Lineage Lists

2026 Nonfiction Books By Black Americans

  1. Black Freedom A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days by Blair LM Kelley
  2. We Fancy Simple Recipes That Make the Everyday Special Jerrelle Guy
  3. Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant!: The Ultimate Guide to Black Pregnancy & Motherhood
  4. When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. Montgomery
  5. I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month
  6. Black Film A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies By David F. Walker
  7. Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America by Eugene Robinson
  8. The People Can Fly by Joshua Bennett
  9. Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother by Rudolph Elliot Willis
  10. Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl by Amena Brown
  11. Black Freedom A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days by Blair LM Kelley
  12. Black STATS African Americans by the Numbers by Monique Couvson
  13. Cooking from Scratch A Careful Selection of Useful Recipes by Toya Boudy
  14. Let My People Go by Michelle Alexander
  15. Root Therapy How to Love Your Hair (and Find Yourself) by Felicia Leatherwood
  16. Stolen Man on Stolen Land: Being African-American in Australia by Tyree Barnette
  17. Happy Snacking, Don’t Die! Foraging and Vegan Recipes with Black Forager (A Cookbook) by Alexis Nikole Nelson
  18. The New Menopause Kitchen: Targeted Nutrition to Help Fight Symptoms, Lose Weight, and Thrive in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond by Ian K. Smith MD
  19. Don’t Try This Alone How to Build Deep Community When You Want to Hide from Your Pain by Toni Collier
  20. We Were Here: A History of Black People and Alternative Music by Stephanie Phillips
  21. Handbook for the Revolution: Building a More Perfect Union for the Twenty-First Century by Derrick Palmer
  22. Getting to Reparations How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past By Dorothy A. Brown
  23. The Cruelty of Nice Folks Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America By Justin Ellis
  24. Mother the Mother: Reclaiming African American Postpartum Traditions, Healing, and Recipes by Shafia M. Monroe
  25. Roll Call: Two Hundred Years of Black American Art by Jade Powers (Editor) , Katelyn D Crawford (Editor) , Kelli Morgan (Contributor)
  26. Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness Book by Ashanté M. Reese
  27. Devour: Dangerously Good Recipes to Awaken Your Dark Side by Kay Raymond
  28. A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = a Purposefull Life by Opal Lee
  29. The Jailhouse Lawyer by Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull
  30. The Book of Menopause: Real Talk, Real Science, Real Strategies for the Next Chapter by Oprah Winfrey
  31. Equal to the Task by Kenneth I. Chenault
  32. Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life By Dusty Baker
  33. A High Price for Freedom: Raising Hidden Voices from the African American Past by Clyde W. Ford
  34. It’s Never Too Late: A Memoir by Marla Gibbs
  35. Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop by Jeannine A. Cook
  36. A Soldier’s Wife: My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. Underwood by Blair Underwood
  37. The Overseer Class: A Manifesto by Steven W. Thrasher
  38. Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr. by Lerone A. Martin
  39. A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = a Purposefull Life by Opal Lee
  40. Between the River and the Railroad Tracks: A Memoir by Nicole R. Fleetwood
  41. Jefferson on Race: A Reader by Thomas Jefferson and Annette Gordon-Reed (Editor)