Amistad publishes works by and about people of African descent, on subjects and themes that have significant influence on the intellectual, cultural, and historical perspectives of a world audience. Some of our award-winning novels include The Known World By Edward P. Jones, which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, the Pulitzer Prize National Book Award Finalist, Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Critics Circle Award; The Legs Are the Last to Go By Diahann Carroll, which won the NAACP Award for Autobiography; Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs By Deborah Willis, Kevin Merida, which won the ALA Black Caucus Award; The Polished Hoe By Austin Clarke, which won the Giller Prize, Canada, for fiction, Commonwealth Writers Prize, Caribbean and Canada.
Mission: Our mission is to publish the best and most literary books by and about people of African descent to influence and move a global audience.
World Literature Today included Margaret Busby's New Daughters of Africa in their Summer reading list! https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2019/summer/nota-benes-summer-2019
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The companion to the classic anthology Daughters of Africa—a major international collection that brings together the work of more than 200 women writers of African descent, celebrating their artistry and showcasing their contributions to modern literature and international culture. http://bit.ly/2V7zV2N [sponsored]
The creation of black wealth is an important, overlooked subject in United States history. BLACK FORTUNES showcases the first black millionaires–Mary Ellen Pleasant, Robert Reed Church, O. W. Gurley, Hannah Elias, Annie Turnbo Malone, and Madam C. J. Walker–in order to celebrate the limitless potential of African Americans despite extreme structural inequalities.
BLACK FORTUNES is now available in paperback: bit.ly/2DyEDRn
This is the reason we're in publishing!
https://www.digitalbookworld.com/single-post/2018/12/30/Finding-The-Joy-In-Publishing
First of all, watch this video, which is part of an inspiring tweet from earlier this week that went viral and got viewed millions of times: What you just watch...
Jenifer Lewis Has A Message For Kanye West: 'It's Not Funny Anymore'
Jenifer Lewis, the self-described "Mother of Black Hollywood," had a lot to say about Kanye West and his "brother" Donald Trump.
"In Barracoon, Zora Neale Hurston challenges the American public’s narrow view of the African continent, the transatlantic slave trade, and the diasporic cultures that came as a result of it."- The Atlantic
In 'Barracoon,' Zora Neale Hurston challenges the American public’s narrow view of the African continent, the transatlantic slave trade, and the diasporic cultures that came as a result of it.
"The foundation’s efforts to change were in evidence during its last round of awards in May, when 11 of the 15 chefs it recognized were women, people of color or both. The top book award went to Michael W. Twitty for “The Cooking Gene,” which traces his genealogical journey to his family’s African roots." ♥️
The committees that determine which restaurants, chefs and media get nominations will aim to be at least as diverse as the American population.
Meet Amistad Senior Editor Patrik Bass and Editorial Assistant Amina Iro, and hear them talk about new and popular Amistad books and authors in this recent Facebook Live:
Senior Editor of Amistad, Patrik Bass is LIVE with back-to-school books featuring the best in Black History. Amina Iro of Amistad is moderating.
#amistad #PatrikBass #morethanamonth #harpercollinslive
Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory was a cultural force. Friends with luminaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers, Gregory never shied away from discussing race. In his humorous and inspiring book, Defining Moments in Black History, Gregory explores essential truths of the African American experience.
Now available in paperback: https://bit.ly/2Np0H7x
"Hurston spent her life collecting, preserving, and celebrating African American folklore and folk culture...Hurston gave us a sense of ourselves as African Americans; as people who were whole and undiminished...in many ways, she's a literary foremother." - Deborah Plant, Literary Critic and Editor of BARRACOON: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston, talking to WNYC about Zora Neale Hurston's impact on modern literature and her legacy (a 6:30 minute listen you don't want to miss):
African-American author Zora Neale Hurston's, "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo," is among hundreds of works being celebrated at the Brooklyn Book Festival.
