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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. EXCERPT: THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 793 views
    Gibran

  2. EXCERPT; THE UNMAKING OF THE BLACK MAN

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 961 views
    Gibran

  3. The Best New Books in Black Romance

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  4. Together For. Kwanzaaa!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 836 views
    harry brown

  5. FEAR

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  6. EXCERPT: The Unmaking Of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  7. EXCERPT~The Unmaking of The Black Man

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Gibran

  8. Black on black crime: The genesis

    Gibran,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Gibran

  9. Is superstition holding Africa back?

    Guest Samy,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. Lets. Celebrate. Kwanzaa.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 800 views
    harry brown

  11. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    harry brown

  12. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 789 views
    harry brown

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

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

  14. Naughtier. Than. Nice.Eric. Dickey.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 713 views
    harry brown

  15. "Black People Don't Read"

    Troy,
    • 21 replies
    • 7.2k views
    Phil Lamar

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 784 views
    Troy

  17. 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
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. African. American. Christmas Stories.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 837 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    Troy

  20. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Guest Marcus Dee,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  21. Media Must Educate and Inform on Things that Matter

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 890 views
    Troy

  22. Book Review Request

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

  23. Christmas In. The. Hood. Nikki Turner

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 987 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 996 views
    Troy

  27. 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

  28. Michelle. Obama,Becoming!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  29. Dark Universe: The Bright Empire

    Milton,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  30. The. Mamba Mentality .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 896 views
    Troy

  31. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

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

  32. Videos from the 2018 Texas Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  33. WENDY WILLIAMS: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  34. Rich For A Few Hours

    Willie J Moye,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    NubianFellow

  35. The 35 Most Popular Book Categories on AALBC

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.4k views
    Troy

  36. Fledgling.Octavia. Butler.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    harry brown

  37. Ntozake Shange Passes

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  38. Meji Special Edition is Available now!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Milton

  39. Books N Brunch Gala 2019

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

  40. Can I Be Ernest?

    Guest Ernest K. Aning,
    • 15 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  41. BOOK-BANG-BOOM: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    HICKSON

  42. Darker. Than. Night!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    harry brown

  43. GHETTOHEAT: WHO THE HELL IS STUBBS?

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    HICKSON

  44. Review Request

    Guest C.Dean,
    • 0 replies
    • 756 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Legacy and truth

    Floyd Collins,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Floyd Collins

  46. The Jamie Reynolds Chronicles

    Guest Casandra Charles,
    • 0 replies
    • 872 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Can't Get It Right But Trying

    Guest M.L.Ginn,
    • 1 reply
    • 881 views
    Mel Hopkins

  48. The City: A Cyberfunk Anthology

    Milton,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Valjeanne Jeffers

  49. Mashonda new book: Blend about Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats

    Guest BlackPressRadio,
    • 0 replies
    • 764 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Win a copy of Mary Monroe’s New Book, REMEMBRANCE

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    Troy

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