169 Excerpts of Books by or About Black People

Book Cover One Blood by Denene Millner

One Blood

by Denene Millner

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Book Cover Jelani’s Key by D. Amari Jackson

Jelani’s Key

by D. Amari Jackson

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Book Cover Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Revised) by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning

by Ibram X. Kendi

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Book Cover The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

The Davenports

by Krystal Marquis

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Book Cover Running to Fall: A Novel by Kalisha Buckhanon

Running to Fall

by Kalisha Buckhanon

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Book Cover Running to Fall: A Novel by Kalisha Buckhanon

Running to Fall

by Kalisha Buckhanon

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Book Cover Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street by Cin Fabré

Wolf Hustle

by Cin Fabré

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Book Cover Victory Is Assured: Uncollected Writings of Stanley Crouch by Stanley Crouch

Victory Is Assured

by Stanley Crouch

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Book Cover The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition): An Innocent Man, A Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice by Anthony Ray Hinton, with Lara Love Hardin and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition)

by Anthony Ray Hinton, et al.

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Book Cover His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa

His Name Is George Floyd

by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa

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Book Cover Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way by Khristi Lauren Adams

Unbossed

by Khristi Lauren Adams

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Book Cover Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Operation Sisterhood

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

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Book Cover Drone Child (paperback): A Novel of War, Family, and Survival by David H. Rothman

Drone Child (paperback)

by David H. Rothman

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Book Cover Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival by David H. Rothman

Drone Child

by David H. Rothman

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Book Cover Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon

Revolution in Our Time

by Kekla Magoon

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Book Cover Polo Cowboy by G. Neri

Polo Cowboy

by G. Neri

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Book Cover Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism by Nita Wiggins

Civil Rights Baby

by Nita Wiggins

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Book Cover Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother Nature by Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat

by Dick Gregory

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Book Cover The Victory of Greenwood by Carlos Moreno

The Victory of Greenwood

by Carlos Moreno

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Book Cover My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir by Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore

My Remarkable Journey

by Katherine Johnson, et al.

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Book Cover God in the Ghetto: A Prophetic Word Revisited by William Augustus Jones Jr.

God in the Ghetto

by William Augustus Jones Jr.

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Book Cover The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam: How to Keep Your Kids from Losing Your Shirt by Harlow Giles Unger

The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam

by Harlow Giles Unger

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Book Cover Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation by Marvin Andrew McMickle

Let the Oppressed Go Free

by Marvin Andrew McMickle

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Book Cover Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins

Of One Blood

by Pauline Hopkins

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Book Cover A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition) by Barack Obama

A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)

by Barack Obama

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Book Cover A Promised Land by Barack Obama

A Promised Land

by Barack Obama

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Book Cover Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems by Wanda Coleman and Edited by Terrance Hayes

Wicked Enchantment

by Wanda Coleman and Edited by Terrance Hayes

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Book Cover Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance

by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson

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Book Cover The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Book Cover How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi

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Book Cover Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel by Victoria Christopher Murray

Greed

by Victoria Christopher Murray

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Book Cover In West Mills by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

In West Mills

by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

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Book Cover Two “Til Midnight by Bernard L. Dillard

Two “Til Midnight

by Bernard L. Dillard

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Book Cover The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous

The Fund

by Kevin P. Chavous

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Book Cover Food and the City by Ina Yalof

Food and the City

by Ina Yalof

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Book Cover Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Genesis Begins Again

by Alicia D. Williams

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Book Cover Cayenne by Janice Pernell

Cayenne

by Janice Pernell

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Book Cover Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass

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Book Cover Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan by Beowulf Sheehan

Author

by Beowulf Sheehan

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Book Cover Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter by Marvin X

Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter

by Marvin X

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Book Cover The Unmaking Of The Black Man: And The Impact Of Image In Black America by Gibran Tariq

The Unmaking Of The Black Man

by Gibran Tariq

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Book Cover Raisins in Milk by David Covin

Raisins in Milk

by David Covin

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Book Cover Night Hawks: Stories by Charles Johnson

Night Hawks

by Charles Johnson

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Book Cover Fifteen Years Delayed by Angelia Vernon Menchan

Fifteen Years Delayed

by Angelia Vernon Menchan

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Book Cover No Man’s Compass by S. D. Hines

No Man’s Compass

by S. D. Hines

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Book Cover Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall / Winter 2017) by Clarence V. Reynolds

Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall / Winter 2017)

by Clarence V. Reynolds

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Book Cover The Husband We Share by London St. Charles

The Husband We Share

by London St. Charles

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Book Cover A Life of Turmoil: The Short Stories of Ana Franken, 08150017 by Johanna Sparrow

A Life of Turmoil

by Johanna Sparrow

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Book Cover Forbidden Fruit by Stanley Gazemba

Forbidden Fruit

by Stanley Gazemba

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Book Cover When Minorities Lead in America: A Black Theologian’s Political Journey by Herman J. Fountain Jr.

