This is the unabridged true story of Reed Peggram, a brilliant young Black scholar who fled segregated America for pre-war Paris, finding love with a Danish scholar and risking everything for freedom and dignity amidst Nazi capture and escape. Award-winning historian Ethelene Whitmire unearths this heartrending account of love and resilience in the time of war.

This audiobook explores how the Vietnam War became a crucible for Black Americans, highlighting their fight for freedom abroad while demanding equality at home. It examines the racial and political divides that shaped the era and continue to resonate today, weaving together the experiences of soldiers, activists, and cultural figures.

This audiobook tells the story of Thomas Smallwood, a Black abolitionist who used satire to ridicule slaveholders and coined the term "underground railroad." He organized mass escapes and his writings, published pseudonymously, offered a unique real-time account of these efforts.

This audiobook argues that understanding African American history is crucial for navigating the present, offering practical strategies and insights to teach its relevance. It explores the triumphs, struggles, and contributions of Black Americans, emphasizing that their history is integral to American history.

This audiobook explores the significant but often overlooked contributions of Black artisans to American art and design through ten key examples of their innovative and enduring craft. Featuring diverse works from enslaved chairmakers and enslaved potters to couture dressmakers and assemblage artists, it highlights the rich history and cultural impact of Black craft.

This audiobook features Langston Hughes's vibrant and incisive short stories, narrated by J.D. Jackson, that explore the complex interactions between Black and white Americans in the 1920s and '30s, blending blues and jazz influences into a unique storytelling style.

Toni Morrison's lectures, delivered at Princeton, explore how Black characters shaped the American literary canon and the nation's collective unconscious. She argues that these "Africanist" presences, central to American discourse, reveal white writers' fears and insecurities while demonstrating how language can liberate us from diminishing notions of race.

This multi-generational epic, narrated by Bahni Turpin, follows seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family. From ancestral struggles for freedom to uncovering present-day secrets, the novel explores themes of generational trauma, Black women's resilience, and unbreakable familial bonds.

Tiya Miles' audiobook critically examines how "ghost tours" at Southern historical sites exploit and distort enslaved Black history for commercial gain. The narration highlights how these tours sensationalize slavery, perpetuating harmful "Old South" narratives while erasing its brutal realities and obscuring the truth of the Civil War era.

This National Book Award-winning audiobook traces the history of a cotton bag passed down through three generations of Black women, revealing the resilience and ingenuity of those often excluded from historical records. Tiya Miles uses this object as a lens to explore the experience of slavery and uncertain freedom in America.

This abridged audiobook, read by Tonya Pinkins and written by Gloria Naylor, tells the interwoven stories of seven women in Brewster Place, offering a powerful and moving portrait of their strengths, struggles, and hopes as Black women in America. It is a contemporary classic exploring both vulnerability and resilience within a complex urban sanctuary.

Adelle escapes her abusive relationship through a kickboxing class, but her new trainer holds dark secrets. This psychological thriller explores themes of intimate partner violence, justice, and vengeance in a fast-paced story.

This biography explores how James Baldwin's personal relationships profoundly shaped his life and work, drawing on new archival material and research. It delves into his connections with mentors, lovers, and collaborators, revealing how these influences fueled his impactful literary and artistic contributions.

Shannon Malone Gonzalez's *The Secrets of Silence* explores how the policing of black women is intertwined with the silencing of their stories, revealing how societal control and everyday policing render their experiences invisible. The book argues that storytelling and listening, drawing on abolition feminism and black knowledge, are crucial for critiquing these forms of control and fostering solidarity.

This Man Booker Prize-winning audiobook, "The Sellout" by Paul Beatty and read by Prentice Onayemi, is a biting and comic satire about a young man's race trial. It challenges fundamental American tenets as he attempts to reinstate slavery and segregation, landing him in the Supreme Court.

This audiobook by Zane, narrated by Nicole Small, features a collection of unabridged erotic stories exploring various sexual fantasies. From committed couples seeking to spice things up to single women forming an unconventional sorority, these tales are designed to entertain and excite readers.

This audiobook by Zane, narrated by Hevin Hanover, Simi Howe, Krystal King, and Jacqui Long, offers an unabridged erotic read across three parts. It challenges perceptions of female sexuality with tales ranging from sensual housewives to secret sororities, blending tenderness with outrageous scenarios.

This audiobook is a genre-bending poetic exploration of human migration and Black intimacy, inspired by a hidden collection of family photographs. It offers a revelatory reframing of Black history, moving beyond typical narratives of race and migration to celebrate an exalted Black privacy and a vibrant, centering of Blackness.

This unabridged audiobook, based on the true story of Belle da Costa Greene, follows a Black woman who, in 1900s New York, defies racial barriers to become a celebrated librarian for J.P. Morgan, all while hiding her true identity. It's a tale of ambition, societal constraints, and the pursuit of freedom.

Amelia, reeling from misfortune, clashes with her annoying, shirt-optional neighbor Calvin, leading to a reluctant attraction despite her efforts to keep her inner thoughts private. Their initial animosity surprisingly, and quickly, evolves into an undefined "something."

A deaf woman, Nakyra, finds love but faces a devastating tragedy, leading to her world being upended by a forbidden attraction that tests her commitments and forces her to choose between loyalty and new possibilities.

This audiobook is a bold debut about Elsie, a young woman in South London struggling with job rejection, estrangement, and eviction. Forced to seek help from her childhood friend Juliet, Elsie discovers love where she least expected it amidst their shared life.

This unabridged audiobook, read by Angela Davis, is a powerful autobiography detailing her formative years as a leading political activist in the Black Liberation, feminist, queer, and prison-abolitionist movements. It chronicles her journey from a childhood in Birmingham to her involvement in significant political trials and organizations, offering a classic account of a life dedicated to struggle.

Angela Davis recounts her formative years as a political activist across various movements, from her childhood to her involvement with significant organizations and her experiences with the justice system. This unabridged autobiography, read by Davis herself, offers a brilliant and humorous account of a life dedicated to struggle.