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If you haven't yet read BARRACOON, the instant New York Times bestseller that brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade—abducted from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States, the hardcover is now 50% off at Barnes & Noble until 9/3:
New York Times Bestseller“A profound impact on Hurston’s literary legacy.”—New York Times
Fabulous interview by Jenifer Lewis
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Happy Juneteenth! #Barracoon
On Juneteenth, Ellen Gruber Garvey outlines Zora Neale Hurston's perceptive awareness that controlling the story of slavery enabled white supremacy in ways that continue today.
Our Gift Guide Live team is back to give us their awesome recommends for Father's Day! Watch along, pipe up in the comments, and get ready to make dad happy! #HarperCollinLive #FreeForAllFriday
https://www.facebook.com/bookstr/videos/10155745358083379/
Our Gift Guide Live team is back to give us their awesome recommends for Father's Day! Watch along, pipe up in the comments, and get ready to make dad happy! #HarperCollinLive #FreeForAllFriday
Our beloved trio from Library Love Fest gives us a preview of all of the authors who will be attending this year's ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. #HarperCollinsLive #FreeForAllFriday #ALAAC18
https://www.facebook.com/bookstudio16/videos/1026672500831276/
Our beloved trio from Library Love Fest gives us a preview of all of the authors who will be attending this year's ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. #HarperCollinsLive #FreeForAllFriday #ALAAC18
Jenifer Lewis went to my home town of Flint on her tour.
The book tour is going GREAT!!!!!!
But we've still got a lot of work to do in and around our country.
Tom Joyner's Fantastic Voyage with Jenifer Lewis
In Jamaica, having just disembarked from the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage Cruise with 3,000 Black people in attendance, all wanting a picture with me-me-me-me
...YAZzZZzzzz ....MEEEEEEE! I obliged them all as humbly as I possibly could. ❤️ I now lay here exhausted on the beach in a coma and then Diva LaTocha from the musical group Xscape rolled up. The rest is history. I’ll see you ALLLLL in NYC @ The Triad May 15th at 11pm. Ticket price includes a pre-signed copy of my book, “The Mother of Black Hollywood”.
Since #Barracoon is publishing on 5/8, we thought we'd share a few articles on the book. We're so excited for this momentous publication. Check out this from the NY Times to keep the excitement going! https://nyti.ms/2KwYSAt
Patrick Chamoiseau and Zora Neale Hurston tell, in very different ways, the stories of Africans captured and sold into slavery in the New World.
"A book like Barracoon says, 'Yeah, black lives matter. They've always mattered."--Valerie Boyd (Vulture.com)
In 1931, she sought to publish an important piece of American history. Instead that oral history languished in a vault. Until now.
Dear Grandpa Massa by Michael Twitty #TheCookingGene
By Michael W. Twitty/Afroculinaria*, AFROPUNK Contributor To: Captain Richard Henry Bellamy— From: Your Descendant, Mr. Michael W. Twitty, a published author Date: 4/23/2018, Confederate Memorial Day Subject: Times Have Changed You are my third great grandfather. You are white. Because of you and ...
Check out this video TheTea shared last night of Elizabeth Dowling Taylor talking about her book, The Original Black Elite! If this piques your interest about the book, pick up a copy here: https://bit.ly/2ItX9Kk
Get2Know Elizabeth Dowling Taylor - the Author of THE ORIGINAL BLACK ELITE
Let's keep pushing through.
#motherofblackhollywood
https://www.local10.com/entertainment/actress-jenifer-lewis-drops-lines-in-black-ish-drops-knowledge-in-new-memoir
From Broadway, to the big screen, Jenifer Lewis has conquered it all. And now, she's dropping lines on ABC's hit show, "Black-ish," and dropping knowledge in her new memoir.
Astronaut Leland Melvin wanted to be Arthur Ashe.
For more on Leland: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/leland-melvin-fd.html The former NFL player turned astronaut talks about how embr...
