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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.

  1. Raising Black Boys.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 882 views
    Troy

  2. Powerful marketing generates a powerful ghostwriter

    Rob Stinson,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 788 views
    harry brown

  4. Gilda Stories

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 622 views
    richardmurray

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

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 643 views
    richardmurray

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  8. Nikky Finney explains why Black literature is so important

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  9. SUBSCRIBE TO GHETTOHEAT® MAGAZINE!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.4k views
    HICKSON

  10. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH 2013!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  11. HOT NEW RELEASE: COOCHIE 2

    alidawriter,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    alidawriter

  12. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 6.4k views
    HICKSON

  13. GHETTOHEAT CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.7k views
    HICKSON

  14. James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni in Conversation

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 6.2k views
    Maurice

  15. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marea D. Cole,
    • 0 replies
    • 869 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Alphabet of Black Cultures (Children's book)

    Jeffrey,
    • 14 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  17. Review requested for novel - Just My Luck

    Roz Seay,
    • 0 replies
    • 801 views
    Roz Seay

  18. Multiple movies based on one black book

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 500 views
    richardmurray

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

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 924 views
    HICKSON

  20. Cento poetry

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 171 views
    richardmurray

  21. I done got hooked.

    Thumper,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Tina

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

    hen81,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.8k views
    Cynique

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

    Kola Boof,
    • 8 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  24. The Steamfunk Panel at The Mahogany Masquerade!

    Balogun,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Balogun

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  26. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 3

    HICKSON,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views
    HICKSON

  27. Helping Uplift People Can be Part of Capitalism

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 757 views
    Troy

  28. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  29. Book Review Request

    Guest Judy Fambrough Billingsley,
    • 0 replies
    • 827 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. Between. The. World. And. Me.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 775 views
    harry brown

  31. Do you see it?

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 855 views
    Troy

  32. ...Talking About Good Music, Check out I Called Him Morgan

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Troy

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

    artGriot,
    • 0 replies
    • 986 views
    artGriot

  34. PEACHES: Book Review Request for new picture book

    Gabriele Davis,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    richardmurray

  35. African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    Troy

  36. Good Fortune by Noni Carter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

  37. Ellen Stewart, dead at 91

    Guest Nubianpoet,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.6k views
    admin

  38. AALBC.com eNewsletter Published

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

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

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    hen81

  40. THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GHETTOHEAT®!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

  41. Looking for Reviews of African American Literature

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  43. AALBC.com's Last MIllion Visitors Came From....

    Troy,
    • 11 replies
    • 4.9k views
    Troy

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

    TheroneShellman,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  45. New Maya Angelou Documentary Film

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 627 views
    Troy

  46. How White Folks Got So Rich

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  47. I Met Two Sexual Predators One Evening (or Power Corrupts)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    Troy

  48. Kasi Lemmons to Write and Direct Film Adaptation of Maaza Mengiste’s the Shadow King

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 899 views
    Troy

  49. The Dead Are Arising

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  50. Annual Coloring Contest Announcement

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    daniellegfny

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