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A pioneering work of Afrofuturism and antiracist fiction by the author of Black No More, about a Black scientist who masterminds a worldwide conspiracy to take back the African continent from imperial powers—for fans of the Oscar-nominated film American FictionA Penguin Classic“An amazing serial sto... Read More about Black Empire

Rediscover George S. Schuyler with a brand new collection of pulp fiction stories never before published in book form. George S. Schuyler was an African American journalist, social commentator and author with a very complicated legacy. Despite making history as the first Black American to publish a ... Read More about The Beast of Bradhurst Avenue and Other Stories (Black Narratives)

A biting 1931 science fiction satire of American racism, and one of the first works of Afrofuturism. It's New Years Day in 1933 in New York City and Max Disher, a young black man, has just heard the news: a mysterious doctor has discovered a strange process that can turn black skin white—a new way t... Read More about Black No More (Penguin Science Fiction)

Rediscover George S. Schuyler with a brand new collection of pulp fiction stories never before published in book form. George S. Schuyler was an African American journalist, social commentator and author with a very complicated legacy. Despite making history as the first Black American to publish a... Read More about The Beast of Bradhurst Avenue and Other Stories (Black Narratives)

The landmark comic satire that asks, “What would happen if all black people in America turned white?”—for fans of the Oscar-nominated film American FictionA Penguin Classic It’s New Year’s Day 1933 in New York City, and Max Disher, a young black man, has just found out that a certain Dr. Junius Croo... Read More about Black No More

What would happen if Marcus Garvey had achieved his dreams by force? Satirizing one of the most influential figures of twentieth century Black America, George S. Schuyler's Black Empire is a remarkable look into the complicated politics of race and class. After witnessing a murder in Harlem, the pr... Read More about Black Empire (Mint Editions (Black Narratives))