Nonfiction - Black Reads

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the histori...

Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in ...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies and pyramids, curses ...

Africa is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking th...

This Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented, both in Africa and be...