NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work

Other Names: Image Award, NAACP Image Award Finalist, NAACP Image award in children’s literature, NAACP Image for Outstanding Children’s Literary Work, , Outstanding Literary Work for Children by the NAACP
325 Works / 327 Items 180,979 Books 7,434 Reviews 4.0
Stages:
All, Winner (114), Finalist (1), Nominee (211), No Stage (1)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (7), 2022 (8), 2021 (15), 2020 (16), 2019 (16), 2018 (15), 2017 (30), 2016 (22), 2015 (20), 2014 (19), 2013 (33), 2012 (33), 2011 (13), 2010 (9), 2009 (2), 2008 (15), 2007 (14), 2006 (11), 2005 (3), 2004 (6), 2003 (6), 2002 (2), 2001 (1), 1999 (3), 1996 (2), 1994 (1)

Winner 114

WorkCategoryYear
Stacey's Remarkable Books by Stacey AbramsChildren2023
Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen by George McCalmanDebut2023
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-ValdezFiction2023
Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration by Tracey M. Lewis-GiggettsInstructional2023
Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola DavisNon-Fiction2023
To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness by Robin Coste LewisPoetry2023
Cookies & Milk by Shawn AmosYouth/Teens2023
Will by Will SmithBiography/Autobiography2022
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey AbramsChildren2022
Just As I Am by Cicely TysonDebut2022
Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom by Tabitha BrownInstructional2022
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesNon-Fiction2022
Long Division by Kiese LaymonNon-Fiction2022
Perfect Black by Crystal WilkinsonPoetry2022
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéYouth/Teens2022
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les PayneBiography/Autobiography2021
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm by Katheryn Russell-BrownChildren2021
The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland by Walter Thompson-HernandezDebut2021
The Awkward Black Man by Walter MosleyFiction2021
Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant TerryInstructional2021
A Promised Land by Barack ObamaNonfiction2021
The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne JeffersPoetry2021
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline WoodsonYouth/Teens2021
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine WelterothBiography/Autobiography2020
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'oChildren2020
The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson SextonFiction2020
Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America by Karen ArringtonInstructional2020
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni MorrisonNonfiction2020
Felon: Poems by Reginald Dwayne BettsPoetry2020
Around Harvard Square by C.J. FarleyYouth/Teens2020
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'oChildren's Literature2019
Becoming by Michelle ObamaBiography/Autobiography2019
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee ShetterlyChildren2019
Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family by David MannDebut2019
An American Marriage by Tayari JonesFiction2019
Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond JohnInstructional2019
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics by Donna BrazileNonfiction2019
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart by Alice WalkerPoetry2019
Harbor Me by Jacqueline WoodsonYouth/Teens2019
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti HarrisonChildren2018
The Annotated African American Folktales (The Annotated Books) by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Fiction2018
The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Dr Tererai TrentInstructional2018
Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies by Dick GregoryNoncition2018
Incendiary Art: Poems by Patricia SmithPoetry2018
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-GarciaYouth/Teens2018
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor NoahBiography/Autobiography2017
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas by Gwendolyn HooksChildren2017
The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFaddenFiction2017
The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by Daymond JohnInstructional2017
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee ShetterlyNonfiction2017
Collected Poems: 1974-2004 by Rita DovePoetry2017
As Brave As You by Jason ReynoldsYouth/Teens2017
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesBiography/ Auto-Biography2016
Stand Your Ground: A Novel by Victoria Christopher MurrayFiction2016
Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family by Alice RandallInstructional2016
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga by Pamela NewkirkNon-Fiction2016
Breaking ground : my life in medicine by Louis W. SullivanBiography/ Auto Biography2015
Forty Acres: A Thriller by Dwayne Alexander SmithDebut2015
A Wanted Woman by Eric Jerome DickeyFiction2015
Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life by Joe BrewsterInstructional2015
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan StevensonNon-Fiction2015
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne TheoharisBiography/Autobiography2014
Nelson Mandela by Kadir NelsonChildren2014
The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life by Robin QuiversInstructional2014
Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery by Deborah WillisNon-Fiction2014
Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers by Frank X. WalkerPoetry2014
Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home by Sheri BookerWinner, Debut2014
Anybody's Daughter by Pamela Samuels YoungWinner, Fiction2014
Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee StoneYouth/Teens2014
Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America by John LewisBiography/ Auto-Biography2013
What Color Is My World? The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-JabbarChildren2013
Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words by Darryl L. LacyDebut2013
The Reverend's Wife (A Reverend Curtis Black Novel) by Kimberla Lawson RobyFiction2013
Health First! The Black Woman's Wellness Guide by Eleanor Hinton HoyttInstructional2013
The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court by Jeffrey ToobinNon-Fiction2013
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue with America's Young Leaders by Gregory ReedYouth/Teens2013
My Song: A Memoir by Harry BelafonteBiography/Auto-Biography2012
You Can Be a Friend by Tony DungyChildren2012
The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God by T. D. JakesInstructional2012
Thurgood [2011 TV movie] by Michael StevensOutstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special2012
Say Amen, Again by ReShonda Tate BillingsleyWinner, Fiction2012
The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place by Hill HarperWinner, Non-Fiction2012
Jesse Owens: I Always Loved Running (African-American Biography Library) by Jeff BurlingameYouth/Teens2012
Getting to Happy by Terry McMillanFiction2011
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle AlexanderNonfiction2011
In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past by Henry Louis Jr GatesNonfiction2010
Letter to My Daughter by Maya AngelouNonfiction2009
The Long Fall by Walter MosleyWinner, Fiction2009
Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Don CheadleNonfiction2008
In the Night of the Heat by Blair UnderwoodWinner, Fiction2008
Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell2008
The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor2007
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack ObamaNonfiction2007
Blonde Faith by Walter MosleyWinner, Fiction2007
Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? by Michael Eric DysonNonfiction2006
Lackawanna Blues [2005 TV movie] by George C. WolfeOutstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - Howard2006
Baby Brother's Blues by Pearl CleageWinner, Fiction2006
Woman, Thou Art Loosed!: Healing the Wounds of the Past by T. D. JakesFiction2005
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes by Maya AngelouNonfiction2005
Breaking the Cycle by ZaneWinner, Fiction2005
Love by Toni MorrisonWinner, Fiction2004
Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric DysonWinner, Non-Fiction2004
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales by Nelson MandelaWinner, Children's2003
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems by Nikki GiovanniWinner, Fiction2003
Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing and Hope from Black America by Tavis SmileyWinner, Non-Fiction2003
A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillanWinner, Fiction2002
Sally Hemings, an American Scandal: The Struggle to Tell the Controversial True Story by Tina AndrewsWinner, Non-Fiction2002
For the Love of Money by Omar TyreeFiction2001
Mama Flora's Family by Alex HaleyFiction1999
With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together by Ossie DavisNonfiction1999
Children of the Dust by Clancy CarlileFiction1996
Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored by Clifton L. TaulbertNonfiction1996
By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X by Spike LeeNonfiction1994
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Bebe Moore Campbell1992

