Cultural Heritage

Set in Puerto Rico, at the onset of the Spanish American war, this family saga chronicles the devastating effect of war on the Vegas and the Sanchez families, who are struggling to hold onto their small coffee farms.

After socialite Noemí Taboada receives a distressing letter from her cousin Catalina ,Noemí travels to her cousin’s mysterious home in the Mexican countryside to check on her well-being.

Erika Sanchez, award winning novelist and a Midwesterner daughter of Mexican immigrants, presents a collection of essays on a multitude of topics including: love, sex and feminism.

This work is a testament to Dyson's consistent celebration of the outsized impact of African American culture and politics on this country.

Foxx shares the story of being raised by his grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his daughters.

In this inspiring and accessible biography Duster, Wells' great-granddaughter, tells story of Wells's life, including committing herself to the needs of those with no power and cofounding the NAACP.

Wake reconstructs the likely past of two female rebels, Adono and Alele, on the slave ship The Unity.

Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection, Black excellence, and more.

In her groundbreaking and essential debut scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised some of America's most pivotal heroes.

The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career.