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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. Have you read THE MIS-EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO?

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  2. STUBBS: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  3. HICKSON: BLACK HISTORY--GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
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    • 981 views
    HICKSON

  4. A. Hitta Valentine.

    harry brown,
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    • 983 views
    harry brown

  5. EXCERPT FROM MR. GHETTOHEAT, A MEMOIR BY HICKSON!

    HICKSON,
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    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  6. Decisions by Caillen Fort

    Guest Caillen Fort,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. THE ADVENTURES OF HICKSON: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 132 replies
    • 28.9k views
    HICKSON

  8. Cape Town Curios available for pre-order!

    Milton,
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    • 1k views
    Milton

  9. Book Review Request

    Guest Shinita Kimbrough Miles,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

    Guest Candid Brandon,
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    • 942 views
    Guest
    Guest

  11. The Introduction of Body and Soul

    David doc Robertson,
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    • 1.1k views
    David doc Robertson

  12. Black Man. Preferred.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  13. Commitment, Service, Betrayal

    Brenda Frazier,
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    • 1.5k views
    Brenda Frazier

  14. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 940 views
    Troy

  15. Read My Blog

    Ken,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  16. AALBC Mourns the Passing of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views
    Troy

  17. Looking for New Releases by Indie Authors

    Word Lovers,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Word Lovers

  18. Review Request: Horse of a Different Color: The Tallest Kid in the Class

    Guest Toshia Stelivan,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. Oprah Book Club Picks Since 1996

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. New Book--BLACK CYANIDE/white pill

    Anonymous,
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    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. Blacks,Blues,Black

    Maurice,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  22. Review Request; a family tree, Taking Root

    David doc Robertson,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    David doc Robertson

  23. Review Request: A Black Women's History of the United States

    Guest Beacon Press Publicity,
    • 0 replies
    • 875 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Lashonda B

  25. Taste For Change: The Girl, The Snake And The One Who Returned

    Guest Kenechukwu Obi,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Review Request

    Guest R.S. Basi,
    • 0 replies
    • 857 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Review request of Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story

    EA Luetkemeyer,
    • 0 replies
    • 913 views
    EA Luetkemeyer

  28. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 964 views
    Troy

  29. Review Request: Sydney's First Piggy Bank series

    Guest Ithream Auntie I Blackmon,
    • 0 replies
    • 719 views
    Guest
    Guest

  30. Other Side. Of The Pillow .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  31. How Mary Walker Learned to Read at the age of 116!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 895 views
    Troy

  32. AALBC Bestselling Books December 2019

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 855 views
    Troy

  33. For review WICKED ENCHANTMENT: Selected Poems by Wanda Coleman

    Joshua Bodwell,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Joshua Bodwell

  34. Troy Johnson Interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  35. Today Only: Free eBook of Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  36. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Maurice

  37. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  38. Merry Christmas folks and a very prosperous new year

    Maurice,
    • 2 replies
    • 989 views
    Maurice

  39. New Book Available "Brotherhood of Secrets & Lies"

    Guest LashondaB,
    • 0 replies
    • 748 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. An. Intellectual Portrait, Maulana Karenga !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 927 views
    Troy

  41. The Magic March

    Guest Christie Sever,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    Guest
    Guest

  42. Celebrating. Kwanzaa .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    harry brown

  43. My. Christmas. Bae In. Atlanta.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  44. Made homeless for a wind up clock

    Guest James Matheson,
    • 0 replies
    • 616 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. The. Black Women,An. Anthology .

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 966 views
    Troy

  46. Discover the SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE bookstore in Newark

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  47. A Book Review Request-Narrative Journeys of Young Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Hidden Community among Us

    Guest Stephanie Hawthorne,
    • 0 replies
    • 610 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. A Balm in Gilead

    Guest R. C. Webber,
    • 0 replies
    • 902 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. David Henderson

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Maurice

  50. Black Writers Sweep the 2019 Kirkus Prize Winning $50K Each!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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