41 Remarkable Memoirs by Black Celebrities

Known for her role as Cookie in Fox's Empire, and more recently for her part in the critically acclaimed Hidden Figures, Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe-winning actress, Taraji P. Henson details her struggles and successes in her 2016 memoir, Around the Way Girl. Presented as her most authentic self, the actress gets candid about her childhood in Washington DC, the influence of her grandmother, her relationship with her father, the realities of being a single mother, being Black in Hollywood, and more.