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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. Win a Free Ebook Contest for Kleptomaniac: Who's Really Robbing God Anyway?

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  3. Book review request: Born from weeds & rats

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  4. New Author

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  5. 2019 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books

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  6. Three Classic AALBC Bestselling Books for Sale

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  7. et tu milestone?

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  8. Crooklyn film review from movies that move we

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  9. A Discussion on Book contracts

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  10. Skettel from Moon Ferguson

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  11. Submissions to the OverDrive Black History Sale and the OverDrive Romance Sale are now open!

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  12. Before The World Moves On

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    Nathaniel Terrell

  13. #Black337 begins, a hashtag to honor black history about Black History Month

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    • 146 views
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  14. The Streets Are Talking....

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  15. Prodigy-Mobb Deep "My Infamous Life" on episode 4. What do you think?

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    TheBookLook

  16. I Am Mixed - Wonderfully Illustrated Children's Books

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  17. Memphis Noir Launch Event

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  18. Celebrating the Best in Black Literature (May 31, 2016 Newsletter)

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    • 655 views
    Troy

  19. African Heritage Study Bible.

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    • 784 views
    harry brown

  20. Check out a Great Video From the Last Black Pack Party

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  21. Tactical and strategic dimensions of Trump's Iran decision is playing out here in the middle east.

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  22. Eating the Forbidden Fruit

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    • 890 views
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  23. An Improbably Journey from Compton to Oxford

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  24. Fledgling -Octavia Butler .

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  25. Reading for Understanding: Monthly Virtual Book Discussions

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  26. LUKE CAGE ON DEEP SPACE NINE chapter 1

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  27. Some thoughts to AMHayes

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  28. The 4th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter

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  29. Black Writers in Canada- Rakuten Kobo Originals Announces the 2024 Holiday Rom-Com Writing Contest

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  30. Is There Not A Cause? 2014-2025

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    • 586 views
    Nathaniel Terrell

  31. GHETTOHEAT.COM (OCT '09 - JAN '10 PREVIEW)

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    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  32. MARKETING YOUR BOOK

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    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
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  33. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS TOUR 2011

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  34. What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines?

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    • 2.2k views
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  35. Gold Digger’s Grave – Free Limited Time

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  36. KINGONOMICS/BLACK METROPOLIS

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    • 848 views
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  37. Liquid Memories – You Can Live Forever For A Price – Free Limited Time

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  38. Saving The. Native. Son.

    harry brown,
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    • 682 views
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  39. Raising. Black. Boys,To. Men.

    harry brown,
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    • 855 views
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  40. Join the Black Writers Facebook Group

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    • 696 views
    Michelle D. Jackson

  41. Where are all the Publishers of Color

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  42. The Fall That Saved Us Cover Reveal in Thistle and Verse, author Tamara Jeree

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    • 826 views
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  43. Listening Landyn: Second Grader Walk & Roll (Book Review Request for Early Reader)

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    • 813 views
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  44. @HICKSONHOTNESSSSS PODCAST!

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    • 356 views
    HICKSON

  45. CENTO Series episode 95

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    • 191 views
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  46. Author J.J. Murray.....

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  47. Black Book Websites Going, Going....

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  48. 5 Reasons to Support Lambda's LGBTQ Writers in Schools! 

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  49. When nutrition meets Hip Hop!

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  50. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

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