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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.

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  2. 24 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All

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  3. GHETTOHEAT: CONVICT'S CANDY

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  4. Becoming by Michelle Obama is going to be a BIG Book

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  5. Living in the Library -- Literally!

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  6. REAL RAP: Q & A WITH HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT & DAMON "AMIN" MEADOWS

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  7. REAL RAP: Q & A WITH HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT & JASON POOLE

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  8. Book Reviews-Questions

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  9. Grooming A Generation.

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  10. Zora Neale Hurston Has a New Book...

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  11. Go On Girl! Unpublished Writers Award and Aspiring Writer Scholarship Available

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  12. You, Me, Us, Them - The Swinger Chronicles

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  13. A Deeper Love Inside.

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    • 1 reply
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  14. Enjoy 2018 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books for Children

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  15. Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business 2018 Conference

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  16. Nonfiction Book- There Is Something About Edgefield Shining a Light on the Black Community through History, Genealogy & Genetic DNA

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  17. New Children's Book Author

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    • 1k views
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  18. Oprah Picks Tayari Jones Latest, An American Marriage

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  19. Violence In The Lives Of Black Women!

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  20. Authors publisher and budding author conference

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  21. Help! This Website Redesign is Kicking my Butt

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  22. Videos Pitching New Books Worth Reading

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  23. Subscribe to AALBC.com's YouTube Channel Discover Authors & Events

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  24. Is “Shithole” Really Such a Profoundly Obscene Word?

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  25. Black Hebrew Awakening.

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    • 984 views
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  26. Conversation with the Author of The Divine Butterfly: Inspiration For The Journey To Your Purpose

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  27. Nation of Flame

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  28. The Top 50 Black Authors of the 21st Century

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  29. New Novel

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    • 979 views
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  30. The Lion of Magdella

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  31. Contemporary Black Romance

    Guest Taylor Love,
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    • 848 views
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  32. The Shrine of the Black Madonna's Black Children's Book Festival

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    • 763 views
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  33. Crazy Christians!!!

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  34. The Shrine of the Black Madonna's Black Children's Book Festival

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    • 734 views
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  35. Uncertain Resurrection.

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    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
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  36. COMING SOON: New Historical Romance Novella

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  37. Some Really Cool Children's Books Coming Out Soon

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  38. The Presumptive Democratic Nominee for POTUS, Oprah's New Book Club Selection

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  39. "Rising Above Statistics: Success Against All Odds". A Book for anyone determined to succeed.

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    • 913 views
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  40. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

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  41. Living,While Black In Amerikkka.

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  42. Looking for a great book for Boys? Enter to Win a Free Copy.

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  43. New to the Forum

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  44. Practicing Kwanzaa Year Round.

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  45. Review Request

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  46. When I Think Of Christmas..

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  47. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

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  48. GHETTOHEAT: BOOK-BANG-BOOM!

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    • 23 replies
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  49. Baby Jesus,Like My Brother.

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  50. Join the #ReadingBlack Movement

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