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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. Our November 2016 eNewsletter is out!

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. Our September Newsletter has Published - Book, Author info and More!

    Troy,
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    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  3. Our Top 100 Bestselling Authors: How Many Do You Know?

    Troy,
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    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  4. Our. Time. Has. Come !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 761 views
    Troy

  5. Outstanding Black Women of Yalobusha

    Guest Dottie Chapman Reed,
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    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Outstanding books for children and young adults.

    Troy,
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    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  7. OVERCOMING SPEECHLESSNESS,,ALICE WALKER

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 850 views
    harry brown

  8. Owning and Controlling Our Images and Spaces: Video Conference -- NOW!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  9. Pam Grier's Memoir comes out next week

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  10. Paperbooks Make a Comeback as People Put Down eBooks...

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  11. Parable of the Talents Conversations

    Troy,
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    • 717 views
    Troy

  12. Part One: Diversity is not Racism, I Just Wanted Them to Look like Me

    Shirley Gale,
    • 20 replies
    • 3.7k views
    Shirley Gale

  13. Part Three: Diversity is Not Racism, The Difficult Road through Publication for Three Mermaid Sisters

    Shirley Gale,
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    • 827 views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 918 views
    Shirley Gale

  15. Party with us during the 2017 Black Pack Party

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 869 views
    Troy

  16. Passion The Art Of Making Love and War

    Guest Kendal-Valentino,
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    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. Passions Ignite

    Guest Clayton E. Corley, Sr,
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    • 822 views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Paul Beatty

    Delano,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Delano

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

    Troy,
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    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  20. Paula Edwards

    Guest Victoria Chis,
    • 0 replies
    • 638 views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. Pay for words

    richardmurray,
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    • 608 views
    richardmurray

  22. Pay the Writer

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  23. PBS NewsHour story: “Anti-racist reading drove business to Black bookstores”

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Chevdove

  24. PEACHES: Book Review Request for new picture book

    Gabriele Davis,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
    richardmurray

  25. PEN World Voices Festival, NYC May 4-10, 2015 - focus on Africa

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  26. Peppy's Cafe just before

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 385 views
    richardmurray

  27. Phillis Wheatley Award Finalist-White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  28. Philly: The Capital of Black Indie Komix Artist Walk and Talk Tour

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 394 views
    richardmurray

  29. Phoebe Beasley collaboration with Maya Angelou on several serigraphs from poems by Langston Hughes

    admin,
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    • 3.1k views
    admin

  30. Photos from the 2012 Black Pack Party

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  31. Photos from the 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  32. Photos from the 2013 the Harlem Book Fair

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  33. Pick one of these themes you want me to draw? #heavymetal #loctober

    richardmurray,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
    richardmurray

  34. Pick Troy Johnson as "Literary Activist of the Year." 

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  35. Picturing Freedom: African Americans & Their Cars, A Photographic History - For Review

    LizB,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    LizB

  36. Place of Privilege

    Guest Mark Robinson,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  37. PLAN B BY CHESTER HIMES/

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

  38. Playing the odds- written by aalbc member Milton J Davis

    richardmurray,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Milton

  39. Please checkout my first Novel

    Guest L. Harrison,
    • 0 replies
    • 754 views
    Guest
    Guest

  40. Please consider reviewing Civil Rights Baby

    Guest Nita Wiggins,
    • 0 replies
    • 852 views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. Please do me a quick favor Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

    Troy,
    • 19 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Troy

  42. Please Review Bold, Brave and Courageous: A NO FEAR Success Guide for Teen Girls

    Guest Wyjuana Montgomery,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  43. Please Take the Short AALBC.com Website Survey

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    Troy

  44. Plukka presents Pamela Newkirk

    Guest,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  45. Poem -The Echo Of Tanit's Cries

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 61 views
    richardmurray

  46. Poetry Anthologies for Sale

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 762 views
    Troy

  47. Poetry fans! Cento series episode 87

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 162 views
    richardmurray

  48. Poetry lovers CENTO Series episode 86

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 199 views
    richardmurray

  49. Political intrigue, please support

    Guest G.A. Blakely,
    • 0 replies
    • 737 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. Politics and History Intersect?

    aMhayes,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    richardmurray

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