41 Remarkable Memoirs by Black Celebrities

For the past 30 years, Spike Lee has written and directed films such as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, and Chi-Raq, as well as numerous others. Many of his works examine race relations, urban crime, and poverty in the Black community, as well as other controversial political and social issues. In 2005, the BAFTA-, Emmy-, and Academy Award-winning director penned his autobiography, That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It. The memoir explores Lee's family life and education, his journey to Hollywood, and how his films impacted the turn of the century in America.