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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. American Dream. Achieved. ,From. Negro Expense?

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    harry brown

  2. DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE: Continued

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 808 views
    Gibran

  3. EXCERPT: DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 843 views
    Gibran

  4. EXCERPT: THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 730 views
    Gibran

  5. EXCERPT; THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    Gibran

  6. The Best New Books in Black Romance

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

  7. EXCERPT: The Unmaking Of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  8. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    harry brown

  9. FEAR

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  10. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Gibran

  11. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Gibran

  12. Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

    Milton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  13. Is superstition holding Africa back?

    Guest Samy,
    • 0 replies
    • 681 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. Lets. Celebrate. Kwanzaa.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 754 views
    harry brown

  15. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views
    harry brown

  16. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 758 views
    harry brown

  17. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Tales of the Astonishing B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ Spark

    Guest Charlie J. Eskew,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 685 views
    harry brown

  19. The Children’s Africana Book Awards for 2018!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 737 views
    Troy

  20. Walter Mosley Recommends AALBC's Self-Publishing Services

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Marcus Dee

  21. Book Trailer: Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism by Jelani M. Favors

    Guest Gina Mahalek,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    harry brown

  23. Maybe Coates, Okorafor, and Gay Can Bring Blackness to the Black Panther Universe

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 792 views
    Troy

  24. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marcus Dee,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  25. HICKSON IS SO GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    HICKSON

  26. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 845 views
    Troy

  27. Book Review Request

    Guest William Carter, Jr.,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Are Black-Owned Bookstores Are Making a Comeback?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  29. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 936 views
    harry brown

  30. Black Male Writers for Our Time - The NY Times Gets it right!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  31. The Mississippi Book Festival — “Where are my people at?”

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Rich For A Few Hours

    Willie J Moye,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.3k views
    NubianFellow

  33. Video: Bestselling Author Tarkisha Wallace's Book, Little Girl Arise

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Troy

  34. Would like a book review for Upright Bass: The Musical Life & Legacy of Jamil Nasser

    Guest Muneer Nasser,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Michelle. Obama,Becoming!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  36. Video - Literary Agent Manie Barron talks about the author's responsibilitiy

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  37. The 35 Most Popular Book Categories on AALBC

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  38. Book Review Request - No Tears for Dead Men

    Guest Dilsa Saunders Bailey,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
    simplydilsa

  39. Dark Universe: The Bright Empire

    Milton,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  40. Can I Be Ernest?

    Guest Ernest K. Aning,
    • 14 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

  41. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 834 views
    Troy

  42. WENDY WILLIAMS: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    HICKSON

  43. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

    Guest Mindy Kuhn,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. Videos from the 2018 Texas Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  45. Fledgling.Octavia. Butler.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    harry brown

  46. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: ANPU!

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 6.4k views
    HICKSON

  47. Ntozake Shange Passes

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  48. Meji Special Edition is Available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Milton

  49. Books N Brunch Gala 2019

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

  50. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

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