Black & African Americans

A book is growing when its rank in a category has improved over 7 days. A lower number means a better rank.

Only the books in the first 20 places of each category's best-seller list appear here.

Growing books in this category
Book	Rank	Gain over 7 days	Data as of
Wassup, My Nigga: The Hidden History of a Controversial Word Hiram L. Smith	11	+194 places	October 28, 2026 at 3:06 a.m.
Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan Johnny Smith	11	+191 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:04 a.m.
The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Hidden History of Math’s Unsung Trailblazers Kate Kitagawa, Timothy Revell	6	+114 places	October 28, 2026 at 1:26 a.m.
Backtalker: A Memoir Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw	4	+47 places	October 28, 2026 at 3:06 a.m.
Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan Johnny Smith	11	+18 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:04 a.m.
Message to the People: The Course of African Philosophy Marcus Garvey	2	+16 places	October 28, 2026 at 12:04 a.m.
Backtalker: An American Memoir Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw	7	+12 places	October 28, 2026 at 3:06 a.m.
Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children Stacey Patton	3	+3 places	October 28, 2026 at 3:06 a.m.
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom David W. Blight	8	+3 places	October 29, 2026 at 6:21 a.m.
Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing Michele Elizabeth Lee	8	+2 places	October 28, 2026 at 1:26 a.m.
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America―The New York Times Bestselling Retelling of US History Through the Experiences of Black Americans Michael Harriot	9	+1 place	October 28, 2026 at 12:04 a.m.

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