Finalist 1

WorkYear
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid2020

Nominee 211

WorkCategoryYear
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettFiction2021
Lakewood by Megan GiddingsFiction2021
Black Bottom Saints: A Novel by Alice RandallFiction2021
A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey BerryNonfiction2021
We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy by Elijah CummingsNonfiction2021
Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America by Michael Eric DysonNonfiction2021
Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen SorinNonfiction2021
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett2020
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent by Margaret BusbyFiction2020
Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina GappahFiction2020
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline WoodsonFiction2020
The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. BroomNonfiction2020
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Jr GatesNonfiction2020
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani PerryNonfiction2020
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon YoungNonfiction2020
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates2020
They Come in All Colors: A Novel by Malcolm HansenFiction2019
Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther? [novel] by Jesse J. HollandFiction2019
Envy by Victoria Christopher MurrayFiction2019
Better Late Than Never by Kimberla Lawson RobyFiction2019
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth. by Beverly BondNonfiction2019
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray HintonNonfiction2019
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale HurstonNonfiction2019
May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem by Imani PerryNonfiction2019
The Word Collector by Peter H. ReynoldsChildren's Literature2018
The Wide Circumference of Love by Marita GoldenFiction2018
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgFiction2018
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardFiction2018
No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell WattsFiction2018
Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination by Herb BoydNonfiction2018
Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul ButlerNonfiction2018
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi CoatesNonfiction2018
The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families from the Washingtons to the Obamas by Adrian MillerNonfiction2018
Solo by Kwame AlexanderYouth/Teens2018
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir by Taraji P. HensonBiography/ Auto-Biography2017
Answering the Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America by Nathaniel R. JonesBiography/ Auto-Biography2017
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education by Mychal Denzel SmithBiography/ Auto-Biography2017
My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire by Maurice WhiteBiography/ Auto-Biography2017
United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good by Cory BookerDebut2017
Grace by Natashia DeónDebut2017
Carry On: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family by Lisa FennDebut2017
Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court by Nicole Gonzalez Van CleveDebut2017
The Mother by Yvvette EdwardsFiction2017
The Illegal: A Novel by Lawrence HillFiction2017
The Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadFiction2017
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline WoodsonFiction2017
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIVInstructional2017
Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by L.A. ReidInstructional2017
Green Smoothies for Life by Jj SmithInstructional2017
Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White by Kareem Abdul-JabbarNonfiction2017
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. DavisNonfiction2017
Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.Nonfiction2017
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. KendiNonfiction2017
The Sobbing School (National Poetry Series) by Joshua BennettPoetry2017
The Big Book of Exit Strategies by Jamaal MayPoetry2017
Counting Descent by Clint SmithPoetry2017
Thief in the Interior by Phillip B. WilliamsPoetry2017
One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York by Arthur BrowneBiography/ Auto-Biography2016
After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye by Jan GayeBiography/ Auto-Biography2016
Power Forward: My Presidential Education by Reggie LoveBiography/ Auto-Biography2016
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda RhimesBiography/ Auto-Biography2016
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesDebut2016
The Turner House by Angela FlournoyDebut2016
The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi JacksonDebut2016
The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken by Wendell PierceDebut2016
Mama's Boy by ReShonda Tate BillingsleyFiction2016
Ghost Summer: Stories by Tananarive DueFiction2016
Driving the King by Ravi HowardFiction2016
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo OkparantaFiction2016
Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories by Jocelyn Delk AdamsInstructional2016
Free Your Mind: An African American Guide to Meditation and Freedom by Cortez R. RaineyInstructional2016
