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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. Blue Mafia: New Book explores police brutality & federal reform in OH

    Guest Timtolka,
    • 0 replies
    • 958 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 958 views
    Troy

  3. W.E.B. Dubois,The Talented Tenth.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views
    harry brown

  4. New Book New Author (Book about racism and how one racist act separated my family for over 100 years)

    Shanelljss,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Shanelljss

  5. Review Request

    Guest Amy Watkins,
    • 2 replies
    • 956 views
    MissKorang

  6. Netflix Releases Luke Cage (of Marvel Comics) Movie Trailer

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 956 views
    Troy

  7. Wildflowers

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

  8. Review Requested For Vicenary: A Collection of Black and African Culture Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories

    Guest George Blacken,
    • 1 reply
    • 955 views
    Milton

  9. Discussion of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi on the Black Syllabus

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    Troy

  10. Unsung. Heroes Of WW2!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    harry brown

  11. 51st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Chinua Achebe Passed March 21, 2013

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 955 views
    Troy

  12. The Israelites Were Black!

    Guest Karen Sloan-Brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 954 views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. Book Review Request -"An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones"

    Guest Wendy Jones,
    • 0 replies
    • 954 views
    Guest
    Guest

  14. One Easy Way to Support Black Literature - Amazon.com

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 954 views
    Troy

  15. O'Shay & Sanaa: Suspense Thriller

    J. Brinkley,
    • 1 reply
    • 954 views
    Troy

  16. Book Review Request: "Daddy's Bedtime Adventures"

    Guest Kida Brino,
    • 2 replies
    • 953 views
    KIDA BRINO

  17. The. Girl With. The. Louding Voice.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 953 views
    harry brown

  18. TEAM GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 953 views
    HICKSON

  19. Gay Mega Church Scandal Makes Bestsellers Holiday List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views
    Troy

  20. Ohio Authors 1st Annual Kickback

    Guest Chanique J,
    • 1 reply
    • 952 views
    Troy

  21. Book Review Request - Silicon Valley Girl: My Adolescent Life and Times, and an Ode to Generation X

    Maya Morrow,
    • 0 replies
    • 952 views
    Maya Morrow

  22. Mrs.

    Guest Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 951 views
    Troy

  23. Request for Book Review

    Guest Philippa Jabouin,
    • 0 replies
    • 950 views
    Guest
    Guest

  24. Open. Season , Ben. Crump!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 950 views
    Troy

  25. A is for Afrika, S is for Sovereignty

    Guest Baoku Duduyemi,
    • 0 replies
    • 950 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Book Review Request

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

  27. Am. I. Ready. For. Christmas. .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 950 views
    harry brown

  28. Author Endorsements

    Tales from Zeal,
    • 2 replies
    • 950 views
    Tales from Zeal

  29. Book Sale

    Ann Bray Smith,
    • 0 replies
    • 949 views
    Ann Bray Smith

  30. New Picture Book Oh Brother, Little Brother

    Guest Candid Brandon,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Guest
    Guest

  31. President Barack Obama's Reading List

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Troy

  32. Rolling out the New Website Design

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Troy

  33. Part Two: Diversity is not Racism--Producing Three Beautiful Black Sea Sisters

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    Shirley Gale

  34. Austin African-American Book Festival celebrates activism, empowerment

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 947 views
    Troy

  35. Namwali Serpell - THE OLD DRIFT, 3/26

    Guest Katy Lasell,
    • 0 replies
    • 947 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Video: T.R. Simon talks about her new young adult novel, Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views
    Troy

  37. Manning Marable's Malcolm X Wins Pulitzer!!

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views
    TheBookLook

  38. I didn't ask to have my book reviewed!

    Guest Dontavious,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views
    Guest
    Guest

  39. Black. Warriors-Buffalo. Soldiers

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 946 views
    Troy

  40. AALBC Review request

    Rosey Lee,
    • 2 replies
    • 945 views
    Rosey Lee

  41. FLOYD ADAMS DIED,FORMER MAYOR

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 945 views
    harry brown

  42. Books N Brunch Gala

    Guest Books N Brunch Gala 2018,
    • 0 replies
    • 945 views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. A New Poetry Collection Worth Checking Out

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 944 views
    Troy

  44. Beautiful Authors!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 944 views
    Troy

  45. "TURN ON, TUNE OUT" REVIEW REQUEST

    Guest CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD,
    • 0 replies
    • 943 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. Random House Launched New Imprint with JAY-Z: Roc Lit 101

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 943 views
    Troy

  47. Voices of the Harlem Renaissance with New Intro by Troy Johnson

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 942 views
    Troy

  48. Nigger Career. Of. A. Troublesome. Word..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 940 views
    harry brown

  49. Black. No. More

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 940 views
    Troy

  50. Black. Ass

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 939 views
    harry brown

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