing
  46. American Dream Deferred: Black Federal Workers in Washington, D.C., 1941-1981 by Frederick W. Gooding
  47. New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition by Keisha N. Blain
  48. Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration by Carla Hall
  49. How to Sit: A Memoir in Stories and Essays by Tyrese Coleman
  50. Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams
  51. We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival by Jabari Asim
  52. The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart
  53. In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie by Cora Harrington
  54. Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement by Janet Dewart Bell
  55. Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom by Keisha N. Blain
  56. Lorna Simpson Collages: (Art Books, Contemporary Art Books, Collage Art Books) by Lorna Simpson
  57. Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice by Eric Mason
  58. One Blood: A Parting Word to the Church on Race by John M. Perkins
  59. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military by Neil deGrasse Tyson
  60. Love Is an Inside Job: Getting Vulnerable with God by Romal Tune
  61. Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry
  62. A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
  63. Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris
  64. The Creole Debate by John McWhorter
  65. Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race against Time by Ida Keeling
  66. I Will Not Fear: My Story of a Lifetime of Building Faith under Fire by Melba Pattillo Beals
  67. Brothers in Valor: Battlefield Stories of the 89 African Americans Awarded the Medal of Honor by Robert F. Jefferson Jr.
  68. Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Irvin Painter
  69. Print, Pattern, Sew: Block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects for an Inspired Wardrobe by Jen Hewett
  70. Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America’s Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster by Al Roker
  71. Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom by Matthew R. Kay
  72. Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness by Randal D. Pinkett
  73. Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John