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2025 Nonfiction Books By Black Americans

  1. Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
  2. Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore Book by Char Adams
  3. High Functioning Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy by Judith Joseph
  4. Go Higher Five Practices for Purpose, Success, and Inner Peace By Big Sean
  5. Fearless and Free A Memoir By Josephine Baker
  6. Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores by Katie Mitchell
  7. Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing
  8. A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects by Robell Awake
  9. The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958 by David Levering Lewis
  10. Soul Food For Dummies by Charla L. Draper
  11. Sweet Potato Soul Vegan Vibes: 100 Soulful Plant-Based Recipes for Healthy Everyday Meals; A Cookbook by Jenné Claiborne
  12. Homegrown: Guidance and Inspiration for Navigating Your Homeschooling Journey Edited by Amber O’Neal Johnston
  13. Soul School: Taking Kids on a Joy-Filled Journey Through the Heart of Black American Culture by Amber O’Neal Johnston
  14. The New Negro: A History in Documents, 1887-1937 by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Martha H. Patterson
  15. Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine by Jessica B. Harris
  16. Recipes from the American South by Michael W. Twitty
  17. The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters by Sasha Bonét
  18. The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic by Lindsey Stewart
  19. Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State By Caleb Gayle
  20. Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words Book by John McWhorter
  21. American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States by Anela Malik and Renae Wilson
  22. Our South by Ashleigh Shanti
  23. Cooking Up Change: Grandma’s Recipes from a Year in Black History by Michael Platt
  24. We the Pizza: Slangin’ Pies and Savin’ Lives by Muhammad Abdul-Hadi
  25. A Domestic Cookbook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen by Malinda Russell (REPUBLISHED)
  26. Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy by Tre Johnson
  27. Three Or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012–2025 by Jelani Cobb
  28. Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975–2025 by John Edgar Wideman
  29. Mounted: On Horses, Blackness and Liberation by Bitter Kalli
  30. The End of Respectability: Notes of a Black American Reckoning with His Life and His Nation by Anthony Walton
  31. The Black Pack: Comedy, Race, and Resistance by Artel Great
  32. That’s How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor edited by Damon Young
  33. The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir by Roy Wood Jr.
  34. In My Remaining Years by Jean Grae
  35. Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema by Odie Henderson
  36. Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry
  37. Jazz Radio America by Aaron J. Johnson
  38. Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic by Seth Neblett
  39. 5-Minute Writing Prompts for Kids Fun Story Starters and Questions to Unleash Your Creativity By Chevahn Brown
  40. Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence By Roderick Sewell
  41. The 1st Michigan Colored Regiment: Free Men Who Fought Slavery by Maurice Imhoff
  42. The Last 15: Say Goodbye to Those Most Stubborn Pounds by Dr. Ian K. Smith
  43. Eat Your Age by Dr. Ian K. Smith
  44. Father Yourself First: Everything You Need to Become the Father Your Family Deserves by Glen Henry
  45. Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette by Jennifer Jones
  46. The Inner Fitness Revolution: A Roadmap to Your Freedom and Joy by Tina Lifford
  47. My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman by John Conyers III
  48. Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana A. Williams
  49. Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris
  50. Surviving Paris: A Memoir of Healing in the City of Light by Robin Allison Davis
  51. Black, White, Colored: The Hidden Story of an Insurrection, a Family, a Southern Town, and Identity in America by Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAnet Noble
  52. Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing by Tara Pringle Jefferson
  53. Soul of the Court: The Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr. by Tonya Bolden
  54. Prospect Park: Photographs of a Brooklyn Oasis, 1980 to 2025 by Jamel Shabazz
  55. Fresh Sets: Contemporary Nail Art from Around the World by Tembe Denton-Hurst
  56. The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North by Michelle Adams
  57. Knitting Cowlettes: Clever Techniques for Making Custom Mini-Cowls to Elevate Any Outfit by Safiyyah Talley
  58. Cocktails, Southern Style: Pours, Drinks, Sips, and Bites by Belinda Smith-Sullivan
  59. Cutting Up in the Kitchen: Food and Fun from Southern National’s Chef Duane Nutter by Duane Nutter
  60. Makers & Shakers: A Hidden History of Black Americans in Booze
  61. Wine Pairing for the People: The Communion of Wine, Food, and Culture from Africa and Beyond by Cha McCoy
  62. Let’s Get Into It: 130+ Comfort Food Recipes for Novice Cooks
  63. Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality by Maurice Jackson
  64. The Jailhouse Lawyer By Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull
  65. Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War by Justin Giboney
  66. Don’t Despise Our Youth: Renewing Hope for Urban Youth Ministry by David A Washington
  67. Before You Climb Any Higher: Valley Wisdom for Mountain Dreams By: Jonathan Mcreynolds
  68. Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of Space by Charles R. Smith Jr.
  69. When God Speaks: Thrive in Uncertain Times and Gain Confidence for Your Future By: Joshua Giles
  70. Love, Rita: An American Story of Sisterhood, Joy, Loss, and Legacy – A Searing Portrait of a Black Woman’s Life and the Effects of Racism by Bridgett M. Davis
  71. The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers by Cheryl McKissack Daniel
  72. Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer
  73. The Look by Michelle Obama
  74. You Deserve to Be Rich: Master the Inner Game of Wealth and Claim Your Future by Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings
  75. We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
  76. Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights by Keisha N. Blain
  77. Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession by Austin Channing Brown
  78. Let Me Be Real with You: Inspiring Lessons on Living a Life of Service by Arshay Cooper
  79. Less Is Liberation: Finding Freedom from a Life of Overwhelm by Christine Platt
  80. Of My Own Making: A Memoir by Daria Burke
  81. Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War by Hilary N. Green
  82. From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy Book by Tamara Lanier
  83. Danielle Mckinney: Beyond the Brushstroke by Danielle Mckinney (Author) and Barbara Mckinney (Contributor)
  84. Derrick Adams by Sandra Jackson-Dumont (Interviewer), Derrick Adams (Artist)
  85. How to Become a Black Writer: Creating and Honoring Black Stories That Matter (The Power of Black Stories, Inspiration for Black Storytellers) by Marita Golden
  86. Don’t Try This Alone: How to Build Deep Community When You Want to Hide from Your Pain by Toni Collier
  87. Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three Dawn Staley
  88. American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation by Jarvis R. Givens
  89. Number’s Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family by Johnisha Matthews Levi
  90. The Battle for the Black Mind by Karida Brown

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