African American Management

Rachel Rodgers, the financial guru and best-selling author of We Should All Be Millionaires, delivers a transformative guide that's redefining how you approach debt and wealth-building. Your Debt Plan is a wealth-inspiring journey that reveals the secrets of eliminating debt while building a seven-figure mindset. In this powerful framework, Rachel shares her personal triumph over $357,984 in student loan debt, demonstrating how she became a millionaire within seven years. She leads her audience out of the cycle of financial shame and contraction through her revolutionary six-step system.

A new offering from the author of the hugely successful Mother of Black Hollywood. Walking in My Joy is a collection of electric stories by the one and only, super hilarious Jenifer Lewis. Her commentary on what’s happening in the world today, told through her outrageous real-life adventures...

One of the few Black women to break into the boy's club of Silicon Valley offers her secrets for how anyone can build a legacy of wealth and impact. Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan...

“A guide for those who dare to challenge the status quo and create spaces of equity and opportunity.” —Serena Williams Leadership insights from one of history’s most influential voices. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated more than 55 years ago, yet his words continue to inspire...

After a recently failed engagement, Phillip Gooden is burying himself in work at a therapy practice to avoid dealing with his problems. Dr. Gooden isn’t the typical, dull therapist. He has some unusual ways of addressing his patients’ concerns. From anger management and infidelity to intimacy issues and marital woes, he always makes his clients feel better. Many of his female clients think of him as Dr. Feelgood; however, Phil’s biggest challenge is making himself feel good again by letting go of his past.

John H. Johnson, the remarkable entrepreneur who founded the Ebony publishing empire, tells the story of his success. The wealthiest African-American in the US today, Johnson shares his rags to riches saga, from the many obstacles that confronted him to his ultimate triumph.

Black women continuously navigate systems that were never intended for them while playing by a set of rules they never agreed to or were ever trained for. In this book, Francine Parham shares her knowledge as a Black woman and a former global executive of two major corporations on how to move up in the workplace while maintaining a sense of sanity. The key skill—one that Black women are rarely taught—is understanding the power dynamics within your organization and learning how to “shift the power” to your advantage.

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. Marc Morial knew his calling from a young age was to be a leader in the fight for meaningful change. Growing up in the segregated South and helping...

Do you feel like you're doing it all for everyone-all the time? This book offers mindful self-awareness practices to help you prioritize self-care, soothe stress, and create a life of joy, fulfillment, and well-being.

“From its gripping opening pages…Life Sentences may be the most absorbing, entertaining mystery published in the last year.” —Boston Globe USA Today calls Laura Lippman, “A writing powerhouse,” and Life Sentences powerfully confirms it. Past and present, truth and memory collide in...

An essential guide to lifelong health and greater well-being from one of today’s highly regarded women’s health experts “I offer this book as a Black female to be your one-stop reference on your personal quest to achieve total wellness, health, and happiness in every important aspect of...

Sociologist and law professor Kevin Woodson knows firsthand what life at a top law firm feels like as a Black man. Examining the experiences of more than one hundred Black professionals at prestigious firms, Woodson discovers that their biggest obstacle in the workplace isn’t explicit bias but racial discomfort, or the unease Black employees feel in workplaces that are steeped in Whiteness. The Black Ceiling is a vital resource for leaders at preeminent firms, Black professionals and students, managers within mostly White organizations, and anyone committed to cultivating diverse workplaces.

In stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next 50 years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry including high-level positions at John Hancock, TIAA-CREF, and Citigroup as Wall Street plunged into its darkest hour.

Read by the author. A transformative way of leadership grounded in the power of resilience and faith. Have you ever stood on a thin line between the old and new chapters of your life, wondering how it would all unfold, unsure if it would be for the better? Have you ever questioned the doors God...

Riley Gold is on the run. Her ex-boyfriend has been stalking her for the last year, and she can’t get out of Dodge, Oregon, fast enough. However, she should have planned her escape better, and maybe, she wouldn’t have ended up caught in a rainstorm in the dead of night with a flat tire. Trapped in the woods and miles away from the next town, Riley sets off on foot to a large cabin home for help and refuge for the night. Is it just her imagination or is someone...or something following her?

Looking for more effort and commitment from your team? Want to be a superior leader? Whether you are a Hellhound or a Hyena, this guide will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and improve your ability to lead. In this leadership guide, explore the seven different dog personalities—and learn how the same characteristics come out in people. If you want to create a cohesive “pack” in the workplace, you’re in the right place. Written from the perspective of personalities in a pack of dogs, Hellhound: 7 Leadership Styles Explained in Doggy Terms breaks down characteristics ...