How cool is it that author Jacqueline Woodson was featured in Family Circle’s Influential Moms list
for 2018?! Check out the article here: https://bit.ly/2vl8niL #Blackmoms #BlackExcellence
Who needs Wonder Woman when you’ve got mothers? We have the same perseverance, power and grit—plus our own versions of that Lasso of Truth. Here are 20 women who are using their superpowers to make the world a better place for their children and others.
Is Questlove married? He's a reader. He loves Jenifer Lewis' Mother of Black Hollywood. He has roots in Africatown. His afro can hold a pick straight up! He's what I call a "sexy chunky daddy." I could go on and on, but all I'm really saying is spring is here. Love is in the air. Head out with a book you love by a man you love.
The musician Questlove, author most recently of “Creative Quest,” grew up reading to his father on car trips. “At the time it seemed like father-son bonding. Now I think maybe he was tricking me.”
The N-Word
1. Because “nigga” rhymes with a sh*tload of things, which comes in handy during freestyle rap cyphers at 3 a.m. at IHOP.
Trevor Noah on racism
Trevor explains why a South African woman got locked up for being racist.
Exciting news: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor will be talking about her book, The Original Black Elite on talk show, The Tea® in April! Pick up your copy before the show airs here https://bit.ly/2ItX9Kk #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence #BlackElite
In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter...
Enter now on @goodreads for a chance to win an advance reader's copy of the never-before-published work from #ZoraNealeHurston, #Barracoon! (on sale 5/8) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2590136-barracoon …
These advance reader’s editions of #Barracoon couldn’t have come at a better time in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth. This never-before-published work from the legendary #ZoraNealeHurston goes on sale May 8th, but you can pre-order now! http://bit.ly/2Gy44RN
A major literary event: a never-before-published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God that brilliantly illuminates...
Sree Sreenivasan is live now with Shomari Wills, author of the brand-new book, Black Fortunes, which tells the story of the first six African Americans to escape slavery and become millionaires.
Order your copy of Black Fortunes here: http://bit.ly/2BDrxye
#BlackExcellence #HarperCollinsLive #TruthfulThursday #BlackHistoryMonth
In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, check out some of Amistad's bestselling and award-winning titles! #DoItForTheCulture #BlackExcellence
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You can’t help but love her.
I can't get enough of the "titties and hips" for my book!!
HERE'S A BRAND NEW VIDEO!!!
My very talented friend Camrin Williams gifted me with some of the HIGHLIGHTS from the book tour.
Since "The Mother of Black Hollywood" is doing soooooo well i figured we'd KEEP THE MUSIC PUMPING!!!
Lotsa love -- Jenifer . NOW GO ORDER MY BOOK AND GET YO LIFE!!
https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Black-Hollywood-Memoir/dp/0062410407
The first six African Americans who survived slavery and became millionaires.
The book will dramatically expand not only readers’ perception of the post-slavery era but of the very history of black wealth in America.
Shine on, Jenifer! Shine on!
The "black-ish" actress' memoir reveals her Hollywood struggles and personal battle with bipolar disorder.
Congratulations!
Marc Lamont Hill becomes an entrepreneur with the launch of his new coffee shop and bookstore in Philadelphia.
The New York Times this week calls Dimitry Elias Leger's novel God Loves Haiti an "energetic and unusual" must-read for its "powerful portrait of a nation in peril and the citizens who inhabit it."
Three Caribbean writers ruminate on the resilience of their people.
Whitney Houston Refused Therapy, Says black-ish Star Jennifer Lewis
“She whipped her head around and said, ‘Oh no Mama! My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ take care of me,’ ” black-ish’s Jenifer Lewis recalls of Whitney Houston
"We are as sick as our secrets, so I let it all out." --Jenifer Lewis
Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis opens up about her sex addiction and bipolar disorder in her memoir, The Black of Mother of Hollywood, excerpted exclusively in PEOPLE
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