Audiobooks Narrated by James Shippy

Growing up poor in a St. Louis African American community, Dick Gregory (b. 1932) gained his improvisational skills trading insults on neighborhood streets.

A heartfelt portrait of Hank Aaron, featuring nearly 40 years of stories plus never-before-told insights from the home run king.

Much more than a sports memoir, in Inseparable, Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin share the previously untold details of the powerful and inspiring story behind the modern NFL's first one-handed player and his twin brother's unrelenting devotion, sacrifice, and love.

Born into slavery, Ellen and William Craft made a daring bid for freedom. The light-skinned Ellen disguised herself as a man traveling north, and William posed as her servant.

The History of Gangster Rap is a deep dive into one of the most fascinating subgenres of any music category to date.

A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African-American voting rights in the United States.

A unique and timeless guide to American government and its electoral process - as relevant today as when it was first published in 1972 - from the voice of Black consciousness...

Learn key lessons on diversity and inclusion from front-line expert Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans.

The first Black man to become sheriff of a major city in the Deep South after Reconstruction...

Recounts the author's experiences as a black man and aviator, detailing his efforts at building his own experimental aircraft, the loss of both his legs in the crash of a prototype, his later career as an aerospace research engineer, and more.