Black Heritage Nonfiction
Black Heritage Bios & Memoirs:
Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
By: Eileen Rivers / Narrated By: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
A mighty Huzzah! for women!
A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole
Written and Narrated By: Will Jawando
Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
A moving testament to how our kids need aaaaallll of us
Pioneer in Racial Advancement
By: John M. Carroll / Narrated By: JD Jackson
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
The man’s story is sooo good, sooo inspiring…!
A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife
By: Rodney Stotts, Kate Pipkin - contributor / Narrated By: James Fouhey
Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
Listen to the Universe; Lean into the Dream…!
How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place
By: David Sheff / Narrated By: Michael Boatman
Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
Listened to it twice cuz once, quite simply, was NOT enough.
Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
By: Tomiko Brown-Nagin / Narrated By: Karen Chilton
Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
Okay, this jumps around ALL OVER THE PLACE, but boy is it awesome!!!
(Abridged)
By: Chris Gardner / Narrated By: Andre Blake
Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
Soooo torn about this one! Would you respect me less were I to be as indecisive as to neither Yay nor Boo it?!
The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers
By: Tanya Lee Stone / Narrated By: JD Jackson
Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
Seriously—if 7th grade History class was like this, maybe I woulda listened. Absolutely wonderful!
The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland
By: Walter Thompson-Hernández / Narrated By: Glenn Davis, Ron Butler
Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
Mostly the author’s perspective on why things are the way they are… with several heartbreaking moments thrown in
Overcoming Today's BS for Tomorrow's Success
Written and Narrated By: Kevin Hart
Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Went in hoping for >Meh< but came out with >WOW<
Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
Written and Narrated By: Gabrielle Union
Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
Would I love to have a glass of wine with Union? Yesss! Would I listen to more of her essays? Nooooo!
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Bakari Sellers
Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
A look at Black working class rural America? I think not. A look at Bakari being an ambitious bit of a buffoon? Oh totally…
A Vision for Change and the Future of America
By: John Lewis / Narrated By: Keith David
Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
Beautiful, brutal, at times disheartening but ALWAYS filled with such love
How Four Men Helped a Boy on His Journey to Manhood
By: MaryAnne Howland / Narrated By: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
Was looking for a book on strong men guiding a boy into young manhood; got instead a mom learning to let go…
Written and Narrated By: Bernie Mac
Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
A fine tribute to a funny man gone way too soon
A Story of Race and Inheritance
Written and Narrated By: Barack Obama
Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
The End Notes were the best part… >Heavy Sigh<
Written and Narrated By: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
A long and heartfelt journey
Written and Narrated By: Maya Angelou
Length: 4 hrs
A petite yet oh so feisty woman you just can’t help but love
A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family
Written and Narrated By: Lisa Fenn
Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
The really, really hard work after the Happily Ever After
My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers
Written and Narrated By: Bridgett M. Davis
Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
Loooooved Fannie! Wanted to strangle Bridgett Davis, though
The Autobiography of Ms. Pat
By: Patricia Williams, Jeannine Amber / Narrated By: Patricia Williams
Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
Tragic and funny with lots of explanations and excuses… so hmm…
The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton / Narrated By: Richard Allen
Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
A very proud addition to Audiobook Accomplice’s Military History!
A Black Lives Matter Memoir
By: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, asha bandele / Narrated By: Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
Because Black lives matter…
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High
By: Melba Pattillo Beals / Narrated By: Lisa Reneé Pitts
Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
Unbelievable! Filled with rage, violence. Filled with love, innocence.
The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year
By: Tavis Smiley, David Ritz / Narrated By: Tavis Smiley
Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
Fraught narration sometimes mars a good account
Stories from a South African Childhood
Written and Narrated By: Trevor Noah
Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
Dude with ADD survives childhood and doesn’t kill anybody with his shenanigans
Black Heritage Social Science:
How Death Row Broke and Opened My Heart
By: Jarvis Jay Masters / Narrated By: Dion Graham
Length: 4 hrs
In a Bad Place? There’s ALWAYS Jarvis Jay Masters
Pioneer in Racial Advancement
By: John M. Carroll / Narrated By: JD Jackson
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
The man’s story is sooo good, sooo inspiring…!
A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife
By: Rodney Stotts, Kate Pipkin - contributor / Narrated By: James Fouhey
Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
Listen to the Universe; Lean into the Dream…!
The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness
By: Jennifer Berry Hawes / Introduction: Jennifer Berry Hawes / Narrated By: Karen Chilton
Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
ExTENsive and even-handed reporting on a tragedy made this a MUST Listen
How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place
By: David Sheff / Narrated By: Michael Boatman
Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
Listened to it twice cuz once, quite simply, was NOT enough.
(Abridged)
By: Chris Gardner / Narrated By: Andre Blake
Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
Soooo torn about this one! Would you respect me less were I to be as indecisive as to neither Yay nor Boo it?!
The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
By: David Zucchino / Narrated By: Victor Bevine
Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
How come this isn’t widely known? A disgustingly successful coup on American soil
A Memoir
Written and Narrated By: Bakari Sellers
Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
A look at Black working class rural America? I think not. A look at Bakari being an ambitious bit of a buffoon? Oh totally…
Love and Death in Chicago
Written and Narrated By: Alex Kotlowitz
Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
No, indeed not the best narration, but wow what heartbreaking and heartfelt stories!