Keep Calm . . . It's Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide to Buying a Home by Egypt SherrodInstructional2016
The Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth AlexanderNonfiction2016
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America by Wil HaygoodNonfiction2016
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill LeovyNonfiction2016
Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr. by Marion Barry Jr.Biography/ Auto Biography2015
Stand Up Straight and Sing! by Jessye NormanBiography/ Auto Biography2015
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair) by Rosie PerezBiography/ Auto Biography2015
Queen Sugar by Natalie BaszileDebut2015
Time of the Locust by Morowa YejideDebut2015
Another Woman's Man by Shelly EllisFiction2015
Momma: Gone by Nina FoxxFiction2015
An Untamed State by Roxane GayFiction2015
The Prodigal Son (A Reverend Curtis Black Novel) by Kimberla Lawson RobyFiction2015
Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System by Robbin ShippInstructional2015
10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse by Jj SmithInstructional2015
Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed by Bryant TerryInstructional2015
Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America by Sheryll CashinNonfiction2015
Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post-Civil Rights America by Jeff ChangNonfiction2015
Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane GayNonfiction2015
Who Asked You? by Terry McMillanFiction2014
Little Green by Walter MosleyFiction2014
Never Say Never: A Novel by Victoria Christopher MurrayFiction2014
A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story by Sister SouljahFiction2014
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs by Kevin D. JohnsonInstructional2014
Do I Look Like an ATM?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African American Children by Sabrina LambInstructional2014
Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It) by Sherri ShepherdInstructional2014
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross by Henry Louis Jr GatesNonfiction2014
Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones by Hill HarperNonfiction2014
High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society by Carl HartNonfiction2014
Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around the World by Retha PowersNonfiction2014
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will AllenBiography/ Auto-Biography2013
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace by Kofi AnnanBiography/ Auto-Biography2013
The Black Count: Napoleon's Rival and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas by Tom ReissBiography/ Auto-Biography2013
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by RJ SmithBiography/ Auto-Biography2013
A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette EdwardsDebut2013
Congo: Spirit of Darkness (Volume 1) by Mayi NgwalaDebut2013
Antebellum: A Novel (Zane Presents) by R. Kayeen ThomasDebut2013
The Secret She Kept by ReShonda Tate BillingsleyFiction2013
Silent Cry: A Novel (Zane Presents) by Dywane D BirchFiction2013
A Wish and a Prayer by Beverly JenkinsFiction2013
Destiny's Divas: A Novel by Victoria Christopher MurrayFiction2013
It's Complicated (But It Doesn't Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love by Paul Carrick BrunsonInstructional2013
Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life by 50 CentInstructional2013
The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss--or Life--Throws at You by Jim Smith, Jr.Instructional2013
Fraternity: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history. by Diane BradyNon-Fiction2013
Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah DavisNon-Fiction2013
Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones by Connie RiceNon-Fiction2013
The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear by Shirley SherrodNon-Fiction2013
The Ground: Poems by Rowan Ricardo PhillipsPoetry2013
Thrall: Poems by Natasha TretheweyPoetry2013
Hurrah's Nest by Arisa WhitePoetry2013
Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry) by Marcus WickerPoetry2013
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul CurtisYouth/Teens2013
Pinned by Sharon FlakeYouth/Teens2013
Fire in the Streets by Kekla MagoonYouth/Teens2013
The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess by Alice RandallYouth/Teens2013
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning MarableBiography/Auto-Biography2012
No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington by Condoleezza RiceBiography/Auto-Biography2012
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Janny ScottBiography/Auto-Biography2012
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World by Dave ZirinBiography/Auto-Biography2012
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band by Kwame AlexanderChildren2012
White Water by Michael S. BandyChildren2012
Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George by Lesa Cline-RansomeChildren2012
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir NelsonChildren2012
The Loom by Shella GillusDebut2012
We the Animals by Justin TorresDebut2012
The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel by Nelson GeorgeFiction2012
A Silken Thread by Brenda JacksonFiction2012
Silver Sparrow by Tayari JonesFiction2012
