Lineage Lists

2027 Nonfiction Books By Black Americans

  1. The Search for Black Mecca: Untold Stories of America’s New Great Migration by Emmanuel Felton
  2. Never Healing Alone: How to Navigate Grief and Find Community After Pregnancy and Infant Loss by Erica M. Freeman
  3. Blackonomics: What Racism Costs and How to Unlock Prosperity by Sonari Glinton
  4. The Seer: Toni Morrison Among the Ruins by Farah Jasmine Griffin
  5. Critical Race Theory For Dummies by Tracy L. Simmons and Jermaine Cruz
  6. Never Sell the Land: Freedom Colonies, Black Storytelling, and Keeping Home by Andrea R. Roberts
  7. A Tradition of Violence: Inside the Secret Criminal Gangs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department by Cerise Castle
  8. Fast and Slow Discovering Strength Beyond Speed: A Memoir by Allyson Felix
  9. Wine for Good Times An Indispensable Guide for Curious Drinkers by André Hueston Mack with Oset Babür-Winter
  10. Get Rich from Relationships: Build Your Winner’s Circle for Ultimate Success by Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings
  11. Raising Kings What Fatherhood Has Taught Me About Manhood Devale Ellis
  12. If Ever a Wiz There Was The Battle for the Soul of Oz by Caseen Gaines
  13. Good, God A Creation Story by Kiese Laymon
  14. The Best of The Crisis Magazine Over 100 Years of Excellence in Black Literature from 1910 to Today by NAACP
  15. Soft Landings for Hard Days: Wisdom, Companionship, and Guidance to Encourage Your Spirit by Jovian Zayne
  16. Black Women’s Gardens as Art and Practice (Place Histories) by Carlyn Ferrari (Editor) and Thaïsa Way (Editor)
  17. Awesome Black Creativity: A Celebration of Black Cultural Icons in LEGO® Bricks
  18. Black South: Recipes from the Roota to the Toota by Amethyst Ganaway
  19. Wide Open by Wesley Walker and Gary Kaschak
  20. Trailblazers: Lessons in Leadership from Legendary Black CEOs by Roger O. Crockett
  21. Invisible Senators The Hidden Legacy of America’s First Black Senators and the Birth of Multiracial Democracy by Doug Melville
  22. Why I Garden by Ross Gay
  23. We’ve Been Here Before Lessons for Surviving in an Age of White Backlash by Kellie Carter Jackson
  24. You’ve Got to Tell the World How to Treat You And Other Essential Quotes by James Baldwin
  25. Paris, Here I Am by Dodai Stewart (?)
  26. Still Family: William Still and the Legacy of the Underground Railroad by Valerie R. Still
  27. Siblinghood: Resolve Conflict, Heal Resentment, and Find Peace in Your Sibling Relationships by Minaa B.
  28. From Protest to Politics: How Black Americans Transformed the Presidency in the 1960s by Brett Gadsden
  29. The Jungles: Thelonious Monk and the Lost Cradle of Modern Jazz Book by Howard W. French
  30. Beginner Gardening with Confidence Seed-to-Harvest Secrets to Growing Your Most Abundant Garden by Niya Brown Matthews
  31. Heartsick by Crystal Wilkinson
  32. Chair No Table by Jaime Harrison