Black History
Black History
Memoirs
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Lift Your Voice
- How My Nephew George Floyd's Murder Changed the World
- By: Angela Harrelson, Michael Levin
- Narrated by: Angela Harrelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Angela Harrelson grew up poor, one of 13 brothers and sisters raised in a shack in the North Carolina woods. She was first in her family to go to college, first to be commissioned in the military, and first to have a career as a professional nurse....
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3 out of 5 stars
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not bad not good
- By da bo $$ on 03-02-22
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Lift Your Voice
- How My Nephew George Floyd's Murder Changed the World
- Narrated by: Angela Harrelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 02-08-22
- Language: English
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Quite the Contrary
- On Life, Work, and Loving Miles Davis
- By: Yvonne Durant
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson, Yvonne Durant
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 408
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 373
Yvonne Durant was one of the few Black women writing ads for major brands in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Ambitious and determined, she ultimately won a position at a global ad agency in Milan, Italy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling Story…Beautifully Written
- By Amazon Customer on 02-11-22
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Quite the Contrary
- On Life, Work, and Loving Miles Davis
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson, Yvonne Durant
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-10-22
- Language: English
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Where the Children Take Us
- How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable
- By: Zain E. Asher
- Narrated by: Zain E. Asher
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 165
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Story5 out of 5 stars 163
In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribute to her mother’s strength and determination to raise four successful children in the shadow of tragedy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book I’ve ever read
- By CZ on 09-30-22
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Where the Children Take Us
- How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable
- Narrated by: Zain E. Asher
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 04-26-22
- Language: English
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The Measure of a Man
- A Spiritual Autobiography
- By: Sidney Poitier
- Narrated by: Sidney Poitier
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,589
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,151
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,146
In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- By Alfred on 10-29-08
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The Measure of a Man
- A Spiritual Autobiography
- Narrated by: Sidney Poitier
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-26-07
- Language: English
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The Chiffon Trenches
- A Memoir
- By: André Leon Talley
- Narrated by: André Leon Talley
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,347
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,149
During André Leon Talley’s first magazine job, alongside Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decades-long friendship with the enigmatic, often caustic designer....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another case of author's narration not working.
- By CB on 05-21-20
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The Chiffon Trenches
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: André Leon Talley
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 05-19-20
- Language: English
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Will
- By: Will Smith, Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Will Smith
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 58,622
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53,043
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Story5 out of 5 stars 52,781
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Will sure loves Will
- By Kejeco on 11-18-21
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Will
- Narrated by: Will Smith
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 11-09-21
- Language: English
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Songs That Shook the Planet
- Words + Music, Vol. 26
- By: Chuck D
- Narrated by: Chuck D
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,844
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,637
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,630
Hip-hop pioneer Chuck D, the legendary lyricist and cofounder of Public Enemy, takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through politically and socially conscious music. Part history lesson and part memoir, Songs That Shook the Planet spans genres and decades....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent and different Sound+Music episode
- By R. MCRACKAN on 02-04-22
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Songs That Shook the Planet
- Words + Music, Vol. 26
- Narrated by: Chuck D
- Series: Words + Music
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-03-22
- Language: English
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The Deeper the Roots
- A Memoir of Hope and Home
- By: Michael Tubbs
- Narrated by: Michael Tubbs
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
The making of a visionary political leader - and a blueprint for a more equitable country....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An empowering read and survivor tale
- By Janet Denise Kelly on 01-23-22
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The Deeper the Roots
- A Memoir of Hope and Home
- Narrated by: Michael Tubbs
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 11-16-21
- Language: English
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Small Doses
- By: Amanda Seales
- Narrated by: Amanda Seales
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,011
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 892
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Story5 out of 5 stars 889
Comedian, writer, actress, and social media star Amanda Seales is a force of nature who has fearlessly and passionately charted her own course through life and career....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Important topics ! Not a fun read but a necessary one
- By Amazon Customer on 02-06-20
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Small Doses
- Narrated by: Amanda Seales
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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Call Me Chef, Dammit!
