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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. Paul Beatty

    Delano,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Delano

  2. GHETTOHEAT: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    HICKSON

  3. BLACK HISTORY MONTH: GHETTOHEAT STYLE

    HICKSON,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.4k views
    HICKSON

  4. Rolling out the New Website Design

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Troy

  5. Videos from the Harlem Book Fair - Newark (April 28, 2012)

    Troy,
    • 6 replies
    • 47.6k views
    Troy

  6. 24 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 977 views
    Troy

  7. GHETTOHEAT: CONVICT'S CANDY

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 3k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 875 views
    Troy

  9. Living in the Library -- Literally!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 817 views
    Troy

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

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 6.4k views
    HICKSON

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

    HICKSON,
    • 9 replies
    • 6.3k views
    HICKSON

  12. Book Reviews-Questions

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Grooming A Generation.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 865 views
    Troy

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 Unpublished Writers Award and Aspiring Writer Scholarship Available

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Troy

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

    Nah'Sun,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  17. A Deeper Love Inside.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  18. Enjoy 2018 Coretta Scott King Award Winning Books for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

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

    Guest Joylynn M. Ross,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Guest Natonne Elaine Kemp,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. New Children's Book Author

    Guest Derrick Washington,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  22. Oprah Picks Tayari Jones Latest, An American Marriage

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  23. Violence In The Lives Of Black Women!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    harry brown

  24. Authors publisher and budding author conference

    Guest Violetta Joseph,
    • 0 replies
    • 838 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. Help! This Website Redesign is Kicking my Butt

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    zaji

  26. Videos Pitching New Books Worth Reading

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 4k views
    Cynique

  29. Black Hebrew Awakening.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 995 views
    harry brown

  30. Conversation with the Author of The Divine Butterfly: Inspiration For The Journey To Your Purpose

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  31. Nation of Flame

    A.J. Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    A.J. Williams

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

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 13.3k views
    Troy

  33. New Novel

    Guest A.J. Williams,
    • 0 replies
    • 987 views
    Guest
    Guest

  34. The Lion of Magdella

    Guest Ben T. Mel,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Contemporary Black Romance

    Guest Taylor Love,
    • 0 replies
    • 858 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Guest Jinaki Tumpe,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. Crazy Christians!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 960 views
    harry brown

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

    Guest Jinaki Tumpe,
    • 0 replies
    • 740 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Uncertain Resurrection.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 856 views
    harry brown

  40. COMING SOON: New Historical Romance Novella

    Guest Suzette D. Harrison,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Guest LaWann Moses,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    Guest
    Guest

  44. 37th annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

    Guest Florida Antiquarian Book F,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  45. Living,While Black In Amerikkka.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 894 views
    Troy

  47. New to the Forum

    Guest Anita Wills,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Practicing Kwanzaa Year Round.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 863 views
    harry brown

  49. Review Request

    Guest Cal Lewis,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. When I Think Of Christmas..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 942 views
    harry brown

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