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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. Get Your Book on the AALBC.com Homepage for Less than $1 Per Day

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    Troy

  2. A B C'S Of Blackness.,Neeta Black.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 804 views
    harry brown

  3. The Lion of Magdella

    Guest Ben T. Mel,
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    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. New Release: Psychoactive Poetry Review Requested

    DWash,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

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

    Guest LashondaB,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. O.W. Showe

    Slaise,
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    • 943 views
    Slaise

  7. Chloe of Thistle and Verse, Off Time Jive cover reveal and author interview

    richardmurray,
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    • 1.6k views
    richardmurray

  8. Aaliyah Bilal vs Jada Pinkett Smith

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  9. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS MP3 DOWNLOAD

    HICKSON,
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    • 3.8k views
    HICKSON

  10. Jeff Johnson, Ni-Ni Simone, Go On Girl Book Awards, Black Comix on The Book Look

    TheBookLook,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  11. Ta-Nehisi Coates is an AALBC.com Supporter

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  12. 47th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Born on this day in 1935

    Troy,
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    • 948 views
    Troy

  13. Actual Solutions to Black Problems - New Book

    TSegal,
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    • 1.1k views
    TSegal

  14. New Novel

    Guest A.J. Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 995 views
    Guest
    Guest

  15. Can I Be Ernest?

    Guest Ernest K. Aning,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  16. True Black Literature

    Guest Carol Denise Mitchell,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. Look for Books Dealing with Colorism

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  18. NOW STREAMING: Guest Who?! Ep 4 - The Wine Cellar

    Slaise,
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    • 836 views
    Slaise

  19. The. Radical. King.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    harry brown

  20. The Ancestral Tree- a Juneteenth poem

    richardmurray,
    • 1 reply
    • 937 views
    richardmurray

  21. The 29th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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    • 368 views
    richardmurray

  22. Where do you go to read a review of a Black book?

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.1k views
    BrandNu

  23. BLACK SOLDIERS, MEMORIAL DAY

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 862 views
    harry brown

  24. Authors & Publishers: Nat'l Conf. of African American Librarians

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

  25. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: DANA DANE! Q & A WITH HICKSON!

    HICKSON,
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    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  26. Book review request: Forbidden Fruit by Stanley Gazemba

    Guest Shaun Randol,
    • 1 reply
    • 975 views
    Troy

  27. Nation of Flame

    A.J. Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    A.J. Williams

  28. Wrongfully Accused - YA book featuring the IN-Justice System

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  29. AALBC Bestselling Books October 2020

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 826 views
    Troy

  30. The Sweetness of Water Wins 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  31. Nikki Giovanni

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 512 views
    richardmurray

  32. LISTEN TO KOLA BOOF (Videos)

    Guest Kola Boof,
    • 20 replies
    • 8.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. Help me spread the word about AALBC.com!

    Troy,
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    Troy

  34. The Pastor’s Lover 3 – Pastor’s Baby Mama – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
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    • 1.5k views
    hen81

  35. 48th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. Ben Passed March 19, 2015

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    Troy

  36. Black Writers Dominate the 67th National Book Awards

    Troy,
    • 15 replies
    • 24.1k views
    Troy

  37. Documentary Film on Black writers of fantasy, horror and science fiction

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 920 views
    Troy

  38. Books N Brunch Gala 2019

    Guest Darryl Harvey,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Remembering Grandma's Tales-Ananse and the Python

    MissKorang,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    MissKorang

  40. Romance writers, tomorrow a roundtable on romance

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 486 views
    richardmurray

  41. Book review request for Reflections! Looking In The Mirror

    Terry Wells-Jones,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Terry Wells-Jones

  42. Are you a member of new play exchange

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 353 views
    richardmurray

  43. When ya feel good about bein a writer

    Guest Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Gil Scott Heron is on Parole for Killing A MockingBird, but Thunper says he loves that book.

    careycarey,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Cynique

  45. The 7 Top American Writers of the 20th Century

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  46. GHETTOHEAT®: CONVICT'S CANDY GOES INTO ITS 6TH LARGE PRINT!

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 11k views
    HICKSON

  47. MIS EDUCATION O THE NEGRO// DR. CARTER G WOODSON.

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  48. Forget Big Brother We Tell DAD Everything – Free Limited Time

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views
    hen81

  49. AALBC.com Website Upgrade - What Would You like to see?

    Troy,
    • 32 replies
    • 6.6k views
    Delano

  50. Black Women Writers Score $Million+ Book Deals

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Cynique

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