Afro-Muse: The Evolution of African-American Music    by Ian C. Dawkins Moore
Price: Free! 20650 words. Published on December 24, 2009. .
The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters includes: Africa's history, musicology, instruments,the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music,conversion to Christianity, the spirituals, camp meetings,the blues and hip hop's real origins.

Who Killed Emmett Till?    by Susan Klopfer
Price: $0.99 USD. 67960 words. Published on January 5, 2010. .
Susan Klopfer moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2003 as the Emmett Till cold case was re-opened by the FBI. Living at Parchman Penitentiary due to her husband's employment, a notorious compound with a fascinating history, she had the opportunity to take a fresh look at this civil rights ground-breaking event and to meet some of the people who still had the story fresh in their hearts and minds.

HIDDEN GENIUS,Frank Mann, the Black Engineer Behind Howard Hughes    by H.T. Bryer
Price: $5.99 USD. 26630 words. Published on May 12, 2011. .
Hidden Genius tells the little known story of a talented aeronautical and aerospace engineer, award winning sports car designer, soldier of fortune, WWII officer, and primary civilian instructor for the famed Tuskegee Airmen.

The Crossover: A Brief History of Basketball and Race, From James Naismith to LeBron James    by Doug Merlino
Price: $2.99 USD. 21600 words. Published on July 16, 2011. .
The history of basketball contains all the drama inherent in America’s long struggle with racial intolerance and quest for equality. Highlighting characters both famous (Bill Russell, Michael Jordan) and obscure (Earl Lloyd, Holcombe Rucker), this book explores how what’s happened on the basketball court has mirrored race relations in the United States—and often preceded changes off of it.

The World of Patience Gromes    by Scott Davis
Price: $2.99 USD. 77830 words. Published by Cune Press on August 24, 2011. .
"Without seeming to try, The World of Patience Gromes contributes as much to our understanding of the modern black inner-city as any book written in this decade." - Wall Street Journal

African American Core Values: A Guide for Everyone    by Richard Rosenfield
Price: Free! 43920 words. Published on February 9, 2012. .
A common sense plan for advancement that everyone can use...A concise survey of African American history, in the words of people who lived it...An introduction to major figures in black literature from Sojourner Truth to President Obama

"The Souls of Young Black Folks    by deborah moseley
Price: $5.99 USD. 910 words. Published on May 26, 2012. .
"the souls of young black folks" is a glossary using vintage photographs of young african americans to define "big words".