- A Veteran’s Journey from the Rural South to the White House
- By: Andre Rush
- Narrated by: Chef Andre Rush
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story5 out of 5 stars 73
Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous 24-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that moment could never be captured in a fleeting moment....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Deserved Title
- By Vanessa K on 04-10-23
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Call Me Chef, Dammit!
- A Veteran’s Journey from the Rural South to the White House
- Narrated by: Chef Andre Rush
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-19-22
- Language: English
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Black Market
- An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball
- By: Merl Code
- Narrated by: James Shippy
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story5 out of 5 stars 96
For Merl Code, basketball was life. In college he played point guard for Clemson before turning pro. Later, when he pivoted to marketing, he found himself thrust into a startling world of profit-driven college basketball programs....
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5 out of 5 stars
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in side the basketball factory of universities
- By Larnold Jones on 08-28-24
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Black Market
- An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball
- Narrated by: James Shippy
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 03-01-22
- Language: English
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Unbound
- My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
- By: Tarana Burke
- Narrated by: Tarana Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,756
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,547
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,541
Unbound is the story of an inimitable woman’s inner strength and perseverance, all in pursuit of bringing healing to her community and the world around her, but it is also a story of possibility, of empathy, of power, and of the leader we all have inside ourselves....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Resilient
- By Sharna Che on 09-14-21
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Unbound
- My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
- Narrated by: Tarana Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 09-14-21
- Language: English
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Defiance
- By: Michael Johnson
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
Legendary sprinter Michael Johnson embarks upon a personal journey through the history of protest in sport....
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5 out of 5 stars
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FASCINATING about sports, culture and conscience
- By Amazon Customer on 10-18-21
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Force of Beauty
- A Newark Family Memoir
- By: Mikki Taylor, Deborah Riley Draper
- Narrated by: Mikki Taylor
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 578
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 573
The story of three generations of Black women, one extraordinary friendship, and a not-often recalled history of the city that made them....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Cadence of narrator's voice is odd
- By Sharon S. on 02-25-21
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Force of Beauty
- A Newark Family Memoir
- Narrated by: Mikki Taylor
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 02-18-21
- Language: English
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Mugabe, My Dad & Me
- By: Tonderai Munyevu
- Narrated by: Tonderai Munyevu
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 580
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 515
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Story4 out of 5 stars 512
In the spring of 1980, the British colony of Rhodesia became the independent nation of Zimbabwe....
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4 out of 5 stars
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There is more to say
- By MT on 02-21-21
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Mugabe, My Dad & Me
- Narrated by: Tonderai Munyevu
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-11-21
- Language: English
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Surviving the White Gaze
- A Memoir
- By: Rebecca Carroll
- Narrated by: Rebecca Carroll
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
A “gorgeous and powerful” memoir from cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely White childhood to forge her identity as a Black woman in America....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Steve Shirley on 02-08-21
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Surviving the White Gaze
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Rebecca Carroll
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 02-02-21
- Language: English
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Our Harlem
- Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster
- By: Marcus Samuelsson
- Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,316
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,978
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,970
To hear Ethiopian and Swedish chef, TV personality, and restauranteur Marcus Samuelsson cook with special guests at the Red Rooster restaurant is to make an audio pilgrimage to Harlem....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fascinating listen for foodies & history buffs!
- By Elle on 07-05-19
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Our Harlem
- Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster
- Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-27-19
- Language: English
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Just as I Am
- A Memoir
- By: Cicely Tyson, Michelle Burford
- Narrated by: Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Robin Miles
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,642
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,908
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,892
At last, Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer Cicely Tyson tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Legend and National Treasure
- By Mz Fabulous on 01-29-21
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Just as I Am
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Robin Miles
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 01-26-21
- Language: English
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