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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. Javaka Steptoe Reads from Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. READ MY LIPS: MIKA MILLER--GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 4k views
    HICKSON

  3. Colored. Cadet. At. West. Point.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 860 views
    harry brown

  4. READ MY LIPS: SHA--GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.6k views
    HICKSON

  5. Book Review Requested

    Guest Mingie Song,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views
    Guest
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  6. GHETTOHEAT--DID YOU KNOW?

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views
    HICKSON

  7. Book Review Request - Trazer

    Guest Joseph O. Adegboyega-Edun,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. READ MY LIPS: DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS--GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  9. MY NEW BOOK IS FREE ON AMAZON 4/19-4/21! REVIEW REQUEST

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 994 views
    Lashonda B

  10. The Talking Books Radio Program

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 825 views
    Troy

  11. KINGS AND QUEEN OF URBAN LIT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.3k views
    HICKSON

  12. Paul Coates Discusses Black Classic Press (one of the oldest indie publishers) on C-SPAN

    Troy,
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    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  13. Talon. Of. God. Wesley. Snipers .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 827 views
    harry brown

  14. Q & A WITH URBAN FICTION BOOK CLUB & HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 5.7k views
    Kalexander2

  15. The All-Time Top 10 Black Panther Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 861 views
    Troy

  16. CONS, EX-CONS FIND MONEY AND A VOICE: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    HICKSON

  17. The Cost of it ALL

    D.E. Eliot,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  18. After the Storm by Nisia Skyy Book Review Requested

    Guest Dynamic Image Publications,
    • 0 replies
    • 786 views
    Guest
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  19. STREET LIT GOES LEGIT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3k views
    HICKSON

  20. Why. We. Can't. Wait. Dr. King.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 711 views
    harry brown

  21. A Compelling Novella Set in the South- "The Tannell's Family Secret"

    Lashonda B,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Lashonda B

  22. HICKSON & FLOW: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.5k views
    HICKSON

  23. Blacks Versus,Niggers!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  24. New Young Black Male Author

    Guest G.K Logan,
    • 0 replies
    • 799 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. THE H MAN BRINGS THE HEAT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    HICKSON

  26. GHETTOHEAT: TANTRUM

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views
    HICKSON

  27. The FBI's War on Black-Owned Bookstores

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  28. Enter the EVO Universe

    EVO Universe,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  29. Les Payne Pulitzer Prize winner passes away

    Del,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  30. Zaji Here is a Photo of us from Back in the Day

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    zaji

  31. Wildflowers

    Guest Delores Lowe Friedman,
    • 0 replies
    • 972 views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. The Voice of Black Authors on Black Women, Trials & TRIUMPH

    Guest N-Spired Productions,
    • 0 replies
    • 944 views
    Guest
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  33. GHETTOHEAT PRESENTS, REAL RAP: FOXY BROWN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 40.5k views
    HICKSON

  34. My. Song,Harry. Belafonte.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 778 views
    harry brown

  35. GHETTOHEAT: SONZ OF DARKNESS

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    HICKSON

  36. Carole Boston Weatherford's Beautiful Books for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  37. GHETTOHEAT: LONDON REIGN

    HICKSON,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.9k views
    HICKSON

  38. A Time to Killmonger

    D.E. Eliot,
    • 31 replies
    • 7.2k views
    MAFOOMBAY

  39. What. Makes. White. People. Uncomfortable.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 776 views
    harry brown

  40. GHETTOHEAT: HARDER

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    HICKSON

  41. SHA, MIKA MILLER & A.C. BRITT: THE WOMEN OF GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 5k views
    HICKSON

  42. Almost 1,000 book reviews have been published by AALBC.com.

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    Troy

  43. Solution. For. Black. America,Emmanuel Barbee..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 801 views
    harry brown

  44. My Ummmm “Not So Perfect” AALBC Introduction

    D.E. Eliot,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    D.E. Eliot

  45. Ruined by D.E. Eliot (BOOK REVIEW REQUEST)

    D.E. Eliot,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    D.E. Eliot

  46. BLACK PANTHER meet THE LION.

    Guest Ben T. Mel,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Paul Beatty

    Delano,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Delano

  48. GHETTOHEAT: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  49. BLACK HISTORY MONTH: GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.3k views
    HICKSON

  50. Rolling out the New Website Design

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 962 views
    Troy

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