Boundaries by Elizabeth NunezFiction2012
A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets by Bertice BerryInstructional2012
Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing by Synthia Saint JamesInstructional2012
The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life by Elijah AndersonNon-Fiction2012
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa V. Harris-PerryNon-Fiction2012
Super Rich: A Guide to Having it All by Russell SimmonsNon-Fiction2012
Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now by TouréNon-Fiction2012
Head Off & Split: Poems by Nikky FinneyPoetry2012
Intimate Thoughts by Darrin DeWitt HensonPoetry2012
Last Seen (Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry) by Jacqueline Jones LaMonPoetry2012
Planet Middle School by Nikki GrimesYouth/Teens2012
Camo Girl by Kekla MagoonYouth/Teens2012
Kick by Walter Dean MyersYouth/Teens2012
A Taste of Honey: Stories by Jabari AsimFiction2011
Till You Hear From Me by Pearl CleageFiction2011
Glorious by Bernice L. McFaddenFiction2011
Wench by Dolen Perkins-ValdezFiction2011
The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women by Elaine Meryl BrownInstructional2011
Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness, and Mindset Makeover to Maximize Fat Loss by Robert FergusonInstructional2011
The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms by Kirk FranklinInstructional2011
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by Tom BurrellNonfiction2011
Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC by Faith S. HolsaertNonfiction2011
The History of White People by Nell Irvin PainterNonfiction2011
White Egrets by Derek WalcottPoetry2011
Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Chris GardnerInstructional2010
Your Money or Your Life by Alvin D. HallInstructional2010
The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships by Hill HarperInstructional2010
Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women by Clara VillarosaInstructional2010
Brain Surgeon: A Doctor's Inspiring Encounters with Mortality and Miracles by Keith BlackNonfiction2010
Freedom in My Heart : Voices from the United States National Slavery Museum by Cynthia Jacobs CarterNonfiction2010
Our Choice by Al GoreNonfiction2010
Family Affair: What It Means to be African American Today by Gil L. Robertson IVNonfiction2010
New England White by Stephen L. CarterFiction2008
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazFiction2008
Knots by Nuruddin FarahFiction2008
Cion by Zakes MdaFiction2008
Get Yours!: How to Have Everything You Ever Dreamed of and More by Amy Dubois BarnettInstructional2008
Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits by T. D. JakesInstructional2008
This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter MosleyInstructional2008
Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success by Russell SimmonsInstructional2008
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge DanticatNonfiction2008
Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip-Hop by Michael Eric DysonNonfiction2008
Race And Racism In The Chinas: Chinese Racial Attitudes Toward Africans And African-Americans by M. Dujon JohnsonNonfiction2008
An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President by Randall RobinsonNonfiction2008
After by Marita GoldenFiction2007
All Aunt Hagar's Children by Edward P. JonesFiction2007
Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oFiction2007
Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted by Mo'NiqueInstructional2007
Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love by Star Jones ReynoldsInstructional2007
The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy by Kimberly Seals-allersInstructional2007
Southern Homecoming Traditions: Recipes and Remembrances by Carolyn Quick TilleryInstructional2007
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric DysonNonfiction2007
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete by William C. RhodenNonfiction2007
Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community by Gil L. RobertsonNonfiction2007
The Covenant with Black America by Tavis SmileyNonfiction2007
When the Levees Broke [2006 film] by Spike Lee2007
Fledgling by Octavia E. ButlerFiction2006
72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore CampbellFiction2006
Genevieve by Eric Jerome DickeyFiction2006
Cinnamon Kiss by Walter MosleyFiction2006
The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches by Myrlie Evers-WilliamsNonfiction2006
Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America by John McWhorterNonfiction2006
50 Years After Brown: The State of Black Equality in America by Anthony SamadNonfiction2006
Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir by Stanley Tookie WilliamsNonfiction2006
The Other Woman by Eric Jerome DickeyFiction2004
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 by Nikki GiovanniFiction2004
Diary of a Groupie by Omar TyreeFiction2004
A Poem Traveled Down My Arm: Poems and Drawings by Alice WalkerFiction2004
A Song Flung Up to Heaven by Maya AngelouNonfiction2003
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters by Zora Neale HurstonNonfiction2003
Bill Clinton and Black America by DeWayne WickhamNonfiction2003

No Stage 1

WorkCategoryYear
The Sound That Jazz Makes by Carole Boston WeatherfordChildren's Literature1999

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