Journalist, attorney, and star of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York reshapes the cultural landscape of achievement by showing why Black unity is crucial to individual and collective success.When The Real Housewives of New York City hired its first black cast member after more than 13 years on the air, attorney, speaker, and journalist Eboni K. Williams knew that the public would consider her a diversity hire. But instead of accepting the lab...

Essence Magazine 2023 Must ReadBet on Black is a call to action for Black people all over the world to adopt a fresh, highly informed mindset that will change their lives. Blackness is a rich, expansive place that centers resilience, excellence, beauty, panache, and brilliance. But these notions of Blackness have long been distorted by American racism, where for generations Black folks have been expected to live a subordinate, second-class existence in the...

KandyIt was love at first sight when I met Mr. Cane.He was handsome, broody, tattooed, and rich. For years, he’s been mine. He just didn’t know it.I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with him, or for him to want me in the ways that he did.None of it was ever supposed to happen, but after all we’ve done together, it’s too late to turn back now. A onceharmless crush had blossomed into so much more.CaneWhen we first met, she was just a kid—my be...

In this thrillingly twisty tale of seduction, betrayal, and obsession, a scorned wife isn’t the only one looking for answers—at any price …Adira Smith-Cortez knows how to turn around a troubled past. Now she’s a selfmade multi-millionaire who takes exquisite care of herself and her only true love: her husband, Gabriel. Adira has it all—except the answer to one tormenting question: why is attentive, affectionate Gabriel cheating onher—with not just one, but two women. There’s...

The gripping, steamy follow up to the bestselling forbidden romance, Wanting Mr. Cane...KANDYI was left broken, my heart beating a little bit harder in order to survive. I'd tried picking up the pieces, but when it came to Cane, it was hard to let go.The way we touched was special and we promised to never forget one another. I had him right in the palm of my hand--thought everything was perfect--but in the blink of an eye, he was gone, leaving me with no choice but to...

From slavery to present day, the narratives of Black fatherhood have been fraught with biases and stereotypes, failing to accurately capture the voices and lived experiences of Black fathers. Contrary to these narratives, Black fathers play an important role in the lives of their children and families. Health, Parenting, and Community Perspectives on Black Fatherhood: Defying Stereotypes and Amplifying Strengths, edited by Tasha L. Alston, Brianna P. Lemmons, and Latrice S. Rollin...

KANDYWhen I was a little girl, Mr. Cane was my whole world. He was perfect and handsome and the best thing to have ever happened to my family.As I grew up, those feelings changed. I wanted him in every possible way, and I got what I'd been craving.Then I learned things about him … dangerous things.I was too stubborn to heed his warnings—too naive to see the complicated mess unfolding right in front of me. My life was torn to shreds because of my desire for hi...

Enfleshing Theology honors and engages the life work of M. Shawn Copeland, whose theology is groundbreaking and prophetic, traversing the fields of Catholic Theology, Black Theology, Womanist Thought, and Semiotics. The book opens with a brief introduction, and then moves to an interview with Copeland, which connects her theology to her life stories. The conversation with Copeland also provides a backdrop to the seventeen essays that follow, extending Copeland’s theological worldview. The ...

Gaza was born and raised in McGregor Gully, one of Jamaica's grittiest housing projects in the slums of East Kingston. Growing up in poverty, he was exposed to robbery and murder at a tender age. In order to stay alive, he quickly adapted to a life of crime. Now he is one of the coldest killers and richest kingpins to ever walk the streets of Kingston. Whoever comes into contact with him and his crew either loves them, fears them, or wants to see them dead. The entrance of Catherine into h...

Three of Urban Books' most exciting novelists team up to tell the tales of the streets and the women who run them.Summer Fling in New York (Racquel Williams): It’s something about them island boys that have the American girls going crazy!Good girl Naomi is intrigued by this stranger, who makes his intentions clear from the moment he lays eyes on her, and will stop at nothing to get her attention. However, her heart...

They say there is happiness at the end of every love story, but they never trulymention the hardships it takes to get there.With Cane, I’d been through hell and back, and now, I was going to be walkingup the altar, promising my life to a man that I’d gambled everything for.Some would call me dumb.Some would deem me insane.Others would say I was a fool in love.But I knew what we were, and I knew what we had was real.With every marriage...

Coaching was never this difficult … until the rookie came along.I had no idea Amber Lakes would become a constant light in my miserable life.Her smile isn't supposed to warm my heart and the sight of her tears isn'tsupposed to make me want to protect her.We're not supposed to touch, let alone kiss. We definitely aren't supposed to exchange hidden stares while we're around each other. But I've fallen too hard for her, and despite how big the risks are, I can't seem to pull aw...