2023 Nonfiction Books By Black Americans

  1. What Every Black Parent Needs to Know About Saving Our Sons: Institutionalized Racism, Society, and Raising Black Children by Marita Golden
  2. Make Money Move: A Guide to Financial Wellness by Lauren Simmons
  3. The Bible Explained: A College Student’s Guide to Understanding Their Faith by Cyril Chavis Jr.
  4. Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Joy Harden Bradford
  5. Up Home One Girl’s Journey by Ruth J. Simmons
  6. First, Best: Lessons in Leadership and Legacy from Today’s Civil Rights Movemen by Steven L. Reed
  7. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson
  8. To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery by Neil deGrasse Tyson
  9. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation (A Norton Short) by Tiya Miles
  10. Historically Black Phrases: From “I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends” to “Who All Gon’ Be There?” by Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson
  11. Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men by Jean-Jacques Taylor
  12. What Winners Won’t Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender by Malcolm Jenkins
  13. Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America’s First Black Generals by Doug Melville
  14. Spoken Word: A Cultural History By Joshua Bennett
  15. Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson
  16. Cassandra Jackson, The Wreck: A Daughter’s Memoir of Becoming a Mother by Cassandra Jackson
  17. A Place to Belong: Raising Kids to Celebrate Their Heritage, Community, and the World by Amber O’Neal Johnston
  18. Black Folk The Roots of the Black Working Class by Blair L.M. Kelley