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Black Literature

Readers tell us about your favorite and not-so-favorite books. Authors and Publishers share information about your books. This forum is open to everyone interested in discussing anything related to books by, or about, Black people.

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  2. Brown Girls Books Celebrates Two Years

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  3. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

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  4. 7 of 20 finalists for National Book Awards are Black

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  5. Raising Black Boys.

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  6. Powerful marketing generates a powerful ghostwriter

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  7. Where. Do. We. Go. From. Here. ???

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  8. Gilda Stories

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  9.  The 3rd edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

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  10. The 23rd edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

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  11. VIDEO: Carl Weber talks about how he came up with the characters

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  12. Nikky Finney explains why Black literature is so important

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  13. SUBSCRIBE TO GHETTOHEAT® MAGAZINE!

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  14. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2013!

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  15. HOT NEW RELEASE: COOCHIE 2

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  16. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

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  17. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

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  18. James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni in Conversation

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  19. Their Eyes Were Watching God

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    • 900 views
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  20. Alphabet of Black Cultures (Children's book)

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    • 14 replies
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  21. Review requested for novel - Just My Luck

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    • 845 views
    Roz Seay

  22. Multiple movies based on one black book

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  23. WENDY WILLIAMS: SHOUT-OUT TO MY FRIEND, HICKSON...

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  24. Cento poetry

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  25. Salvadore's Salty Sea Shanty

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  26. I done got hooked.

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  27. Vampire Sapien – Rebuild The Race – Epic Poem - Book Released By Book Express

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  28. Johnny Temple, Naomi Campbell & Today's Publishing

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  29. The Steamfunk Panel at The Mahogany Masquerade!

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  30. A.L. Shields a.k.a., Stephen L. Carter

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  31. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 3

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  32. Helping Uplift People Can be Part of Capitalism

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  33. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

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  34. Book Review Request

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  35. Between. The. World. And. Me.

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    • 833 views
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  36. Do you see it?

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    • 2 replies
    • 926 views
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  37. ...Talking About Good Music, Check out I Called Him Morgan

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  38. The Journey To The Promised Land Requires A Divine Consciousness

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  39. PEACHES: Book Review Request for new picture book

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  40. African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005

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  41. Good Fortune by Noni Carter

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  42. Ellen Stewart, dead at 91

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  43. AALBC.com eNewsletter Published

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  44. Rooftop Diva – A Novel of Triumph After Katrina – Free Download – Limited Time

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  45. THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GHETTOHEAT®!

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  46. Looking for Reviews of African American Literature

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  47. New Books for the Spring with Patrik Bass of Essence Magazine

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  49. Is Black Literature And the Arts Going Through a Whole New Renassaince?

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  50. New Maya Angelou Documentary Film

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