When Minorities Lead in America

by Herman J. Fountain Jr.

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Book Cover Death in the City by Keith Kareem Williams

Death in the City

by Keith Kareem Williams

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Book Cover All I Want For Christmas by Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others…

All I Want For Christmas

by Joyce A. Brown, et al.

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Book Cover To Find You by Cerece Rennie Murphy

To Find You

by Cerece Rennie Murphy

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Book Cover Diamonds and Pearl by K’wan

Diamonds and Pearl

by K’wan

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Book Cover Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life by Michael Strahan and Veronica Chambers

Wake Up Happy

by Michael Strahan and Veronica Chambers

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Book Cover Prince and Me: His #1 Fan: My Minneapolis Memories by Andrea Foy

Prince and Me

by Andrea Foy

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Book Cover The Perfect Mistress by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

The Perfect Mistress

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

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Book Cover Obscure Boundaries by S.F. Powell

Obscure Boundaries

by S.F. Powell

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Book Cover Like Sweet Buttermilk by S.F. Powell

Like Sweet Buttermilk

by S.F. Powell

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Book Cover Provenance: A Novel by Donna Drew Sawyer

Provenance

by Donna Drew Sawyer

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Book Cover Chasing Ava: A Bachelor of Shell Cove Novel by Siera London

Chasing Ava

by Siera London

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Book Cover Coming Forth by Day by Kakwasi Somadhi

Coming Forth by Day

by Kakwasi Somadhi

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Book Cover Consequences by Martha Kennerson

Consequences

by Martha Kennerson

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Book Cover Adultery: A Novel by Paulo Coelho

Adultery

by Paulo Coelho

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Book Cover Prodigal by David Covin

Prodigal

by David Covin

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Book Cover Adinkrahene: Fear of a Black Planet by J. A. Faulkerson

Adinkrahene

by J. A. Faulkerson

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Book Cover A Letter for My Mother by Nina Foxx

A Letter for My Mother

by Nina Foxx

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Book Cover Murder At Cape Three Points (A Darko Dawson Mystery) by Kwei Quartey

Murder At Cape Three Points (A Darko Dawson Mystery)

by Kwei Quartey

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Book Cover Not My Will by Khara Campbell

Not My Will

by Khara Campbell

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Book Cover Obsessive Intimacies by Yani

Obsessive Intimacies

by Yani

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Book Cover A Thug’s Redemption 3: The Wrath of Andre by Yani

A Thug’s Redemption 3

by Yani

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Book Cover Sister Betty Says I Do by Pat G’Orge Walker

Sister Betty Says I Do

by Pat G’Orge Walker

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Book Cover A Family Affair by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

A Family Affair

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

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Book Cover The First by Kipjo K. Ewers

The First

by Kipjo K. Ewers

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Book Cover A Thug’s Redemption 2: Jamal’s Return by Yani

A Thug’s Redemption 2

by Yani

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Book Cover The Truth About Men: The Secret Side Of The Opposite Sex by Ian K. Smith

The Truth About Men

by Ian K. Smith

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Book Cover Cowards And Angels by Aileen Muhammad

Cowards And Angels

by Aileen Muhammad

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Book Cover Shedding Light From My Journeys by DuEwa M. Frazier

Shedding Light From My Journeys

by DuEwa M. Frazier

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Book Cover A Thug’s Redemption by Yani

A Thug’s Redemption

by Yani

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Book Cover In the Still of the Night: Personal Safety for Women by Andrea Foy

In the Still of the Night

by Andrea Foy

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Book Cover The Works Of Alain Locke by Charles Molesworth

The Works Of Alain Locke

by Charles Molesworth

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Book Cover Zone One: A Novel by Colson Whitehead

Zone One

by Colson Whitehead

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Book Cover Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008 by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Life Upon These Shores

by Henry Louis Gates, et al.

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Book Cover The Secret Lives of the Four Wives: A Novel by Lola Shoneyin

The Secret Lives of the Four Wives

by Lola Shoneyin

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Book Cover Cane by Jean Toomer

Cane

by Jean Toomer

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Book Cover You Are Free: Stories by Danzy Senna

You Are Free

by Danzy Senna

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Book Cover Life, Love & Loneliness by Crystal Lacey Winslow

Life, Love & Loneliness

by Crystal Lacey Winslow

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Book Cover Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You’re Going Through by Iyanla Vanzant

Peace From Broken Pieces

by Iyanla Vanzant

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Book Cover The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings by James Baldwin and Randall Kenan

The Cross of Redemption

by James Baldwin and Randall Kenan

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Book Cover Foxy: My Life In Three Acts by Pam Grier

Foxy

by Pam Grier

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Book Cover Unsung Heroes by Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Unsung Heroes

by Elizabeth Ross Haynes

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Book Cover Lifelines: The Black Book Of Proverbs by Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers

Lifelines

by Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers

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Book Cover On My Journey Now: Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals by Nikki Giovanni

On My Journey Now

by Nikki Giovanni

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Book Cover Empire Of Illusion: The End Of Literacy And The Triumph Of Spectacle by Chris Hedges

Empire Of Illusion

by Chris Hedges

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Book Cover Chaser: A Novel by Miasha

Chaser

by Miasha

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Book Cover Holding Pattern: Stories by Jeffery Renard Allen

Holding Pattern

by Jeffery Renard Allen

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Book Cover Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love by Zane

Dear G-Spot

by Zane

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Book Cover Harmattan Rain by Ayesha Harruna Attah

Harmattan Rain

by Ayesha Harruna Attah

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Book Cover Dreams, Miracles and Jazz by Helon Habila and Kadija Sesay

Dreams, Miracles and Jazz

by Helon Habila and Kadija Sesay

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Book Cover Grandpa! Tell Us a Story Drinking from Ancient Wells the Story of the Game Black People Play/Trilogy Book One: The Game’s Soul by Orchester Benjamin

Grandpa! Tell Us a Story Drinking from Ancient Wells the Story of the Game Black People Play/Trilogy Book One

by Orchester Benjamin

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Book Cover I Stand Accused by Monica Anderson

I Stand Accused

by Monica Anderson

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Book Cover You Only Get Better: Celebrating Life Every Step of the Way by Connie Briscoe, Lolita Files, and Anita Bunkley

You Only Get Better

by Connie Briscoe, et al.

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Book Cover On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On The Shoulders Of Giants

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Book Cover Topaz by Beverly Jenkins

Topaz

by Beverly Jenkins

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Book Cover In My ‘Hood by Endy

In My ‘Hood

by Endy

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Book Cover Remembering Margo: A Triumphant Life, A Tragic Death, And Life’s Greatest Deception by Donzella Michele Malone

Remembering Margo

by Donzella Michele Malone

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Book Cover After: A Novel by Marita Golden

After

by Marita Golden

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Book Cover The Immortality Of Influence by Salome Thomas-El

The Immortality Of Influence

by Salome Thomas-El

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Book Cover The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, 10th Anniversary Edition by James McBride

The Color of Water

by James McBride

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Book Cover The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop by Saul Williams

The Dead Emcee Scrolls

by Saul Williams

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Book Cover Overtime by Connie Barrett

Overtime

by Connie Barrett

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Book Cover The Other Side of the Game by Anita Doreen Diggs

The Other Side of the Game

by Anita Doreen Diggs

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Book Cover Bone To Pick: Of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Reparation, And Revenge by Ellis Cose

Bone To Pick

by Ellis Cose

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Book Cover A PERFECT WORLD: (A Perry Richards Novel) by Bernard Alexander McNealy

A PERFECT WORLD

by Bernard Alexander McNealy

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Book Cover The Selling of Joseph by Dieudonne Mayi

The Selling of Joseph

by Dieudonne Mayi

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Book Cover A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

by Terry McMillan

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Book Cover Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters by Carla Kaplan

Zora Neale Hurston

by Carla Kaplan

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Book Cover Mass Deception (Volume 1) by Hallema

Mass Deception (Volume 1)

by Hallema

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Book Cover Dana Dances on Paper by Darcel Turner

Dana Dances on Paper

by Darcel Turner

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Book Cover Church Boy by Connie Barrett

Church Boy

by Connie Barrett

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Book Cover My Love Notes to a Black Man by Lana Reid

My Love Notes to a Black Man

by Lana Reid

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Book Cover Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt by Marvin V. Arnett

Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt

by Marvin V. Arnett

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Book Cover Chicken on a Leash: Lessons in Strength of Mind by Dorothea Grimes-Frederick

Chicken on a Leash

by Dorothea Grimes-Frederick

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Book Cover Will by Will Smith

Will

by Will Smith

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Book Cover The Root of All Evil by Gibran Tariq and Gregory S. Jones

The Root of All Evil

by Gibran Tariq and Gregory S. Jones

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Book Cover My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy

My Love, My Love

by Rosa Guy

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Book Cover West of Rehoboth: A Novel by Alexs D. Pate

West of Rehoboth

by Alexs D. Pate

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Book Cover Satin Doll: A Novel by Karen E. Quinones Miller

Satin Doll

by Karen E. Quinones Miller

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Book Cover Sometimes I Cry by Linda Dominique Grosvenor

Sometimes I Cry

by Linda Dominique Grosvenor

(Unavailable)

Book Cover Hot Johnny (And The Women Who Loved Him) by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Hot Johnny (And The Women Who Loved Him)

by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

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Book Cover Love Don’t Come Easy by J.T. Smith

Love Don’t Come Easy

by J.T. Smith

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Book Cover Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit by Queen Afua

Sacred Woman

by Queen Afua

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Book Cover The Future Has a Past by J. California Cooper

The Future Has a Past

by J. California Cooper

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Book Cover The Fisher King: A Novel by Paule Marshall

The Fisher King

by Paule Marshall

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Book Cover Tuff: A Novel by Paul Beatty

Tuff

by Paul Beatty

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Book Cover Embracing the Horror by Darline Dorce-Coupet

Embracing the Horror

by Darline Dorce-Coupet

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Book Cover The Devil’s Shadow by Hugh Holton

The Devil’s Shadow

by Hugh Holton

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Book Cover In My Family’s Shadow: Sister of Sports Phenomenon Michael Jordan by Deloris E. Jordan

In My Family’s Shadow

by Deloris E. Jordan

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Book Cover Passing By Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster

Passing By Samaria

by Sharon Ewell Foster

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Book Cover Street Sweeper by Ronin Ro

Street Sweeper

by Ronin Ro

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Book Cover A Long Way from Home by Connie Briscoe

A Long Way from Home

by Connie Briscoe

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Book Cover Dippin’ My Spoon by Nina Foxx

Dippin’ My Spoon

by Nina Foxx

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Book Cover Black Wings & Blind Angels: Poems by Sapphire

Black Wings & Blind Angels

by Sapphire

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Book Cover Shoe’s on the Otha’ Foot by Hunter Hayes

Shoe’s on the Otha’ Foot

by Hunter Hayes

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Book Cover Into Africa: A Personal Journey by Yvonne Blackwood

Into Africa

by Yvonne Blackwood

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Book Cover Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora by Sheree Renee Thomas

Dark Matter

by Sheree Renee Thomas

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Book Cover The Colored Garden by O.H. Bennett

The Colored Garden

by O.H. Bennett

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Book Cover Not All Dogs by C. Kelly Robinson

Not All Dogs

by C. Kelly Robinson

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Book Cover Waiting in Vain by Colin Channer

Waiting in Vain

by Colin Channer

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Book Cover She by Saul Williams

She

by Saul Williams

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Book Cover Juneteenth: A Novel by Ralph Ellison

Juneteenth

by Ralph Ellison

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Book Cover Morning Drive to Midnight by Renee Prewitt Killingsworth

Morning Drive to Midnight

by Renee Prewitt Killingsworth

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Book Cover Blue Blood (Ivy League Mysteries) by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Blue Blood (Ivy League Mysteries)

by Pamela Thomas-Graham

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Book Cover Where to Choose: A Novel by Penny Mickelbury

Where to Choose

by Penny Mickelbury

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Book Cover The Crisis Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the N.A.A.C.P. Crisis Magazine by Sondra Kathryn Wilson

The Crisis Reader

by Sondra Kathryn Wilson

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Book Cover Mama Rocks the Empty Cradle by Nora Deloach

Mama Rocks the Empty Cradle

by Nora Deloach

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Book Cover Black Man’s Version to Exhale by Akie F. Davis

Black Man’s Version to Exhale

by Akie F. Davis

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Book Cover Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson

Standing at the Scratch Line

by Guy Johnson

(Unavailable)

Book Cover I Can’t Wait on God by Albert French

I Can’t Wait on God

by Albert French

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Book Cover My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

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Book Cover Brothers, Lust, and Love: Thoughts on Manhood, Sex, and Romance by William July II

Brothers, Lust, and Love

by William July II

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Book Cover Ida Mae by Delores Thornton

Ida Mae

by Delores Thornton

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Book Cover Journey To Justice by Johnnie Cochran

Journey To Justice

by Johnnie Cochran

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Book Cover The Angry Ones by John A. Williams

The Angry Ones

by John A. Williams

(Unavailable)

Book Cover Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace by Iyanla Vanzant

Faith in the Valley

by Iyanla Vanzant

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Book Cover A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying

by Ernest Gaines

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Book Cover Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1 by Drusilla Dunjee Houston

Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1

by Drusilla Dunjee Houston

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Book Cover The Man Who Cried I Am by John A. Williams

The Man Who Cried I Am

by John A. Williams

(Unavailable)

Book Cover Show Me No Mercy by Anita L. Roseboro

Show Me No Mercy

by Anita L. Roseboro

(Unavailable)