2018 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
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Sweet Home Café Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking
by:
NMAAHC
4.10 avg rating — 233 ratings 4. 
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
by:
Carol Anderson
4.39 avg rating — 3,306 ratings 5. 
This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
by:
Morgan Jerkins
4.04 avg rating — 6,731 ratings 6. 
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
by:
Brittney Cooper
4.38 avg rating — 13,759 ratings 7. 
Freedom's Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans
by:
Karen Celestan
4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
by:
Shomari Wills
3.93 avg rating — 3,774 ratings 13. 
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist 3.79 avg rating — 2,604 ratings
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Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America
by:
Gregory Pardlo
3.54 avg rating — 373 ratings 
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No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
by:
Darnell L. Moore
4.16 avg rating — 2,765 ratings 18. 
The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools 4.31 avg rating — 97 ratings
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Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and behind the Camera
by:
Bill Duke
3.98 avg rating — 53 ratings 18. 
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
by:
David Goggins
4.30 avg rating — 295,120 ratings 23. 
Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
by:
Leslie Odom Jr.
4.11 avg rating — 3,914 ratings 
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Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing 4.52 avg rating — 359 ratings
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
by:
Tonya Bolden
3.73 avg rating — 282 ratings 
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The Warrior Method, Updated Edition: A Parents' Guide to Rearing Healthy Black Boys 4.40 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul: A Cookbook
by:
Jenne Claiborne
4.24 avg rating — 657 ratings 
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How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide 4.27 avg rating — 2,669 ratings
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Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing
by:
Jerrelle Guy
4.11 avg rating — 260 ratings 37. 
The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and his Spies are Undermining America and Dismantling the West
by:
Malcolm W. Nance
4.23 avg rating — 1,409 ratings 38. 
The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery
by:
Rochelle Riley
3.97 avg rating — 116 ratings 
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Editor in Chic: How to Style and Be Your Most Empowered Self
by:
Mikki Taylor
3.24 avg rating — 25 ratings 41. 
Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity
by:
Condoleezza Rice
3.84 avg rating — 426 ratings 
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My Brother Moochie: Regaining Dignity in the Face of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South
by:
Issac J. Bailey
4.20 avg rating — 287 ratings 45. 
The Pursuit of Happiness: Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster 3.68 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
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Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side
by:
Eve L. Ewing
4.38 avg rating — 3,351 ratings 48. 
American Dream Deferred: Black Federal Workers in Washington, D.C., 1941–1981 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition
by:
Keisha N. Blain
3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings 50. 
Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration
by:
Carla Hall
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 451 ratings 
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Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change
by:
Stacey Abrams
4.24 avg rating — 6,927 ratings 53. 
We Can't Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival
by:
Jabari Asim
4.27 avg rating — 299 ratings 
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In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie
by:
Cora Harrington
4.31 avg rating — 614 ratings 56. 
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement 4.22 avg rating — 149 ratings
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Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
by:
Keisha N. Blain
4.18 avg rating — 133 ratings 
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Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice
by:
Eric Mason
4.01 avg rating — 1,722 ratings 60. 
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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military 3.65 avg rating — 4,948 ratings
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Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been 4.36 avg rating — 25,560 ratings
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A Sojourner's Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World 4.27 avg rating — 185 ratings
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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
by:
David Goggins
4.30 avg rating — 295,120 ratings 68. 
Can't Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race against Time
by:
Ida Keeling
3.93 avg rating — 602 ratings 69. 
I Will Not Fear: My Story of a Lifetime of Building Faith under Fire 3.90 avg rating — 621 ratings
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Brothers in Valor: Battlefield Stories of the 89 African Americans Awarded the Medal of Honor 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Print, Pattern, Sew: Block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects for an Inspired Wardrobe
by:
Jen Hewett
4.15 avg rating — 84 ratings 73. 
Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America’s Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster
by:
Al Roker
3.96 avg rating — 1,267 ratings 74. 
Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom
by:
Matthew R. Kay
4.48 avg rating — 953 ratings 75. 
Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life
by:
Daymond John
3.82 avg rating — 1,684 ratings