| 2021 | Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Arts & Literature | |
| 2021 | Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Tigerland | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Tigerland: 1968-1969 A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Tigerland, 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Tigerland, 1968–1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and A Magical Season of Healing | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History & Travel | |
| 2018 | Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Showdown | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2015 | Showdown: Thurgood Marshall And The Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Sweet Thunder | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |