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Click for more detail about Confessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans
Confessions of a Video Vixen
by Karrine Steffans
Click for more detail about One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Click for more detail about Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant
Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant
Click for more detail about Our Gen by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Our Gen
by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Click for more detail about Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Click for more detail about P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
P.S. Be Eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Click for more detail about Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
Gone Crazy in Alabama
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Click for more detail about Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West (editor)
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
by Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West (editor)
Click for more detail about Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson
Just As I Am
by Cicely Tyson
Click for more detail about Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Wench: A Novel
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Click for more detail about Diamond Doris by Doris Payne
Diamond Doris
by Doris Payne
Click for more detail about Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
Click for more detail about My Vanishing Country by Bakari Sellers
My Vanishing Country
by Bakari Sellers
Click for more detail about One Night in Georgia by Celeste O. Norfleet
One Night in Georgia
by Celeste O. Norfleet
Click for more detail about The Minister Primarily by John Oliver Killens
The Minister Primarily
by John Oliver Killens
Click for more detail about The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard
The Rib King
by Ladee Hubbard
Click for more detail about Ramadan Ramsey by Louis Edwards
Ramadan Ramsey
by Louis Edwards
Click for more detail about Koshersoul by Michael W. Twitty
Koshersoul
by Michael W. Twitty
Click for more detail about Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions
by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
Click for more detail about Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
Click for more detail about Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set by Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set
by Zora Neale Hurston
Click for more detail about My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson
My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson
Click for more detail about The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner and Quincy Troupe
The Pursuit of Happyness
by Chris Gardner and Quincy Troupe
Click for more detail about Just Us Women by Jeannette Caines
Just Us Women
by Jeannette Caines
Click for more detail about The Blacker The Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
The Blacker The Berry
by Joyce Carol Thomas
Click for more detail about Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its Legacies by Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo
Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its Legacies
by Kinshasha Holman Conwill and Paul Gardullo
Click for more detail about Surprises (I Can Read Book 3) by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Surprises (I Can Read Book 3)
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Click for more detail about Lakewood by Megan Giddings
Lakewood
by Megan Giddings
Click for more detail about Freedom’s a-Callin Me by Ntozake Shange
Freedom’s a-Callin Me
by Ntozake Shange
Click for more detail about Wade in the Water by Nyaneba Nkrumah
Wade in the Water
by Nyaneba Nkrumah
Click for more detail about Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man Movie (Tie-in) by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man Movie (Tie-in)
by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
Click for more detail about Trinity by Zelda Lockhart
Trinity
by Zelda Lockhart
Click for more detail about You Don’t Know Us Negroes And Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (editor), M. Genevieve West (editor)
You Don’t Know Us Negroes And Other Essays
by Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (editor), M. Genevieve West (editor)