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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. GHETTOHEAT® IS ROCKIN' ON THE R-A-D-I-O-! #10

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

  2. Hoe Hoe Hoe – Merry Christmas – Free Very Limited Time

    hen81,
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    • 1.4k views
    hen81

  3. A Moment of Silence: Midnight III by Sister Souljah

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  4. A Really Cool Children's Book Series: “Little People, Big Dreams”

    Troy,
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    • 839 views
    Troy

  5. Videos from the 2018 Texas Book Festival

    Troy,
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    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  6. Black Spirituality for the 21st Century

    Guest Deborah Turner-Bey,
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    • 641 views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. The Black Pack Party Will Celebrate its 20 Anniversary Next Year

    Troy,
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    • 723 views
    Troy

  8. Our. Time. Has. Come !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 795 views
    Troy

  9. There's a Stinky Monster inside My Shoes

    Guest Melissa Diane Hudson,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  10. KWANZAA. 2024

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 382 views
    harry brown

  11. RMNewsletter 4th Version May 25th

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 466 views
    richardmurray

  12. HOW TO MAKE A SLAVE.//

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    boitumelo

  13. GHETTOHEAT® IS ROCKIN' ON THE R-A-D-I-O-! #11

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 935 views
    HICKSON

  14. Looking for a Book for the Man in Your Life?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 6.7k views
    Troy

  15. New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    Troy

  16. Sambos Double Shuffle: A Nigger Dance

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.9k views
    Troy

  17. New Poetry Book: Know That You Have Been Loved, Review Requested

    Elonda Clay,
    • 0 replies
    • 743 views
    Elonda Clay

  18. FIGHTING MAD

    Gibran,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Gibran

  19. RACIAL AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION IN BIBLICAL STORYTELLING - The Caribbean Experience

    JenanFR,
    • 1 reply
    • 941 views
    richardmurray

  20. National Black Writers' Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3k views
    Troy

  21. The Most Interesting Writer In The World (Video)

    hen81,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    hen81

  22. Win a Copy of Prisoners on Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital Download!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 848 views
    Troy

  23. 2nd Annual Harlem Renaissance Holiday Fete

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  24. Our November 2016 eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  25. Celebrate reading at the New Orleans Literary Takeover!

    Guest Rhonda M. Lawson,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. “The Two Foot Shelf of Negro Literature”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  27. The NAACP Image Awards for Literature Have Been Announced

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 979 views
    Troy

  28. What is the primary tool for success in the indie publishing world.

    Author Brian Nelson,
    • 2 replies
    • 922 views
    Gibran

  29. 61 Bestselling Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s, and Poetry Books for January/February 2021

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 903 views
    Troy

  30. Educated. Live. Of. Kendrick. Perkins.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 708 views
    harry brown

  31. Maine & The Middle East

    aMhayes,
    • 0 replies
    • 656 views
    aMhayes

  32. Week 3 of Kobo sale, Loctober poll, Labor Rights and Twilight Zone, Evangelical Childrens book : RMNewsletter 4th Version September 21st 2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 870 views
    richardmurray

  33. Barnes and Noble up for sale

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Chrishayden

  34. HARLEM SHAKER: HICKSON

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 10.8k views
    HICKSON

  35. Read about a real life "DJango"

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

  36. African Voices Holiday Mixer (Harlem) - Great Give-A-Ways Too!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    Troy

  37. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: CONVICT'S CANDY!

    Guest HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 718 views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    harry brown

  39. The Power List Bestsellers Can't Replace Essence's List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  40. Amazon's Stranglehold: Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 5.6k views
    mzmina

  41. Buffalo Soldiers.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    harry brown

  42. Book review request—THE HOUSE OF ERZULIE by Kirsten Imani Kasai

    Guest Rosalie Morales Kearns,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST-Trust

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

  44. Mosaic Literary Magazine the Last of a Dying Breed

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  45. 2014: the Best Year for Black Literature in Decades

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    Troy

  46. Request for Review

    Guest Anntricia Bray Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. This is why Greg Has to Be Stopoed

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  48. The Wall Of Phoenix Tears

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 337 views
    richardmurray

  49. Death of the Novel on Terry Gross' Fresh Air

    Chrishayden,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  50. Live African TV

    Sandraadoyo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Sandraadoyo

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