Black Voices

Blood at the Root

Blood at the Root: Book #1

By: LaDarrion Williams
Narrated by: Jalyn Hall & LaDarrion Williams
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

“What if Harry Potter and friends went to an HBCU? That was the idea that sparked this book and it does not disappoint! LaDarrion Williams knows how to write teenagers. The dialogue and the main characters struggles felt so real and authentic. The magic system itself is simple, but the way Williams has built black history into the narrative as... Read more

Neighbors and Other Stories

By: Diane Oliver
Narrated by: Emana Rachelle
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of 22, leaving behind these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and 60s America. In this first and only collection by a masterful storyteller finally taking her rightful place in the canon, Oliver’s insightful stories... Read more

The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there.

Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his black... Read more

Black Women Taught Us

An Intimate History of Black Feminism

By: Jenn M. Jackson
Narrated by: Jenn M. Jackson
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.

“Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and... Read more

The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

By: Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman & Jake Silverstein
Narrated by: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Full Cast
Length: 18 hours 56 minutes

“This book was a true education, even coming after many recent books I’ve read on race in America. It details the history of African Americans, making clear not only how central it is to the history of the United States, but how revealing it is of our national character, past and present. Chapters of historical events alternate with poetry and... Read more

The Black Box

Writing the Race

By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

“One of our finest historians shows how African Americans have used the written word to shape their realities, resisting the confines of the 'Black Box'. Read more

Hood Feminism

Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot

By: Mikki Kendall
Narrated by: Mikki Kendall
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

“Hood Feminism touches on many subjects that mainstream feminists may not think of as feminist issues. Issues like food and housing insecurity, parenting, and disability rights, among others. Mikki Kendall calls out mainstream feminism as existing only for the advancement of white women, to the detriment of women of color. Some of my biggest... Read more

Drunk on Love

By: Jasmine Guillory
Narrated by: Heidi Franklin & Ryan Vincent Anderson
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

An intoxicating and sparkling new romance by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.

Margot Noble needs some relief from the stress of running the family winery with her brother. Enter Luke: sexy, charming, and best of all in the too-small world of Napa, a stranger. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and Margot is delighted... Read more

The Fraud

A Novel

By: Zadie Smith
Narrated by: Zadie Smith
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

“Hearing Zadie Smith narrate The Fraud only enhances the experience of this already great novel. The characters are unique and easily distinguishable, and her considerable skill with accents is astounding. A thoroughly unique and enjoyable experience, just like everything Smith writes. Listen, and let her words transport you. You won't regret it. Read more

The Davenports

By: Krystal Marquis
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

*Instant New York Times Bestseller*

The Davenports delivers a totally escapist, swoon-worthy romance while offering a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked.

"The perfect read for fans of escapist historical fiction.” —NBC’s TODAY

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing... Read more

Kingdom of No Tomorrow

By: Fabienne Josaphat
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

From a PEN/Bellwether Prizewinner, a "beautifully convincing slice of history" novel about the Black Panther Party, perfect for fans of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Dubois (Barbara Kingsolver).

Nettie Boileau joins the Black Panthers’ Free Health Clinics in Oakland in 1968 and is soon swept up in an all-consuming love affair with Melvin Mosley, a... Read more

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“Poet Clint Smith’s personal, intimate examination of sites of historical significance to slavery is as soulful and accessible as it is urgent and important. The opening chapter on Jefferson’s Monticello is one of the best chapters of American historical writing in recent memory, and should be required reading on the legacy of America’s founders.... Read more

On Juneteenth

By: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrated by: Karen Chilton
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth provides a historian’s view of the nation’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas
and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction... Read more

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

Onyeka

By: Tolá Okogwu
Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

NAMED A 2023 ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN’S RECORDING!

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief) middle grade adventure about a British Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers—perfect for fans of Amari and... Read more

Self-Care for Black Men

100 Ways to Heal and Liberate

By: Jor-El Caraballo
Narrated by: Jor-El Caraballo
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

“Self-Care for Black Men is so important...designed to help Black men manage their mental health.” —The Root

A self-care guidebook full of activities for Black men everywhere pursuing joy, creating connections, confronting racism, and working through intergenerational trauma.

Black men desperately need care and restoration. But what does that... Read more

Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson
Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

“A pitch perfect realistic fiction chapter book for grades 4-8, Remember Us is a joyous celebration of community and friendship. It's the summer before 7th grade in the 1970s, and Sage is the best basketball player in her Brooklyn neighborhood (and the only girl playing). Jacqueline Woodson tackles tough issues with grace and beauty, showing... Read more

Dragons in a Bag

Dragons in a Bag: Book #1

By: Zetta Elliott
Narrated by: Ron Butler & Zetta Elliott
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author!

When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe. There are two rules when it... Read more

The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon
Narrated by: Nekia Renee Martin
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

“Dally has an enormous secret—an entire library with books you can fall into, literally! Through the pages of a book, she experiences other people's lives and sometimes plays a pivotal role in their escapades. These delights, however, come at a price as the adventures get more perilous with each book. Full of excitement and intrigue, and a... Read more

Ace of Spades

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge & Tapiwa Mugweni
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

“This thriller (think Get Out) had me on the edge of my seat. Read more

The Black Girl Survives in This One

Horror Stories

By: Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell
Narrated by: Shayna Small & Tananarive Due
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

“The Black Girl Survives in This One was such a great collection of horror stories in which the black girl not only survives but comes out on top. In these stories, we see the black girls fight against people, the paranormal, cults, demons, and more. I like that, in some of the stories, we see our MCs embrace their inner monster in order to... Read more